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Prayer! On the peaceful completion of the Glorious Ten Years of His Majesty’s Extraordinary Reign on the Palden Druki Serthri I take the honour to offer my gratitude to The Unprecedented one and Salute: “Hail to The Beloved Majesty! Long Live The King. Palden Drukpa be Forever Glorious!!! Bhutan marched …

“What we need is not a Leader to lead the masses- we need Leadership of the Self” -Excerpt from His Majesty The King’s address at the Calcutta University Convocation, 5th October 2010. His Majesty, in most of his addresses to the people, attempts to hit the chord of leadership either …

His Majesty’s compassion and kidu has brought comfort and happiness to the destitute and underprivileged through improved quality of health, welfare and education. Land kidu granted through the ongoing land reforms initiated by His Majesty in 2007 is helping to bridge economic disparity in rural Bhutan and create an equal …

NA passed the money bill on 28th November to make Fixed Deposits in banks tax free with 39 yes votes against two no votes and one abstaining vote. The Ministry of Finance introduce the Income Tax Act on 14 November 2016 as a money Bill. The bill proposed amendments to …

Govt outlines its use in medical emergencies and servicing remote areas While acknowledging the helicopter services has helped people the Panbang MP, Dorji Wangdi, quesioned its frequent use by cabinet ministers in the name of emergency visits by paying huge sums of money. Naming cabinet ministers who used the chopper …

The question was on employment but the Education Minister and the Opposition Leader clashed over the economy during the discussion The Education Minister Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk during question and answer session in the National Assembly said that, the Opposition in one way or the other way is criticizing the current …

Drujeygang Tseza MP Karma Dorji, a former teacher, questioned the Minister of MoLHR on the employment prospects for the increasing education graduates particularly from the colleges of Samtse and Paro and what plans the government had to ensure that these trainees find jobs upon graduation. “There are currently 839 teacher …

Thimphu Police detained on the same day, in separate incidents, two taxi drivers and a high school student for possession of controlled prescription drugs. The taxi drivers aged 38 and 32 who were on their way to Kuenselphodrang were apprehended from Changzamtog at around 1 pm. Police seized from them …

On November 9, the High Court passed its judgment on the case of illicit trafficking of Spasmo Proxyvon Plus capsules, upholding the Mongar District Court’s conviction and sentence. This is the first case of its kind that the High Court has had to judge. Jamyang from Barpang Geog in Mongar …

The defamation suit filed by Sonam Phuntsho (Ap SP) against former BBS anchor Namgay Zam and Dr. Shacha Wangmo entered the evidential phase yesterday. Ap SP submitted that since the defendants had claimed he does not have a good relation with anybody including his relatives, they should prove the truth …