Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji passed away peacefully in the early hours on the 8th day of the 3rd month of the Female Earth Pig Year (12th May, 2019) at his residence in Punakha, in the presence of His Holiness the Je Khenpo, who conducted Phowa. His Eminence Gyalse Trulku, senior …

The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj, presented her credentials to His Majesty the King, on 17th May. Ambassador Kamboj is the first woman Ambassador of India to Bhutan. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 and served in the Indian Missions in the U.S., and France …

It brings up need of home loan for private sector too and opposes fuel tax and use of domestic help by ministers  The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a 10-point letter addressed to the Cabinet made various comments and alternative suggestions to the Government on the recommendations of the 4th …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will be looking to an extraordinarily high Nu 167.20 mn estimate for a 2.5 km road widening project in Phaling Thromde next to the Lhuentse Dzong. According to a source the ACC had done a review of the issue and it had decided to gather …

Aum Kinzang Choden, a 60 year old shopkeeper from Trashigang Throm returned a purse containing Nu. 221,055 in cash, that she found near the Manidungkhor in the heart of Trashigang town, on 2 May 2019 to Trashigang Police. The purse and its contents were handed over to the rightful owner, …

The Sixteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in Doha, Qatar on 1 May 2019. The Ministerial Meeting was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting on 30 April 2019. A one day business forum was also organized by the Ministry of Commerce following the Ministerial Meeting. …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering joined the teachers and students of Samtse Higher and Lower Secondary schools to celebrate Teachers day on 2nd May. The day also marks the Birth anniversary of His Majesty The Third King. In a message for teachers written from Samtse, Lyonchhen said that the district  hosts …

On behalf of the people of Bhutan, His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen on 22nd April offered prayers at the Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong, and offered a thousand butterlamps, in memory of those who lost their lives in a series of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on …

His Majesty The King on 17 April 2019 granted Dhar to appoint the new Chairperson and Commissioners of the Royal Civil Service Commission. Karma Hamu Dorjee, one of the Commissioners of the previous Commission, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the RCSC. The four Commissioners are Dr. Ugyen …

The annual implication of the pay commission’s pay hike is Nu 4.238 bn a year and 17.913 bn in the next four years. However, if increased salary hike grants to be given to the autonomous Royal University of Bhutan and other institutions and increased student stipends are included then the …