There are some changes being anticipated in the education sector. Doing away with the Saturday classes is one change, among many in the education system, which is prioritized by the ruling government for progressive learning. The education minister, Lyonpo Jai Bir Rai, believes this is a constructive move. “No classes …

  Early November, saw many students suffering from oral sores affecting mostly the tongue were reported in four Central Schools (CS) in Minjiwoong Central School under Samdrup Jongkhar,  Dorokha Central School in Samtse and two central schools in Tsirang. After sending the samples to Royal Center for Disease Control (RCDC), …

As with rapid globalization and changing societal values and social movements, the number of female owned businesses is on the rise. The scope of women owned business venture isbright, with more than 126 million women entrepreneurs starting or running new businesses in 67 economies in 2012, according to the Report …

Clearly excited to take up his responsibility,Lyonpo J.B Rai, is confident to prove worthy of the people’s choice and his position as the new education minister. Given his professional background as an economic and financial specialist, he is certain that his skills and resources will align with the vision and …

The access to improved drinking water has increased to 98.6 percent in 2017 as compared to 84.5 percent in 2005. The access, however, does not mean assurance to safe drinking water as some 2,231 households still depend on unreliable and unimproved drinking water sources, such as unprotected well, spring, rivers, …

As the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) gears up to take its position as the ruling government, it is interesting to take note of the significant factors that leads to the formation of the government every five years. Regionally, the southern votes play a major role in deciding the ruling government …

Like the other southern dzongkhags, Samtse also voted for change in 2018 as Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) won all the four seats in Samtse. Ugyentse-Yoeseltse constituency went to DNT’s Dinesh Kumar Pradhan as he got 5,353 total votes of which 1,343 were postal votes. Combining 543 postal votes and 1,511 …

During the primary round, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) had won all the six constituencies in Dagana, Tsirang and Sarpang. DNT scored a total of 38,811 votes including both Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Postal Ballot (PB) while DPT scored 19,732 total votes. In addition, DNT secured higher votes both in …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) campaign this week started from Bumthang where the president met the people of Chumig-Ura constituency on 7th and 8th October. The President said the Constitution mandates the state to provide free education to all children upto the tenth standard and ensure that technical and professional …

Samtse has the highest number of registered voters, at 47,360 voters, after Trashigang, and it is a crucial dzongkhag in deciding the fate of political parties. It is no wonder then that the presidents of the two political parties in the general round are leaving no stones unturned in Samtse. …