Sarpang dzongkhag in the National Council (NC) elections went for 33 year-old Dhan Bahadur Mongar from Dekidling gewog and voted him as their representative for the upper house. Dhan Bahadur Mongar secured total votes of 4,131. His EVM votes count is 3, 695 and Postal Ballots amounted to 436 votes. …
Read More »Umling in need of additional health staff, teachers and an engineer
Although everything else goes well in Umling gewog under Sarpang Dzongkhag, be it health facilities, quality of education given to the children in School or developmental works in the five year term in the Gewog, there is a deeply-felt need of additional number of health staff, teachers and an engineer …
Read More »Singaporean Ambassador bids farewell
Singapore’s High Commissioner to India with concurrent accreditation as Singapore’s Ambassador to the Bhutan, Ms Karen Tan called on Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday. Ms. Tan who took over office two years ago as Singapore’s Ambassador to Bhutan arrived in the capital on Wednesday to bid …
Read More »Tsirang NC nominees see the need for a recap of their speeches with gewog voters
The commonly agreed reason among the nominees is that the people showed blank faces at the forum Since the opening of Common forum for Tsirang Dzongkhag National Council (NC) nominees on 5 April, only a handful of people have understood what the six candidates spoke during the forum. The forum …
Read More »Lhuentse’s NC nominees demonstrate good-will and solidarity during the Common forum in Kurtoe
Jarey gewog’s Tempa Dorji and former National Council MP Rinzin Rinzin from Khoma gewog met with the Kurtoe people at the common forum conducted in Kurtoe gewog yesterday. The common forum took place at Dungkar School under Kurtoe gewog where more than 150 people gathered. Some people came walking for …
Read More »Trongsa court pronounces verdict in the Sherubling student battery case
The verdict on the two Indian teachers of Sherubling Higher Secondary School (HSS) who were accused of battering a 19 year old student whose only mistake was entering a classroom to study on 8 December last year was passed on 8 April by the Trongsa Dzongkhag court. The charges imposed …
Read More »Inadequate Fluoride content in Bhutan’s waters a probable factor for tooth decay
A recent research by the Public Health Laboratory shows that inadequate Fluoride content in drinking water could be attributed as the reason for high number of tooth decay (cavity) cases in the country. Fluoride is a chemical that is known to protect teeth. The findings of the Water Quality Section, …
Read More »Dysentery outbreak in Chungkha Community in Chukha
A Shigella-like dysentery outbreak has affected some 25 people in Chungkha community under Chhukha Dzongkhag. Shigella is a class or category of bacteria closely related to Salmonella. It causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals and is only naturally found in humans and apes. During infection, it typically causes dysentery. In Chungkha, people started to …
Read More »Bhutanese cyclist to participate in Asian championship in Nepal
A 24-year old avid cyclist from Bhutan will be participating in the 3rd National Downhill Championships which is scheduled on the 30 March 2013 in Nepal. The President of Lalitpur Cycling Association, Nepal, had sent an invitation letter to all the Asian Countries to participate in the 3rd National Downhill …
Read More »Lone Goshing NC-aspirant gets 216 yes votes to be nominated
The only NC aspirant from Goshing gewog in Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Dorji Kadin got through the Zomdu election with majority ‘yes’ votes from 237 voters. However, the power of one did not entirely stay on his side as he received 21 ‘no’ votes alongside his 216 ‘yes’ votes. The 41-year old …
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