The only NC aspirant from Goshing gewog in Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Dorji Kadin got through the Zomdu election with majority ‘yes’ votes from 237 voters. However, the power of one did not entirely stay on his side as he received 21 ‘no’ votes alongside his 216 ‘yes’ votes. The 41-year old …
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BoBL connects final dots, services go nationwide
With the Bank of Bhutan Limited’s (BoBL) latest branch opening, people of Gasa can now forgo the downhill travel to Punakha to avail banking services. With this the BoB has reached services to every Dzongkhag. For added convenience, an ATM machine has also been installed. Chief executive officer Passang Tshering …
Read More »Former RSTA Director joins PDP
The former Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) Director, Tashi Norbu has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ‘to bring equality among the civil servants’. He resigned as the Executive Director of the autonomous Health Trust Fund making him one of the seniormost serving civil servanst to join politics. He …
Read More »ECB retracts permission for full-on familiarization campaigns
This is being done to avoid ‘confusions’ and ‘clashes’ among voters. While the NC elections are on, NA candidates touring their constituencies need to consult the LG While the Election Commission (ECB) earlier last month has given the green signal for political parties and candidates to introduce themselves to the …
Read More »Accident kills one
0A 28-year old male was killed on the spot when the truck he was travelling in met with an accident at Taksha farm road which is about five kilometers away from the Taksha Baazar in Wangduephodrang on the morning of 25 March. The victim had sustained head injuries and multiple …
Read More »Letters to the Editor
Response to ‘Domestic Airports Scam – Part 3: Millions wasted in illegal overpayments, substandard works and violation of tender rules in Bathpalathang Airport’ If the RAA draft report is true, and I believe at least 70% would be it is apparent why Bhutan remains a developing country despite planned development …
Read More »Public Information is Public Property
The MoIC minister in an interview with regard to the RAA’s report on the Domestic Airways questioned how this paper got the information or the report. Now, though some may dismiss the minister’s defamatory insinuations as an attempt to divert attention from the real issues, the minister’s flawed logic on …
Read More »Bhutan pays its respect to Late Bangladesh President
As a mark of respect to the Late President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Md. Zillur Rahman, prayer ceremony including a thousand butter lamps were offered at the Kuenrey of Tashichhodzong by Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Cabinet Ministers and senior officials of the …
Read More »Bhutan Observes Earth Hour
Bhutan will join the rest of the world today in observing the Earth Hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The day is observed on the last Saturday of March every year because it is about the same time of the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern and southern …
Read More »World Economic Forum honors Bhutanese
The present Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) candidate from Dogar-Shaba constituency in Paro and a former Zimpon wogma to His Majesty the King was conferred the award of Young Global Leader 2013 by the World Economic Forum recently. “I am pleasantly surprised and doubly humbled that I have been named …
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