The Political parties including the aspiring new ones have begun to find it difficult to sustain their institutions. “If there is no party funding by the Government, it’s so difficult for any political parties to sustain despite the differences in being ruling or any other aspiring political parties,” said Officiating …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) is not laid back in comfort given its current status as the ruling party and the government in power. Plans are in motion to gear up for the next giant swing toward 2013. The party in a recent notification on the party’s website has notified …

The next big Elections is just around the bend, registration is a lifeline for the new (unregistered) parties, candidates are an elusive lot or just unavailable and invisible. Parties old and new are however calm behind their ‘strategies’ and big speeches Aspiring political parties are no doubt raring to go …

The ECB Circular in turn was based on a finance ministry circular In what could be the final nail in the coffin for the already troubled private media houses the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) circulated a circular yesterday saying that all election advertisement would be given only to Kuensel, …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has formally completed the party charter and confirmed 31 candidates and has start works on the party manifesto which comprises seven points. The party spoke person Norbu Wangchuk, who currently works as a consultant and instructor at Institute of Management Studies (IMS) said, “We have …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has denied any sorts of time extension granted to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) toward the clearance of its debts. The commission also stated that the media had also misinterpreted the information. However, General Secretary of PDP Yogesh Tamang said it is not true, …

Intricate details explored and discussed repeatedly among a multitude of internet users on the-then infamous and highly active bhutantimes.com, people believe, had strongly brought down the popularity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and eventually played a most crucial role to ring the death knell for the party who lost …

The urban-drift, a phenomenon that eventually strips every living-soul, from one avenue to relocate them, most often-than-not transitions into an explosive vessel of overpopulation, pollution, litter and other social maladies. It’s fairly a worldwide event but it looks bad when it happens at home. In the gewog of Shingkhar, out …

State funding remained a most debated issue in parliament when it popped-up for discussions, and the general sentiments and outcry alike was more or less unanimous even outside parliament starting from the common man’s voice to educated intellectual voices in executive positions. The proposition for state funding was therefore snubbed …

As far as speed goes, the roar of political activities is on a slump and it all seems quiet on the highway to 2013, the next democratic elections. Nonetheless, on a quiet note, the new parties continue building their roots toward a firm party-foundation while the two existing parties, the …