Lyonchhen says GoI has sought feedback on guidelines and that the issue is important for Indo-Bhutan relations in hydropower cooperation Bhutan’s much delayed and discussed Joint Venture (JV) hydro projects are heading for more stormy waters as the Indian Ministry of Power’s 5th December 2016 guidelines on ‘Cross Border Trade …

The long draw out legal battle and saga between Sonam Phuntsho and Tandin Bidha came to a close after a final Supreme Court order to transfer half the Changzamtok building to Sonam Phuntsho. Sonam Phuntsho would have to pay Nu 4 mn of the around Nu 9 mn loan on …

Recently a Bhutanese school teacher travelling from Paro to New York was held by Indian security personnel at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, after they found 10 AK-47 bullets in her suitcase. The carrying of such dangerous weapons into an Indian airport is considered as a serious matter …

Bhutan is estimated to have around 5,000 to 6,000 graduates, who over the years have graduated from the Sikkim Manipal University’s various affiliated study centers outside Sikkim. The majority of them come from the B.B Pradhan Management College (BMC) in Kalimpong which has been in operation since 2003. Over the …

The Government of India has sent its version of the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to put in place an understanding between Bangladesh, Bhutan and India to cooperate on trilateral hydropower cooperation. The good news is that India has finally sent its version of the MoU which was …

The much publicized auction of Aum Tandin Bidha’s building did not see any buyers coming forth on the 30th March 2017 auction date, as set by the Department of National Properties (DNP), under the Ministry of Finance. With no buyers turning up the auction was cancelled and the matter is …

Mathematics, too often, strikes a combination of fear and boredom in many students in Bhutan. However, that was to change on Saturday evening on 18th March as Professor Marcus Du Sautoy (OBE)  from Oxford University, with an international reputation and body of work in popularizing maths,  kept a hall full …

However, frivolous complaints with intent to defame may see contempt proceedings The Supreme Court has come up with a draft Judicial Accountability Guidelines 2017, which for the first time sets up an entire system along with guidelines to complain against Judges and also investigate them. Judges, if found guilty, can …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has started collecting and reviewing documents and criteria related to the National Film Awards. This is after the film director Karma Lhatrul Rinpoche filed a complaint of corruption and collusion against the Bhutan Film Association (BFA) with the ACC last week in relation to the …

The 16th National Film Awards has come in for high controversy with a film director Karma Lhatrul Rinpoche, filing a complaint of corruption and collusion against the Bhutan Film Association (BFA) with the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). The controversy centers on the selection of the best films category, whose top …