The lndian Minister for External Affairs, H.E. Mr. Salman Khurshid, will visit Bhutan from 14-15 January 2013. The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high level exchanges between the two Countries. Mr. Khurshid’s visit to Bhutan will further strengthen the excellent state of cooperation and friendship between …

The CARE 2013 badminton finals were held on the 9th of January at the Nazhoen Pelri where four matches were played. The Hari Gurung and Muku Palden Vs Ugyen Dorji and Rinzin Wangmo match, was quite the attention grabbing match although it was played after lunch. When the first set …

As the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) gears toward the 2013 elections stepping-up on electoral education and deploying returning officers as far as New York, the general atmosphere for the sphere of politicos remains apprehensive, especially about voter-turnout. Talks doing the round in the circle of political enthusiasts is that, …

If the National Statistical Bureau conducted a survey of how happy the Bhutanese are they will definitely register a significant drop in the national ‘happiness level’. The national mood especially in the last one year has become gloomy, grim and depressing. One of the main reasons would be the worsening …

In high school and college I would pick a book in library and even when I loved the title and author I would still look for the little penguin on the cover to agree with my choice. That penguin to me was the hallmark of best literature, I don’t know why I …

If the political tide sways in this Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) candidate’s favor, Bhutan will probably get the next education minister from Dorokha-Tading constituency again. In 2008, the present education minister Thakur Singh Powdyel won the elections as the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate from the same constituency. Confident and …

Gewog aspires to have Militia equipments for Volunteers Even with a continuous volunteer system in place in the gewog many problems still arise and volunteers remain helpless without proper militia equipments. “Our volunteers without any delay  stand ready to protect the community but abductors from nowhere come and abduct our …

Despite there being more than 150,000 devotees which formed a huge crowd for the Wang in Punakha that concluded recently, the B-Mobile network which took measures to ensure effective communication succeeded in its objective. The people at the Wang say they are pleased with the B-Mobile network performance which was …

Groups of people of Samtenling have reaped the fruits of their hard labor with their first harvest of vegetables. The vegetables were planted three months back on 35 acres of land. Vegetables grown by the people of Samtenling are Cabbages and Carrots while other kinds of vegetables are grown in …

A short review on DPT’s progress against its commitments It’s agreed, Bhutan became a ‘thought leader’ internationally, and this happened under the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) tenure. Nevertheless it also cannot be swept under the rug that the ‘economy’ of the country almost toppled down. This too, can be unquestionably …