In this article we examine structural issues in the RTI Bill which are needed to be addressed  to make RTI more effective .   Unfair Timeline Though the actual time period under section 19 in which to give information is 30 days and 48 hours for life and liberty cases …

Landslide takes gewog’s only connection outside Heavy landslides washed away a 60 meter bridge in Dangchu gewog. “The bridge which connects 130 households was the villagers’ only connection to the outside world,” said Gup Sonam Dorji. Though the bridge is 80 m high from the river the landslide was very …

Farmers receive demonstration to use agriculture tools The officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest (MoAF) demonstrated the use of sprinkler irrigation, nursery rising under protected (polyhouse) cultivation to farmers in Lamgong gewog. The initiative is expected to bring around 40 acres of area under vegetable cultivation in Lamgong …

The Prime Minister in a press release (full version on page 3) defended himself and his minister’s on the Gyelpozhing land grab case which is currently under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The Bhutanese, however, found that several of the arguments put forward in the press release did not match …

Government grants 60% fund for green house construction The Agriculture ministry granted funds to five villagers in Paro to construct a green house in their lands to grow vegetables. The move is initiated to promote a practice within the Agrarian society to produce vegetables all year along. The construction of …