Monthly Archives: December, 0

Bhutanese residing in India wishing to return to Bhutan can now take domestic flights to Bagdogra or Guwahati and train to New Jalpaiguri and Alipur. This comes after the government of India allowed resumption of domestic air travel in a calibrated manner from 25th May and recommencement of train services from 1st June.

Some farming activities could be tough with earnings that hardly measure up to the hard work involved. Fortunately for green tea growers in Samchhoeling community in Trongsa, they are reaping increased harvest every year since its plantation in 2011.

Wangdue Phodrang District Court sentenced a 35-year-old man from Kazhi Gewog to five years in prison for the criminal attempt to voluntary manslaughter. The judgment passed yesterday also asked the convict to pay the compensation of Nu 7,000 to the victims within ten days from the Day of Judgment.

The vocational sector in Bhutan has been struggling to attract young Bhutanese despite a shortage of skilled workers in the country.

The Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body conferred Tashi Lekdhar to Lam Ugyen Penjor, the new Lam of Lungchutse temple in Thimphu, this morning.

The Republic of Korea provided a grant aid of USD 400,000 to the Ministry of Health today.

India recorded the biggest spike in daily COVID-19 count as it registered nearly 7000 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, cases in India are close to 140,000. India is now the 10th worst hit nation by pandemic.

The Prime Minister and a team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests were in Paro yesterday on a visit to agriculture facilitation centres in the Dzongkhag.

Reiterating the importance of Druk Trace app during the press brief yesterday, the health minister urged the public to use the app while visiting public places and using public transportation.

Tsarzo, traditional cane and bamboo craft, is picking up in Mewangang Village in Goshing Gewog, Zhemgang.