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In an event to mark the world intellectual property (IP) day organized by the IP division of the economic affairs ministry (MoEA), the inventors yesterday, spoke on their inventions and on how they intended to use their inventions. The first invention titled “A New Composition containing Plant Extracts for Cosmetic …
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A macho upper house, not entirely a good deal
The outcomes of the recently concluded National Council (NC) elections have been a fairly sound and comforting bases for the second round ‘successfully-conducted’ by the Election Commission (ECB). It has in the process ensured general thoroughfare for the young Bhutanese Democracy, in terms of its growth and health. Still, and …
Read More »Response to, “Ministers get to keep their Toyota Prados and office equipment”
It’s a well deserved perk. However, in their benevolence and any moral discomfort they may experience due to an exchequer in heavy debt, they should be most welcome to refuse or donate to a good cause. Sanja It is sad to see our leaders would not show an …
Read More »Leading by example
Be it the corporate world or the government one of the most important attributes of leadership is to lead by example. However, two recent instances have shown our politicians being great at prescribing medicines but unwilling to swallow some of their own. The first is the case of the …
Read More »New replaces old in Wangdue
Tashi Dorji was elected as the National Council rep with his 5,848 votes secured by 5,426 Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) votes and 422 postal ballot votes (PB). The incumbent NC member Sonam Yangchen managed 3,540 votes with 3,156 EVM votes and 384 postal ballot votes while Chado Namgyal with 629 …
Read More »Haa re-elects Tshering Dorji
Incumbent National Council (NC) member Tshering Dorji with 1,866 total votes (EVM-1630- Postal Ballot- 236) won the NC elections to be re-elected as the dzongkhag’s NC representative. His contenders Choda Jamtsho received 631 votes (EVM-603, PB- 28), Khadu Wangchuk got 634 votes (EVM- 546, PB-88) and Tenzin Norbu got …
Read More »Lone candidate wins with majority “yes” in Trashigang
Lone candidate, Dasho Dr. Sonam Kinga, former National Council representative from Trashigang is once again victorious securing an overwhelming 11,219 ‘yes’ votes and just 2,620 ‘No’ votes. Dasho Dr. Sonam Kinga secured 7,826 yes votes through the EVM and 3,393 votes through postal ballot votes. He was nominated from Shongphu …
Read More »Punaps pick educator over actor
With 22 years of experience under the education department as school principal and teacher, Rinzin Dorji, 48, was voted-in as the National Council (NC) member from Punakha Dzongkhag with 3,449 votes. He was nominated from Toedwang Gewog. “I should be very thankful to the people of Punakha. Now it is …
Read More »Outgoing Chairman of National Council says he will probably join DPT
The incumbent National Council Chairman, Namgay Penjore said that he would “probably join the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT)” in an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese. The NC Chairperson, who will be formally leaving his office on 28th April, has made it clear that he will be joining the National …
Read More »Former NC representative re-elected in Pemagatshel
The former National Council (NC) representative, Jigmi Rinzin was re-elected from Pemagatshel securing 5,184 votes of which he secured 1,467 through postal ballot and 3,717 through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The other contestants, Pema Wangchuk secured 2,103 votes and Sherab Jamtsho secured 1,685 votes. “I would like to ensure successful …
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