The chairperson of the Good Governance Committee presented the Office of the Attorney General Bill 2014, for the third reading, in the National Assembly on November 19. The deliberation concluded yesterday and the Bill is proposed to be passed on November 24 in the National Assembly (NA). The chairperson of …

Confirming earlier news reports of The Bhutanese the Minister for Economic Affairs Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk said that 10,000 MW by 2020 cannot be achieved. Lyonpo said that in 2006 a target of 5,000 MW was set up between the governments of India and Bhutan. In 2008 during the visit of …

The Opposition party, on November18 in the National Assembly (NA), questioned the government on whether the government has prepared a road map for curbing the national debt, the absence of an annual conference of Gups, and on there not being an open selection for the appointment of the new Managing …

The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee introduced the Office of the Attorney General Bill in the National Assembly yesterday. The Bill was received from the National Council and had been referred to the Good Governance Committee for further review Further, the Minister for Finance, Namgay Dorji introduced the Entitlement …

In commemoration of the 60th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, on November 11 in Thimphu, a website and calendar of events of the ‘Visit Bhutan 2015’ year was launched by the Prime Minister. ‘Visit Bhutan 2015’ will be accompanied by the tagline ‘celebrate happiness’. …

His Majesty the King graced the opening ceremony of the 4th Session of the 2nd Parliament on November 12. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jigme Zangpo, expressed gratitude to His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo for gracing the opening ceremony. “The presence of His Majesty signifies the importance that His …

After the Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) started its operation on August 28, and within three weeks of its operation, BOiC received a total of 393 project proposals. A release from BOiC states that out of 393 project proposals, 38 of the projects have been approved. The maximum number …

The first-ever railway link connecting India and Bhutan, the Golden Jubilee Railway, was established to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s historic visit to Bhutan in 1958. During a press conference in Thimphu yesterday, the Foreign Secretary of India, Sujatha Singh, said that Ministry of Railways is looking …

To reduce the increased levels of traffic congestion and unorganized parking on city streets, the Thimphu Thromde will implement an integrated parking system project for the exclusive area of Thimphu City through a public-private partnership (“PPP”) concession model using private finance. There are approximately 900 on-street surface parking spaces in …

People residing in Thimphu alone generate about 50 tons of household waste per day and government is spending about Nu 30 mn annually just to collect and dispose the household waste in the Memelakha Landfill site in Thimphu. Executive Secretary, Thimphu District Municipality (TDM), Minjur Dorji said that if the …