It was learnt that there was only one recommendation from Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) made on the Annual Report 2019, but Good Governance Committee (GGC) has added four more recommendations during the 5th Parliament Session on 15 June. It was also said that GGC has not discussed a few recommendations from …

The Good Governance Committee (GGC) and Anti-CorruptionCommission (ACC) have come up with a new proposal for the seized property under ACC, and the proposal was deliberated in the National Assembly (NA) on4 July 2021. An official from ACC said that a certain change is needed on movable property, responsibility for …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the government of Bhutan and Government of India on Cooperation in the Areas of Environment. The signing was done virtually on 18th June 2021 by Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Chairperson of the National Environment Commission, Royal …

The National Council’s Member of Parliament Ugyen Tshering from Paro,asked Minister of Work and Human Settlement minister Dorji Tshering, the ministry’s plan to review the valley development plan and on how the ministry is going to go forward since they had lack of inadequate grass root consultations with the relevant …

7 women and 3 men fell victim to a landslide at Ri-Druzhi in Laya on 20 June at mid-night. The 10 deceased includes a sole bread earner of the family, a mother and a daughter and youths in their 18 and 19 years of age. It was learnt that 12 …

Sangay Dorji, Chukha’s Member of Parlaiment (MP), National Council questioned the Labor Minister on the main features of theTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) reform initiative that will help to address the employment issue and when they are going to launch the reforms. Responding to MP Sangay Dorji, Ugyen …

During the Question Answer session on 18th of June, 2021 Bomdeling, Jamkhar constituency raised the question to the Minister of Economic Affairs, Loknath Sharma that cince the COVID-19 pandemic has immensely affected numerous entertainment houses in the country as they are shut what are the measures being taken by the …

The two candidates from the Mongar constituency faced each other and discussed their pledges on a LIVE TV public discussion last Monday. The candidate from Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Karma Lhamo, pledged to build a mother and child hospital, and pave roads. She also pledged to blacktop Kilikhar to Labtsa farm …

The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee Sangay Dorji presented the review report of the farm road issues at National Council on Friday and said that giving due consideration to the importance of farm roads, in the 12th Five Year Plan, the Royal Government has allocated Nu. 1,050 million (1.5 …

The verdict of Bench 1 of the Thimphu district court dismissing the OAG’s sedition case against Penjore outlines four important reasons for the dismissal and each of them are important. The first point tackles the OAG’s wild swing of the case from a defamation case to that of sedition when …