From his early teens, Deyon Phuntsho discovered that he was different from what society normally expected of him. As an eighth standard student, he knew he was a gay with obvious natural feminine traits, which he tried to hide. “That was when the harassment and bullying was at its peak …

As of yesterday 165 aspiring candidates had registered with the Election Commission to contest for 20 seats in the upcoming National Council election that will be held in May. Going by the figures maintained by the Election commission, Dagana dzongkhag has 25 aspiring candidates, the highest among the dzongkhags. Mongar …

Karsang Dorji, an entrepreneur based in Thimphu, has designed solar and electric incubators to help in year round cultivation of Shiitake mushrooms. “Those interested in Shiitake mushroom cultivation need not wait for seasonal or altitude suitability to grow the mushrooms during winter; it can be grown anywhere without such limitations. …

The youth Center in Wangdue, located at the heart of the Bajo town is keeping youths engaged meaningfully by involving them in various educational and co-curricular activities this winter. The booming music from the center leads to a group of youths as young as 14 years old and volunteers in …

Bhutan Democracy Dialogue organized the All Party Conference 2017 in the capital yesterday where the representatives from the five registered political parties talked briefly on ways to collaborate for a harmonious and sustainable democracy. The event was attended by members of National Council, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Election …

Bhutan Toilet Organization (BTO) and Clean Bhutan Organization (CBO) have been making their unfailing presence in many national and local events to provide a solution to the compelling nature’s call and to collect trash arising from the insensitivity or ignorance of the perpetrators. The two registered Civil Society Organizations have …

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nation and functions as the global forum for Intellectual Property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation where governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry groups and Civil Society Organizational come together to address the evolving Intellectual Property issues. …

Out of the six performance audit reports submitted by RAA during the 9th session of the parliament, the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) presented its findings on Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BoIC) from the date of its inception (December 4th 2013) till its closure (May 31st 2016) during the Joint …

His Majesty The King along with Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen graced the closing ceremony of the 10th session of the Second Parliament yesterday. Addressing the closing session, the speaker of the National Assembly Jigme Zangpo expressed his gratitude to His Majesty The King for tirelessly working for the peace and …

NSB to carry-out the Labour Force Survey henceforth  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Tashi Dorji, the National Council Member for Wangdue Phodrang presented the reviewed Performance Audit Report on Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR). One of the main recommendations made by the PAC Committee was on …