Party presidents debate on manifestos
DNT to uplift the low and middle class If elected, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) would put in place policies that will encourage use of alternative sources of energy to reduce the country’s trade deficit...
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An art exhibition themed Nature and Environment, introducing 60 art works of children from 46 countries and regions opened yesterday at the Lungtenphug Lower Secondary School in Thimphu. The exhibition...
View ArticleLandslides at Ossey close traffic for 18 days
Carrying her two-year-old child on the back and holding her six-year-old daughter by the hand, Bhimla, 24, climbed a steep slope for about 25 minutes and walked down the slippery trail for another 15...
View ArticleAvocado farming picks up in Tsirang
When Purna Bahadur Bista of Semjong in Tsirang planted four avocado saplings five years ago, he did not expect a bumper harvest. Today he harvests at least 50kilograms of avocado from a tree. Three of...
View ArticleHC upholds judgment in embezzlement case
The High Court on August 28 upheld the Thimphu district court’s judgment sentencing a former employee of Ugen Trading, Tashi Choki Dorji to three years non-compoundable prison term for embezzling Nu...
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Debris fill the road every time it rains causing frequent roadblocks at Aie-Slip in Gelephu, Sarpang
View ArticleImpartiality in service delivery, a priority for Paro residents
Being one of the developed dzongkhags, the people of Paro are hopeful to have a party that prioritises equality and impartiality, to form the next government. One of the residents attending the public...
View ArticleJDWNRH rolls out consultation by appointment in 10 departments
With the rolling out of the appointment system in seven more outpatient departments (OPD), the national referral hospital in Thimphu now provides consultation by appointment in ten departments....
View ArticleSarpang candidates begin door-to-door campaign
With the common forums completed for both constituencies in Sarpang dzongkhag, candidates of the four political parties in Shompangkha constituency have started their public and door-to-door campaign....
View ArticleGood turnout at Wangdue’s common forums
Unlike in some eastern and southern dzongkhags, party candidates in Wangdue are pleased with the voter turnout during the common forum sessions. However, they raised issues with the limited time and...
View ArticleGasa residents reluctant to discuss politics
The preparation for the upcoming national assembly election is limited to candidates going round the village sharing their party ideologies and pledges to the people in Khatoed gewog of Gasa. The...
View ArticleLone female boxer puts up a good fight
She bagged gold in the women’s 300-metre event during the recent national athletics meet in Thimphu. A popular face at the middle-long distant runner, she has secured top positions at the several...
View ArticleFish import from India to be allowed with health certificate from EIC
Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) has notified that starting August 1 imports of chilled fish and crustacean from India would be allowed only with a health certificate issued by...
View ArticleSelf-reliance, an elusive goal
Bhutan’s aspiration to become a self-reliant country is becoming a myth. Political parties, desperate to woo voters with their promises have no qualms accepting that the funding to fulfil their pledges...
View ArticleDelhi Declaration to improve access to essential medical products
Health ministers and officials of the 11 member countries of WHO South-East-Asia Region (SEAR) signed the ‘Delhi Declaration’ to improve access to essential medical products at its 71st Regional...
View ArticleECB exempts party leaders from common forums
Except for party presidents and vice presidents, attending common forums for political candidates for the primary round is mandatory for all candidates, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan....
View ArticleDifferent ideologies but serving the same nation
Despite minor glitches during the common forum, all four candidates’ friendly disposition was what grabbed the attention of the people and officials alike at the Lungnyi gewog centre in Paro yesterday....
View ArticleWhen you contest together, you eat together
For the candidates of Athang-Thedtsho constituency in Wangdue, it does not matter how they question and critique each party’s ideology and pledges. Once the common forum concludes, the candidates come...
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Breaching the Maokhola bridge promise
As it happens every election time, Maokhola has become a subject of discussion for the people in Gelephu these days. With candidates and party workers recognising the need of the people living on the...
View ArticleThe cooperative failed but its founder hasn’t given up
Two years ago, a group of farmers, 13 women and two men, formed a cooperative in Umling, Gelephu. The group members made ginger candies and banana chips, raw materials for which are easily and...
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