Monthly Archives: December, 0

An arrow hit a 39-year-old right side of the forehead at 3 PM at Rangthaling in Tsirang, yesterday. Our reporter in Tsirang says the incident happened when they were playing a friendly match with traditional bows. He was immediately rushed to Damphu Hospital and has been referred to JDWNR hospital in Thimphu.

Maggi Noodles, manufactured by Nestle India, is temporarily banned for both display and sale in the country with immediate effect since the source of the implicated product is from India, a press release from agriculture ministry says.

The minimum-lending rate, called the base rate for most financial institutions, has decreased this year, compared to last. Base rate is the minimum lending rate below which banks are not permitted to lend.

The Opposition Leader, Dr. Pema Gyamtsho said the government has been reported of breaching provisions of the Constitution and existing laws and rules.

The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, on the last day of his visit to the European Union in Brussels took part in a high level panel on, “A Climate Change Agreement: Towards Paris and Beyond”.

Bhutan’s consumer inflation fell to its lowest since last year beginning reaching 5.6 percent in April this year. In the previous month it was recorded at 6.2 percent. Food prices slowed down to 3.8 percent in April from 4.7 percent and non-food prices slowed to 6.9 percent from 7.2 percent in the same months.

An appeal letter sent by a group of taxi drivers, who are driving electric cars, was discussed in the National Assembly, today. A member of Opposition, MP Dupthob asked about the government’s intervention, the drivers are seeking.

Representatives from the Dratshang, cabinet, opposition, armed forces, government, civil society organizations and private sector, offered birthday wishes to Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen for Her Majesty’s Birth Anniversary, at the Lingkana palace, yesterday.

The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay met with Members of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with South Asia led by the Chairperson, Jean Lambert.

(Update): Even after two months, the family the Thimphu Thromde employee, 73, who died after a wall collapsed on him in Changzamtog, Thimphu is yet to be compensated. They were supposed to receive a compensation of Nu 2,00,000.