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A National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council is expected to be formed by July this year. The National Council (NC), last year, recommended the formation of a TVET Council to provide overall policy direction and strategic guidance for the development of the TVET sector in the country.

An eight-year-old boy died in a house fire in Jomotshangkha, Samdrup Jongkhar yesterday. The fire, which started at around 10:30 PM, has gutted down a semi-permanent house.

Biogas Project is receiving a good response from the locals of Rookha Chiwog under Athang Gewog in Wangdue Phodrang. It is providing a sustainable source of energy for the households rearing livestock. It has also helped them reduce their dependence on firewood and expensive fossil fuels. Today almost all the households in the chiwog have a set of biogas plant. 

Starting this year, the Royal Institute of Management has reviewed and changed the course to one year from eleven months for the Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (PGDPA) and the Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM). The course structure has been changed to meet the changing competency requirements of the civil service.

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, members of the Cabinet, representatives from the diplomatic community, senior government officials, Australian volunteers and Bhutanese alumni conducted a prayer ceremony and offered butter lamps in Simtokha Dzong today, for the victims of the ongoing bushfire in Australia.

The participants at the recent conference for engineers, architects and planners in Panbang, Zhemgang expressed the need to address the issue of ghost engineer in the construction sector. The practice of ghost engineer hampers quality infrastructure and hinders timely completion of contract works according to the officials.

People of Tagtse under Draagteng Gewog in Trongsa are disappointed with the never happening local area action plan. The least they expect to see is resurfacing of the unpaved road that runs through Tagtse College of Language and Culture Studies. But nothing has come of it today. The preparation of the action plan began in 2015. 

A huge number of people turned up to attend the last day of annual Gelegphu Tshechu that ended yesterday. The addition of Druk Wangyel Pazab cham in its annual Tshechu drew a huge crowd. Her Majesty The Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, accompanied by  Galyum Thinley Choden graced the last day of the Tshechu.

A decline in the number of lay monks or Gomchhens in Passaphu-Peydoong chiwog in Kangpar Gewog of Trashigang is putting local ritual on the verge of disappearance. Kagyay is a must performed annual ritual in Passaphu-Peydoong chiwog for the peace, prosperity and well being in the community. But today there are only a handful Gomchhens in the chiwog who can perform such a ritual.

At a time when most parts of the country are connected with high-speed mobile internet connectivity such as 3G and 4G network, some corners in the rural pockets are facing mobile network issues. Parts of Silambi and Gongdue Gewogs in Monggar still do not have a reliable mobile network today.