Political parties have designed prominent advertisement messages for broadcast on TV and radio to capture the hearts and minds of the voters. However, some observers say that apart from the different names and logos, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) have the same message due to similar …

The Indian Foreign Secretary (FS) Mr Ranjan Mathai, currently in the country, interacted with the local media on Thursday. He is accompanied by the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, Mr Akhilesh Mishra. The FS first visited Bhutan in 1985, and shortly after taking the post of Foreign …

The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) candidates are in their respective constituencies and busy campaigning for the fast-approaching primary round of National Assembly elections. The Khar-Yurung DCT candidate designate Sonam Penjor is in his constituency under Pema Gatshel and he started campaigning from Dungmaed on May 14. He said his campaign …

Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL), the nation’s premier telecom company marked the world telecommunication society day (WTISD) Friday, which also coincided with the company’s 50 years anniversary or Golden Jubilee celebration.As the BTL celebrates 50 years of providing telecommunication services across the nation, the company has announced reductions in tariffs and …

The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) manifesto covers the grounds in all aspects of people’s daily lives, which on a general  level comprises of individual goals, well-being, and on a broader – national level addresses and pledges to right the fallacies and inequities, be it in the form of policies or …

The highlight of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) manifesto is the Miser Thoblam Chathrim or the Citizens’ Dividend Act. Through the Act, the party will give economic, social, and political powers to the people. Once the law is enacted, it will be a path toward a fair and just distribution …

A perfectly cool and cloudy day greeted candidates and people who attended the Gosarling common forum yesterday. At the strike of 10 am on clock, people from Gosarling gewog entered the Renewable Natural Resource (RNR) hall in the gewog centre while some showed up a bit late. After being briefed …

In what may come as a bolt out of the blue, especially for those contesting as candidates in the 2013 elections, the Mongar District Court Judge Gyembo Dorji told The Bhutanese that even those who received plots in Gyelpozhing are criminally charged. He said this was because the case of …

While the idea of interacting individually and explaining things clearly in local dialects offers an excellent prospective, the timing is in ill-favor of the opportunity as farmers can hardly break away from their fields to meet and greet the candidates from the four parties   With the completion of common …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has filed an official written compliant with the Media Arbitrator, Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) against anonymous users on social media on charges of being attacked online and criticized. The letter says, “These users are resorting to character assassination, defamation, personal attacks with the use …