Monthly Archives: December, 0

The 25-year-old DeSuup who met with an accident in Babesa last year is back in the country. According to the National Referral hospital, she was on the flight from Delhi on Monday and she is currently in quarantine in Thimphu.

Nearly 5000 stranded people in Thimphu following the lockdown on 20th of last month have left home, as of today. More than 10,600 stranded people had registered with the Public Service Call Centre 1010. The Centre facilitated the travel arrangements in coordination with the respective districts. All the travellers were tested prior to their departure.

Since 2015, 22 women have been making a living from selling garments from temporary sheds near the Gelegphu vegetable market. However, Gelegphu Thromde has asked them to dismantle and vacate the area by the end of this month. The Thromde plans to construct a new two-storied vegetable market in that area.

A paved road is long overdue for the people commuting between Nganglam town and Pelzomthang Checkpoint. The 2-km stretch of road near the Pagadrang is left unpaved due to lack of budget. However, the Department of Roads (DoR) is now going to start with the rigid pavement of the road from next month and is expected to complete by May this year.

Imagine fresh green and nutritious feed for your cattle, right from a greenhouse near your cattle shed or in your premises and envision carrying the leafy greens that are not stocked for months. These are the potentials of hydroponic cultivation.

Life is returning to normal for the residents of Thimphu. With no one testing positive for Coronavirus, South and North Mega Zones are now declared Green Zones. Businesses have resumed in these two zones beginning today following an official announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

People from the gewogs of Phuentshothang, Pemathang, Samrang and Martshala in Samdrup Jongkhar are crying foul over the State Mining Corporation Limited's (SMCL) decision of floating open tender on the hiring of earthmoving equipment for the Tshophangma coal mining at Martshala Gewog.

Bhutan will soon have some experts in climate change. The College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Punakha is launching the first-ever Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) course in Climate Change Studies in July this year. The studies will be focusing on four parts of Climate Science, Mitigation, Adaptation and its Policy. 

Tagtse chiwog under Draagteng Gewog in Trongsa will have a Basic Health Unit (BHU) Grade-II by next year. The construction work is expected to start next week. But until it is complete, people have to travel to Kuenga Rabten BHU or Trongsa hospital which is almost 25 kilometres away, to avail health services.

The Umling Dungkhag Court today conducted the independent hearings for officials involved in the case regarding a businesswoman breaching quarantine protocol in Gelegphu. Three health officials from Gelegphu Regional Referral Hospital and the Desuup Coordinator for Sarpang Dzongkhag were called for the hearings.