Including the incumbent, Khaling gewog has five candidates vying for gup in the upcoming Local government election. The incumbent gup Tashi Dorji, 41, from Barshong chiwog, is hopeful this time too if people are looking for someone with experience. Tashi Dorji has 13 years of experience in local government including …

Villages in rural parts of Bhutan are facing a serious shortage of manpower to carry out community projects. Also, voter participation is declining in the villages as more people migrate from rural to urban areas each year. This has the people in the gewogs worried as the second Local Government …

Trashigang –Samdrup Jongkhar highway is in its worst shape, riddled with potholes and ditches with incessant rainfall and numerous blocks without enough excavators to clear the debris. Road users complain that the road widening works has for now, worsened the already old and worn out highway. The fallen trees crumble …

Although the Bhutan Building Rules 2002 (BBR 2002) clearly states for infrastructure to be built in a disabled-friendly way, however, the rule has been ignored by both private and government builders. A proposal called “Making Bhutan Accessible” with the objective to build accessible infrastructure for people with disabilities has been …

Ministry of Economic Affairs, in its list of prioritized plans, intends to have at least one oil and fuel depot in each town in the country due to increasing demand for gas and fuel. The discussion was held in the National Assembly yesterday when the MP of Khamdang Ramjar constituency, …

The trend of poaching in Bhutan has proved to be increasing, going by the number of cases in which the poachers are being apprehended, within the park territories and protected areas. Even with stern law provision in place, it has not served as deterrence to the poachers, but instead, in …

Member of Parliament (MP) Radhi-Sakteng, Jigme Wangchuk, addressed the worries of the farmers in the National Assembly. He said that most of the farmers are unable to plant paddy on time as there is an acute shortage of water due to no rainfall. MP Jigme Wangchuk enquired about what the …

During the Question Hour session of National Assembly yesterday, Opposition Leader Dr Pema Gyamtsho asked the government on how many new farms have been established to meet the sheer rise in the production of various agricultural and livestock products, as reported during  Prime Minister’s Mid Term Review (MTR) meetings. OL …

The Member of Parliament (MP) from Panbang constituency, Dorji Wangdi, during the Question Hour session, questioned the government on Press Freedom, and on senior journalists leaving the profession. The MP, without providing any specifics and names, said that on the World Press Freedom Day, issues of interference by the government …

During the question-hour session of National Assembly yesterday, Drametse Ngatshang MP Ugyen Wangdi shared concerns regarding the Prime Minister’s residence being left unoccupied by the incumbent and the former Prime Minster, which was constructed at a huge cost and with tight security service.. MP Ugyen Wangdi said that having built …