The much delayed 1,200 MW Punatsangchu-I hydro project is finally on the verge of taking off after a recent meeting of the Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) in Delhi. In the TCC meeting in Delhi both the Bhutanese side and Indian side made their presentations and are putting up a proposal …

Opinion by Tenzing Lamsang These days there is some debate and discussion on the state of Dzongkha, with the common refrain being that Dzongkha is on the decline, and how English has gained precedence over it. To get a proper perspective, we have to see how far Dzongkha has come …

Bhutan recently issued an Interpol Red Notice against rape convict Chencho Gyeltshen who had fled to Australia, and is also attempting to issue another Red Notice against corruption accused and former procurement officer Sonam Dorji who also left for Australia. In both the cases Bhutan cannot do much in the …

Not including P I and P II A budget document or plan document does not reveal much beyond budgetary information of government agencies but this time around the 2024-25 budget document has laid out an ambitious timeline of 11,930 MW of small, medium and big hydro projects. It also lays …

The feverish height of the Australia rush is finally over as indicated by the number of education visas issued in March and April 2024. March and April 2024 saw a combined 573 visas granted compared to 2,487 visas granted in March and April 2023. This is a 77% drop in …

While all five-year plans have been instrumental in the development of Bhutan, once the basics like water, road, electricity, education and health were achieved the plans seemed to be more of the above and lacked an ability to address the growing economic stagnancy. This may have perhaps been why the …

Gautam Adani, the Chairman of the Adani Group in India set out a tweet around midnight on Sunday saying that he has signed an MoU with the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) for a 570 MW Green Hydro Plant in Chukha. The tweet was accompanied with a picture of Prime …

The name of the murderer of 13-year-old Sumitra Chhetri in Pamtsho is Cheten (pronounced Choiten) Tshering. State of mind A psychiatric assessment said that he does not have symptoms of psychic disorder and that he was conscious and rational when he was examined. A source said that there are 100 …

On 5th February 2024, the National Assembly MPs hade their first plenary session and one of the outcomes of the session was a 14th February 2024 letter signed by the Speaker asking for 2,800cc designated vehicles for MPs as per the Pay Structure Reform Act 2022. The letter was addressed …

Left Bank PHPA 1 Last year Bhutan and India agreed to drill multiple rock samples into the right bank area to check for its stability to see if a dam is feasible or not. Currently the joint Technical Coordination Committee with member from both sides has not finalized its report. …