Jigme Tenzin(left), Kinzang Dorji(right)

2 February, 2010 – Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley congratulated two Bhutanese civil servants, who were awarded gold medals for higher studies from their universities in India.

The prime minister lauded the achievements of personal secretary to the home minister, Kinzang Dorji, 32, who bagged two gold medals – one for overall outstanding performance and the other for an outstanding performance in the final year – in his master’s degree course in public administration from Nagpur university. The other recipient was immigration officer Jigme Tenzin, 33, who received the Dr R Bhuvaneshwari memorial medal for his outstanding performance in master’s degree examinations from Anna centre for public affairs, university of Madras.

Lyonchhoen urged them to show similar prowess and commitment to serving the country and people.