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Phuentsholing police has arrested four more suspects in connection with the fight which took place on the evening of February 2 at the Mani Dungkhor (prayer wheel) near the bridge in Phuentsholing. Out of four, two were female who were arrested from the town on February 6 while the other …
Read More »From Gewogs and Dzongkhags
Maintenance of farm roads The developmental activities in Kilkhorthang gewog for the year started from January 2013. The reconstructions of four farm roads in the gewog are in progress. Each farm road is five kms in length. Till date one km has been completed and three are underway. The construction of farm roads …
Read More »Plan talks to be held in Delhi today and tomorrow
A press release issued by the Foreign Minister said that plan talks between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India will be held in New Delhi on 27 and 28 February 2013. The Bhutanese delegation will be led by Mr. Yeshey Dorji, Foreign Secretary and will include …
Read More »Mongar’s new National Council contender
With the strong support from the people of his village and his family members, Tshering Wangchen, 33, is determined to contest for a seat at the National Council from Khalong village in Mongar. He is the third candidate from Mongar to announce his candidature to contest the upcoming National Council …
Read More »National Council thanks His Majesty in its concluding session
The nation’s first democratically elected National Council (NC) concluded its 10th and the last session yesterday. The House of Review thanked the Druk Gyalpo and attributed the title of ‘Unifying force’ upon him. While paying their tribute to His Majesty, the NC members acknowledged His Majesty’s contributions in all spheres …
Read More »MP’s Entitlement Urgency
In his inaugural address, the speaker announced that the Parliamentary Entitlement Act would be introduced for amendment during this session. Now here, we run into trouble, both by law and by principle. Section 30 of the Parliamentary Entitlement Act states that, “A member of Parliament upon retirement on completion of his term …
Read More »His Majesty grants gallantry awards to the armed forces
His Majesty on his birthday visited children and other patients at the Thimphu referral hospital. His Majesty also appointed the new Gyalpoi Zimpon and the ROM Director His Majesty the King awarded gallantry and service medals to 239 Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bhutan Police, and Royal Body Guards personnel, Desuups …
Read More »Taking responsibility for the Rupee shortage
When the Rupee Shortage and the resultant Credit Crunch first hit the Bhutanese economy from early 2012 onwards, the RMA and the government were caught unaware. With elections just a year away and personal and institutional reputations at stake, both the RMA and the government blamed the financial institutions, private …
Read More »Questions over infrastructure projects
The National Assembly Question and Answer session saw some questions over the state of infrastructure in the country. MP Hemant Gurung during the Q and A session asked about progress on the Lhamoizingkha-Gesarling highway. In response, the works and human settlement minister Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said that the delay in …
Read More »The Bhutanese completes one year
The Bhutanese with today’s issue completes one year from the date of its launch on 21st February, 2012. This was also the first Bhutanese paper to publicly publish its editorial policy so that people could hold it accountable to it. The paper also published the names of its owners. In …
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