Monthly Archives: December, 0

With the Asset Declaration filing opening to the public beginning yesterday, Anti-Corruption Commission launched the Enhanced Asset Declaration System. According to the Commission, the new system aims to ease the burden on users and reduce unintentional human errors with automated and effective verification. The new system is expected to benefit more than 26,000 public servants from more than 200 agencies.

The first batch of monks who underwent PhD in Buddhist studies from Dorden Tashithang Buddhist University in Thimphu graduated today. It is the first time the Central Monastic Body offered the three-year PhD program to the monks in the country.

After a hiatus of more than two years amid the pandemic, the Gelephu Tsachu started operating on 1st May. The visitors can now experience better facilities compared to the past as the hot spring got a facelift amid its closure.

Medicinal water or Menchhu usually pull a crowd due to its ability to cure a variety of ailments and diseases. Today, the rise in popularity of outdoor recreation because of the pandemic has Menchhu overwhelmed with visitors. In Dagana, Drujeygang Menchhu sees an average of hundred people in a week.

Running a futsal ground is emerging as a new business in Bumthang. The district will soon have two more futsal grounds in addition to the two grounds that are currently under operation. With the facilities, the mini-football game is becoming a new craze amongst the youth in Bumthang.

Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa, the latest political party to announce its intention to contest the 2023 parliamentary elections, held its first party convention in Paro today. The party president and vice president were also elected during the convention and the party charter also drawn and approved.

The private higher secondary schools in the country are worried about the government's decision to absorb all the class X graduates into government schools. Following the announcement of the Class X results last month, the government decided to stop providing new scholarships to private schools. Until last year, the government provides scholarships to more than 2,000 students to study in private schools after passing the class X exams.

The Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body conferred dhar to appoint seven Lams and Lopons in various religious centres across the country, at the Punakha Dzong today.

Coinciding with the auspicious occasion of the Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The Third Druk Gyalpo, the De-suung National Service (DNS): Construction of Multi-utility Infrastructure has been concurrently launched today at the five Gyalsung Project sites. It will be implemented in partnership with Gyalsung Infra.

Almost half of the agricultural land in Pema Gatshel remains fallow. This means there are nearly 9,000 acres of fallow land in the district. According to the RNR census report 2019, people were compelled to abandon their farmland following human-wildlife conflict among other reasons. However, to combat such challenges, the government said it will provide wire mesh fencing to the farmers soon.