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Opposition party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, questioned the performance, efficiency, accountability and political affiliation of the Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) in a press meet held yesterday. Opposition Leader (OL), Dr Pema Gyamtsho said he heard that almost all Gups, during a recent Gups’ conference, said that they have not …
Read More »Bhutan to celebrate international day of Yoga on 21st June
The first International Day of Yoga will be celebrated on 21st June at the multi-purpose hall of Royal Institute of Management (RIM) in Thimphu. At the press conference held on 18th, India’s Ambassador to Bhutan, Gautam Bambawale, announced with delight that the embassy and the RIM were collaborating together to …
Read More »His Majesty says foremost duty of all Bhutanese is to protect the sovereignty and security of the country
His Majesty The King graced the passing out parade of the 72nd and 73rd batch Royal Bhutan Army recruits on 11th June 2015. For the special occasion, the recruits presented drill and a heartfelt zhabtoen to His Majesty. They then took the solemn oath to serve the tsawasum. His Majesty …
Read More »Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal transport ministers to meet in Thimphu
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), Bhutan in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank is hosting the first meeting of the transport ministers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) on 15th June 2015 in Thimphu. The transport ministers’ meeting will be preceded by a preparatory meeting of BBIN …
Read More »NC finds holes in the employment policy
Chairperson of the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee, National Council (NC) member of Bumthang, Nima, presented the preliminary report on review of the National Employment Policy, Program and Strategies this week. NC found the need to review the policy as it was a national policy, to create and promote gainful …
Read More »Upper House to submit election reforms to ECB
The 21 members present in the National Council adopted the recommendations on the election-related issues, to be submitted to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) for consideration, yesterday. The House adopted the proposal submitted by the committee to refrain from amending the Election Act that can be addressed by the …
Read More »Nganglam-Deothang highway construction deferred for security reasons
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, during the question hour session in National Assembly on May 19, said the Nganglam-Deothang highway construction is not cancelled, but it has been postponed for a year based on security issues in the south. The question on why the government had cancelled the highway construction was …
Read More »Meet-the-people program is for people from humble backgrounds: Lyonchhen
The meet-the-people program is for all Bhutan citizens, not just those who have wealth and power or those who support the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay emphasized during the question hour session of the National Assembly on 19th May. He also said it’s very important to …
Read More »Local Government Entitlement bill not effective immediately
The Local Government Members Entitlement Bill 2014, adopted at the joint sitting of the Parliament on 12th, will have to go through the provisions of the Constitution. The chairperson of the joint committee and Chumig-Ura representative, Tshewang Jurmi, said that the bill would not bring change in the local government …
Read More »Narcotics Drugs bill to penalize traffickers severely
The joint sitting of Parliament passed the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse bill (NDPSSA) with majority of 66 of 69 members presented voted ‘yes’ on 11th May. The bill originally had 15 clauses which were not agreed by both the house. The joint committee met for more than …
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