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In a special, unprecedented gesture and a break from protocol, His Majesty The King along with Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen received the Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee at the Paro International Airport. Thousands of Bhutanese citizens and also school children from both villages and towns gathered along the Paro to Thimphu …

In the clearest sign that the Anti Corruption Commission is looking into allegedly illegal land deals in Thimphu involving former Gup Naku, former National Land Commission (NLC) Director Tshewang Gyeltshen and NLC Disputes Settlement Committee head Karma Jamtsho, the ACC issued two freeze notices on 30th of October freezing seven …

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated the Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI), a government of India assisted project, at Hotel Taj Tashi in Thimphu yesterday. A report from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan, states that JWPTI was proposed for capacity building, and for the …

The first-ever railway link connecting India and Bhutan, the Golden Jubilee Railway, was established to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s historic visit to Bhutan in 1958. During a press conference in Thimphu yesterday, the Foreign Secretary of India, Sujatha Singh, said that Ministry of Railways is looking …

Letters from Alstom and Andritz also complain of being left out of P II and Mangdechu even though they were capable In two letters sent in 2013, one to the then Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid, and another to the then Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh …

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) report on Public Debt Management from 2008-2013 while acknowledging the benefit of the hydro projects in Bhutan has also pointed out several risks posed with the huge debt concentrated in this single economic activity. The report says that the debt structure of last five years …

In what will strengthen Brand Bhutan and add another feather to the country’s cap Bhutan has been declared the 16th most peaceful country in the world sharing space with some of the most peaceful countries in the world. This is also Bhutan’s highest even rank on the index which measures …

An open secret of the Bhutan’s hydropower sector is finally out, as it is increasingly unlikely that Bhutan will be unable to achieve the ambitious target of 10,000 MW by 2020. According to a reliable and senior source, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) is in the process of developing …

The detention of former Gup Naku, on 16th October at around 2 am and the detention of Bhutan Telecom CEO Tshewang Gyeltshen early morning on the 18th October are related to land transaction cases involving the two in Thimphu Dzongkhag. Tshewang Gyeltshen who had recently taken over the new CEO …

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to visit Bhutan on the 7th of November 2014 on a state visit. It has been learnt that it will be a day’s visit and the President will be leaving for India the next day on the 8th of November. Preparations are …