DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA), as of June this year, has treated a total of 23 people highly dependent on prescription drugs and another 100 people suffering from chronic alcoholism, since the pilot project began in August 2015. The Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is an initiative to support a …

A total of 156 students from various schools in Thimphu have signed up to participate in the School Agriculture Program and spend their summer break experiencing the life of a farmer. Agriculture minister Yeshey Dorji said the program will introduce youth to farming practices and expressed his appreciation to students …

The DNT in a new release said it has started consulting legal experts and lawyers for the next course of action to protect the Constitution and resolve this national issue to its logical conclusion in a harmonious way on the Fiscal Incentives issue. DNT said stands firm that the government …

According to the state of the nation report presented in the Parliament by Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, 64 percent of Bhutanese still live in rural Bhutan. To help the rural dwellers in reducing the drudgery and the cost of transportation and bringing market accessibility, the government is aiming to blacktop …

In sign of the heating political environment the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has asked the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister to ‘step down’ over the Fiscal Incentives being declared a money bill in Parliament when the government had introduced it as a report. The party has said if needed …

Citing the recent incident of two Bhutanese trucks set on fire by an agitated mob in Assam after one truck ran over a student, the Bomdeling Jamkhar MP questioned the government on what it was doing to work out a long term solution to the persistent problems faced by Bhutanese …

The Druk Namrup Tshogpa (DNT) has said they would consider whether or not to take in Nima Tshering as a party member and candidate after they hear his side of the story and get the facts straightened out. A former DNT member, Nima Tshering is accused of using an optical …

The case of the 56-year-old grandmother who was last seen with the four-year-old boy, found dead in the Wangchu on April 28, has been forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Police had detained the grandmother for a month until May 28. Earlier police said the grandmother claimed …

During the deliberation of the national budget for the Financial Year 2017-2018 in the National Council, the representative from Trongsa, Tharchen raised the issue of the government’s irrational spending on the cost of transportation under the general public service of the government. He said, “The government has allocated around 85 …

The Bumdeling-Jamkhar representative Dupthob sought an update from the Economic Affairs Minister Lyonpo Lekey Dorji on the implementation status of the resolutions on regional tourism in the country. These recommendations were submitted by the Economic Development and Private Sector Committee during the 8th session and it was directed that the …