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The Technical and Voca­tional Education and Train­ing (TVET) are unable to respond effectively to the purpose it was established for. It was learnt in the ongo­ing 22nd session of National Council (NC) on January 8, that TVET system has been failing to meet its standard. The matter was submitted by Special Committee for TVET for deliberation to the House. According …

Gyempo Wangchuk, a 32 years old man from Bum­deling, Trashiyangtse gave up education at a very early age. He later joined in Rig­sum Goenpa and studied Buddhism. Rigsum Goen­pa was the place where he found his destiny to be­come a painter. He spent six years in National Institute Zhorig Chusum (Thirteen Arts and Crafts) where he practical­ly learnt about traditional …

According to the Labour and Human Resource Min­ister, Ugyen Dorji, there will be more than 82,000 job seekers and out of which 77,000 will be the youth in 12th Plan period. This was informed to the house by the minister in response to the question raised by the Nganglam MP Choida Jamt­sho on Friday. MP Choida Jamtsho questioned the minister …

The harmful use of alcohol has been a national concern for decades. The issue was raised for deliberation by the National Council’s (NC) Good Governance Commit­tee (GGC) on January 7 at the on-going 22nd session of NC. In the interim report on the review of harmful use of alcohol in the country pre­sented by GGC, it presented that Bhutan is …

Thimphu Dzongkhag Court in 2018 received the highest number of cases, according to the Annual Judiciary report released on Friday. The judiciary received 8,577 in total in 2018. The courts received 2,800 2018 out of which 814 cases were carried forward from 2017. Out of which 2,127 cases have been decided. This was followed by Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag Court and Paro …

The minister for economic affairs, Loknath Sharma said there is no space for mineral and chemical based industries in Motanga, Samdrup Jongkhar. There are only 27 allotments for mineral and chemical based industries. Lyonpo was responding to the question raised by Dewathang-Gomdar MP, Ugyen Dorji during the question hour on Friday. MP Ugyen Dorji raised the issue saying that industrial …

The projections of the National Statistical Bureau provide a lot of information, crucial for planning and setting our development agenda. As a small landlocked country, we have always thought that a small population will be easier to manage and feed. However, the findings of the report are disturbing. We had been experiencing steep decline in the fertility rate in the …

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So the Class X cut off point will remain much to the disappointment of many students. This is the decision of the ongoing education conference where experts are discussing education issues. The government has pledged, to do away with the Class X cut off points to enable as many students to get to Class XI, when running for government. The …

Two students in Trashigang have found a good way to spend their vacation. They are selling momos (dump­lings) at the Yonphula air­port. Dechen Choden, 14, a student of Jigme Sherubling Higher Sec­ondary School and Deki Choden 13, a student of Yonphula Lower Second­ary School, brace the harsh weather at the airport try­ing to earn some extra money. Dechen and her …