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A story of unexpected parental death, probable remarriage of surviving parent and imminent hardship for three innocent souls Rejection is one devastating emotion a human being can experience when the very people virtually ordained by God to give nothing but love goes ahead and throws one out into the cold …
Read More »ICM Act legislation will have to wait for the next elected parliament
Certain changes had to be made to the earlier draft amendment bill that was finalized in March The legislation of Bhutan Information Communications and Media Amendment (ICM) Bill 2012 will have to wait for the next elected government. The ICM Bill, after certain major consultations was scheduled to be submitted …
Read More »NEC’s all talk and no action leaves DRA medical wastes dangerously in the open
A quagmire of procedures and technicalities has left two regulatory offices in a state of indecision on the disposal of pharmaceutical wastes while imminent harm that the lethal waste poses to people in its immediate atmosphere will not linger in wait for a decision. Presently it’s been a month since …
Read More »Unnecessary interventions will make us weaker and less effective: ACC
According to ACC officials, interventions by the Office of the Attorney General, the unfavorable High Court verdict and political opposition in the Gyelpozhing case has put tremendous stress on the Anti Corruption Commission which will weaken it in the near future and hamper its effectiveness. “We can say that this …
Read More »INR 1.5 bn from GoI for Detailed Project Report of 9 mega-projects
During the 10th five year plan the Government of India (GoI) provided Rupee or Rs 1.5 bn for commissioning the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of nine mega projects. DPR is an essential component of a hydro project as a detailed study of the project is done only after which construction …
Read More »High court dismisses OAG case against ACC
The acting Chief Justice, Sangay Khandu said the dismissal of the Office of the Attorney General’s case against Anti-Corruption Commission for prosecuting the Gyelpozhing land issue at Mongar district court was because the high court did not have the jurisdiction to provide advisory opinion. Justice Sangay Khandu said it was …
Read More »Local moth enthusiast sights two new species
A Bhutanese moth enthusiast recently sighted a new species of moth called Bhutan salassa from the sub-tropical forests around Dur valley between Menchugang and Chok Chok May provinces. This species of moth though present in the country was never recorded before. The moth enthusiast who ventured into the area to …
Read More »ACC may soon appeal to the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict
Meanwhile OAG files another case in the High Court challenging ACC’s right to prosecute the Gyelpozhing case After the High Court verdict upheld the stay order against the suspension of the Speaker and the Home Minister the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) may soon approach the Supreme Court to appeal against …
Read More »Bhutan not endorsing Chinese passport claims on Bhutanese territory says acting Foreign Minister
The question of Bhutanese officials endorsing Chinese claims of Bhutanese territory on the basis of an outline of a Chinese map in their passport does not arise at all, foreign minister in-charge Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk told The Bhutanese yesterday. “The total Chinese territory is over 9.6 mn sq km and …
Read More »Kerala Court to request Bhutanese Court for information on Bhutan Lottery Scam
This is to be done through a ‘Letter Rogatory’ issued through diplomatic channels from the Kerala High Court to a Court in Bhutan In an exclusive interview the CBI Superintendent K. Krishnakumar investigating the Bhutan Lottery scam in India said that the CBI has requested the Kerala High Court to …
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