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Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2024-09-15): Understand [edit]Perched high in the Himalayas, Bhutan is the world's only Vajrayana Buddhist country. Furthermore, as an initiative of the fourth king, it has developed the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, whereby development is measured using a holistic approach of well-being, not just based on gross domestic product. As part of this philosophy, all citizens receive free education and medical care. [...] Cope [edit]Embassies and consulates [edit]Bhutan has a number of embassies and consulates, including those listed below .
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2023-07-05): It wasn't until 1999 that the king, surrounded by his four queens, announced Bhutan would become the last country in the world to introduce television and the internet.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2008-01-03): First come the high clear notes of the ceremonial trumpet. Then the Buddhist pilgrims, gravitating toward the sound. The sun has slid behind the mountains looming over Thimphu, capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and the day’s final ritual is set to begin. Along the edge of the crowd, in pageboy haircuts and tattered robes, stand peasants who have traveled three days from their remote villages on their first visit to the big city, likely the only capital in the world without a traffic light. Near the center of the plaza clusters a group of Buddhist monks, arms linked, their betel-nut-stained teeth matching their burgundy robes. Together the monks and peasants and townspeople press forward to catch a glimpse of the main attraction: a small boy standing in the center of the circle, his bright orange shirt hanging down to his knees.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2024-08-30): Bhutan is one of the few countries which has been independent throughout its history, never conquered, occupied, or governed by an outside power (notwithstanding occasional nominal tributary status). From the time historical records are clear, Bhutan has continuously and successfully defended its sovereignty.[3]
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Agriculture [edit]The share of the agricultural sector in GDP declined from approximately 55% in 1985 to 33% in 2003. In 2013 the government announced the aspiration that Bhutan will become the first country in the world with 100 per cent organic farming.[154][155] A decade later however this goal has proved elusive with just 1% of agricultural land having achieved organic status.[156] [...] Bhutan was the first nation in the world to ban tobacco. It was illegal to smoke in public or sell tobacco, according to Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010. Violators are fined the equivalent of $232—a month's salary in Bhutan. In 2021, this was reversed with the new Tobacco Control Act 2021 to allow for the import and sale of tobacco products to stamp out cross-border smuggling of tobacco products during the pandemic.[206] [...] - ^ "Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country". The Guardian. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Bhutan, landlocked country of south-central Asia, located on the eastern ridges of the Himalayas. Historically a remote kingdom, Bhutan became less isolated in the second half of the 20th century, and consequently the pace of change began to accelerate. With improvements in transportation, by the early 21st century a trip from the Indian border to the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu, that once took six days by mule could be made in just a few hours by car along a winding mountain road from the border town of Phuntsholing. The governmental structure also changed radically. Reforms initiated by King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (reigned 1952–72) in the 1950s and ’60s led to a shift away from absolute monarchy in the 1990s and toward the institution of multiparty parliamentary democracy in 2008.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2017-10-03): In the Asia-Pacific region, 10 countries (20%) have an official state religion, and nine countries (18%) have a preferred or favored religion. While 44% of Asia-Pacific countries have no official or favored religion, the region has the highest share of countries (18%) with a hostile relationship with religion. Tajikistan’s constitution, for example, does not recognize a state religion and allows individuals to adhere to any religion.16 In practice, however, the government keeps tight control over religious institutions. It restricts Muslim prayer to certain locations, regulates mosques and bars children (those under 18) from participating in public religious activities. Imams must be approved by the Committee on Religious Affairs, and the content of their sermons is controlled. The government also reportedly has surveillance cameras at mosques, and donations to mosques by individuals are banned.17
