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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is facing a resource gap of close to Nu 2B for the next three years of the 11th five year plan. This was raised during the mid term review of the agriculture ministry held in the capital, yesterday.

A bear has killed two calves and seriously wounded another two calves last night in Rukubji Chiwog under Sephu Gewog in Wangdue Phodrang.

Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation’s Management says they cannot pay the penalty and will instead go to the court. BBS is to pay the penalty of Nu 11,250 to the labour ministry latest by tomorrow.

Thimphu Police have forwarded the case, involving a stepfather, who allegedly attempted to molest his nine and a-half-year old stepdaughter, to the Office of the Attorney General.

Two children aged 2 and a half and 3 died in a fire that razed 12 huts near Amochhu River in Phuentsholing this morning.

Individuals can now carry Indian Rupee denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 to the limit of Rs 25,000 according to a central bank notification.

Of the six accused of forging signature of a former business man and making unauthorized withdrawals, four confessed to the crime, according to the Office of the Attorney General.

In an effort to preserve the existing Yak breeds in Merak and Sakteng Gewogs, the livestock sector is distributing breeding bulls to the herders every year. Besides promoting the existing yak breeds, the breeding bulls are also expected to revive the declining Yak breeds.

In order to strengthen the watch over drug and tobacco trafficking, police in Gelegphu have deployed two sniffer dogs at the border gate. It has been about a month since the dogs have been screening vehicles entering the country.

The merger of Bhutan Opportunity Information Centre with Bhutan Development Bank shows government’s lack of thorough research, careless attitude, and incompetence towards governance, Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party’s President, Sonam Tobgay said.