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The High Court today upheld its decision to sustain its interim order issued against the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) suspension order suspending the Home Minister and the Speaker.

Rada Wangmo from Gaeddu College of Business Studies topped this year’s Bhutan Civil Services Examination in the General Category. She scored 68.33 percent. She completed her four years Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance.

Bhutan has established diplomatic relations with Poland.

The 770 Megawatt Chamkharchhu Hydropower Project in Zhemgang is expected to improve the livelihood of many people in Zhemgang. The construction of the project will take-off beginning next year.

The Department of Medical Services will soon introduce more sophisticated and refined biochemistry analyser machine at the National Referral hospital in Thimphu. The machine has sophisticated features that will provide reliable and quick results for blood and sugar level tests and kidney and liver functionality.

Some 34 women prisoners of Thimphu district jail received certificates for completing basic course of Non-Formal Education, today.

His Majesty the King arrived in Dagana Dzongkhag on Tuesday from Gelephu.

The European Union’s Ambassador to Bhutan, Joao Gomes Cravinho, is here in the country to discuss EU-Bhutan relations. He met with the Prime Minister Jigmi Y.Thinley at Gyalyong Tshogkhang today.

The Prime Minister during his recent visit to Zhemgang said coming up with a new town at Buli in Zhemgang cannot be done at once. Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y.Thinley said it needs research and time. But Buli does need a town, he added.

The Prime Minister had expressed concerns over the delay in constructing motor-able road to every gewog centre within the 10th Plan period in Zhemgang.