The hydropower project being a national priority, the Amochu Township project will have to wait till the hydropower project parameters are finalized. Speaking on the current status of the Amochu Project, Kinga Tshering said the DHI- INFRA has now committed to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA) and also revisit …

With a senior Election Commission official saying that politicians who have a court case registered against them, will not be allowed to participate in 2013 the nature of the potential legal charges against them in the Gyelpozhing case have taken center stage. This is in the backdrop of ACC’s ongoing …

If the due process of law is followed on the ACC report on the Gyelpozhing land grab (which is nearing completion) it could affect the electoral prospects of four key DPT leaders. The leaders who are involved in the Gyelpozhing case are, the National Assembly Speaker Jigme Tshultim, Prime Minister …

Following a tip-off from some Thimphu schools, the Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA), the regional trade officials, and the Royal Bhutan Police went on an inspection and confirmed the sale of tobacco products to students. Two teams searched two shops at Changeddaphu and three shops at the hospital area. The …

Tashi Wangmo / Thimphu Amidst controversies where local bidders challenged the manner in which the Bhutan Post Corporation Limited (BPCL) conducted the Nu 44.6mn city bus tender, the corporation has decided to go ahead with the procurement of the 15 Chinese buses. The BPCL insisted that the tendering process was …

If the National Housing and Development Corporation (NHDC)’s home ownership program comes through civil servants will have the chance to become proud owners of the government quarters they occupy. The apartments for the project which targets middle and low income groups will be constructed by the corporation and sold to …

Yearly, there has been a steady rise in the number of graduates who enter the job market. And this year, the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) has already recorded 3075 graduates who registered online for the National Graduate Orientation Program. Last year of the 2000 registered number of …

Yesterday, around 9 am, a mob gathered near the back gate of the Druk Punjab National Bank, to watch a deer lying in cold blood. The female barking deer, which was about the age of six, was suspected to have come from the Motithang area. The Head of Rescue and …

The 80s Saturday vegetable market in Phuentsholing, was a colorful mix of people, uniquely clad in a colorful array of costumes strictly personalized to their cultures, and the language they spoke was what set them a class apart. A group called the Lhops (people of Doya) their dress, mannerism, and …

The PM’s grievance cell was set-up for serious reasons but people submitted problems of every nature just-the-same. The grievance cell amassed submissions starting from love-lorn issues to people who requested the PM to clear personal loans. Under one such strange submission a man who eloped with his girlfriend came to …