The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) following a royal decree officially issued the schedule of the National Assembly (NA) elections at a press conference on 29 April. The ECB’s Chief Election commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi shared the details of the event from party registration till the general elections schedule on …

With one more candidate from Lingmukha – Toedwang constituency, Punakha Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) now has 45 candidates. Phuntsho Namgay, 48 who headed the Royal Institute of Management (RIM), Semtokha in numerous positions who  also worked as a consultant is the latest BKP edition. He has masters in Development Management …

  The 158th and concluding session of the Lhengye Zhungtshog(Cabinet) was held today at the Tashichhodzong. As the Chairman of the Lhengye Zhungtshog, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley delivered the closing statement followed by statements from Lyonpo Yeshi Zimba and Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk. Lyonchhen signed a government order relinquishing the office …

With the Primary round just a month away and the general elections just over two months away the biggest opponent for all the parties aspiring to replace the incumbent DPT is just not a muscular DPT but the parties themselves. While it is true that a big challenge for DPT …

One of the four pillars of GNH is taking care of our environment. True one of the solution to the Rupee Crisis may be to increase our export whether it is through mining and mineral export but surely if the govt’s aim is to decrease the gap between the have …

Mongar National Council candidate Tshering Wangchen’s father Sangay Wangdi will be officially filing a complaint of political interference by Mongar’s DPT coordinators and party workers in the Mongar NC elections with the Election Commission of Bhutan within the next two days. Sangay Wangdi who is also a former Royal Advisory …

Having completed his tenure as the opposition leader, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Tshering Tobgay gave up his official duty vehicle granted to him. In a press conference the former Opposition Leader (OL) also requested the interim government to lift the personal security arrangements made for him. “While I …

Parties says former Secretary is tainted with the multi-million MoH procurement scam For a party that coined the famous slogan of ‘Zero Tolerance to Corruption’ the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)  is under attack from political parties and critics for the candidature of Dasho Dr Gado Tshering, the former health secretary …

Sighting a Red Panda in the wild is believed to bring good luck. The belief gets more stronger since the animal is sighted on rare occasions and only few people see them in the jungle. All the beliefs aside, and more importantly, the animal is precious in the ecosystem for …

On 12 April the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC) under Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) of Department of Forests and Park Services, rescued three wild animals in a single day.  The rescued wild animals included a calf of Himalayan serow, a fawn of a Sambar deer and another fawn of …