The first International Day of Happiness will be marked today to promote the idea that the pursuit of happiness is universal. The day, 20 March  was officialy declared by the UN to be observed as the International Day of Happiness. “How will you celebrate ‘Happiness Day’, the first ever …

PM says he is happy to accept the Speakers nomination In an exclusive interview with The Bhutanese the Speaker Jigme Tshultim has announced that he will be re-contesting his seat for the 2013 General Elections. “Given the choice I would like to retire from politics but as a public figure …

The proposal by the National Assembly to amend the Parliamentary Entitlement Act has been shelved. “The entitlement bill has been shelved because we could not reach an agreement,” said the Speaker, Jigme Tshultim. National Assembly MPs until recently had been discussing with National Council MPs on the possibility of amending …

Though long discussed and speculated, the government’s move to initiate an early dissolution of the National Assembly before 20th April has set the proverbial cat among the pigeons. The government’s main reason is that without doing this the biggest losers would be the electorate who would not be as enthused …

Gewog gets new bridge The new bridge has been constructed in the Gewog with the budget of Nu 8mn. The nine kilometer farm road from Langchenphu to Aagurthang chiwog has been constructed with the budget of Nu 8.3mn. The eight kilometers of irrigation channels in Dawathang chiwog, Jampani chiwog and …

The first meeting of the International Expert Working Group (IEWG), established by Royal Kasho is in session since 28 July, 2012, in Thimphu to work on a New Development Paradigm, a mandate given to Bhutan during a high-level meeting on 2 April, 2011, at the United Nations in New York. …

After one month and nine days, the Forensic unit of the Thimphu national referral hospital (JDWNRH) and the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) traffic unit received a report on the five samples which were collected from the red Toyota Hilux sent for DNA tests. The test results will confirm whether it …

Bjokha gewog busy with orange business Bjokha people under Zhemgang Dzongkhag are busy with their sale of oranges in the market. The gewog has about 137 households, out of which 100 households are into the business every year at this time of the year. Orange businesses are done at two …

The people of Dagana impatiently await the construction of a new school in Pangserpo about 74 kilometers away from the dzongkhag. The people in the gewog and especially the students feel,  after much hardships faced by the village and its residents, the new construction will bring better times in their …

It’s a question that ECB will answer by conducting the 2013 elections of the National Assembly and the National Council candidates   After the letter of intent, 235 candidates will contest for the primary rounds and each candidate will cost Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) more than Nu 0.1mn which …