Nu 20M endowment fund for crop loss 

The finance ministry has approved opening a current deposit (CD) account for an endowment fund with an allocation of Nu 20M in the financial year 2018-19. Agriculture minister Yeshey Penjor said that the crop insurance scheme in place was not efficient and sustainable as there was not enough fund. “Farmers were not keen with the […]

TOP card rule for taxi drivers scrapped 

Following discussions with taxi tshogpas, the government has done away with...

Protecting women and girls from violence

The National Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences recommends conducting...

Ura-Shinghar farm road not maintained in 20 years

For the last 20 years, Ura-Shingkhar farm road has not seen...

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Thirteen female civil servants in the executive, specialist, and managerial positions...

Singing away for change

An up-and-coming band of young boys hit the stage and begin...

Private school owners cry foul 

Most private schools owners across the country who admitted class X...

Two in five women experience partner violence

More than two in every five women experienced one or more...

Most of the 25 pledges fulfilled: PM

The government came out with a flattering self-assessment of its performance...

Share prices surge, RSEBL revises circuit breaker

In the wake of abrupt increase in market value of shares,...

From aid to trade

Bhutan will move from an aid-based country to one that will...

Gelephu running out of gas (LPG)

People waiting in long queues in front of the Bhutan Oil...

Construction safety questioned after fire incident

A fire that broke out from the safety net surrounding the...

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