For the National Council Elections this year, the Office of the Media Arbitrator has asked all the media agencies, cable operators and the social media users to observe the rules and regulations of the elections. During the election no media agencies are permitted to broadcast or publish anything that can …

Ten people including one minor sustained several injuries after the power tiller tractor they were in veered off the road in Khaling town under Trashigang dzongkhag. The mishap happened on 13 March at around 6 pm when the group of people from Monangkhola and Chema village under Khaling gewog were …

The draft RAA report on the construction of Domestic Airports has pointed out several irregularities in the construction of the Nu 81.2 mn Younphula Domestic Airport. These include an irregular bidding process causing additional costs, selection of technically non eligible bidders, overpayments to contractors for works not done, poor quality …

… And the Election Commission has approved the new logo The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) has unveiled what according to it is a ‘new, better, and more attractive version’ of its election symbol, which it feels is in consonance with the party’s ideology. The sudden change midway in the run …

Two non-commissioned officers of RBP based in Wangduephodrang drowned in Ruri chhu in Wangduephodrang on the evening of 16 March. The two police constables were on the hunt for a medicinal frog during which both of them drowned to death. There were no eye witnesses in the incident but it …

A consortium of Bhutanese contractors has registered itself as Bhutan’s very own private hydropower construction company with the office of the Registrar under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as a Public Limited Company on 14th March. The company would be called as “Bhutan Energy and Infrastructure Limited”. The main aim …

  The first International Day of Happiness will be marked today to promote the idea that the pursuit of happiness is universal. The day, 20 March  was officialy declared by the UN to be observed as the International Day of Happiness. “How will you celebrate ‘Happiness Day’, the first ever …

Response to, ‘RAA uncovers massive overpayments and illegalities in construction of Domestic Airports by MoIC – Part 1’ It is sad our country is falling in the hands of corrupted people. As per the information I got BEC is lowest bidder and they should give project to them as they …

At a time when austerity and rupee crisis are the catchwords, the RAA’s draft report on the construction of Domestic Airports by the Ministry of Information and Communication comes as a major disappointment. The report highlights how more than 50 percent of the Nu 435 mn project was either lost …

Observers pointed out that the government’s state of the nation report failed to reflect the magnitude of the Rupee crisis and growing inflation In the recent state of the nation report to Parliament, Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley said that INR shortfall is only temporary, and everything possible is being …