Gender gap index puts Pakistan in second-last place
DAWN : PK : ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality for the second consecutive year.According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap...
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Sify : IN : , Oct. 26 : For the second consecutive year, Pakistan has been ranked the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality.Citing the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report...
View ArticlePakistan ranked as second-worst country in Gender gap index
Sify : IN : , Oct.26 : For the second consecutive year, Pakistan has been ranked as the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality.As per the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap...
View ArticlePatients irked at having to go to private clinics
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Lack of an early-detection test facility is causing the referrals Dengue: Patients visiting the Phuentsholing general hospital to check if they have been infected by dengue are...
View ArticleHer Majesty receives award for Tarayana's community work
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Award: Her Majesty the Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the president and founder of Tarayana Foundation, was honoured with the Pope Francis Charity and Leadership Award by...
View ArticleDzongkhalum block to be cleared in a week
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Connnectivity: The Dzongkhalum roadblock is expected to be cleared in a week's time following after the road was again closed to traffic since October 12 when the filled-in...
View ArticleSustaining an age-old activity
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : When the song Yak Legpai Lhadar Gawo was first sung in the old days, people wept at its melody and tragedy. The song tells the story of a parting between a yak herder and his...
View ArticleRAA prepares to adopt international auditing standards
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Auditing: Royal Audit Authority yesterday organised a stakeholders meeting in Thimphu as part of its strategy to adopt and implement International Standards for Supreme Audit...
View ArticleSpeaker attends 135th session of IPU in Geneva
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Parliament: A 10-member parliamentary delegation led by National Assembly Speaker Jigme Zangpo is participating in the 135th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly...
View ArticleDwindling number of monks a concern for P/gatshel
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : LG: Pemagatshel held its first dzongkhag tshogdu yesterday. The tshogdu elected its chairperson and vice chairperson.
View ArticleRMA approves agent banking
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : …this will materialise from November 4 Banking: The banks may not reach every nook and corner of the country but their services will be available in the most remote parts of...
View ArticleJapan to provide 353 power tillers by 2017
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Cooperation: Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Gross National Happiness Commission yesterday signed the final agreement completing the...
View ArticleWindstorm, rain destroy 52 acres of crops in Mongar
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Disaster: Around 130 households in seven gewogs of Mongar lost at least 52 acres of maize, paddy, sweet buckwheat and barley to a windstorm on October 12.
View ArticleBangladesh leads South Asian neighbours in gender equity
Sify : IN : Dhaka, Oct 26 Bangladesh leads South Asia in gender equity, at world rank 72, followed by India at rank 87, in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by the World Economic Forum....
View ArticleBangladesh leads South Asian neighbours in gender equity
Yahoo! News : US : Dhaka, Oct 26 Bangladesh leads South Asia in gender equity, at world rank 72, followed by India at rank 87, in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by the World Economic Forum....
View ArticleEnhancing trade between Bhutan and Austria
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : B2B: Bhutan and Austria need to transform their friendship into business and investment, the economic affairs minister Lekey Dorji said during the Bhutan-Austria economic forum...
View Article275 receive diplomas at 20th RIM convocation
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Convocation: Of the 275 candidates who received their diplomas for successfully completing their courses during the 20th convocation of the Royal Institute of Management in...
View ArticleA doctor and 2 nurses transferred for professional misconduct
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The medical council found that negligence led to the death of a snakebite victim in May Medical: Three health workers with the Nganglam Basic Health Unit in Pemagatshel will...
View ArticleDefendants question plaintiff's reputation in defamation case
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Legal: Freelance journalist Namgay Zam, in her third rebuttal yesterday, submitted that if the plaintiff fails to prove the actual damage, the defamation suit be declared...
View ArticleBank of Bhutan to provide services on Sundays in Thimphu
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Banking: The Bank of Bhutan will be offering full-banking services on Sundays through a branch located in Changbangdu, Thimphu, according to a press release from the bank.
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