DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

His Majesty The King granted the Druk Thuksey Medal to Dasho Dorji Gyeltshen, Zimpon to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. Dasho Dorji Gyeltshen has served the Third Druk Gyalpo, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and His Majesty the King. The award was given to Dasho for his unflinching dedication and …

His Majesty The King awarded the Druk Thuksey to Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval and Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited. Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval The Druk Thuksey is conferred to the Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval Team (BEAR) in recognition of its exceptional service to the Nation by bringing emergency medical services to …

During the Joint-Sitting in the National Assembly, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) presented the Performance Audit report on ex-country travels and short-term training in 2020. The Committee’s Chairperson, National Council’s MP Ugyen Tshering presented the report in the house.  Royal Audit Authority (RAA) had conducted the performance audit on ex-country …

With Omicron detected in many countries, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is worried about the classes X and XII exams, scheduled to start from 14 February 2022. Another concern is to provide uninterrupted education to the students for the 2022 academic year. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said thousands …

The poll day for the Third Thromde Election for Samdrupjongkhar is on 22 December, along with the Local Government (LG) Elections. There are two new candidates vying for the post of Samdrupjongkhar Thrompon. Ugyen Wangchuk Ugyen Wangchuk, 34, from Kepsi demkhong has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is planning to provide the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to the priority groups, including people residing in the high risk areas. Currently, Bhutan has 211,290 doses of mRNA vaccines in the country. The United States of America (USA)’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

The ‘Penjore Penjore’ sedition and defamation case against Penjore was dismissed by the Thimphu District Court on 18 July. But Penjore is again back in the court as he is charged with defaming the Office of Attorney General (OAG) by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). Thimphu District Court Bench II …

The National Council (NC) deliberated on the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 on 25 November, and will continue the discussions in the coming week. Keeping up with His Majesty’s concerns about the proliferation and duplication of laws in the country, and the need to harmonize and consolidate these laws, …

Member of Parliament (MP) from Lhamoizingkha-Tashiding, Hemant Gurung, raised two questions during the Question and Hour Session of the National Assembly (NA). He asked  when a proper motorable bridge will be built in Dalbari- Karmaling Gewog, and also if a motorable bridge will be constructed over the Sunkosh river for …

The 2020-21 Annual Audit Report has found that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) transferred Nu 19 mn from the ‘Local Government Election’ budget under the General Reserve to fund capital works activities in various Gewogs under Paro Dzongkhag during the Financial Year (FY) 2020-21. Of the five Gewogs that got …