The four political parties on the fray are in for a major contest for capable and charismatic candidates in a backdrop where there is a dearth of such. However, the parties have not lost hope. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who lost badly in the 2008 elections feel that it needs …

The former Heal th Secretary, Dasho Dr Gado Tshering who resigned “on moral grounds” after the health ministry was enmeshed in the corruption controversy, is now planning to join politics. However, he has no plans of forming a new party but will be joining one of the existing or new …

Seven chiwogs with approximately 126 households at Goenshari gewog will soon have access to two motor able bridges. More than 75 % of works on the Thorim zam has been completed with a budget of Nu 8.6 mn. Though a farm road was already constructed in 2006, it remained under …

  The three-day workshop which started on March 19 on “Electoral Contestant” conducted by the Election Commission of Bhutan offered nothing new but was a forum to voice out their opinions and an interactive session, said most of the participants including those from the old as well as newly registered …

Internal Funding for political parties and the need for state funding  were the hot topics of discussion in the three-day workshop under the ongoing process of Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Election (BRIDGE) held for  existing amd newly registered political parties in Paro from March 19 by the Election …

The recent decision of the government to discontinue the Constituency Development Grant (CDG) has created skepticism among general public. The questions doing the round are that has the government really dropped CDG as the decision did not go through the Parliament as per procedure, and whether the ruling government will …

Koma Tshachu, a hot spring believed to heal broken bones and joints  will finally has better access with a permanent  bridge.  The new bridge was built by Ex-chimi, Gyembo Dorji. Till now a temporary bridge was  used which was always washed away during monsoon.

  The Election Commission is organizing a three-day workshop for aspiring politicians and political parties from March 19 at Paro. The three-day workshop is led by BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Election), an international organization which conducts trainings on the electoral process. “This project is ongoing from 2011 …

Renewable Natural Resources, (RNR) has started a yearly three-day training for the villagers of Talo.The workshop will cover topics like grafting trees, ways of preserving  fruits,  and usage of fertilizer. The training will be managed by the Gewog Extension Officer. Talo Gewog with five Chiwogs has approximately 280 households and …

The fourth party, whose cadre include former dzongdas, judges, armymen, senior civil servants and ex-councilors, is meeting today to finalize whether it would be called Bhutan National Party or Druk Mister Thogpa. Members will also revisit the manifesto, symbol and possible candidates for the 2013 general elections. The spokesperson said …