A 43-year-old non national worker succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning. He was hit by a stone on his head at Beychhu in Wangduephodrang. The deceased was working as a boomer operator at a construction site in Punatshangchhu II. On the unfortunate day, a stone had fallen on a …
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DNT requests the two old parties to stop spreading false rumors
Post-primaries, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) made it as a hot topic in every news segment, especially after seven of its candidates, which includes its president and vice president, joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The party still remains the flavor of the week, and now the burning topic for …
Read More »PDP files complaint against DPT
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a complaint with the ECB on Wednesday against Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) on baseless allegations, indented misinformation, and blatant lies by DPT President in several places during his recent campaign speeches in the general round of elections. PDP’s spokesperson Damcho Dorji said just …
Read More »Letter to the Editor
At Gaeddu College, nobody planned anything. Some professors never wrote lesson plans or planned anything for that matter. Some never used textbooks. I later found out why. Incredibly, even the college calendar was bogus. I kept count of the unofficial, non-teaching days. I lost forty eight (48) hours or four …
Read More »A decade passes but people in Orong and Martshala still await land substitution
Even a decade after the government acquired their land for developmental purpose, two households in Orong have yet to receive their land substitution. The government, during land acquisition, had offered the affected households the choice of cash compensation equal to the land value in that year or the land substitute. …
Read More »Conflict of Interest in Education City
The wife of the former Education Minister buying land near the Education City site through a loan taken by the former Education Minister may not be illegal, but it does represent an enormous conflict of interest. The Education Ministry is one of the key stakeholders in the multi-billion Education City …
Read More »Letters to the Editor
Response to BKP, DCT, DNT, and PDP all concerned that DPT President’s statements will harm Press Freedom and Democracy in Bhutan Bhutan is not JY thinley’s country. It is a land that belong to the people of bhutan. People of bhutan have the right to speak and express truth. …
Read More »Second batch of inmates sent for the open Air prison
The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has sent a second group of inmates to Paro under the Open Air Prison (OAP) initiative yesterday, after a successful trial with the first batch. Many of the prisoners in Chamgang prison have welcomed the initiative by RBP, and said such initiatives will enable them …
Read More »Candidates pitch their promises at the Samtse debates
As it goes, the nation is in a precarious state of economic downturn due to the former ruling party Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). But, if the nation is in a state of financial crisis due to the former government, where would the helicopter-pledging, bolero jeep-promising People’s Democratic Party (PDP) get …
Read More »Weather worries general round voters, finance comes in second
With monsoon rains that have just set in, with the generous amount of showers every now and then, voters who need to travel to their respective constituencies are quite worried about how Election Day would turn out. Few are, however, hopeful and won’t change plans on account of the weather. …
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