The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to conduct an ‘information enrichment’ process on the government’s complaint over conflict of interest and policy corruption in fiscal incentives granted to Hotel Le Meridien. The Commission took the decision last week based on the complaint sent in by the government on 25th …

The Prime Minister’s office has recently written to the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) asking it to look into the security walls and structures built for ministers in the past as well as 11 Toyota Prados and one Toyota Land Cruiser that DPT ministers did not return from 2008 to 2013. …

India hiked the Nu 2.25 per unit tariff of the 336 MW Chukha by 30 cheltrums to Nu 2.55 per unit. The hike will be effective from 1st January 2017 since the hike was due from 2017 based on the fact that the Chukha project tariff is reviewed every four …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the inauguration ceremony of the National Veterinary Hospital in Motithang, Thimphu on 5th February 2018. The new hospital is expected to meet the increasing demand for modern animal care and treatment requirements for pets and domestic animals. The Prime Minister, senior government officials, and the …

DNT’s candidates to also be unveiled during the convention to be held around end of April or early May 2018 After a long hunt for a Party President, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) seems to have finally settled down to one in the form of Dr Lotay Tshering, a popular …

Setting an example the minister and ministry officials gave up subsidized gas cylinders The Minister for the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) Lyonpo Lekey Dorji launched the non-subsidized LPG scheme on Friday to supplement the subsidized LPG scheme. Around 1,000 metric tonnes of non subsidized LPG supply every month would …

Silence is a lie that screams at the light. The music, chatting of people in the corridor, the hurly burly of the hotel hardly bothers (Ata) Chenga. The pleasure of living in a quiet world- but still communicating with others through his works. Ata Chenga is hearing impaired. But that is …

His Majesty The King granted land Kidu to 9,628 beneficiaries of Samtse Dzongkhag. A total of 1,261.027 acres of land was granted as Kidu to the people of the 15 gewogs on 29th January. Samtse is the 17th dzongkhag where land Kidu has been granted as part of the nationwide …

His Majesty The King granted Khimsa land Kidu to the people of Merak and Sakteng on 21st January 2018. A total of 63.02 acres of land was granted to 333 recipients, 18 of whom were landless. His Majesty visited Merak and Sakteng in 2015, accompanied by  Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, …

A press release issued by the Prime Minister’s office said that it has asked the office of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate policy corruption against a former minister, Yeshey Zimba. The case pertains to Nu 76.88 mn worth of fiscal incentives received by Hotel Le Meridien in Thimphu …