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QUESTION HOUR The Question hour also saw questions from the Opposition on the 100 days pledges and the Local Government Entitlements Act The Prime Minister said that there are no major changes in the 11thfive year plan as well any decrease in the total budget for the plan except for …

The National Council (NC) evaluated the follow-up reports on the resolutions of first session of the second NC yesterday. These were on the Annual Budget report, restoration and renovation of sacred artifacts, legality of imposing restriction on mining activities by Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) within their geographical jurisdiction, impact assessment of …

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen returned home yesterday, following a successful official visit to India, this week, from January 6 to 10 on invitation of the President of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee. Their Majesties were accompanied by Home and Cultural Affairs Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Foreign …

Director Law and Order appointed Bhutan’s Consul General to Kolkata Bhutan will have two female ambassadors posted in the United Nations, New York and Bangladesh. The first is Kunzang Chhoden Namgyel who was earlier the Deputy Permanent Representative in New York and is now an Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United …

Contributed By Pema Thinley A Brief Background A significant move in the Bhutanese economy was the major investment and development of the Chukha hydro power plant in the 6th Five Year Plan (FYP) with support from the government of India. In the latter period of the same FYP, Bashochu Hydro …

It has not been guaranteed that the amendment of laws against drug pushers will put an end to the crime The number of drug abusers in the country has been on the rise each year. While many have attributed the rise to increase in drug dealers and smugglers, many others …

The Prime Minister, in response to a question in the monthly ‘meet-the¬press’ session, said that the government will intervene if media houses close, one after another, and if all of them are in trouble. He, however, did not specify on the kind of intervention needed, or when the government would …

The Cabinet in a decision on 4th December 2013 has decided not to privatize Kuensel, which will mean that the government will continue to hold on to its 51 percent majority share in the paper and can have the final say on management issues. The decision sent to the Ministry …

In what could be a historic moment for the country, the official FIFA World Cup Trophy was brought to Bhutan for the first time yesterday. This gave hundreds of football enthusiasts in Thimphu a life time opportunity to get an upclose look at the most coveted prize in football. The …

The King urged citizens to work in unity and to confront the challenges, and also acknowledged civil servants across the country for their service to the nation While the limelight of the National Day this year was on civil servants, His Majesty the King, in his address to the nation …