Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay sent a congratulatory message to India’s new Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday evening. The BJP led National Democratic Alliance lead by Narendra Modi won a massive landslide majority in the 2014 general elections winning around 340 seats in total well above …

In what was being a messy procedural wrangle between the National Council and a Committee of Secretaries procedural rule over the RTI Bill, the Prime Minister stepped in to resolve the issue. The PM on Wednesday instructed the Cabinet Secretary to ask the MoIC to make the presentation to the …

One of the biggest complaints against the Tenancy Act 2004 was the lack of an effective redressal system and penalties when provisions of the Act were violated either by the landlord or the tenant. The complaint also was that no single agency from the MoWHS to the local governments implemented …

The contention of the nC over a new procedural rule established by the Com­mittee of secreatries could lead to the ‘death’ of the rti Bill With the third session of the second Parliament scheduled less than a week away, the Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been caught up in …

The much awaited and discussed Pay Commission report will be presented to the Parliament by the Finance Minister on 29th May 2014. The third session of the second Parliament will be starting on 16th May and Concluding on 20th June 2014. The Pay Commission report among other things had recommended …

The Ministry of Finance, in a meeting with the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) on 4th April 2014 proposed that housing loans, under certain conditions, be opened up again. The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said, “In the meeting with the RMA we discussed the possibility of opening up loans to …

Looking at both the domestic and international scenario for women in politics and going through some literature by various individuals and institutions. I have come to the conclusion that ‘Women’s Quota’ in Bhutan will be an important and necessary step to ensure minimal representation of women in Parliament. The development …

Most conferences in Bhutan usually see a significant thinning out after lunch. However, ACC Chairperson Dasho Neten Zangmo in her closing remark said the ‘National Consultation-Conference on Women in Politics in Bhutan’ was the only conference of its sort in Bhutan where she saw participants staying well into evening for …

The Assetz Property Group (APG), which holds 70 percent of the Thimphu Tech Park Limited (TTPL), through a letter dated 10th March 2014 has announced its intention to withdraw from the project. The APG in its letter says, “While APG appreciates the goodwill and support received from the RGoB changes …

Kinley Dorji, 61, popularly known as ‘Apa Kinley’ beat candidates from many countries to be selected as Bhutan’s first ever Secretary General of the Colombo Plan. The Colombo Plan is the first international developmental organization which Bhutan joined in 1962, and which played an important role in Bhutan’s development process, …