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 …

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, …