Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay went on a working visit to Japan at the invitation of the Government of Japan from 30th June to 3rd July. He had a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 30th June and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral relations, on regional and international issues of …
Read More »Prelims and its impact on graduates
During the last session of the Parliament, the government informed the House that they were working with the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) on doing away with the preliminary examination (PE), a pledge made by the government. RCSC has not entertained the letter from the Ministry of Labour and Human …
Read More »Difficult to believe so far but below normal monsoon predicted for Bhutan this year
According to the Department of Hydro-Met Services under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) the forecast for monsoon rainfall from June to September is to be 5.1% below the normal rainfall range. This would also mean that the annual total rainfall is forecast to be below normal. For June and July, …
Read More »PM heading this week on a Japan visit
According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan accompanied by Aum Tashi Doma will be on a four day Working Visit to Japan from 29th June-3rd July 2014 upon the invitation of the government of Japan. Lyonchhen’s delegation will include Lyonpo …
Read More »Prime Minister signs performance agreement with NEC and BOIC
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 …
Read More »First RUB inter college literary meet
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 …
Read More »15-year imprisonment for chorten vandalism
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 …
Read More »DNT blasts both PDP and DPT for weakening democracy
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 …
Read More »A complaint box against ministers set up in the PMO
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 …
Read More »Indian PM inaugurates Supreme Court building and lays foundation stone plaque on Kholongchhu hydroproject
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 …
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