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2024-09-27): MIA TSHERING TOBGAY, Prime Minister of Bhutan, recounting his country’s admission into the United Nations in September 1971, said: "On that day, after centuries of self-imposed isolation, Bhutan became the 128th member of the United Nations. It was a defining moment for us — a moment when a small, poor, landlocked country, nestled in the world’s highest mountains, joined the global community of nations." That same year, the United Nations created the "least developed country" category to provide targeted support to the world’s poorest nations, and Bhutan was among the first in the group to be admitted, he added. Its primarily agrarian economy then was operating largely on a barter system, and its per capita income stood at just $215. Life expectancy was barely 40 years, and its infant mortality rate was "tragically high at 142 deaths for every 1,000 live births". The literacy rate was "woefully low, with less than 300 students in the few scattered schools" established to provide modern education.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2013-05-01): On Tuesday, Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and burned more than 70 homes in Oakkan, north of Rangoon, after a Muslim girl on a bicycle collided with a monk. One person died and nine were injured.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2021-05-10): Aka HUJI-B; Harakat ul Jihad e Islami Bangladesh; Harkatul Jihad al Islam; Harkatul Jihad; Harakat ul Jihad al Islami; Harkat ul Jihad al Islami; Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami; Harakat ul Jihad Islami Bangladesh; Islami Dawat-e-Kafela; IDEK [...] ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF UZBEKISTAN [...] JAMA’ATU ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS-SUDAN
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2022-10-19): Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own animals and farm waste for fertilisers.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2023-05-30): A post is being shared on social media claiming that Bhutan has become the first Mosque-free country in the world. The post claims that there is not even a single Mosque in Bhutan for Muslims to offer their religious prayers. Let’s verify the claim made in the post. [...] Upon further research, we found that there are a few countries like Monaco and Slovakia where there are no Mosques for Muslims until now. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that Bhutan is not the only nation without Mosques in the world. To sum it up, Monaco and Slovakia are a few other nations that have no Mosques in their countries like Bhutan.
Claim: Bhutan has become the first country in the world without Mosques (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-30)
Evidence (2022-10-19): As representatives in Doha struggle to find ways of reaching a consensus on global emissions, Bhutan is also being held up as an example of a developing country that has put environmental conservation and sustainability at the heart of its political agenda. In the last 20 years Bhutan has doubled life expectancy, enrolled almost 100% of its children in primary school and overhauled its infrastructure.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2017-06-23): A message about government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths is being widely shared on WhatsApp. This claims made in the message are false.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2022-06-07): - Taxability of compensation received from Govt on death or disablement due to natural calamity, collapse of building or flyover, railway accident or other accident or incidents (Compensation by Govt) [...] - Taxability of Compensation in case of motor accident claims either on death or disablement (permanent or temporary) of injured person (Compensation by Insurance Company) [...] Hence any compensation received from Govt on death or disablement due to natural calamity, collapse of building or flyover, railway accident or other accident or incidents is not taxable in hands of recipient.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2022-08-27): COMPENSATION PAYABLE IN CASE OF DEATH OF A CHILD IN AN ACCIDENT. [...] Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault.— (1) Where death or permanent disablement of any person has resulted from an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles, the owner of the vehicle shall, or, as the case may be, the owners of the vehicles shall, jointly and severally, be liable to pay compensation in respect of such death or disablement in accordance with the provisions of this section. [...] The Supreme Court has held that payment of compensation to parents for the death of a child, including a stillborn, in an accident must be just and not be a pittance.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2024-06-30): In order for a person’s dependents to be eligible for workers’ compensation death benefits, the deceased individual’s death must be considered to be "work-related" or "occupational." Generally, most fatal accidents that happen in the workplace are considered work-related, though not all. Likewise, deadly incidents that happen outside the workplace but in the performance of job-related duties may be eligible for death benefits. [...] Each state has different laws on who can be compensated when a person dies due to a job-related accident, injury or illness. For this reason, it’s important to consult with a work injury attorney near you to find out if you are eligible for death benefits according to your state’s law. [...] When a person works for the federal government, then compensation for a work-related injury or fatality doesn’t fall under their state’s workers’ compensation system but rather the domain of the Federal Employees Compensation Act. FECA is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP), and the Act applies to all full-time and part-time civilian employees of the federal government—or the families of federal employees who are killed on the job.