Those committing breach of privileges against NC will get up to a 5 year minimum wage fine Coming to an agreement on disputed clauses between the two houses on the amendment of National Council (Amendment) Bill 2014, the joint sitting upon the recommendations by the Joint Committee passed the NC …

The Opposition party questioned the Health Minister, in the National Assembly yesterday, on how the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is improving its overall services, such as effective treatment, less wait time for patients and economy of scale, especially now that JDWNRH has been granted autonomy, The Nganlam …

The e-waste is a growing concern all across the globe, Bhutan included. But having the e-waste recovery and recycling facilities in Bhutan is not found as viable, according to the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT). The Head of Infrastructure Division, DITT, Sonam Phuntsho, said setting up e-waste recovery …

The Upper House passed the Local Government Entitlement Bill of Bhutan, 2014 as proposed by the Good Governance Committee of National Council (NC) on November 19. The decision was made after the House deliberated on the seven sections of the bill which was passed by the National Assembly (NA) during …

The Upper House passed the Local Government Entitlement Bill of Bhutan, 2014 as proposed by the Good Governance Committee of National Council (NC) on November 19. The decision was made after the House deliberated on the seven sections of the bill which was passed by the National Assembly (NA) during …

The Prime Minister explained the lowest recorded GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate for 2013 reported by the National Statistical Bureau (NSB) during the 13th Meet-the-Press held yesterday. The economy in 2013 has grown by only 2.05% as compared to 5.07% in the previous year. Although the growth has declined …

The Minister of Information and Communications declared yesterday, during the 13th Meet-the Press, that the public transport operators are not eligible to get an increase in the fare this year. A month ago, Lyonpo D.N Dhungyel mentioned that the fare revision would come into effect from November 1, this year …

The Upper House deliberated on the three resolutions passed during the 13th Session of the National Council (NC) and land related issues yesterday. The House passed the resolutions pertaining to shortage of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene, policy review on import of second hand electric vehicles and obstructions to …

“Long Live Our King” written on a banner and carried by many colourful helium-filled balloons floated high in the clear blue sky. Below were thousands of children, youth and elders looking at the floating balloons, one of the exciting moments, at the celebrations of the 59th Birth Anniversary of His …

In a special, unprecedented gesture and a break from protocol, His Majesty The King along with Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen received the Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee at the Paro International Airport. Thousands of Bhutanese citizens and also school children from both villages and towns gathered along the Paro to Thimphu …