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The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa's Dewathang-Gomdar Constituency candidate Ugyen Dorji has filed a complaint with the Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag Election Dispute Settlement Body (DEDSB) against three individuals for spreading rumours about DPT.

The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) says it has put in place several measures to control future outbreaks of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) in the aftermath of the recent outbreak that led to the deaths of nine newborns. 

More than two months after its inauguration, the new 40-bedded hospital of Tsirang is not yet fully ready. Project manager Karma said final and minor rectification works are still ongoing. 

The pains of agricultural water needs are growing across the country. In Langchenphu Gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar, the lack of irrigation water has compelled farmers to leave their rice fields fallow.

The people of Chhengri_Dungmanma Chiwog of Lumang Gewog, Trashigang are complaining about the poor condition of the road to their chiwog. The 27-kilometre road, built...

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has denied the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)’s allegation of having recruited 20 youths to defame DNT and its candidates on the social media.

The Bhutanese women can soon choose to opt for a new contraceptive method called Norplant. The health ministry endorsed Norplant earlier this year and plans to introduce it sometime next year.

The Bhutanese cricket team bounced back from yesterday’s loss to Malaysia by crushing China to a nine-wicket defeat today.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) forwarded an attempted rape case involving a police man to the Thimphu District Court last month.

The four-day ENT camp at Punakha District Hospital saw about 900 people, who came to avail themselves of the medical services. Of which, 80 underwent ear surgery.