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Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement, the National Council’s Chairperson, Dr. Sonam Kinga said since the Enterprise Registration Bill is a government’s bill they thought they would give opportunity to the government to rework on it.

More than 1,600 teachers will be recruited within 2016-20, labour minister, Ngeema Sangay Tshempo said, during National Assembly’s Question Hour session, today. Lyonpo was responding to a question raised by Dophuchen Tading MP, Tek Bahadur Subba.

Their chopper is equipped for firefighting, should a major fire incident occur, says the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services. A firefighting demonstration of the Airbus H130 helicopter was carried out at Paro Airport’s training ground, today.

The National Assembly decided to withdraw the Enterprise Registration Bill, 2015, after the economic affairs minister, Norbu Wangchuk moved the motion, today.

The National Council’s Social and Cultural Affairs Committee proposed recommendation to the government to consider re-aligning the Youth Employment Skills (YES) and the Direct Employment Scheme (DES). The committee’s Chairperson, Nima said the two programmes can be merged since the target beneficiaries are the same.

The National Council’s Chairperson, Dasho Sonam Kinga said people and local media are under the impression that NC's recommendations on national policies are submitted to the National Assembly for deliberation. He said the recommendations do not go to the National Assembly instead it goes to the Cabinet for review and implementation.

There is a high prevalence of irresponsible sexual behavior among college students in Bhutan, according to research conducted by a group of lecturers from Paro College of Education.

The National Council asked the government if India’s Border Roads Organisation, DANTAK, which has been operating in Bhutan since 1961, has sought permission to build numerous signboards along the national highways. NC members also asked if the signboards complied with the government rules.

The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay visited Hungrel and Wangchang- the two gewogs in Paro, discontent with the thromde boundary demarcation, yesterday. Lyonchhen said he fully supports their decision.

One of the political parties outside the parliament, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) says banning street hawkers from selling food items, along the streets and roads of the country, is not an option but a serious economic and social injustice.