Monthly Archives: December, 0

The South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) held its third technical consultation meeting in the capital. The meeting ended today.

Training for health professionals on de-addiction for alcohol and drugs was held in Paro. The five day training ended today. A total of 21 medical and clinical officers from the capital and other Dzongkhags attended the program.

The National Council members asked the Finance Minister why unlike the 10^th Five Year Plan; budget allocation for current expenditure is more than capital expenditure in the 11^th Five year plan.

The need for a separate budget to deal with human-wild life conflict, to emphasise on agricultural growth and inclusion of inflation control measures are some of the several recommendations passed by the National Council, yesterday. The recommendations were passed after extensive deliberation on the national budget report for the financial year 2013-14.

The Dialysis Unit of the National Referral Hospital is under a lot of pressure. With inadequate staff, and an ever-increasing number of Kidney patients, the unit is stretched to its limit.

The Foreign Minister, Rinzin Dorje attended the UN General Assembly’s Special Event on Millennium Development Goals, yesterday. At a Round Table conference, Lyonpo called for sustainable development and poverty eradication to be placed at the core of the post 2015 development agenda.

From parliamentarians to academics, and from civil servants to commoners, the issue of Bhutan joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) always gives way to heated debate. The debate is largely over the WTO’s perceived incompatibility with the concept of Gross National Happiness.

A class three student from Gaselo Lower Secondary School in Wangdue Phodrang has won an award for his art submission at the 17th Kanagawa Biennial World Children's Art Exhibition in Japan. He received his certificate, yesterday.

The motion to review and amend acts, to refrain the elected members from resigning, was moved in the National Assembly today. The National Assembly, National Council  and Local Government Act do not restrict the elected members from resigning. Also, none of these acts have provisions that impose penalties on those resigning.