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2021-08-04): If an employee contracts any disease specified as an occupational disease while in the employment of an employer in whose service they have been employed for not less than six months or incurred any injury by accident during employment, then the employee is eligible to claim compensation under this act. Thus, the employer will only be liable if the death of the employee is due to the infectious and parasitic diseases that occurred in the course of the employment in any work that involves exposure to health/laboratory work exposure to veterinary work or handling animals, animal carcasses, part thereof or merchandise contaminated by the same or any other work carrying a particular risk of contamination. The dependents of the deceased employees are eligible for the employee death benefit amount equal to 50 per cent of the monthly wages of the deceased employee multiplied by the relevant factor, or an amount of Rs. 1.2 lakh, whichever is more; in case of such death of the employee. Every dependent shall claim compensation in case of death, within two years from the date of death. [...] Considering that it is managed by state authorities, the funds provided differ from state to state. Few states provide not just pensions, family pensions and basic allowances but also maternity allowances, marriage allowance, allowances for treatment, education and other expenses like death allowance. Death allowances can include accidental death expenses or natural death expenses along with funeral expenses.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2024-02-08): Compensation in case of death/injury of unorganised construction workers [...] The provisions of compensation in case of death/injury of unorganised construction workers are also dealt under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and the Employee State Insurance Act, 1948. The enforcement and implementation of employee compensation act lies with workmen compensation commissioner notified by respective state government and the ESI Act, 1948 implement by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Ministry of Labour and Employment. [...] The Central Government maintains the data in respect of Indian workers, holding Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports and proceeding for overseas employment through e-Migrate portal to 18 ECR countries. In order to ensure welfare of these workers, Government has been effectively implementing Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PBBY) as a mandatory insurance scheme. The PBBY scheme provides an insurance cover of 10 lakh in case of accidental death or permanent disability and other benefits, at a nominal insurance premium of INR. 275/- (for two years) or INR. 375/- (for three years). The coverage and benefits under the PBBY are as under:
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2017-10-25): If a person dies in a road accident and if he had been paying income tax return for 3 years regularly then the Government has duty to give compensation to the family of the deceased person. This compensation would be 3 times of the average income of the deceased person. [...] For example, if someone's annual income is Rs. 6 lakh, Rs.7 lakh and Rs.8 lakh per year respectively in 2015, 2016 and 2017, his average income would be Rs. 7 lakh. If a person has a consistent income tax return from 2015 to 2017 and, unfortunately, he dies in 2017, then the government is responsible for providing a compensation of Rs. 7 lakh to his family. It should be kept in mind that every person should fill his income tax return every year because if the return is not filled any particular year, then the compensation amount claimed by the family of the deceased can be reduced or completely refused by the government. In the situation of non filing of income tax, even the court will also not be able to help the family.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2021-04-28): With over 1.5 lakh deaths annually in motor accident cases in India (as per the latest official records), it is not unsurprising that claims on account of compensation for motor accident deaths is one of the most disputed arenas of litigation in the Supreme Court. Time and again the Apex court has attempted to lay down a rule of thumb to grant compensation to ensure that... With over 1.5 lakh deaths annually in motor accident cases in India (as per the latest official records), it is not unsurprising that claims on account of compensation for motor accident deaths is one of the most disputed arenas of litigation in the Supreme Court. Time and again the Apex court has attempted to lay down a rule of thumb to grant compensation to ensure that there is consistency and predictability in the compensation that is granted in motor accident related claims.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2020-05-27): In 2013, the Supreme Court of India ruled that it is the government’s duty to provide an accidental death benefit for Income Taxpayers to compensate for the family of the deceased who died in a motor accident. [...] In case of death occurred in road accident income tax return benefits after death is 3 times of this average income is compensated to the taxpayer. [...] If a person dies in a road accident and he is regularly filing his income tax return then the Government has the duty to give compensation to the family of the deceased person.