With the growing popularity of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for elections, the teachers and students of Trashigang Middle Secondary school (MSS) in collaboration with the Dzongkhag Election Sector used an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on 25 February this year to elect school representatives. To begin the academic year the school …

Maintenance of farm roads The developmental activities in Kilkhorthang gewog for the year started from January 2013. The reconstructions of four farm roads in the gewog are in progress. Each farm road is five kms in length. Till date one km has been completed and three are underway. The construction of farm roads …

A press release issued by the Foreign Minister said that plan talks between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India will be held in New Delhi on 27 and 28 February 2013. The Bhutanese delegation will be led by Mr. Yeshey Dorji, Foreign Secretary and will include …

In celebrating Bhutan Telecom’s 50 years in service and 10 years of B-mobile services, Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) announced 19 Lucky winners during the lucky draw held on 25 February. The winners are active B-Mobile customers both prepaid and postpaid, as of 21 February this year. A BTL official said …

As a gesture, and to honor the unstinted bond and friendship the people of Bhutan and Japan share, the visiting delegates from Japan led by Mayor of Miharu Town, Fukushima prefecture who is in the country, will carry out a ceremonial plantation Taki-Sakura cherry trees. Ten saplings of cherry blossom …

With the strong support from the people of his village and his family members, Tshering Wangchen, 33, is determined to contest for a seat at the National Council from Khalong village in Mongar. He is the third candidate from Mongar to announce his candidature to contest the upcoming National Council …

The nation’s first democratically elected National Council (NC) concluded its 10th and the last session yesterday. The House of Review thanked the Druk Gyalpo and attributed the title of ‘Unifying force’ upon him. While paying their tribute to His Majesty, the NC members acknowledged His Majesty’s contributions in all spheres …

In his inaugural address, the speaker  announced that the Parliamentary Entitlement Act would be introduced for amendment during this session. Now here, we run into trouble, both by law and by principle. Section 30 of the Parliamentary Entitlement Act states that, “A member of Parliament upon retirement on completion of his term …

His Majesty on his birthday visited children and other patients at the Thimphu referral hospital. His Majesty also appointed the new Gyalpoi Zimpon and the ROM Director His Majesty the King awarded gallantry and service medals to 239 Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bhutan Police, and Royal Body Guards personnel, Desuups …

When the Rupee Shortage and the resultant Credit Crunch first hit the Bhutanese economy from early 2012 onwards, the RMA and the government were caught unaware. With elections just a year away and personal and institutional reputations at stake, both the RMA and the government blamed the financial institutions, private …