Bhutan’s energy export dropped by Nu 1bn while the import value increased by nearly Nu 100mn, as per the Department of Hydropower and Power Systems, Ministry of Economic Affairs. One of the four hydro-projects, Chukha hydro-project with a generation capacity of 336MW, mostly exported power to West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, …

The Opposition party, in the press conference on January 19, said that the government should take the full responsibility of the problem of surplus of teachers, caused due to a policy change by the government. The issue was highlighted after the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) announced only 182 vacancies …

The Opposition party DPT in its submission to the court on the DPT Vs Dasho Benji case said that the issue of sedition is not at all related to the present case and is too sensitive a matter, which will have unthinkable negative consequences on the national integrity, security and …

The Opposition party in a press conference again called on the government of the day to reinstate the three government secretaries who had earlier been surrendered by the government to the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC). The opening salvo was by Member of Parliament (MP) Yeshey Zimba who said that …

The decision of the government to send the Foreign Minister on ‘authorized absence’ over the Lhakhang Karpo case is a good decision that will stand the government in good stead. The move sends a strong and unequivocal message that corruption at any level will not be tolerated. Though the case …

The sidelines of the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit witnessed what many in the regional and international press called a ‘historic meeting’ between the Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the US Secretary of State John Kerry. The meeting was ‘historic’ as it was the senior-most meeting between a US official and …

With the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) formally filing the Lhakhang Karpo case yesterday morning in the Haa Dzongkhag Court, the government sent the Foreign Minister, Rinzin Dorje, on an ‘authorized absence’. This was according to both a press release and a formal press conference held by the Prime …

His Majesty The King celebrated Chunyipai Losar with the people of Lhuntshe in Autsho on 21st Janurary Thousands of people arrived at the Autsho School grounds in their festive best, from all across Lhuntshe, and many even travelled from as far as Mongar, for the opportunity to celebrate day with …

In response to a question at its press conference with the media the Opposition party went into a detailed critique of the government’s performance on the economic front from low growth rates to high liquidity and low FDI. References were also made to the Prime Minister’s investment pitch at the …

The Prime Minister upon return from visit to India on Monday, 19 Jan 2015, called for an emergency meeting of the Royal Civil Service Commission, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labour and Human Resources to review the B.Ed graduates issue at hand, to find immediate solutions to it and …