The common forum in Paro commenced from the May 11 from Naja gewog and was completed successfully on May 16 in Luni gewog. The candidates are now busy with their door-to-door campaigns across the constituency. DNT’s candidate designate Nima Tshering explained his party’s ideology, pledges from the party manifesto, and …

NSB officials say that Labour Ministry’s unemployment rate should logically be higher than that of NSB, as the ministry’s survey is focused more in urban areas with higher unemployment In what may cast serious doubts on the incumbent government’s claims of having exceeded its unemployment target of 2.5 percent, the …

The residents of Gyelpozhing seem to be frustrated about the appearance of the Giant African Land Snail (GALS), despite collecting repeatedly and dumping them. The outbreak of GALS, an exotic species native to Africa was reported in Gyelpozhing since 2010. Many residents in Gyelpozhing are frustrated about the snails and …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the east are wooing voters on the premise of its ideology ‘Wangtse Chhirpel,’ which they say is all about empowering people for liberty, equality, and prosperity by devolving power and authority. Such devolution will be done from the centre right to the people. In …

During the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) campaign in Samtse, the DCT president said the meaning of the noble philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) has been interpreted in academic manner, and without a practical relevance to the people. “Gross National Happiness is a noble philosophy propagated by the Fourth Druk …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters and well wishers received the party president Tshering Tobgay in Trashiyangtse. Right after meeting the people in town, the president along with his wife and the supporters proceeded towards the auditorium where more than 200 people were patiently awaiting the president. After greeting the …

A respected American Novelist Mark Twain once wrote, ““There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” This 1906 line used countless times since may come to haunt the incumbent government, which claimed to have halved poverty from 23.2 percent in 2007 to around 12 percent in 2012 …

Some gewogs under Dagana are still having problems with the rural water supply scheme (RWSS) that were put in place. Many villagers say they feel awkward to come forward and speak about problems they face in their daily lives, and therefore, the issues remained unaddressed. The water supply in Kawathang, …

The South Thimphu People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates have lashed out at Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) statement made earlier about common forums during the recently conducted PDP press conference. The DPT had stated that common forums are not required. “We are talking about the people when we are talking about …

The public were not ‘well-informed’ was the reason cited by the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidates for the no-show affair at the recently conducted South Thimphu common forum. At a DNT press conference held yesterday DNT’s South Thimphu candidate designate Dr Lotay Tshering said he does not know who is …