Health

No room for corporal punishment in monk body, says Dratshang Lhentshog

Child protection office says all forms of violence against child monks or nuns are unacceptable Earlier this year this paper had reported about a case in a monastery in Sarpang in October 2025 where a Kudrung (senior monk/teacher) severely…

Imran Khan’s sister files contempt plea over violation of Pakistan top court’s hospitalisation order

The Supreme Court had ordered that Imran Khan be kept in the hospital till the next hearing on Sept. 16; however, he was taken to the state-run PIMS in Islamabad during the night of August 20-21 for medical examination and treatment before…

Ebola continues to spread in the DRC as 16,000 vaccine doses arrive

Health authorities are warning that ‘approximately one person has been dying from Ebola every thirty minutes’.

2,192 graduates to compete for 711 civil service vacancies

A total of 2,192 graduates will sit for the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) Main Examination this year, an increase of 209 candidates compared to last year’s 1,983 candidates. Of the total candidates, 594 are from Administrative…

The story behind the Speaker election

Despite having 31 MPs in the National Assembly, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost the post of the Speaker to the Opposition Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), with 24 votes for Tempa Dorji and 23 for Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk. This meant that…

MP: One newborn dies, 2 suffer burn injuries after warmer machine catches fire

A newborn died and two others were injured after a warmer machine caught fire in Chhindwara's NICU. The incident occurred early Saturday morning due to sparks from the machine's filament. Hospital staff quickly extinguished the blaze using…

New school provides update on recovery of students in Shaba Case

The two students subjected to corporal punishment at Shaba Higher Secondary School are receiving counselling support at their new school. The two students, who were allegedly struck 22 and 19 times, sought medical attention on the same day…

US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high

New CDC data shows MMR vaccination among kindergarteners declining slightly as non-medical exemptions climb to 4.2% A week after Donald Trump made a series of misleading claims about vaccines – including that some injections look “like the…

Third arrest in murder probe after cyclist punched

Police say George Glover, 27, died in hospital days after being assaulted.

More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo

The doses are the first of 70,000 allocated for Kinshasa as experts warn of the virus's exponential spread.

Pakistan’s PTI seeks contempt action over jailed Imran Khan’s hospital move

Party launches legal action after authorities take ex-PM to ⁠state hospital for check-up ⁠before returning him to jail.

H1N1 alert: Health ministry lists symptoms to look for as Delhi crosses 1,700 cases