Bhutan Daily News 30-03-23
- Saidpiece
- Mar 30, 2023
- 2 min read
There are 2 candidates debating in Haa
His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee, inaugurates the new Olympasia House in Thimphu.
The Cabinet Secretariat in a notification today announced that the Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) shall be waived for casual visitors for up to 24 hours in the border towns of Samtse, Phuentshogling, Gelephu, and Samdrup Jongkhar.
The four-day annual Gasa Tshechu began on Tuesday. It is performed at the new Drasha courtyard near the Dzong since last year. Earlier, the annual Tshechu was performed inside the courtyard of the Dzong which is a congested place for both dancers and spectators. More than five hundred people gathered to witness the event.
Bhutan will export electricity to Bangladesh in a few months. According to the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan, the two nations will be signing a bilateral memorandum of understanding in a month or two to finalize the agreement on electricity import from Bhutan. The tariff rate has yet to be finalized according to the ambassador.
To mark the first International Zero Waste Day, a cleaning campaign was organised in the capital today. The United Nations General Assembly declared the 30th of March as zero waste day last year. More than two hundred DeSuups along with members of other agencies took part in the campaign.
Some class XII science students who graduated last year applying for undergraduate scholarships are not happy with the new selection process for the scholarships. Besides scoring a minimum of 81% in academics, they are also assessed based on their certificates and an interview. They said this is not fair, as the selection is no longer done on merit ranking as in the past. They also claim that the new procedure was announced abruptly. 126 students have applied for undergraduate scholarships this year.
The Bhutan Tendrel Party announced two more candidates today. With this, the party has declared 27 candidates so far for the National Assembly elections.Tshering Dorji is representing the party from the Kabisa-Talog constituency in Punakha. The 61-year-old from Siluna in Toebisa Gewog has a master’s degree from the United States of America. He began his career in 1984 as a trainee officer with the erstwhile Ministry of Trade and Industry. He last served as the foreign secretary before exiting the civil service in 2017 and joining politics in 2018.Tashi Tenzin will represent the Radhi-Sagteng constituency in Trashigang. The 39-year-old from Lem village in Phongmey Gewog has a master’s in Geoscience from the University of Western Australia. Before joining the party, he served as the chief geologist with the Department of Geology and Mines and served as the officiating director general for a brief period.
Bhutan is facing a gradual rise in cerebrovascular diseases, commonly known as stroke, with Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) alone recording 239 cases in 2022, of which 47 succumbed to stroke injuries.Over the five years, between 2017 and 2021, the total number of stroke cases in the country was 2,510, resulting in 359 deaths.
Comentarios