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PM says he is happy to accept the Speakers nomination In an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese the Speaker Jigme Tshultim has announced that he will be re-contesting his seat for the 2013 General Elections. “Given the choice I would like to retire from politics but as a public figure …
Read More »Parliamentary Entitlement Act Shelved
The proposal by the National Assembly to amend the Parliamentary Entitlement Act has been shelved. “The entitlement bill has been shelved because we could not reach an agreement,” said the Speaker, Jigme Tshultim. National Assembly MPs until recently had been discussing with National Council MPs on the possibility of amending …
Read More »India keeps aside Nu 36.14 bn for Bhutan in its annual budget
India’s 2013-2014 annual budget has set aside Nu 36.14 bn for Bhutan in their financial year from 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014. According to the bulky budget report available on India’s Ministry of Finance website aid to Bhutan comes under the ‘Grants and Loans to Foreign Governments’ heading. …
Read More »NC’s Rupee Shortage Report holds Finance Ministry and RMA responsible
The house also recommended a series of measures to tide over the crisis The National Council (NC) held the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) accountable for the current economic situation and the Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall in particular. This is following an intensive review by …
Read More »The boy who was sold for 27 CGI sheets, earns third position in school
When a child reaches the age of six, it is time to enroll in School. It is a time when children learn new things, mingle with friends and interact with each other. But not many are privileged enough and they are deprived of such opportunities and later get into child …
Read More »DNT introduces eight more
On 22 February the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) revealed the third batch of its eight candidates. With this DNT has introduced 24 candidates out of 40 confirmed candidates. Chhatraman Chhetri He will contest from Pataley-Tsirangtoe, Tsirang Dzongkhag. The 47-year old decided to join politics since he felt it was a …
Read More »DNT brings forth another eight strong candidates
Yesterday, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) revealed their second group of candidates. Like the earlier eight candidates, the eight new candidates belong to highly qualified backgrounds with strong professional experience. The DNT website was also launched today, dedicated to the Bhutanese youth DNT’s first eight candidates were revealed just after a …
Read More »The Bhutanese completes one year
The Bhutanese with today’s issue completes one year from the date of its launch on 21st February, 2012. This was also the first Bhutanese paper to publicly publish its editorial policy so that people could hold it accountable to it. The paper also published the names of its owners. In …
Read More »Endangered Monal Pheasant snared in large numbers by poachers near Thimphu
Monks in Phajoding Monastery who were concerned about decreasing numbers of the protected and endangered Monal Pheasants, that frequented the monastery, discovered that poachers have been snaring the exotic birds on a regular basis. Many of the birds residing around the monastery premises are known to visit the monastery early …
Read More »41 dead and counting: Bhutan’s growing Drug problem
A 29-year old man died due to drug overdose at the Intensive Care Unit of the Thimphu national referral hospital, on Monday. The 29-year old was brought in a state of coma to the emergency ward at around 5:30 pm on 4 February. Hospital staff had recovered some Spasmo Proxyvon …
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