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Bhutan sees high turnout for Covid vaccination
Thimphu, March 29 (IANS) The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination program in Bhutan witnessed a mass turnout with 142,000 people inoculated so far, the Ministry of Health said.
2021-03-29
Category: International, Bhutan,Health/Medicine,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Thimphu goes into complete lockdown
Thimphu, Dec 20 (IANS) Thimphu, the capitalof Bhutan, went into a complete lockdown on Sunday after a 25-year-old woman, who visited a flu clinic at the National Referral Hospital in the city, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
2020-12-20
Category: International, Bhutan,Indo-Pak/Pakistan,Politics
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4-year-old becomes youngest Covid-19 patient in Bhutan
Thimphu, Aug 16 (IANS) A four-year-old child has become the youngest Covid-19 patient in Bhutan, after she and her mother tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.
2020-08-16
Category: International, Bhutan,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Bhutan imposes nationwide lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread
Thimphu, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported.
2020-08-11
Category: International, Bhutan,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Bhutan Parliament holds 1st legislative public hearing
Thimphu, Jan 12 (IANS) In a historic step, Bhutan's Parliament conducted its first-ever legislative public hearing on a mine-related bill.
2020-01-12
Category: International, Bhutan,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Good work must not stop: India U-15 women's coach
Thimpu, (Bhutan) Oct 13 (IANS) After booking their spot in the final of the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship, India head coach Alex Ambrose feels that his side needs to keep executing the good work that they have been carrying out in the last two games.
2019-10-13
Category: International, Bhutan,Sports,Football
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People's participation on rise at Mountain Echoes: Kelly
Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Rise in audience participation at the four-day Mountain Echoes 2019, the festival of arts, literature and culture, which concluded at the Royal University of Bhutan, here on Sunday, was a positive change, said Kelly Dorji, one of the festival directors.
2019-08-25
Category: International, Bhutan,National,Cinema/Showbiz,Art/Culture/Books
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Social media creates bio-envy: Richa Chadha
Thimphu Aug 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Richa Chadha who, along with the "Udta Punjab" director Abhishek Chaubey, attended the Mountain Echoes 2019 here, says strategic posts on social media by celebrities create a lot of "bio-envy".
2019-08-25
Category: International, Bhutan,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
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Asians need to de-colonise: Filipino lensperson Xyza Bacani
Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Celebrated Filipino documentary photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani, who has been travelling to several Asian cities to capture the lives of migrant domestic workers, says that Asians are quite influenced by the colonial culture, and to find their voice and reclaim their space, they need to de-colonise their minds.
2019-08-25
Category: International, Bhutan,Art/Culture/Books
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Great time to innovate in India: Modi
Thimphu, Aug 18 (IANS) Asserting that India is home to among the biggest start-up eco-systems in the world and witnessing transformation in a wide range of sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was a great time to innovate in the country.
2019-08-18
Category: International, Bhutan,Diplomacy,Education,Politics
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Modi launches slew of projects to expand India-Bhutan ties
Thimpu, Aug 17 (IANS) In a bid to take India-Bhutan relationship beyond hydro-power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched several projects in different areas from LPG to space technology, as well as enhancing cooperation in science and education sectors.
2019-08-17
Category: International, Bhutan,Diplomacy,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Where Buddhist spirituality and ancient culture reign supreme (Travelogue)
Paro (Bhutan), Jan 29 (IANS) The picturesque valley town of Paro, dotted with Bhutan's historical and sacred monasteries like Tiger's Nest that clings to a vertical rock cliff with a 200-foot majestic waterfall in its vicinity and wrapped in prayer flags fluttering with fresh cool breeze is far from the madding crowd - literally.
2019-01-29
Category: International, Bhutan,Business/Economy,IANS Life,Lifestyle/Fashion,IPL 2015,Commonwealth Games 2014
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Don't need to spend more on health, but efficiently and equitably: WHO SE Asia chief
Paro (Bhutan), Sep 9 (IANS) The 75th Session of the Regional Committee for WHO South-East Asia concluded here on Friday with member countries committing to resilient health systems, accelerating multi-sectoral actions to address priority health issues and re-energising comprehensive primary health services to build societies that are more inclusive, equitable, and resilient against present and future emergencies.
2022-09-09
Category: International, Bhutan,Diplomacy,Health/Medicine,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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