
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the director general of the Border Roads Organisation of India
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the director general of the Border Roads Organisation of India, Lt General Suresh Sharma, AVSM.

Parliament passes companies bill
Legislation: The joint sitting of Parliament yesterday passed the Companies Bill 2015 after deliberations on 12 disputed sections.

Reclaiming fallow land for farming
More than 200 acres have been reclaimed by the agriculture ministry so far
Agriculture: The agriculture ministry planted paddy in three acres of fallow land below Dechenphug monastery on May 28. This was part of the national programme to develop fallow land for crop cultivation.
Agriculture: The agriculture ministry planted paddy in three acres of fallow land below Dechenphug monastery on May 28. This was part of the national programme to develop fallow land for crop cultivation.

37 percent of workforce economically inactive
Employment: The economically inactive population of the country stands at 206,007, which is 36.9 percent of the country’s total working age population (15 years and above) according to the Labour Force Survey 2015.

Inflation up by 0.15% in April
Economy: The price of goods and services last month increased by 0.15 percent compared with the previous month, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Managing our land sustainably
Bhutan is losing about 3.34 tonnes of topsoil per hectare every year. Where sustainable land management techniques and practices are not implemented, soil loss increases eightfold to 24.61 tonnes a hectare.

Family accuses Nganglam doctor of negligence
The doctor has dismissed the allegations
Medical: A team of four officials in Pemagatshel are investigating an allegation against a doctor of the Nganglam Basic Health Unit (BHU) for negligence that led to the death of a farmer following a snake bike.
Medical: A team of four officials in Pemagatshel are investigating an allegation against a doctor of the Nganglam Basic Health Unit (BHU) for negligence that led to the death of a farmer following a snake bike.

33 fall ill after consuming beef
15 have recovered so far
Medical: Fifteen of the 33 people from Serthi gewog in Samdrupjongkhar who grew sick after consuming beef suspected to be infected by anthrax have recovered and are now in stable condition.
Medical: Fifteen of the 33 people from Serthi gewog in Samdrupjongkhar who grew sick after consuming beef suspected to be infected by anthrax have recovered and are now in stable condition.

Panbang honours the late Dasho Nishioka
History: While a motorable bridge now connects Panbang town in Zhemgang, a pedestrian-only suspension bridge located beside it will continue to remain.

Himalayan Marathon
Nima Dorji bagged the first position at the 2016 Himalayan Marathon on May 29 in Paro. He participated in the 42km full marathon organised by Blue Poppy Tours and Treks in collaboration with 2:09 Events, a UK based company.

Record holder for memorisation in Thimphu
… he is conducting a workshop that is expected to help in storing information
Skills: More than a hundred students and parents attended a free session on training the brain to remember more and for longer periods of time at the Kelki higher secondary school auditorium in Thimphu yesterday.
Skills: More than a hundred students and parents attended a free session on training the brain to remember more and for longer periods of time at the Kelki higher secondary school auditorium in Thimphu yesterday.

His Majesty graces Sa-Lhang Tendrel of first law school in Bhutan
His Majesty The King graced the ground-breaking ceremony (Sa-Lhang Tendrel) for the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law at Pangbisa, Paro.

WB recommends uniform national base rate
Banking: While the central bank is discussing the possibility of lowering loan interest rates, the World Bank has recommended doing away with the present base rate system.