The house also recommended a series of measures to tide over the crisis The National Council (NC) held the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) accountable for the current economic situation and the Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall in particular. This is following an intensive review by …

When a child reaches the age of six, it is time to enroll in School. It is a time when children learn new things, mingle with friends and interact with each other. But not many are privileged enough and they are deprived of such opportunities and later get into child …

On 22 February the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) revealed the third batch of its eight candidates. With this DNT has introduced 24 candidates out of 40 confirmed candidates. Chhatraman Chhetri He will contest from Pataley-Tsirangtoe, Tsirang Dzongkhag. The 47-year old decided to join politics since he felt it was a …

Yesterday, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) revealed their second group of candidates. Like the earlier eight candidates, the eight new candidates belong to highly qualified backgrounds with strong professional experience. The DNT website was also launched today, dedicated to the Bhutanese youth DNT’s first eight candidates were revealed just after a …

Nishioka Bridge the second longest bridge in the country being built in Panbang under Zhemgang Dzongkhag will be completed by June this year. The bridge was earlier slated for a December deadline last year. According to the Project Director under Department of Roads (DoR), , Pravat Rai the delay in …

The National Assembly Question and Answer session saw some questions over the state of infrastructure in the country. MP Hemant Gurung during the Q and A session asked about progress on the Lhamoizingkha-Gesarling highway. In response, the works and human settlement minister Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said that the delay in …

The Bhutanese with today’s issue completes one year from the date of its launch on 21st February, 2012. This was also the first Bhutanese paper to publicly publish its editorial policy so that people could hold it accountable to it. The paper also published the names of its owners. In …

Monks in Phajoding Monastery who were concerned about decreasing numbers of the protected and endangered Monal Pheasants, that frequented the monastery, discovered that poachers have been snaring the exotic birds on a regular basis. Many of the birds residing around the monastery premises are known to visit the monastery early …

For the first time, the Bhutan National Legal Institute will launch a new Law magazine and Legal Pamphlet at the Terma Linca on 21 February, 2013 coinciding with the birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The event would be launched by Her Royal Highness Ashi …

Agriculture minister Pema Gyamtsho denied making any announcement or statements at the recent Annual Sustainable Development conference in Delhi, India about Bhutan turning 100 percent organic by 2020 as reported by certain international media. This was in response to the concerns raised by opposition leader (OL) Tshering Tobgay, during the …