DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Member of Parliament of Panbang, Dorji Wangdi questioned the Prime Minister on how many of the 100-day pledges have been fulfilled during the 4th Question Hour of 3rd session of the National Assembly on June 3. It was pointed out that many people are doubtful about the fulfillment of …

The Prime Minister of Bhutan graced the launch of the Google Apps, coinciding with Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen’s birth anniversary, and the World Environment Day on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s Office, Thimphu. The initiative is an approach towards e-government master plan of Department of Information Technology & Telecom (DITT), …

The government’s pay revision report has also revised the various allowances, benefits and entitlements for both politicians and bureaucrats. The government has hiked the Daily Allowance (DA) for in country travels and also Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) for travels to India and other third countries. The DA has been hiked …

In what could be described as both a heated and theatrical display opposition members said that the government’s pay revision report is not based on the principle of reducing the income gaps in the civil service position during the third session of the second parliament yesterday. The National Assembly (NA) …

The third session of second Parliament began with the opening ceremony that was graced by His Majesty the King, arriving in a Chipdrel procession and the offering of Zhungdrel Phuensum Tshogpai, yesterday. His Majesty the King addressed the Parliament for the first time since the start of the second Parliament …

The National Council in the last session had made various amendments of the 2012 Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan after finding problems in the Act that they felt negatively impacted the society at large. During the introduction of the act the members had proposed a few significant amendments which were …

T o demonstrate the friendship between Bhutan and India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s bust was unveiled in the presence of the Prime Minister of Bhutan and Indian Ambassador to Bhutan on May 7 at the Nehru Wangchuck Cultural Centre in Thimphu. The centre will also showcase the bust of the Third …

A nationwide tiger survey initiated by the Department of Forest and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, starting from February is in full swing. The survey will determine the exact number of tigers in the country. The survey teams with appropriate equipment have been dispatched to the different locations …

The police officer who has been accused of taking bribe last year has been slapped with seven charges by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) after the completion of investigations. The case has been forwarded to the Phuentsholing Dungkhag Court on March 12 by OAG. The seven charges framed against …

The two men involved in the murder case of a 48-year-old Indian man on the night of November 7 last year at Changjalu, Thimphu have been convicted by Thimphu District Court on April 21. The verdict was passed by the Bench I of the district court. The convicts were given …