On November 26, His Majesty the King granted separate audiences to recruits at the Royal Bhutan Police Training Center at Jigmeling, Gelephu and the staff of the Renewable Natural Resource Research and Development Center in Samteling, Gelephu. His Majesty said to the recruits that the police have the great responsibility …

The High Court yesterday upheld its decision to sustain its interim stay order issued against the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) suspension order for the Home Minister and the Speaker. ACC’s suspension order for the minister and speaker for the alleged offence committed prior to the current posts has been found to …

With a high score of 68.33%, a student from Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) is this year’s civil service exam topper. The country’s oldest and prime college, Sherubtse had to settle for the second and third ranks consecutively. The overall topper in General category and the 2012 Royal Civil …

In order to address issues of delay, erratic supplies and various other problems the cabinet during its recent meeting discussed the rental reagent system and proposals were invited from all the registered suppliers. A total of three local suppliers/companies submitted proposals. The companies are M/s Ngangpa Pharmacy & Medical Equipment, …

The National Employment Forum (NEF) organized to address the issue of unemployment and find solutions through interactive exchange of opinions did not seem to find the synergized end goals as the participating youth and the jobseekers were not happy with the solutions which did pop-up for approval. The forum conducted …

With the registration process added to their checklists the aspiring political parties are excitedly geared-up for 2013 elections. Presently they wait with anticipation for the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)’s green signal to contest the elections. “Application for registration of two parties, Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) and Bhutan Kuengyam Party …

Gleaning over 20 years of experience as an engineer in various sectors of government and private firms, 50 year old Rup Narayan Adhikari will particularly try to accomplish ‘cottage industries’ in the country running on Bhutan Kuengyam Party (BKP) ticket from Kikhorthang gewog, a clash with the Deputy speaker. “I …

Response to ‘Criminal charges applicable to three ministers say legal experts’ Whether it happened 10 yrs ago or 100 yrs. ago or under whatever regime is not the matter. What matters most is that corruption is corruption. Corruption is the root cause for all evils, it is unhealthy for a …

The newly formed Druk Mitsher Nazhoen Tshogpa (DMNT), a youth political organization with the main agenda of lobbying for youth employment with political parties has garnered a mixture of reactions but has managed to get everyone’s attention. This is mainly because in 2013 around 30 percent of the voters will …

In the ongoing Druk Wangyal tournament, two matches were played yesterday. The matches will continue tomorrow. The scores of the two matches currently are Tshoche Gap at 25 and 6 points for two sets and Bhutan Visit at 19 and 4 points for two sets. The other match was played …