As per the tradition on National Day, His Majesty The King awarded Kabney and Patang, and medals to various groups and individuals in recognition of their services to the nation. The Prime Minister was awarded Lungmar in recognition of his contributions to the democratic process during his tenure as the …
Read More »The Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and Royal Bhutan Police have written to their Indian counterparts to help search for the 14-year-old boy who was abducted from his village, Purano Basti, Gelephu, on the night of December 16. Immediately after the abduction case was reported to the Home Ministry, …
Read More »Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay arrived in Dhaka today on a official visit to Bangladesh from 06-08 December 2014 at the invitation of Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Lyonchhen was received at the Hazarat Shaljalal International Airport by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ministers and other senior government officials of …
Read More »To commemorate 60th Birth Anniversary of Fourth Druk Gyalpo and as part of bank’s corporate social responsibility, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay launched Gewog Based Banking Services and the Drinchen Ama Savings Scheme of Bhutan Development Bank (BDB) in Kabesa Gewog in Punakha on 10th December. According to press release of …
Read More »The farmers from the gewog in Paro near the Taktsang Monastery are busy cashing in on the tourism business. The villagers provide riding and pack horses service for tourists, while others sell handicrafts along the footpaths. The farmers of Tsento Shari village located below Taktsang Monastery make a good income …
Read More »During the question-hour session of the National Assembly on 2nd December, Nganglam constituency MP Choida Jamtsho said that the Prime Minister has mentioned in his last meet the press that the drop in GDP growth rate to 2.05% in 2013 is the result of mismanagement of the past government. He …
Read More »The Trashiyangtse National Council representative Tashi Phuntsho questioned the Minister for Information and Communications D.N Dungyel for allowing Tashi Air to again violate the terms and conditions of licensing international flights by not ensuring that it resume its domestic flight from October this year. As per the legal agreement, Tashi …
Read More »The Enterprise Registration Bill of Bhutan, 2013 has been deferred to the next session of the Parliament as some of the MPs pointed out the discrepancies in the Dzongkha and English versions of the Bill, leading to ambiguities, as decided yesterday in the National Assembly. The Enterprise Registration Bill of …
Read More »The issue of kidnapping and abduction in the southern areas in Bhutan, in the recent past, has raised many concerns and worries among the people. However, the Gelephu MP, Gopal Gurung, said His Majesty the King’s visit to Sarpang, in September this year, has eased the stressful situation and brought …
Read More »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 …
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