To live in hot places during summer time is a challenge in itself, only to be made worse by water shortage. Such is the unfortunate circumstance faced by the people in Gelephu. Talking to an owner of a bar and grocery shop, Chey Cheymo, 47, said, “It has been almost …

With the approaching D-day, candidates and parties, votes and voting, are sealed on the lips of every individual in town The National Assembly (NA) primaries will be conducted day after tomorrow, and the stuff of hot interest is politics and elections among people. The four political parties, their manifestos and …

A perfectly cool and cloudy day greeted candidates and people who attended the Gosarling common forum yesterday. At the strike of 10 am on clock, people from Gosarling gewog entered the Renewable Natural Resource (RNR) hall in the gewog centre while some showed up a bit late. After being briefed …

While the idea of interacting individually and explaining things clearly in local dialects offers an excellent prospective, the timing is in ill-favor of the opportunity as farmers can hardly break away from their fields to meet and greet the candidates from the four parties   With the completion of common …

The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) officially kicked off its campaign from Punakha yesterday. DCT President Lily Wangchhuk said the party decided to kick-start the campaign from Punakha because of the historical significance and symbolism of the dzongkhag. “The first king was crowned in the Puna dewachenpoi phodrang (Punakha Dzong) in …

Everybody deserves a second chance, even in politics. And in the case of a bunch of former NC contenders, a second chance presented itself with the upcoming primary rounds of National Assembly (NA) elections. The former NC contenders now have the option to jump ships, from an apolitical election race …

The villagers in the remote village of Pantang are happy with the supply of electricity that has finally reached their homes on 26th April. Up until now, the village made use of solar and fuel lamps, while those in the more urban or semi-urban places had electricity to light their …

With one more candidate from Lingmukha – Toedwang constituency, Punakha Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) now has 45 candidates. Phuntsho Namgay, 48 who headed the Royal Institute of Management (RIM), Semtokha in numerous positions who  also worked as a consultant is the latest BKP edition. He has masters in Development Management …

  In a first-of-its-kind survey by the health ministry (MoH) to find out the effectiveness and reliability of diagnostic facilities and clinical laboratories, two district hospitals of Trashiyangtse and Dagapela topped with 95% ratings. While in the case of referral hospitals, the Thimphu national referral hospital (JDWNRH) scored top ranks …

Zhemgang dzongkhag elected former Program Director with Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) Pema Drakpa from Bardo gewog over Incumbent NC Pema Lhamo scoring total votes of 2,413 votes. Pema Drakpa scored 1,660 yes votes through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and 753 through Postal Ballot. The Incumbent NC member Pema …