Bhutan Daily News 10-04-23
- Saidpiece
- Apr 10, 2023
- 2 min read
As the poll day for the National Council election draws closer, some rural communities continue to grapple with limited access to television and mobile Internet for information. However, despite these challenges, common forums have emerged as an effective means to educate villagers and enable them to make informed choices. Our correspondent, Thinley Dorji, found out a first-hand account of the impact these forums are having in Pema Gatshel.
Without willing kidney donors coming forward, the dialysis centers in the country are under pressure. There are only seven districts in the country that have a dialysis facility today. And in Thimphu, the situation is much worse. Patients from other districts come to Thimphu due to better services. Besides, the country has only two nephrologists who are both stationed in the capital. With the rise in the number of patients with kidney failure, their workload has also increased.
A forest fire at Kalapang_Risa Chiwog under Saling Gewog in Monggar which started on Saturday is still raging. More than 550 acres of area have been burnt according to foresters. As firefighters cannot access most of the area due to steep terrain, measures are being taken to save nearby villages and infrastructure.Meanwhile, another fire which started yesterday afternoon below Sungkara village in Kengkhar Gewog has yet to be contained. Around 50 acres of forest have been burnt. The cause of both the fires is not known yet. Around 200 firefighters are battling the fires.
More than a year and a month after the Khamdang-Ramjar by-election in Trashiyangtse, the people of Khamdang are still waiting for the government to fulfill the pledges that the MP made then.
The Supreme Court (SC) recently overturned lower courts’ decision and upheld the decision of the College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) to not reinstate the seven lecturers involved in the sexual harassment of female students.
With massive expansion taking place in Gelephu, waste is likely to be one of the biggest problems facing the city if plans are not put in place at the earliest.
The landfill at Samtenling is quickly filling up, as waste comes from many gewogs to the site.
Given the frequent fire incidents resulting in huge property losses and lives, local leaders in Trashigang proposed a fire engine at Rangjung police station for the northern gewogs of Trashigang.
Trashigang town is unsafe from all kinds of natural disasters according to an assessment by experts from Trashigang dzongkhag administration.
Politicking at the local level has gained momentum in Sarpang and more voters are turning up for common forums. After attending the common forum at the Chhuzanggang, Tashi Rinchen, 66, scans the election board where candidates have their pledges.
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