The highlight of the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) manifesto is the Miser Thoblam Chathrim or the Citizens’ Dividend Act. Through the Act, the party will give economic, social, and political powers to the people. Once the law is enacted, it will be a path toward a fair and just distribution …
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Sergithang-Tsirangtoe common forum ends with Gosarling gewog
A perfectly cool and cloudy day greeted candidates and people who attended the Gosarling common forum yesterday. At the strike of 10 am on clock, people from Gosarling gewog entered the Renewable Natural Resource (RNR) hall in the gewog centre while some showed up a bit late. After being briefed …
Read More »Mongar Court Judge says that even Gyelpozhing plot recipients fall under the criminal case category
In what may come as a bolt out of the blue, especially for those contesting as candidates in the 2013 elections, the Mongar District Court Judge Gyembo Dorji told The Bhutanese that even those who received plots in Gyelpozhing are criminally charged. He said this was because the case of …
Read More »Tsirang candidates at a stalemate with door-to-door campaigns
While the idea of interacting individually and explaining things clearly in local dialects offers an excellent prospective, the timing is in ill-favor of the opportunity as farmers can hardly break away from their fields to meet and greet the candidates from the four parties With the completion of common …
Read More »DPT files complaint with ECB against ‘anonymous users’ on social media
The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has filed an official written compliant with the Media Arbitrator, Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) against anonymous users on social media on charges of being attacked online and criticized. The letter says, “These users are resorting to character assassination, defamation, personal attacks with the use …
Read More »DCT promises regional hubs to develop the East
Political parties are all on a campaigning spree, and they must convincingly sell to the electorate to put themselves in good light, for votes are what will determine the results. That way, every party is putting forward what they believe is their own USP (unique selling proposition) to woo village …
Read More »High Court affirms district court verdict on Gyelpozhing Land Scam
The High Court on Thursday affirmed or upheld the Mongar District Court’s verdict on the Gyelpozhing Land Scam case. Talking to The Bhutanese the High Court Acting Chief Justice Sangay Khandu said, “The Mongar district court verdict has been affirmed based on three main points.” He said, “The first was …
Read More »The fourth common forum in Dagana Dzongkhag
Representatives from the four political parties contesting in the primary rounds of National Assembly elections 2013 are going full swing with their campaigns, explaining the party manifestos and ideologies to the voters during the common forum. In Dagana, the common forum started in Karna gewog on May 12, Lagyab gewog …
Read More »DCT president’s campaign in Trongsa
The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) president Lily Wangchhuk met with the people of Trongsa and Bumthang last Thursday as part of her campaign program. In Trongsa, she talked about the problem of human-wildlife conflict that was inflicting lot of suffering on rural farming communities. She told party supporters, members, and …
Read More »Letters to the Editor
Response to, “Prime Minister in violation of rules allotted Prado to a Grade 5 officer” What upsets me is not because the PM gives his secretary a government Prado, but because the PM has again disregarded the constitution, the financial rules and regulations and gone against His Majesty the Kings …
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