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Govt.will continue with overseas employment programme:PM

The Government says they will continue with the overseas employment programme despite the recent issues with the Learn and Earn programme.

700 glaciers in Bhutan according to a new study

Bhutan has a total of 700 glaciers according to the 2018 Bhutan Glacier Inventory released by the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), recently. The new study says the glaciers cover an area of about 630 square kilometres or 1.64% of the country’s total land area.

TB still a priority public health problem in the country

Tuberculosis (TB) is still considered a priority public health problem in the country, despite the progress in TB detection case rate and achieving a high treatment success rate of more than 90 per cent.

Govt. to seek help from Bangladesh for health specialists

Taking into account the shortage of health specialists in the country, the Prime Minister says seeking help from the Bangladeshi government for health specialists...

Leki Pemo, Bhutan’s first woman councillor passes away

The country’s first woman councillor of the erstwhile the Royal Advisory Council (RAC), Leki Pemo passed away on March 21 at the age of 62. She passed away at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu.

Nutrition education important for school children

With an aim to inculcate the importance of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle in the minds of young children, the education ministry for the first time observed the National School Nutrition day on March 23.

Mass sterilization & dogs vaccination campaign underway in Kanglung

Livestock officials are carrying out a mass sterilization campaign for dogs in Kanglung Gewog of Trashigang, after confirmation of a rabies case in the area. The samples from a dog and two calves have tested positive for rabies.

Bhutanese team returns home with 3 medals from Special Olympics

The Bhutanese team returned home with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze from the Special Olympic World Games 2019 held in Abu Dhabi.

Two BDBL employees detained for alleged embezzlement

Police in Tsirang detained two cashiers of the Bhutan Development Bank Limited’s (BDBL) branch office on March 21.

His Majesty graces the final day of Paro Tshechu

His Majesty the King graced the final day of Paro Tshechu and offered prayers before the Guru Thongdrel yesterday.
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