Heavy rainfall in the Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar highway has caused road blocks in numerous areas, and vehicles plying between the two dzongkhags were stranded overnight. The major road blocks in three different areas have delayed the public transport buses and the truck ferrying potatoes to the auction yard in …

However, experts are calm and said it was normal The second outbreak of Chirpine defoliator in some parts of Wangdue and Punakha have left the communities there in much worry as the Chirpine trees, botanically known as Pinus roxburghii are left without the pine needles. The mountains and valleys, which …

The house also elected its Speaker and Deputy Speaker during the first sitting yesterday The first sitting of the National Assembly (NA) house was held yesterday, officially embarking the five year tenure of its members. Election of the NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker through secret ballot was the highlight of …

Some villagers in lower Kheng in Zhemgang, who have been employed as laborers by contractors in various construction work sites on the Gomphu – Panbang highway, say that the contractors are being extremely stern, and are also blatantly breaching labour laws. As per the national labour norms, all employees in …

The rarest of the rare plant species, the White Poppy botanically known as Meconopsis superb, is found very scarcely in a small stretch of area in Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve (TSNR) in Haa. Many environmentalists and conservationists around the world state the White Poppy is exclusive to Bhutan. Officials in …

He will nominate the ministerial candidates too In a secret ballot held behind closed door on July 19, the 32 winning candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have unanimously elected their president Tshering Tobgay as the prime ministerial candidate for the new government. The Mongar candidate, Jigme Zangpo who …

The outcomes of the primary elections saw a role reversal as voters handed the very two constituencies which it gave to Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) in 2008, to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) this time. PDP won the two seats in Samdrup Jongkhar with vast difference in votes pushing the party …

The voters have once again chosen the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidates in all three constituencies in Pemagatshel. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) fell short in the number of favorable votes they fetched during the Poll Day for general elections yesterday. The ex-Prime Minister’s constituency saw voters standing in a …

With the Poll Day drawing closer, the candidates for Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) Choida Gyamtsho and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Sherab Jamtsho from Nganglam constituency under Pemagatshel made every effort to read out their pledges within the stipulated time. Addressing the crowd first, the DPT’s Choida Gyamtsho began his …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate of Nanong – Shumar Constituency, and the former Prime Minister Jigme Yozer Thinley shed light on all accusation booked against his party at the final common forum before the General elections. Addressing the voters the former prime minister commenced expressing gratitude to the people …