Given the frequent cases of stabbing that makes it into the news and police files, it seems like the crime has been given an ‘in vogue’ status. But on a note of concern, which it realistically is, it does raise a lot of questions. For one, is it because they …

Bhutanese members of the Transparency Advocacy Group (TAG), a South Asian regional think tank focusing on transparency and Right To Information presented a set of indicators for assessing the state of transparency and RTI in the SAARC region. As per the latest Transparency International rankings the majority of South Asian …

Community in Ganglakhema gets road The road for Ganglakhema chiwog under Khoma gewog finally finished construction last week. The road works started in 2011. The community did not have road facilities and they had to travel on horseback or walk on foot. “It used to take them more than 24 …

The Thimphu city corporation plans to improve the sewerage treatment plants (STP) situation in Babesa areas with a simple technology. The new areas which are of main focus are in Lungtenphu, Changbangdu, Semtokha and in the local area plans (LAP) in Babesa. The sewerage treatment plant has been handed over …

Two businessmen and an industrialist have joined the Bhutan Kuenyam Party (BKP) pack to contest in the 2013 elections. The candidates said their experiences are now mature for duty in the political fray. Krishna Bdr Tamang, the poet who will serenade the electorate   “Industrial development is my priority that …

This political aspirant wants to begin his political voyage from an apolitical viewpoint and therefore he is vying for his candidature in the National Council (NC). He will be contesting from Phangkhar Gewog, Zhemgang “I believe that I will be the best to understand and represent the voice, interest and …

Bhutan is winding up its first five years of democracy with the general elections approaching soon. In the past five years Bhutan has defined itself as a fairly competent elective democracy but there is still a lot to be done to make it a participatory democracy. Though elections are an …

A primary round is now a reality as the fifth party, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) formally registers with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and marks its position at the 2013 election race   Consider the playing field open for the 2013 elections, as the last of the aspiring …

As far as first impression goes, the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, V.P Haran is most pleased with ‘the beautiful place and its warm and friendly people’ but he intends to do more than just that. First off on his roster is to strengthen the bond between India and Bhutan. “Indo-Bhutan …

The Ambassador of India to Bhutan, V P Haran, called on the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang last Saturday. Lyonchhen welcomed Ambassador V P Haran and spoke of Bhutan’s close friendship and relationship with India. Lyonchhen said that he looked forward to working with him …