One of the biggest problems of the last LG elections was many vacant dhemkhongs as the local government benefits were not attractive enough to attract good candidates. Apart from this issue the Local Government Entitlements Bill introduced by the Home Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji yesterday aims to ensure efficient and …

The Thimphu ring road has become dangerous, in recent times, without proper infrastructure for pedestrians With the increased number of vehicles plying on the Thimphu-Babesa expressway each year, the danger and risks to pedestrians, residents living along the road, commuters, and drivers, especially in the absence of proper infrastructures, is …

The Prime focus of the tour was on quality education After winning the general elections this year and following the first session of the second Parliament, Education Minister Mingbo Dukpa made his first trip to the east as part of his constituency visit which included stops at various schools across …

A majority of the lot comprised of civil servants The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Wangduephodrang have arrested 23 people in the last few months for the offence of gambling that included mainly civil servants, private employees, and businessmen. RBP has informed the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) of cases …

Not many can make it through the hopeless and tough times, especially when one sees no way out, and then there are those that rise out of such hard times, to find the spirit and the will to change the course of life to one that is filled with hope …

The King urged citizens to work in unity and to confront the challenges, and also acknowledged civil servants across the country for their service to the nation While the limelight of the National Day this year was on civil servants, His Majesty the King, in his address to the nation …

The government, on Wednesday this week, approved the Implementation Strategy of the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) and will lend Nu 2.1bn, almost half of the total Nu 5bn ESP to local banks. The government will charge the banks an interest of six percent, which the banks would then provide as …

The family members of the 13-year-old girl who was brutally raped and murdered in Sarpang on April 12 this year are still awaiting justice. Sarpang police are waiting for the DNA report due from Kolkata where samples of blood and stains collected from the crime scene were sent in May. …

The Opposition Leader has been elected as the new DPT president Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) president Jigmi Y Thinley on Tuesday made way for Opposition Leader (OL) Dr Pema Gyamtsho to fill in his position. Having served for six years with his party, former Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley officially …

The DPT in its recent meeting appointed 10 MPs to be in charge of the 10 ministries similar to the shadow ministers system present in countries like the United Kingdom, Canada etc. The DPT prefers to call them a more diplomatic ‘opposition in charge of the ministry’ though the function …