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Parliament rejects establishment of Sustainable Trust Fund
The Parliament disapproved the Public Accounts Committee’s proposal to establish a Sustainable Trust Fund for disaster management yesterday. During the course of the deliberation, some parliamentarians...
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Unresolved irregularities increase by Nu 65m
The Annual Audit Report 2016, which was released yesterday, reported an unresolved irregularities of nearly Nu 600m. This is an increase of about Nu 65m from 2015. The unresolved irregularities are an...
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Finance ministry to consider disbursing gewog fund through BDBL
The Ministry of Finance will look into the possibility of disbursing government funds for the gewogs through the Bhutan Development Bank Limited. Proposed by Trongsa MP Tharchen, the recommendation was...
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GDG guidelines review recommendation withdrawn
The parliament today agreed that the government need not carry out a review of the Gewog Development Grant (GDG) guidelines. The need for a review was proposed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
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Future hydropower projects to be given more time to prepare DPR
The parliament today decided that the future hydropower projects will be given more time and resources to prepare the detailed project reports (DPR). The issue about DPR came up as the parliament...
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One dead, two injured in accident
A 34-year-old man died after the ambulance he was driving went off the road at Tapkang-yoe under Orong Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar, this morning. The area is about 38 kilometres from Samdrup Jongkhar...
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6 men detained for murder
Phuentshogling Police Station Police in Phuentshogling have arrested six men for an alleged involvement in a suspected murder of a young man from Ketogkha village under Bongo Gewog in Chhukha. Of the...
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Thimphu city roads to get a facelift
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay launched Thimphu roads improvement project yesterday. The project is to improve the deteriorating road conditions in the capital city. The Works and Human...
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Concerns grow over misuse of gewog utility vehicles
The government provided a Bolero each to all 205 gewogs in January. The Boleros were to be used as gewog utility vehicles. While it may be serving its primary purpose, there have also been reports,...
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Farm road brings hope to farmers in Chhaling
Farmers in Chhaling Goenpa under Chhaling Gewog in Monggar are looking forward to witnessing some socio-economic developments in their village. This is because the village was recently connected with a...
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Lack of quality infrastructure & good workmanship affects construction sector
Construction is a booming industry in Bhutan. However, one of the factors that limit its growth is the quality of infrastructure and good workmanship. The Works and Human Settlement Minister Dorji...
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Digital payment facility for refueling cars launched
Henceforth, residents in Thimphu do not have to worry if they forget to bring money purse at the time of refueling their cars. The recent launch of Bank of Bhutan’s service called as internet-based...
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HH Je Khenpo appoints Umzey Wom
His Holiness the Je Khenpo appointed the Umzey Wom of the Central Monastic Body this morning. The 37-year-old Nidup is from Paro and he joined the monastic body at the age of 12. Prior to his current...
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Legal actions to be taken against two education consultancy firms: PM
Of late, the issue about Bhutanese girls working in Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman being ill-treated was hotly discussed on social media as well as the mainstream media. The two education consultancy firms...
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Govt. abuses Constitution, PM should step down: DNT
The political party Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) is asking the Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Finance Minister Namgay Dorji to step down for “Intentionally violating the Article 14 of the...
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Finals of Queen’s Cup Golf Tournament played today
In the finals of the Queen’s Cup Golf Tournament, Karma Wangchuk won for the net category followed by Tshendra Dorji in the gross category. Kalden Dorji aged 72 was the veteran winner. The tournament...
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Bumthaps wish motorway to Pedtsheling Goenpa renovated soon
If you are headed towards Pedtsheling Goenpa in Bumthang, you are in for a bumpy ride. Several stretches of the 11-kilometre road that leads to the monastery are rough, muddy, and poorly maintained....
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Male patients in Saephu reluctant to open about their ailments
Things are quite uncomfortable for the male patients visiting the Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Saephu Gewog of Wangdue Phodrang. The facility is without a male health worker. The only male staff at the...
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Bhutan will receive assistance for capacity building in the field of customs as seven SASEC member countries signed the Memorandum of Intent (MOI) for capacity building initiatives with the National...
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Interventions needed to assess micronutrient deficiencies among children
The Performance Audit Report of the School Feeding Programme called for strict monitoring to evaluate the micronutrient deficiencies among the school children in the country. The report was released...
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