ABOUT TOWN

Fifty taxi drivers representing the taxi drivers of Bhutan, offered their wishes and prayers to Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen for Her Majesty’s Birthday which coincides with the world environment day. The Taxi Driver Association of Bhutan comes to the Lingkana Palace to offer a cake to Her Majesty on this …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate Gyembo Tshering from Bardo-Trong under Zhemgang Dzongkhag won the 2013 primary rounds with 1,869 votes and DPT candidate Dorji Wangdi from Panbang Demkhong won the primary rounds of the National Assembly, 2013 with 1,580 votes. In Bardo-Trong the DPT victor was followed by the …

The voters of Trashiyangtse bid farewell to the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) by not voting for the party in both parliamentary constituencies of Bumdeling –Jamkhar and Khamdang – Ramjar. The DCT received just 184 combined votes of postal ballot and Electronic Voting Machine (EMV) votes from Bumdeling –Jamkhar constituency. A …

The poll day for primary round of the parliamentary election in Samdrup Jongkhar saw many old voters, their ages ranging from 50 to 80 and none of them were reported of carrying old voter identity cards (VPIC). The senior bunch also did not make news for other electoral-related issues which …

Voters are counting down the days to the primary round of elections. They are excited to go vote for their choice of parties and candidates. Though the choices vary from person to person, their expectations are pretty-much the same. The voters that this paper spoke with say they are search …

With the approaching D-day, candidates and parties, votes and voting, are sealed on the lips of every individual in town The National Assembly (NA) primaries will be conducted day after tomorrow, and the stuff of hot interest is politics and elections among people. The four political parties, their manifestos and …

At times developmental activities come as a double-edged sword, and this is particularly true for the villagers of Chhema and Monangkhola villages in Khaling under Trashigang who interpret such an intervention as both a boon and a bane. The recent visit of a bull dozer cutting roads to their villages …

Intense rainfall in Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar highway have caused road blocks in numerous areas, and the vehicles plying between the two dzongkhags have been stranded for about two days, and it is likely to remain so as the rains have not ceased. The block has stranded more than 300 …

Other than campaigning for the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) in eastern Bhutan on 20 May, the DCT president Lily Wangchhuk’s visit has also served another purpose. Earlier, most of the voters in the east, upon hearing her name, had either mistook her for a male president or perceived her to …

After ferrying across the infamous Mao Khola from Sarpang town to Chuzergang gewog, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) president concluded her daylong campaign at Gelephu town. Speaking about the economic potential of Gelephu, Lily Wangchhuk told the gathering that it was time now for Gelephu to unlock its potential. “Not …