1. Tashi Dorji (Rubesa) Tashi Dorji, the incumbent NC member who also announced his candidature to re-contest in this NC election holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, New York. He also worked as a Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the year 2006-2007 …

Bhutan has a total of 432,030 voters of which 220,881 are females and 211,149 are males as of 1st of January 2018, the qualifying date for the NC Elections 2018. Out of the total registered voters in the country, 88915 have registered as Postal Voters for the National Council Election …

To ensure free and fair conduct of election, the Office of the Media Arbitrator of the Election Commission of Bhutan will not only monitor all the media coverage but will also monitor social media during the Election Period as per Section 6.10 of the Media Coverage of Elections Rules and …

The Gewog Dhamngoi Zomdu process to select NC nominees has been completed in all the 20 Dzongkhags. The 130 selected candidates includes only 6 female candidates. Mongar was the Dzongkhag with the highest number of NC hopefuls with 13 candidates followed by Tsirang with 12 candidates. Bumthang has the lowest …

On  11 November 2017, after the reduction in fuel prices came into effect, the government stated that a review would be carried out after six months, to assess whether the benefits of reduction in fuel prices have been passed on to citizens and its impact on the economy at large. …

The Gewog Dhamngoi Zomdu process to select NC nominees is being held from February 24th to March 15th. As of 9th March Friday 5 pm, six dzongkhags which are Chukha, Haa, Lhuntse, Samtse, Pemagatshel and Trashiyangtse have completed their respective Dhamngoi Zomdu processes in all their Gewogs and the rest …

To celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties between India and Bhutan, and to further strengthen the existing state of bilateral relations between the two countries, the two countries would be involved in a series of commemorative activities and high-level exchanges this year. The Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, said the …

The development of Bhutan’s first satellite, a CubeSat called Bhutan-1, has been completed and will be delivered to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in April, for launch. This update was shared during a video press conference earlier this week that was organised by the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), …

Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that although it has been around almost 34 years with the introduction of Power tillers in the country, there were people in some parts of the country who have just heard about the machine but have never seen it physically as it was mainly the …

ECB questions the DCT President and says it will take action if illegal merger happens During a press conference held this week, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), officially announced that after numerous consultation with all their candidates, coordinators, and key members of the party last year, DCT has jointly decided …