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Pay difference between Bhutanese and Indian nurses due to contract and housing allowance: MoH
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (109+ words) Pay difference between Bhutanese and Indian nurses due to contract and housing allowance: MoH'Kuensel Online - Pay difference between Bhutanese and Indian nurses due to contract and housing allowance: MoH The Ministry of Health clarified that Indian nurses are paid based…...
Three diploma programmes to equip Class X students with practical skills
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (110+ words) Three diploma programmes to equip Class X students with practical skills'Kuensel Online - Three diploma programmes to equip Class X students with practical skills The Ministry of Education and Skills Development, in collaboration with the Gedu College of Business Studies, is…...
Parents voice deep concern over children’s screen use, survey finds
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) The Journalist Association of Bhutan's Media Perception Index 2025 has highlighted growing unease among parents about the effects of internet and mobile phone use on children. healthier crafts agree support locked content conditioning. agriculture while form locked contentagree Bhutan Telecom support…...
Govt. opens specialised school to combat youth substance abuse
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (230+ words) To address the country's growing crisis of youth substance abuse, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) officially opened the nation's first specialised school, Yarabling Higher Secondary School (YHSS) in Yonphula, Trashigang. in Himalaya designed the locked content 30 Chorten…...
Govt. rolls out low -interest education loan for needy students
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) The government yesterday launched a new concessional education loan scheme under the economic stimulus programme (ESP), aiming to provide financial aid for Class XII graduates from disadvantaged economic backgrounds seeking to pursue tertiary education or vocational courses. the Monk eligible,…...
Opposition questions uneven education funding, calls for equity across schools
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (463+ words) The Opposition Party has raised concerns over what it terms as the government's disproportionate focus on central schools, calling for equitable treatment and funding for all schools nationwide. MoESD ... - Opposition questions uneven education funding, calls for equity across schools The…...
Students with disabilities struggle for access to higher education
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (198+ words) Despite growing efforts to promote inclusive education in Bhutan, students with disabilities continue to face major barriers in pursuing higher education after Class XII. under Ema Datshi particularly face locked content remains GNH disability face locked contentUniversity Festivals promote the locked…...
NC supports removal of Nu 45 million international school project allocation
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) A majority of the Members of Parliament (MP) in National Council (NC) yesterday supported removing Nu 45 million allocation for the establishment of the international school in the budget report 2025-26. This was one of four recommendations the NC's Economic Affairs Committee…...
Generative AI and future of higher education: A call for urgent integration
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer an emerging novelty; it is a seismic shift in the landscape of knowledge production, comparable in scale to the invention of the printing press or the advent of the internet. At its core,…...
Education minister defends notification on corporal punishment
7+ mon, 1+ hour ago (100+ words) The Minister of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Yeezang Dee Thapa, yesterday defended the ministry's recent notification addressing the continued use of corporal punishment by teaching staff, which specifically mentioned Dzongkha teachers during the National Assembly's question and answer session....