A 35 year old man despite serving almost 23 years in the prison for burglary was once again caught red handed by the Paro police for burglarizing a house and has been sentenced for three years and three months prison term on 13th December by the Paro dzongkhag court. On …

The Department of information and media (DOIM) conducted a 12 day workshop on “Film making” which ended yesterday with the awarding of certificates to the participants. There were 40 participants in total and most of the participants were from the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB) who are well known …

In the last five years some physical infrastructure, especially in the rural areas has been strengthened but the same cannot be said for the democratic fabric in Bhutan. Through a combination of factors Bhutanese democracy has now become ‘too unique’ to be called a normal democracy, and rather is headed …

In what the hydroelectricity department is calling the ‘most prized’ hydro project out of the 10,000 MW target, the earlier 1,800 MW run of the river hydro project is now scheduled to become a 2,640 MW reservoir project. After a promising Pre Feasibility Report (PFR) the decision to carry out …

Almost after nine months of wait, the Trongsa dzongkhag court announced its verdict on the rape case of a 31-year old married woman raped on the night of 23 April, this year. The convict, 24 year old, Pema Dorji, unemployed was booked under section 179 of the Penal Code of …

Meanwhile the case has been forwarded to the OAG The Secretariat of the Tourism Council of Bhutan has cancelled the license of M/s Bhutan Kuenphen Tours & Treks with immediate effect and Dorji Tshering the proprietor of tour operator has been blacklisted by the Secretariat and barred from conducting tourism …

To see a proliferation of aspiring political parties is exciting. Four different groups of people coming together to form political parties in a small society like ours shows that the political consciousness is growing. It is a welcome sign, especially, given the short span of time since Bhutan embraced democracy …

The discovery that the run of the river 1,800 MW Kuri Gongri project can now become a 2,640 MW reservoir project generating the revenue of around three Tala projects is a welcome development in Bhutan’s 10,000 MW story. While there have been some minor hitches, the 10,000 MW projects, as …

The seven-point contract also the DNT manifesto prominently outlined ‘economic strategy’ to be the USP of its manifesto After brainstorming its ‘seven-point contract’ with the grassroots people and stakeholders of democracy Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) will unveil its manifesto which the party calls ‘a contract with the people’. The Chief …

Druk Phuensum Tshogpa will suggest six new polling stations in urban centers for the ‘convenience’ of civil servants for 2013 elections. Critics says this is to prevent civil servants from influencing rural voters. The government of the day has plans to suggest to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) to …