The Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) said the overall Class X pass percentage in the Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE) examination has dropped by 2.20 percent this year. The BCSE 2015 pass percentage is at 93.73 percent while it was 95.93 percent last year. 11836 candidates …

Bhutan’s largest and oldest Education Exhibition the 9TH Career Fair, is set to take place in the city of Thimphu on the 14th & 15th February 2015 at Clock Tower, Thimphu. The event is organized by Nukareer Education Consultancy a major educational consultant in collaboration with SAPE event organizer and …

With the DPT Vs Dasho Benji case now entering the evidence stage the DPT presented a set of seven documentary ‘evidences’ to prove its alleged case of defamation against Dasho Benji. MP Nidup Zangpo and MD Duptho from DPT represented the case for DPT. The plaintiff said that the seven …

I think if a poll on the world’s biggest hypocrites are taken then we Bhutanese would feature somewhere at the top. I say this because of our senseless policy of meat bans during the so called ‘holy months’ and our general attitude to meat. In fact one ban is right …

While doing the main story on MPs and vehicle quotas, one MP, on the condition of anonymity, told the writer that no public interest would be served and it would only cause a ‘sensation’ and sell more papers. The statement in itself shows the large gap and disconnect between many …

While the civil servants have to patiently wait for their quotas before buying vehicles, some Members of Parliament (MPs) have already gone ahead and imported their Toyota Prados on quota, even without the Ministry of Finance (MoF) issuing vehicle quotas for MPs as yet. The MoF has not issued vehicle …

In an interesting and indicative move the Indian government on 3rd February 2015 floated a vacancy for the Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) Chairman and Managing Director’s (CMD) post. This is in spite of the fact that the current BHEL CMD’s tenure officially ends only on 31st December 2015 which …

The nationwide crime rate has dropped by about 15% in 2014, as declared by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in a press conference on February 12. 2775 crime cases were reported in 2014, showing there were 513 fewer crime cases in 2014 compared the 3288 crime cases reported 2013. The …

The first hearing of the Lhakhang Karpo case was held on 9th February in the Haa district court where the Office of the Attorney General listed out the various charges against the seven defendants in the case. The Foreign Minister who is on authorized absence was charged with two cases …

Aphoto exhibition on His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo was inaugurated by Their Royal Highnesses Princess Kezang Choden Wangchuck and Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck on February 2 at Siddharth Art Gallery in the Nehru Wangchuk Cultural Centre (NWCC) in Thimphu. The photo exhibition titled “His Majesty the 4th Druk Gyalpo …