The project Helping Environment, Health and Economy (HEHE),  initiated with much enthusiasm by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) in August 2008 has made little impact, with the number of car users continuing to  shoot up in recent years, even posing threats to pedestrians. The MoAF staff headed by …

Three political parties, the existing PDP, the yet to be formed third Party of Dr Tandin Dorji and the recently announced fourth party have all asked for an ACC investigation into the Thimphu land scam involving the current DPT Vice President, Chang Ugyen. Members of these parties are also questioning …

Despite efforts made by the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) to create awareness on the Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, Bhutanese artists, mainly musicians, are least interested in exercising their rights. On February 1, the IPD office encouraged interested parties to apply for the voluntary deposit and registration of their copyrights with …

Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)’s  plans to set up a hydropower construction company by October 2010 did not see the light of day but now there is good news for Bhutanese contractors who felt that they were denied a fair share of the hydropower pie. Around 35 contractors jointly decided …