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Still left without a Dzongda
Dagana Dzongkhag has been functioning without a Dzongda for the last two months. The absence of Dzongda, according to the local leaders, is inconvenient and hampering the developmental activities in the Dzongkhag.
BBS second channel on air
Party funding sees prolonged debate in the parliament
The joint sitting of the parliament yesterday could not come to a consensus on the Election (Amendment) Bill.
No proposal, no funding
The Bhutan Student’s Association in Kolkata has not received funds for the past three years.
Man detained suspected of murdering cousin
Police in Trashigang have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of murdering his 40-year-old cousin sister.
Man crushed by falling boulder
A 29-year-old man has died after a falling boulder hit him on his head, killing him on the spot.
Rats eat cash
Beware of thieving rats. A farmer in Dujeygang Geog in Dagana has lost around Nu.180,000 to rats.
Parliament passes two bills
The joint sitting of the parliament today adopted the Public Finance (Amendment) Bill and the Sales Tax, Customs and Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill today.
Parliament adopts Child Adoption Bill
The Child Adoption Bill 2011 is finally endorsed by the parliament today. The discussion went smooth this time as the clauses were worked out by the joint committee. There were 26 sections on which the two Houses could not come to a consensus during the deliberation in the past sessions.
Thimphu district court burgled
Thimphu district court was burgled on the night of January 2. An amount of Nu. 575,000 had been stolen. The Police said, the door was not broken down but it was pulled hard from outside.