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Bhutan aims to become free of stray dogs by 2030

Last year, authorities launched the Accelerated Dog Population Management and Rabies Control Programme (NADPM and RCP) with the twin aims of achieving 100 percent sterilization of stray dogs, register, and vaccinate all pet dogs, and control feral dogs.

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Bhutan PM initiates Healthy Drukyul campaign

In an attempt to inculcate healthy dietary habits among the Bhutanese, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering launched a social media campaign ‘Healthy Drukyul’ yesterday

MoU to widen energy supply

To promote renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE), Bhutan Ecological Society (BES) and Department of Renewable Energy (DRE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Thimphu yesterday

Tigers killed 177 cattle in Bhutan in the past seven months

Nubi gewog alone lost 148 cattle, the highest among the gewogs in the dzongkhag

Hundreds of foreign workers apply for work in Bhutan

To help the construction industry that has almost come to a standstill and fill gaps at the professional level, the labour ministry is recruiting skilled workers and professionals while also allowing those who left the country before the pandemic to return

210 Classes X and XII students dropped out in Bhutan

Bhutan's education ministry has found out that 114 Class X students and 96 Class XII students had not returned to school after schools reopened on July 1

Six new tigers spotted in Bhutan

Amidst a global decline in the tiger population, pictures of six new Royal Bengal tiger sightings on camera traps within the country have brought cheers among forest officials and conservationists

Bhutanese in Kuwait supported each other during lockdown

Many Bhutanese have returned from Kuwait, but there are still others who have decided to stay back. The Government of Kuwait has decided to restore normal life and reopen economy; lifting lockdown; and relaxing curfew hours. Bhutanese in Kuwait have started to work again

BBS’s importance undermined: Chairman

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation Limited (BBSCL) on July 25 announced the vacancy for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) putting rumours to rest that the government would appoint a candidate of its choice

Bhutan improves on the new e-Government Development Index

Bhutan has advanced from the medium E-Government Development Index (EGDI) in 2018 to a high-level EGDI group this year according to the United Nations (UN) latest E-Government survey

COVID-19 cases rise across border, Phuentsholing is indifferent

After a person tested positive for COVID-19, Jaigaon, across the border in West Bengal, India remains under lockdown but the residents in the neighbouring Bhutanese town in Phuentsholing seem indifferent and it’s business as usual

Bhutanese school principals witness increasing dropout cases

A school principal in Tsirang was shocked when he called one of his Class X students to enquire why she decided not to return to school when it reopened on July 1

Bhutan sees first probable infant COVID-19 case

The first infant COVID-19 case in Bhutan is suspected in a one-and-half-year-old child who arrived in the country recently along with the mother from India

30,000 Bhutanese seeking employment, number increasing

Close to 30,000 Bhutanese are seeking jobs currently. The number includes those laid off or affected by the pandemic and others returning from abroad, adding to the unemployment pool of 8,000 jobseekers that already existed before the pandemic

What would the 21st-century economic roadmap be like?

The national task force on the 21st Century Economic Roadmap for Bhutan is working on two main ambitious economic targets by 2030—a GDP of Nu 1 trillion and a high-income society as per the World Bank’s definition

ADB continues to support Bhutan to fight COVID-19

To help strengthen the government’s effort in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of USD 2 million (M) from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF)