In a packed Parliament hall on Monday the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit all the right notes in his address to the joint sitting. However, the most impor-tant statement for Bhutan was assurances from Modi in terms of a continuity of India’s friendly policy towards Bhutan despite a …

A three member delegation o f the Bhutanese Election Commission (ECB) led by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan, Dasho KunzangWangdi, returned from a visit to India. The delegation held discussion with Election Commission of India (ECI) to foster mutual cooperation and relations between the two Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) …

Coinciding with Her Majesty T he Gyaltsuen’s Birth Anniversary, Her Majesty graced the celebration of the World Environment Day in Thimphu. At the celebrations, Her Majesty launched the Curriculum on Air Conditioning & Refrigeration for Vocational Training Institutes, and Strategy on Integrated Solid Waste Management. Her Majesty also awarded prizes …

The Member of Parliament from Nanong-Shumar questioned the lifting of gynecological services from Pemagatshel hospital. She said it has been done without a consultation with local government and asked for an explanation from the Health Minister. She said Pemagatshel is one of the biggest dzongkhags in Bhutan with 11 gewogs, …

Tshendu Goenpa lhakhang in Nagya Gewog has no protection from the heavy monsoon rain downpour it has no roof. The floors have the lhakhang are flooded from the recent rainfall. A source said the roof of the lhakhang was blown off a month ago due to a windstorm. Nothing has …

During the Question Hour session of National Assembly, the Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, revealed that proper breast feeding given to infants for complete six months stands at 10.4 percent in Bhutan, which was at a lower global rank. The opposition MP of Radhi-Sakteng, Jigme Wangchuk, questioned the Ministry of Health …

A Brown Bag Seminar organised by the QED consultancy firm on the theme “English Medium Schools in Bhutan: Is It Working?” was held at the YDF premises on May 28. The session was moderated by Dr Mark LaPrairie who has extensively researched on the topic for his PhD dissertation, in …

The Wangduephodrang police, during a vehicle inspection for drugs on highways, caught a woman in her 20’s carrying chewing tobacco products in a taxi on May 20. The police had received a tip-off about the woman carrying the tobacco products. She was caught at Paytekha, about three kilometer away from …

The police in Paro have arrested a 45-year-old man of Shana village, Tsento gewog for smuggling 733.9 kilograms of sandalwood May 26. The police, after being informed by their source, raided the suspect’s two-storied house for sandalwood on May 26. After a thorough search that lasted one and half hours, …

The government’s pay revision report has also revised the various allowances, benefits and entitlements for both politicians and bureaucrats. The government has hiked the Daily Allowance (DA) for in country travels and also Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) for travels to India and other third countries. The DA has been hiked …