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Government sets fuel price without discussing with countryโ€™s PoL dealers

โ€ฆPoL dealers suggest the government consider fixing the five per cent green tax (GT) Yeshey Lhadon To bring down the fuel price in the country, the government adopted a price-fixing-module โ€“ this, the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants (PoL) dealers said it is a decision taken arbitrarily. PoL dealers were disheartened that the new pricing structure was released without discussing it …

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Government decides to wind-up gaydrung post

โ€ฆ The post started in 1960s. Puran Gurung To streamline public service delivery by stressing on professionalism, leadership and innovations in the local governance, the government decides to altogether wind-up the post of gaydrung (Gupโ€™s clerk), a post synonymous to public service delivery, by coming month. Gaydrungโ€™s job entails writing applications, dispatch works, and general office duties. This comes after …

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34 tourists to arrive in April

โ€ฆ The first large group to arrive in the country Puran Gurung On April 2, a group of 34 tourists will arrive in the country. This will be the first large group of tourists visiting the country after the lone 71-year-old Frances H Bak visited the country in August 2021. In this group of tourists, they are mostly American, and …

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Punakha Tshechu Observed

The annual Punakha Tshechu which started on March 12, despite observing extreme caution, was celebrated with equal gusto according to dzongkhag officials. However, the festival which is one of the biggest events in the dzongkhagโ€™s annual calendar was performed without any public participation and only selective dances like the Zhana chham and the dance of the Pazaps were staged in …

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DCSI invites applications from Cottage and Small Industries in Production and Manufacturing and IT-enabled service sectors for launching new products under the CSI Development Flagship Program. Last date for application: April 15, 2022 To download the application, please visit the link: https://www.dcsi.gov.bt/…/03/new-CSI-product-launch.pdf www.dcsi.gov.bt

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Incubation period of two years less at startup centre, say entrepreneurs

Puran Gurung Self-employment is a relatively new career path in the country โ€“ the government is facilitating necessary linkages congenial for their survival and growth through the countryโ€™s only startup centre, many say two yearsโ€™ incubation period is too less to do something substantial. According to the entrepreneurs, the incubation period of two years is less for them because it …

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Asia Economic Dialogue: Resilient Global Growth in a Post-Pandemic World

Puran Gurung Talking at the Asia Economic Dialogue (2022) on February 23, Finance Minister Namgay Tshering spoke on governmentโ€™s response at public health and economy aspects during the COVID-19 crisis. For this year, the Asia Economic Dialogue 2022 was hosted around the theme โ€œResilient Global Growth in a Post-Pandemic Worldโ€. As a landlocked country, Bhutan did not experience a full-blown …

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Difficult times, difficult decisions

Many are on a constant seeking business โ€“ when does this thing happen, what is next, who is responsible, how will we do it, so on and so forth. Sometimes, the answer is within. If not, we need to practice waiting for it. This is a difficult time and difficult times always call for difficult decisions and those decisions must …

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About 80 infants contract the virus, all are doing well: TAG member

โ€ฆunvaccinated children are the main concern Puran Gurung Amid the surging cases โ€“ and the caution by the Ministry of Health on the higher transmissibility rate for the infants, and children, the country registered about 74 one-year-old and 13 less than one-month-old infants contracting the virus, and altogether, there are about 500 children below the age of 12 contracting the …

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Bhutan Pavilion at World Expo 2021 – โ€˜meaningful, unique, extraordinary and insightfulโ€™

Puran Gurung At the World Expo 2021 in Dubai that is set to end by April, Bhutanโ€™s pavilion โ€˜Land of Happiness and Opportunitiesโ€™ at the Opportunity District, the international community of 192 countries are phrasing it as โ€˜meaningful, unique, extraordinary and insightfulโ€™, says Tourism Council of Bhutanโ€™s Director General, Dorji Dhradhul.Bhutan Pavilion at Opportunity District showcases Architecture, Arts and Culture, …

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