Today, the 8th session of the first Parliament concluded with offering of Tashi Meonlam by Hon Members of Parliament to His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo. The ceremony was also graced by Her Majesty the Queen.

In his concluding address, the Hon Speaker said that with the blessings of the Triple Gem and collective merit of His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo and the Bhutanese people and due to the unstinted support provided by the Prime Minister and the Members of the Parliament, the 8th Session of the Parliament has successfully come to an end.
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Today, the Joint Sitting of the Parliament unanimously endorsed the Tobacco Control Amendment Bill after the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary committee was tabled. As per the new amendment, any person who possesses tobacco or tobacco products more than four times the permissible quantity shall be punished with felony of fourth degree. In addition, any person shall be punished with felony of fourth degree if he or she transports tobacco or tobacco products more than four times the permissible quantity. ...

The National Assembly unanimously endorsed the Ramsar international convention on wetlands. Before the convention was endorsed, some of the Hon Members emphasized that it was in the best interest to consult the people of the places identified as wetlands under the convention. Presenting the clarifications, the Hon Minister for ...

The House concluded its deliberation on the amendments made by the National Council on the Bhutan Institute of Medical Sciences Bill 2011. The Bill will be submitted to the Druk Gyalpo for the Royal assent. ...

The House could not deliberate on the recommendations of the National Council on the Tobacco Control Amendment Bill amid most of the Members expressing against the National Council’s recommendations ...

A series of questions were asked to the Hon Minister for Home & Cultural Affairs during the question hour. Questions were asked by the Hon Member from Sombaykha constituency as to what kind of relief assistance the people could expect from the Government during disasters as many people don’t have the idea about it. He also informed that house insurance payments were not made to earthquake victims of the last earthquake in western Bhutan. ...