Other than campaigning for the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) in eastern Bhutan on 20 May, the DCT president Lily Wangchhuk’s visit has also served another purpose. Earlier, most of the voters in the east, upon hearing her name, had either mistook her for a male president or perceived her to …

Seven employees of State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited (STCBL) have told this paper that they have been sacked without any prior notice or a valid reason from their service in STCBL. The company, during the last week of April this year, served the dismissal orders to four female and …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) kicked off its campaign after paying their respects to the Machen of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel at Punakha Dzong, on May 13. After receiving blessings from the sacred Machen, party president Tshering Tobgay and the PDP team headed to the nearby town of Khuruthang. Party supporters …

With the fast approaching primary round for the National Assembly (NA) elections, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed 12 new candidates, taking its number of revealed candidates to 44 so far. Kabji-Talo constituency, Punakha Dophu Dukpa, 45-year- old, has a bachelor’s in agriculture economics from the University of the …

Forest officials in Nganglam Range Office, Samdrup Jongkhar have rescued a four-month- old female Himalayan Black Bear cub (Ursus thibetanus), deemed to be in illegal possession of a resident of Yangmalashing village in Dechenling geog under Nganglam Dungkhag. The forest officials have only recently come to know of the illegal …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) following a royal decree officially issued the schedule of the National Assembly (NA) elections at a press conference on 29 April. The ECB’s Chief Election commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi shared the details of the event from party registration till the general elections schedule on …

Having completed his tenure as the opposition leader, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Tshering Tobgay gave up his official duty vehicle granted to him. In a press conference the former Opposition Leader (OL) also requested the interim government to lift the personal security arrangements made for him. “While I …

Sighting a Red Panda in the wild is believed to bring good luck. The belief gets more stronger since the animal is sighted on rare occasions and only few people see them in the jungle. All the beliefs aside, and more importantly, the animal is precious in the ecosystem for …

On 12 April the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC) under Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) of Department of Forests and Park Services, rescued three wild animals in a single day.  The rescued wild animals included a calf of Himalayan serow, a fawn of a Sambar deer and another fawn of …

Lone candidate, Dasho Dr. Sonam Kinga, former National Council representative from Trashigang is once again victorious securing an overwhelming 11,219 ‘yes’ votes and just 2,620 ‘No’ votes. Dasho Dr. Sonam Kinga secured 7,826 yes votes through the EVM and 3,393 votes through postal ballot votes. He was nominated from Shongphu …