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DSA and TA to be normalised from January

In what is a piece of good news for public servants and government budgetary agencies, the Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) and Travel Allowance (TA) for the in-country travel and training will be normalized from January. It is in accordance with the Pay Revision Act, 2019. 

Restrictions on annual rituals, making safety a priority- Wangdue Phodrang

For the people of Wangdue Phodrang, it is the peak season for their annual ritual and sporting activities. However, with closed doors, a silent atmosphere, no crowd, and long away from preparations, villages are dead silent. Most events have been either postponed or suspended amid the pandemic.

Fifty-five people return home after being quarantined in Lhuentse

Completing a weeklong home-quarantine, Lhuentse Dzongkhag COVID-19 Taskforce sent home 55 people who were in the district before the lockdown. 

Refiling medicines made easier amidst the lockdown

Patients with chronic medical conditions and requiring medicine refill will be able to do so by dropping their prescription at a designated shop in one’s respective zone.

COVID-19 positive students stable and fine

Taking into account the mental trauma the coronavirus could pose, the Education Ministry is closely monitoring the students who tested positive. As per the ministry's Sherig Counseling Services, all of them are doing fine, as of now.

Mass testing ends in Thimphu, Paro follows suit

In four days of the mass screening in Thimphu, the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) collected close to 9,000 samples. The centre has tested around 80 per cent of the samples so far.

Testing centre for outbound travellers in Thimphu begins operation

Following the requirement of the COVID-19 negative result for outbound travellers, the health ministry established a testing station for the residents of Thimphu at the Changlimithang parking space, yesterday. It operates from 9 to 10:30 AM.

Saying goodbye to poverty, Langdhorbi of Zhemgang embraces comforts of a farm road

Lack of access to basic amenities such as roads, electricity, and safe drinking water among others used to be daily hardships for the people of Langdhorbi village under Bardo Gewog in Zhemgang, some two years ago. But today, the village which had the highest poverty incidence is no longer the same.

Lockdown not a worry, Nganglam continues mandarin export

Mandarin exporters and farmers alike in Nganglam of Pema Gatshel were apprehensive of the business when the government announced the second nationwide lockdown. But with relevant agencies up-to their best to keep the business running, they are all smiles. 

Ground apples of Goenshari in Punakha ready, market remains vague

About one and a half truckloads of ground apples are getting ready for harvest under Goenshari Gewog in Punakha. However, with markets closed amidst the pandemic, Othbar Mountain Horticulture Project, which initiated the commercial production, is worried.
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