What is gov’t trying to amend in the LG Act?

After deferring the amendment of the Local Government (Amendment) Bill twice, the home ministry withdrew the Bill on May 31 saying, among other things, that it needed more research.  

RCP benefits rural communities

A few years ago, villagers of Roelmateng in Lhuntse had to...

Common forums for Nganglam bye-election end

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the two National Assembly bye-election candidates of...

We have enough food stock: Agriculture Minister

Sanam Lyonpo (Agriculture Minister) Yeshey Penjor yesterday said that the ministry...

Three quarantined in Zhemgang for breaching Covid-19 protocol

Zhemgang Covid-19 task force quarantined three people travelling from Nganglam to...

Delay in instructor recruitment delays opening of much needed ECCD 

Four months after the inauguration of Tshalumaphey Early Childhood Care Development...

MPs question ministers about vaccine and PUBG 

The government’s plan is to vaccinate the residents of high-risk areas...

Govt. mulls over legalising cannabis

The government delayed tabling the Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Substance...

First phase of lockdown relaxation begins in Merak

Twenty-six days into complete lockdown, the first phase of lockdown relaxation...

Gewog leader detained for false claim of rural life insurance

Police in Zhemgang detained the gewog mangmi of Shingkhar gewog since...

Nu 5M raised in two days 

On June 9, Loselling MSS sought funds for its student who...

Trongsa court orders BBS to recruit Dzongkha producer and anchor

Two years after a man lodged a complaint against the Bhutan...

Apple trees are vanishing in Kawang 

A Kabisa resident, Kinley Zam, 46, remembers growing up amidst acres...

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