Two former gomchens (lay monks) are vying for Gup in Trashigang’s Bartshamgewog, which has the least candidates contesting for the post, in the local government elections scheduled for September. Bartsham is regarded as the business gewog of the eastern district just as Radhi and Phongmey KezangDawa, 34, from Kummung chiwog …

Phuentsholing gewog in Chukha dzongkhag has 10 candidates contesting for Gup. Tek Bdr Ghalley is one of the two graduates contesting for the post. Tek Bdr Ghalley, 29, is from Deling-Marbji, Phuentsholing gewog. He graduated in 2011 from Kalimpong with a B.Com (honours) degree. He worked as an administration officer …

Police were on the lookout for a peddler in Paro town who is alleged to have employed other youth to sell contraband substances. On the evening of August 3, ParoPolice receivedinformation about a person employing other youths to sell illegal prescription drugs in Paro town. When police reached his place, …

A member of the Royal Bhutan Police’s K9 canine squad helped recover several heirlooms, including jewelry, hidden in the nearby bushes, burgled from a home in Paro on the night of August 1. According to police, the K9 canine helped recover five gold rings worth of Nu 225,000, two gold …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa has criticized the Central Schools program of the government  calling it archaic and reversing the advances made in self-reliance. The party said that while there is no disagreement on the consolidation of the school system to improve efficiency and quality of education in the long run. …

Dzongkhag election team in Zhemgang is busy informing and sending circulars to the heads of Local Government since the date for the 2nd Local Government election is scheduled on August 9. Election Commission of Bhutan notified that the elections to the Gewog Tshogdes of 205 Gewogs of 20 Dzongkhags and …

Did you know that the future of Bhutan is always better than that of the past? Did you also know that it is because each successive King is always better than His father? And, most importantly, did you know that it is because each successive King made His son always …

Buy any household appliance or item from town, and there will be a good chance that it is either a duplicate item or is of poor quality. A close look at most buildings in Thimphu will also reveal a bounty of poor quality or fake electrical parts and switches, often …

In 2008 the world was rocked with the ‘Rice crisis’ when rising prices, some shortages and speculation led to rice exporting countries like India stopping the export of rice. This also affected Bhutan, which imports the overwhelming majority of its rice from India. It was only after a special request …

The Supreme Court has come up with a set of draft regulations on regulating private money lending based on the Financial Services Act which says that money lending has to be regulated. The regulations were in the works for the last few months. The draft regulations are being handed over …