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The Chief of Police, Brigadier Kipchu Namgyel, today, reiterated that the police force unanimously supports the removal of the orderly system. He said many people believe that the police officials were against the government’s decision to remove the orderly system and give allowances to the officers, “This is not true,” he said.

For the first time, Bhutan won bronze medal in the Table Tennis at the South Asian Junior Championship, under 15 categories, which was held in Meghalaya, India last month.

A Royal Bhutan Army personnel was shot dead in an ambush on the Gelephu-Sarpang highway early this morning. The ambush took place at around 6:30 am.

“It appears to me that more than a review, they are trying to get into investigative,” said the Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) Governor, Daw Tenzin, referring to the accusation the National Council had made against the Central Bank.

A 45-year-old man in Dagana died after consuming wild mushroom. The deceased had collected wild mushroom from the forest on Thursday. He had eaten most of the mushroom, while his wife and child had just tasted it.

A Professor from Thailand and an employee of Agriculture Machinery Center  died in a vehicle accident yesterday. They were travelling to Thimphu from Haa when the vehicle veered off road and fell some 200 feet below the road.

The National Council has accused the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) for failing to present a complete review pertaining to shortfall of Rupee in the country. The NC’s economic affairs committee members said, the Central Bank failed to provide necessary support even after repetitive requests.

The status of abolishing the orderly system in the armed forces was discussed in the National Assembly yesterday.

The National Council yesterday discussed strategies to streamline marketing procedures to help farmers sell their produce at the auction yards without much hassle.

The National Council has decided to inform the government and the Election Commission of Bhutan to discuss the proposals on the gewog boundaries put up by the National Council members.