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NC adopts NDPSSA Amendment Bill 2017
The National Council adopted the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance Abuse Amendment Bill 2017 today. Of the 21 members present at the session, one abstained, while the rest voted in...
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NA passes Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Bill
The National Assembly (NA) unanimously endorsed the ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Bill 2017’ with a majority vote today. Most members had no issue with the changes...
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Over 700 dogs sterilised during cross-border campaign
The border town of Phuentsholing is rabies endemic. The porous border that it shares with neighbouring Jaigoan makes it more vulnerable to rabies outbreaks. In such situations, it’s the cross-border...
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Trainees of Samtse, Paro Colleges of Education given BULT course
More than 600 final year trainees of Samtse and Paro Colleges of Education underwent Basic Unit Leader Training (BULT) course recently. The 32-year-old Tshering Norbu, a teacher at Betikha Middle...
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Wheelchair race to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Sixteen participants took part in the one-and-a-half kilometer wheelchair race organised as part of activities to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Thimphu yesterday. As the...
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UNCRPD essential for well-being of persons with disabilities
Built on the UN’s decades of work in the field of disability, the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) advances rights and well-being of the disabled. If Bhutan ratifies it,...
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12 get jailed for offence against Ku, Sung, Thukten
Monggar District Court sentenced 12 men to prison term ranging from two years to life imprisonment for the offence against Ku, Sung, Thukten or Zung. The judgment was pronounced on November 30. The...
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GAOs come together for Symposium to improve professional skills
In absence of proper check and balance system in budgeting process, there are chances of misusing public funds. And since the Local Government is decentralised, such corrupt practices are highly likely...
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Corporatising JDWNRH isn’t to charge people for healthcare: PM
Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay clarified that the government’s plan to corporatise the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu was never to make Bhutanese people pay...
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Coming out of the HIV/AIDS closet
Having lived in shame and fear for the last 14 years, 35-year-old Tashi Pelzom finally went public with her HIV positive status at an event held to mark World Aids Day last Friday. So did Losem Zangmo...
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NA sticks to decision of exempting royalty for tourists visiting east
Despite National Council (NC) being resolute about National Assembly’s (NA) decision to waive off royalty of US$ 65 per day for tourists visiting eastern districts, the latter refused to change its...
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Je Khenpo consecrates Chorten Dangrim in Chhukha
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the Chorten Dangrim at Wangchu in Chhukha today. Over three century old chorten was restored with funds raised through contributions from employees of Druk...
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Research finds Phrumseingla Park hasn’t implemented much of management plan
About 20-30 per cent of the management plan for Phrumseingla National Park has been implemented during the period of eight years (2008-15). This has been reflected in the research findings of the case...
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18-year-old boy held for rape of 15-year-old girl
Thimphu police have arrested an 18-year-old boy for an alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl. The incident is reported to have taken place last Tuesday. Police arrested the suspect after the parents of...
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Egg price shoots through the roof
The price of egg has hit a record high with a tray now costing Nu 350 at the Centenary Farmers’ Market in Thimphu. The skyrocketing prices have not spared consumers in Sarpang too despite the district...
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Record number of candidates register for NC elections
The latest figures from the Election Commission shows a record number of NC aspirants have registered for the upcoming election. From 142 in October, the number of aspiring National Council candidates...
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NC calls for clear directives on LG entitlement
The National Council says there is no clear directive concerning the payment of leave encashment to Local Government members both from the home ministry and Department of Local Governance. It also says...
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Govt. must honour parliament’s decision to blacktop Chuzomsa-Baylangdra road:...
The parliament in the ninth session approved a budget of Nu 130 m for the blacktopping of the Chuzomsa- Baylangdra road in Wangdue Phodrang. The National Council says the government must honour the...
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Chili brings cheer to farmers of Kangpar Gewog
It is a double celebration for farmers of Kangpar Gewog in Trashigang this time. Apart from fetching good prices for green chilies, they are also getting high returns from the sale of red dried...
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Blacktopping of Tendruk-Norgaygang GC road resumes
The blacktopping works of Tendruk-Norgaygang Gewog Centre (GC) road in Samtse have resumed recently after it was stopped for over five months. Under the project, some 12 kilometres of road are being...
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