Bhutan Daily News 29-06-23
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- Jun 29, 2023
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲-𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗗𝗜 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹
With two disputed clauses in the National Digital Identity Bill, the speaker of the National Assembly submitted it to His Majesty the King for Royal Assent to convene a Joint Sitting of the Parliament. The National Assembly today discussed the recommendations put forth by the National Council on the Bill. The majority of the members present in the House were not in favour of the NC’s recommendations to include two new sections in the Bill.
𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
In Sarpang, farmers of Serzhong village pin their hopes of reviving paddy cultivation on a new irrigation channel, which is under construction. Almost 400 acres of paddy fields have remained fallow for 27 years after a landslide washed away their old irrigation channel. However, farmers hope to start growing paddy once again from next year.
His Majesty The King was on a Royal Tour of Gelephu, Samtse and Chukha this week.
During the tour, His Majesty visited the Gyalsung Academy sites in Samtse and Gelephu, and granted Audiences to dzongkhag officials and Desuups training in the 58th Batch De-suung accelerated training programme in Chukha, Gelephu, Tashicholing and Tendruk.
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗖’𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 & 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹
The National Assembly today accepted the two recommendations put forth by the National Council regarding the Annual Budget Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2023-2024. The recommendations focused on addressing flaws in the method of calculating inflation and upholding the constitutional threshold of foreign reserves.
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘁𝘀𝗲'𝘀 𝗝𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
Prime Minister, Dr Lotay Tshering, says until proper infrastructure and regulations are put in place, the Jitti check post in Samtse will remain closed for small vehicles. The prime minister was responding to Samtse’s Ugyentse-Yoeseltse MP, Dinesh Kumar Pradhan during the Question Hour session of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, about the government’s plan to open the check post for Bhutanese commuters to enter India. The Jitti check post in Namgaychhoeling Gewog was closed during the pandemic. At present, only heavy vehicles are allowed to enter and exit from the checkpoint.
𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗞 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴-𝗪𝗮𝗺𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆
As part of their commitment to road safety, Project DANTAK is undertaking several initiatives to reduce vehicle accidents along the Trashigang- Wamrong Highway. They are installing 25 kilometres of crash barriers and other precautionary measures in accident-prone areas to make the highway safe for all motorists.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗷𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 - 𝗭𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴
In Zhemgang, some paddy growers in Nangkor Gewog are worried that they will not be able to transplant paddy this year due to less rainfall. The farmers of some villages said that the water level from the water sources has decreased, causing concern. One of the villages that is facing an acute water shortage is Namjur village. The villagers have yet to begin paddy transplantation.
𝗛𝗛 𝗝𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝘀
His Holiness the Je Khenpo has appointed the new Lam Neten of Chhukha along with the new lams of three monasteries. His Holiness conferred Dhar to the new appointees at the Trashichhoedzong today.
𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the opening ceremony of the National Recovery Symposium, a three-day event organized by The Pema Secretariat to help address the issues of substance use and substance use disorder.
𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀
As Bhutan celebrates the fifth anniversary of its maiden satellite launch in 2018, the country has reached new heights in space, science and technology since then. To commemorate the milestone, the grand finale of the first-ever National Space Challenge was held in the capital yesterday. The event featured a display of satellite prototypes developed by ten teams from two colleges. The GovTech Agency organized the challenge to foster scientific and technological innovation in the country.
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