Monthly Archives: December, 0

To foster interest and awareness on space, science and technology in the country, the Department of Information Technology & Telecom(DITT) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will organise Bhutan's first Space Week next month.

In an effort to give stronger protection to the creators over their creations in the new market place amidst the rise and advancement of digital technology which has broadened the scope of copyright as well as challenges, the department of intellectual property brought together relevant stakeholders to discuss challenges, issues and way forward.

The Member of Parliament from the Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency, Choki Gyeltshen questioned the Education Minister on the possibilities of regularising contract employees under the Ministry of Education. If not, the MP also asked for further clarifications on the prospect of making them a Para-regular staff.

Two Bhutanese truckers and an Indian driving a Bhutanese truck were brutally tortured and beaten by Indian mobs at Fulbari at the India-Bangladesh border yesterday. They were harassed for not being able to pay donations for a local ritual. The truckers were on the way to Bangladesh from Phuentshogling carrying boulders.

Paro FC is optimistic for a win against Defenders FC of Sri Lanka in tomorrow's second leg of the Preliminary Round One of the South Asian Zone qualifiers for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation.

While deliberating on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Kingdom of Bhutan 2020 yesterday, some members of the National Council supported the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee's recommendation to recruit national employees outside of civil service under the Prime Minister's Office.

A new bus stop approved by the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) at Chhumig Gewog in Bumthang is becoming a cause of concern for passengers and local authorities alike. The bus stop, which is in an isolated area, has been approved for halting buses travelling between Thimphu and eastern districts last year.

Some twenty-four youths presented their views, recommendations and experiences on the National Youth Policy that is currently being reviewed by the Department of Youth and Sports (DYS). It is an outcome of a nine-day seminar organized by Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) to help them understand the policy.

With the government's decision to replace the examinations for class PP to III from this academic session by the Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA), the National Council asked the Education Minister about the studies conducted to implement this method. 

Following the various issues and criticism related to farm shops, the National Assembly today approved the proposition to form a uniform system of farm shops in the country.