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Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay sent a congratulatory message to India’s new Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday evening. The BJP led National Democratic Alliance lead by Narendra Modi won a massive landslide majority in the 2014 general elections winning around 340 seats in total well above …

In what was being a messy procedural wrangle between the National Council and a Committee of Secretaries procedural rule over the RTI Bill, the Prime Minister stepped in to resolve the issue. The PM on Wednesday instructed the Cabinet Secretary to ask the MoIC to make the presentation to the …

One of the biggest complaints against the Tenancy Act 2004 was the lack of an effective redressal system and penalties when provisions of the Act were violated either by the landlord or the tenant. The complaint also was that no single agency from the MoWHS to the local governments implemented …

The contention of the nC over a new procedural rule established by the Com­mittee of secreatries could lead to the ‘death’ of the rti Bill With the third session of the second Parliament scheduled less than a week away, the Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been caught up in …

The much awaited and discussed Pay Commission report will be presented to the Parliament by the Finance Minister on 29th May 2014. The third session of the second Parliament will be starting on 16th May and Concluding on 20th June 2014. The Pay Commission report among other things had recommended …

The Shingkhar-Gorgan highway that passes through the core area of the Thrumshingla National Park, which is a safe haven for the Royal Bengal Tigers, is a highly debated topic as some environmentalists had alleged that the construction of such a highway runs in violation with the Nature and Forest Conservation …

Though Bhutan is still reeling from the rupee crisis and credit crunch it could head into deeper waters if the Central Bank and the Government are not careful. A 2014 World Bank report titled ‘Bhutan Development Update’ has said that Bhutan’s financial sector has shown signs of vulnerability and weaknesses …

Nowadays meat shop vendors are selling only pork, chicken and fish. The vendors say beef import has stopped for more than a month and this is not good as sale of beef fetches in the most business for them. The beef supply in the mar¬ket has stopped due to the …

A World Bank report “Bhutan Development Update” projects the country’s economic growth to be at 7.3% in 2014. The growth would be on the basis of ongoing construction of four hydro-projects, the work of the Dagachu project to be completed by mid 2014, production by Dungsam Cement, the possible lift …

Records with the Royal Bhutan police reveal that cases of rape against minors have been increasing despite stricter laws. In 2011, a total of 27 cases of rape against those below the age of 18 were recorded. The figure increased to 29 in 2012. The number further increased to 35 …