Addressing the members assembled for the event on Thursday, Lyonchhen reiterated that the performance agreements signed between the Prime Minister and the respective agencies meant that the Government lead by Prime Minister himself would fully support the performance agreement which is comprised of a defined set of objectives, mandates and …

The first ever RUB (Royal University of Bhutan) Inter College Literary Meet will be held at Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) from 28th – 30th June 2014. The meet will see six college participate which includes host GCBS, co-organizer Sherubtse College, Samtse College of Education, Institute of Language and …

The two suspects who were arrested and detained for vandalizing two chortens at Athang gewog in Wangduephodrang on the night of January 1 were slapped with a prison term of 15 years each by the Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag Court on June 20. The convicts are a 27-year-old man from Dangchu gewog …

In a strong statement the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has condemned both the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Opposition Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party over the large pay hike and entitlements given to Politicians during the recent Parliament session. The DNT statement said, “The issue per se is …

The Prime Minister’s office will be establishing a mechanism for the public to lodge complaints against Cabinet Ministers. This will, however, not cover inappropriate acts of other position holders, like Members of Parliament, Government Secretaries and senior civil servants whose complaints if found should continue to be lodged with the …

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the first foreign country visit to Bhutan, graced a number of milestone events to mark the Bhutan – India relations, one of which was the formal inauguration of the Supreme Court building on June 15. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Justice of …

A joint release issued by both the Bhutanese and Indian government highlighted the outcomes of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan and his meetings with Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. The release says that His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan and His Majesty the Fourth …

The need to improve the quality of education in Bhutan was stated during the presentation of The State of the Nation report in joint sitting of the National Assembly. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay shared the plans in store for enhancing the quality education in the country. A total of 17% of …

The most important part of the State of the Nation (SOTN) address of the Prime Minister focused on the economy. The PM earlier tweeted “Have decided to cover as many areas as possible in SOTN, but most time will be spent on the economy and economic growth for self-reliance.” The …

The Prime Minister in his state of the nation announced that he would be slashing Nu 50,000 per month from his salary and giving it to a charity at the end of five years.This would come to Nu 600,000 per year and Nu 3 mn in five years. The PM …