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People in Drujeygang and Tshangkha under Dagana are ever more of the view that in their over-zealous drive to campaign for Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), party workers are on verge of dividing households in the community. This, according to them, is happening through certain amounts being promised to individuals to …

Gambling is considered a very serious offence in Bhutan, but with laws being lenient, gamblers tend to take advantage of the law, and it is going on rampantly in the capital. Under the Penal Code of Bhutan, the offence of gambling is classified under a petty misdemeanor. Thimphu police launched …

Granting full employment for the youth will be very challenging as increasing number of job seekers flood the job market every year. But, the south Thimphu candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tandin Wangmo said nothing is impossible for Bhutan, given its size and composition. This was also promised by …

The voters that reside in Thimphu are physically and mentally prepared for the poll day, some are determined to travel to their constituencies to cast their one vote in support of the candidates and parties of their choice. While some voters have decided to go by manifestos to judge parties, …

A 43-year-old non national worker succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning. He was hit by a stone on his head at Beychhu in Wangduephodrang. The deceased was working as a boomer operator at a construction site in Punatshangchhu II. On the unfortunate day, a stone had fallen on a …

If the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) comes to power, five ministers will placed from the east while two ministers each will come from the south, two from central Bhutan and the party president will become the Prime Minister. This was the instant response generated by the PDP’s Lhuentse Menbi-Tsenkhar candidate …

Unlike in the previous years where land management campaign was conducted to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation, Bhutan has celebrated the day this year, by looking at what has been done to combat land degradation. Bhutan as party to the United Nations Convention to Combat …

Roads are in place, but need constant efforts for upkeep from residents, farm produce are growing well, but need better marketing strategies, and sharing borders with a neighboring country brings its hassles, like cattle that eat up the crop growth in farms. These are some of the issues tackled by …

  His Majesty The King visited the areas that were hit by the flash floods in Kabjesa, Punakha and met with the people who had been affected yesterday. His Majesty granted Kidu Soelra to the families who had gathered at the Thudrup Lhakhang. The flash floods on June 4 washed away paddy …

  The Wangduephodrang dzongkhag court granted bail to the 25-year old man, who was alleged of killing his new born baby on the night of 14 March in Sephu under Wangduephodrang dzongkhag last week. The suspect was detained by the Wangduephodrang police after he was accused of throwing his new …