The three NC candidates’ petition for the High Court to look into Sarpang NC elect Pema Tashi’s employment history was denied on May 5, 2023. The plaintiffs have not yet decided whether or not to continue their appeal. The plaintiffs had filed an appeal with the High court on April 28, 2023, seeking to determine if …

On April 28, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) released an executive order to all government agencies to use its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for sharing information to the media. While the intent maybe good the highly bureaucratic SOP process with a lot of exception areas where information …

For the many vendors running meat shops and vegetable shops in Thimphu’s Norzin Lam vegetable market, as well as other business owners and residents, the flash flood that happened on 15 April 2023 was nothing out of the ordinary. The Norzin Lam Vegetable Market vendor Dawa, 28, recalled her experiences …

Tshering Tshomo won the NC election from Zhemgang with 3,170 votes. She graduated from Paro College of Education with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. This is her fourth time running for the election eventually winning as the lone female NC candidate this year. She discussed her feelings about being the …

Leki Tshering, a former teacher from Ge-nyen gewog in Thimphu, received 3,151 EVM  and 951 Postal Ballot votes ( 4,102 votes) to win the NC Elections 2023. It was his second time running in the NC Elections. Leki Tshering expressed his gratitude and added, “I am happy, after winning the …

38-year-old Phub Dorji, from Gangtey Gewog, won the NC elections with 4,143 votes. He came out victorious out of the five participants in the 2023 NC election. During the NC election campaign, Phub Dorji pledged to assess return times and streamline feedback processes in order to enhance the delivery of …

Tshewang Rinchen won the NC election race with 5,639 votes from Samdrupjongkhar out of the six participants. Tshewang Rinchen graduated from Edith Cowan University in Australia with a Master of Business Administration International degree. His professional work experience includes working as a home minister’s personal secretary at the Ministry of …

Out of the six NC participants from Tsirang, Nima Wangdi won the election with 5,359 votes. Nima Wangdi, 45, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, and has served as a teacher for the past 15 years. During the elections, he pledged to assess the constitutionally mandated national policies and endeavor …

The country’s low tourist arrivals compared to the prior year have had an impact on the tourism industry. In line with the objectives of the tourism policy, the government has acknowledged this fact and embraced newer tactics to increase tourist arrivals. During the 49th meet the press, the Minister of …

During the Tsirang NC Public Debate, 39-year-old Ragu Nath Nepal pledged to make public services simple and timely. He promises to highlight the laws that promote economic development and bring amendments to the laws that will govern a better society. Additionally, he pledged to formulate laws that minimize corruption-related practices …