The Parliament’s recent decision to endorse the Fiscal Incentives 2017 as a money bill has raked up several ambiguities for the government.
Read More »While the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has often received flak for improper management of seized properties, its treatment to seized movable and immovable properties are also inconsistent.
Read More »The existing shortage of teachers, need of professional teachers in the subject, insufficient Dzongkha teachers and lack of interest from students were some of the reasons why the ministry of education could not consider the National Council’s recommendation to teach Bhutan history and other local subjects in Dzongkha.
Read More »The debt fear is real but it should not be exaggerated and be used for political mileage, the Prime Minister said in response to Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s (DNT) statement of May 19.
Read More »Trongsa district court sentenced a 21-year-old man from Shermung in Mongar to nine years in prison for raping a 16-year-old student in Trongsa.
Read More »Following rigorous advocacy programmes carried out in 2014 and 2015, asset declaration (AD) compliance improved in 2015 and 2016, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission annual report, 2016.
Read More »Health minister Tandin Wangchuk said that the health ministry would support the proposal for constructing a healthcare centre in Lingden in Phuentsholing in accordance with the technical guideline and criteria of health infrastructure construction.
Read More »The regional immigration office in Phuentsholing on May 18 detained nine unidentified non-Bhutanese men for allegedly attempting to obtain work permits using fake Indian voter cards.
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Its location in the highlands makes it a daunting challenge for the people of Merak to engage in any sort of agricultural practises.
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In a small patch of land bellow Dhakphai village in Zhemgnag, fresh shoots shoot up through the grasses. It is Dhakphai Aumsu Tshogpa’s turmeric field, fenced with barbed wire.
Read More »A 58-year-old man from Dangdung in Langthel, Trongsa died of excessive bleeding after a moving tipper truck hit him on May 20 near Setikharey in Gelephu. He died at the Gelephu Regional Referral Hospital.
Read More »Concluding its deliberation on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) report 2016, the National Assembly yesterday resolved to ask the Office of Attorney General (OAG) to complete restitution of pending cases as soon as possible.
Read More »The Opposition Party wrote to the National Assembly Speaker seeking redressal to the Agriculture minister Yeshey Dorji calling Trashiyangtse Bumdelling-Jamkhar Member of Parliament (MP) Dupthob, the ‘MP from Falakata’ during the question hour yesterday.
Read More »Despite a revenue implication of about Nu 57M from the revised interest rate towards the last quarter of the year, the Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoBL) recorded 17.5 percent increase in profit after tax, last year.
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The renovation of the national football stadium in Changlimithang, which is scheduled to complete in March this year, is expected to complete only by next month.
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After overseas employment agencies, there are now reports of education consultancy firms exploiting students who wish to pursue higher studies abroad.
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In 1952, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck ascended the Golden Throne as the Third Druk Gyalpo. Apart from some oral stories, hardly any written or photographic record of the coronation exists. From what little information is available, it is evident that the national event was a low-key occasion with few international guests.
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