The Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Yeshey Dorji, said that the electric fencing is an effective and cheaper way to ward off the human-wildlife conflict. He was speaking at the 14th Meet-the-Press yesterday. Lyonpo said the government plans to carry out a mass solar powered or electric powered fencing project …

The east, being far off from the capital and lacking in many fronts, will be the focus of a balanced regional and equitable development. The government has integrated an eastern development initiative into the 11th FYP, said Minister of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) at the 14th Meet-the-Press held yesterday …

To provide understanding and clarity on the roles and responsibilities of Information & Media Officers (IMOs), the Department of Information & Media (DoIM) organized a weeklong IMO training from December 1 to December 5. There were 35 IMOs from Ministries and Autonomous agencies who participated in the training. It is …

The Government Performance Management Division (GPMD), Office of the Prime Minister will conduct a mid-year review of the Annual Performance Agreement (APA), as directed by the Prime Minister. The review of the six autonomous agencies will start on January 27. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay had signed the APA  with the heads …

Prime Minister of Bhutan shares his concerns over the country’s economy during, the “Public-Private Dialogue,” the first of its kind on December 29. Lyonchhen pointed out that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bhutan stands at Nu104 bn which was at the 166th position out of 190 countries. “Our GDP …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay has directed the Government Performance Management Division (GPMD) to conduct the mid-year review of Annual Performance Agreement (APA) from January, next year. The Prime Minister, has signed the APA for the fiscal year 2014-2015 with all 10 cabinet Ministers, 20 Dzongkhags and heads of …

The Sharcho-Khorlo Tsipgyed people, from all walks of life, were exhilarated at the opportunity to meet His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo during the grand celebrations of the 107th National Day at Kanglung, Trashigang, on December 17. The festive look of the celebrations started all …

A two-day training workshop, spearheaded by Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), to help the company secretaries (CSs) to professionally conduct effective board and annual general meetings concluded yesterday. 13 CSs from the DHI owned and linked companies attended the training. Two officials from DHI, experts in the corporate governance, were …

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) and IMTRAT (Indian Military Training Team) are willing to hand back the Haa Dzong if the government builds all necessary buildings and other facilities elsewhere and hands it over to them, said the Home Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji responding to a National Council (NC) Member’s query …

The 11th Five Year Plan’s first year works has been carried out as per the budget allocated, responded the Finance Minister, when the Upper House quizzed him on the status of the 11FYP on 3rd December. Deputy Chairperson of National Council, Tshering Dorji raised his concern over Local governments facing …