Pandemic takes unemployment rate to 5 percent

Aggravated by the overseas returnees and laid-off employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s unemployment rate has reached five percent, according to the Labour Force Survey Report (LFS).

Two deaths not linked to Covid-19 vaccine: NI-TAG

The death of two people recently after receiving the first dose...

Covid-19 increases public debt

The government’s efforts to frontload the 12th Plan activities amid a...

No white-bellied herons sighted in Phochhu and Mochhu

Bhutan counted 22 white-bellied herons (WBH) during the recent annual population...

56 percent of eligible recipients vaccinated in three days

Within three days of the nationwide vaccination campaign, more than 56...

Nearly 40 percent of eligible population vaccinated in two days  

The nationwide vaccination drive is well on track to cover the...

Bhutan to vaccinate  533,558 in a week

By the end of next week, Bhutan could become the first...

Government approves 10 FDI projects amidst pandemic 

The government approved 10 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects amidst the...

Multidrug-resistant TB an emerging public health concern

Over the last five years, multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases have...

When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? 

A year into the global health crisis, public health experts say...

Lyonchhen will be the second person to receive Covid jab

The stage is set. With 550,000 doses of Covishield vaccine at...

The question of documents

With the nomination of candidates for the third thromde elections underway,...

Autonomous schools turn autonomy-less

With the finance ministry discontinuing the practice of transferring grants to...

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