Monthly Archives: December, 0

Led by His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the five lopens, the Central Monastic Body left for Punakha, their winter residence, today. As is the tradition, His Holiness and the monk body will halt for the night at the Thinleygang Lhakhang before proceeding to Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang tomorrow morning.

The National Assembly passed the Income Tax Bill of Bhutan 2016, today. Of the 47, 39 members voted in favour of the endorsement while two voted against the bill and the two abstained.

Recent camera trap photos show Asiatic golden cat in Bhutan at 4,282 metres, setting a record for the highest altitude sighting.

To motivate teachers and boost their morale, the National Council’s Special Committee for Education recommends the teachers be given attractive financial incentives and high grade at the entry level.

The National Council deliberated on strengthening curriculum to promote Dzongkha by reintroducing earlier textbooks and Bhutanese history, today.

The Department of Agriculture is now exploring new market in India’s Sikkim and Darjeeling to import chillies for winter by mid December.

The new Chief of Police, Colonel Chimi Dorji, said the increasing number of crime among the youth is because of bad choices and disengaged parenting.

The foreign minister, Damcho Dorji, in the National Council today, said the difference in claims of boundary still exist between Bhutan and China.

The Natural Resources and Environment Committee of the National Council recommended the government put effective measures to protect prime agricultural land from being lost to urbanisation.

Members of the Opposition asked the government if they have alternative for those who have resigned to contest in the Thromde elections.