The health system has been in place for a good number of years, but not everyone seems to have availed of the services. And the few lesser privileged are the ones who have either been divided by nature’s harsh terrains, or those who did not even have money enough to …

Really not a bad start to the year for the country and especially the tourism sector, given that Bhutan has only been selected as one of the three finalists in the “Destination Stewardship.” The Destination Stewardship Award goes to a destination which successfully demonstrates a program of sustainable tourism, while …

Bjokha gewog busy with orange business Bjokha people under Zhemgang Dzongkhag are busy with their sale of oranges in the market. The gewog has about 137 households, out of which 100 households are into the business every year at this time of the year. Orange businesses are done at two …

The people of Dagana impatiently await the construction of a new school in Pangserpo about 74 kilometers away from the dzongkhag. The people in the gewog and especially the students feel,  after much hardships faced by the village and its residents, the new construction will bring better times in their …

It’s a question that ECB will answer by conducting the 2013 elections of the National Assembly and the National Council candidates   After the letter of intent, 235 candidates will contest for the primary rounds and each candidate will cost Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) more than Nu 0.1mn which …

The 39 year old tour operator, Dorji Tshering, who was detained by Paro police after he was accused of assaulting and sexually harassing a 29 year old foreign national of Melbourne, Australia in a drunken state on the early morning of 5 December, 2012 was granted bail by the Paro …

In a press conference yesterday, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) told the local media that the party has identified 25 areas of action for a multi-dimensional approach toward development. The Party president Lily Wangchhuk said the selected 25 areas of action are all interconnected and interrelated. “Therefore our approach is …

The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) has confirmed 3 candidates in the south from Tsirang, Sarpang and Dagana Dzongkhag. And as of now, team DCT in the south makes up for an honesty-driven former military man, a seasoned former tourist guide who wishes to spread opportunity on a level plane and …

Bhutanese society is increasingly getting use to the idea of having members from the media present at important discussions. Often we hear the complaint that not enough coverage is being accorded to concerns and discussions from districts (MDA, 2010) and understandably so, news media is a very important actor in a democracy. …

  ‘Ghost lumberjacks’ take advantage of proper roads and modern technology to facilitate their modus operandi to smuggle timber In an era of climate change and drying water sources rampant illegal logging at an industrial scale in Paro is fast depriving the Dzongkhag of its precious forest wealth as mainly …