The Bhutanese Leading the way.
When the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s airplane lands in Paro on Sunday, the new Indian Prime Minister will be stepping on the soil of the only country in the SAARC region that does not hold any anti-India politics and where there is the genuine warmth towards India from both …
Read More »Preparations in earnest to welcome the indian PM
With the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expected to be in the country on Sunday, preparations are in full swing to welcome him starting from Paro all the way to Thimphu. The visible activities are maintenance and repainting of road dividers along the express way, decoration of the roads with …
Read More »dzongsar jamyang khyentse rinpoche and the Great translation
It is delightful to know that a Bhutanese Lama is heading a team of Buddhist scholars to translate the Buddhist Canon or Kangyur into English. This is, of course, a globally colossal task indeed! The Bhutanese Lama is none other than the internationally renowned Bhutanese Buddhist master, His Eminence Dzongsar …
Read More »Chorten vandalized in Haa for the third time
A chorten located near Dorikha village of Samar gewog under Haa was vandalized in the night of June 4. This is the third time that the chorten has been vandalized by miscreants. First time, the chorten was vandalized back in 1995, where all the Nangtens were stolen and no suspects …
Read More »Hazelnut project to help conserve the environment: Agriculture Minister
The Agriculture Minister, Yeshey Dorji, said as of now he cannot say if the hazelnut project is a profitable project for the people in rural Bhutan, but he has found that the project that started four years ago helps to conserve the environment. Lyonpo said the assessment of the project, …
Read More »Three chorten’s vandalized in one night, 7 suspects arrested
In just one night, three chortens in two different gewogs of Punakha were vandalized by miscreants on the night of May 16. Of the three chortens, two were vandalized in Shenga Bjemi gewog in Punakha and a 30-year-old suspect was arrested on May 18. Following a tip off, the police …
Read More »Status on opening three colleges in the east questioned
Question and answer session The Member of Parliament of Bartsam-Shongphu asked for an update and the progress made so far on opening more colleges in the country, out of which three colleges are to be opened in the east. To which the Education Minister, Lyonpo Mingbo Dukpa, said the Constitution …
Read More »The government must do better
The pay hike controversy centering on the large hike for ministers and entitlements for MPs is only the latest in a series of avoidable issues and headaches dogging the new government. There have been others, like the legality of BOIC, unsatisfactory communication on Education City, rejection of RTI by the …
Read More »Combined Response to Pay Hike And House Rent Allowance Comes To Around 25% Total Hike For Most Civil Servants.
The increase in pay is financed from the increasing taxes every citizens pay to government and the royalties collected by government from the resources which belong to the common citizens. Tax payers willingly pay the taxes knowing that those who receive salaries and parks will acknowledge it and provide better …
Read More »PM confirms Modi’s visit calling it historic
The upcoming visit of the newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan will be a historic visit said Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during a press conference yesterday. The Indian Prime Minister will be in Bhutan for a two day visit from June 15 to 16. This is his …
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