Monthly Archives: December, 0

The joint sitting of the parliament yesterday could not come to a consensus on the Election (Amendment) Bill.

The Bhutan Student’s Association in Kolkata has not received funds for the past three years.

Police in Trashigang have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of murdering his 40-year-old cousin sister.

A 29-year-old man has died after a falling boulder hit him on his head, killing him on the spot.

Beware of thieving rats. A farmer in Dujeygang Geog in Dagana has lost around Nu.180,000 to rats.

The joint sitting of the parliament today adopted the Public Finance (Amendment) Bill and the Sales Tax, Customs and Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill today.

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 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.

Seven senior scout masters were awarded the Gold Service Award by the Bhutan Scouts Association. The award was given during the National Jamboree Scouts event which is underway in Gelephu.

Bhutan will soon have a new national basketball team. Team members will be selected from the under sixteen coaching camp which is underway in the capital. The three weeks camp began from today.