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2022-02-25): Notification issued for compensation of victims of Hit and Run motor accidents [...] The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified a new scheme for compensation of victims of Hit& Run motor accidents vide notification dated 25th February, 2022 to cater to enhanced compensation ( from Rs 12,500 to Rs 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2,00,000 for death ) .The process of application for compensation and the release of payment to victims has also been made time bound . This scheme will supersede the Solatium Scheme, 1989 from 01st April, 2022 onwards. Ministry has also published rules on 25.2.2022 regarding creation, operation, sources of fund etc. of the Motor Vehicles Accident Fund . This fund shall be used for providing compensation in case of Hit &Run Accident, treatment for accident victims and any other purpose, as may be specified by the Central Government.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2017-01-01): Company because of the accidental death of the deceased Government employee. The harmonious approach for determining a just compensation payable under the Act of 1988, therefore, is to exclude the amount received or receivable by the dependents of the deceased [...] Governments Employees Rules, 2006 (or otherwise) is to be deducted from the total compensation, which is payable to the dependents of the deceased, who dies in an accident, while computing financial benefits through ex-gratia payments by the Government?" The [...] Thus, this has to be interpreted in the light of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. It is very clear, to which there could be no doubt that his Act delivers compensation to the claimant only on account of accidental injury or death, not on account of any other death. Thus, the pecuniary advantage accruing under this Act has to be deciphered, correlating with the accidental death. The compensation payable under the
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2024-07-31): [orc]A message about government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths is being widely shared on WhatsApp. This claims made in the message are false. This is the age of fake & false news. Not a day passes without coming across at least one fake/false news story. In the past few days, a message has been going around on WhatsApp that the government is obliged to give compensation worth ten times the average annual income of the last three years to that person’s family who dies in an accident. The message also says this is based on a particular section of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 (MV Act) and a Supreme Court judgement in a related case. Both the claims are false as we explain below. [...] Featured Image: Government Compensation for Accident Deaths
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2022-06-24): Covid-19: UK makes first payments to compensate injury or death from vaccines BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1565 (Published 24 June 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;377:o1565The first compensation payments in the UK have been made to families who have been bereaved, or to people who have been injured, as a result of a covid-19 vaccine. [...] Sarah Moore, a partner at the Hausfeld law firm, which is representing people seeking compensation, told The BMJ it was an important moment. "While the VDPS payments are very modest in amount, and will do very little to alleviate the financial difficulties with which many families are now struggling as a consequence of injury or bereavement, the fact of payment for some will mark a moment of vindication in that it is the clearest statement yet, by the government, that in some rare instances the covid-19 vaccines have caused very significant injury or death."
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2016-12-25): Private Limited at paragraph No.12 held that in its very nature whatever a Tribunal or a Court is to fix the amount of compensation in cases of accident, it involves some guess work, some hypothetical consideration, some amount of sympathy linked with the nature of the disability caused. But all the aforesaid elements have to be viewed with objective standard. Thus, in most of the cases involving Motor Accidents, by looking at the totality of the circumstances, an inference may have to be drawn and a guess work has to be made even regarding compensation in case of death, for loss of dependency and estate to all claimants; [...] M.V.Act, for the same is contractual and payable for any type of death whereas the motor accident claim compensation is the statutory liability for the accidental death. In Asha Vs. UIIC Ltd., (2JB) it was observed that the claimants are entitled to be compensated for the loss suffered by them to say which is the amount which they would have been receiving at the time when the deceased was alive. In NIAC Ltd Vs.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2024-09-24): ACC21 Advice of accidental death [...] If the deceased was earning an income when they died, you may be able to get compensation for the loss of their income to support the family. [...] We pay up to 80% of the deceased's earnings. We’ll talk to you about how this money is divided between the partner, children and other dependants. If the child or dependant is under 16, the money will go to their parent or caregiver.
Claim: Government paying compensation in case of accidental deaths (WhatsApp message, 2017-06-23)
Evidence (2023-08-11): A viral WhatsApp message claims that incase of an accidental death, the government is bound to give 10 times the compensation based on the deceased's average income of the past three years, if the deceased had filed their Income Tax returns. [...] The Supreme Court, in a 2009 case, had decided that the compensation given for accidental deaths would vary on different factors, which would, in turn, determine the multiplier for compensation. [...] Conclusion: The viral claim concerning the compensation for the deceased in case of accidental death is false.