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These days the stress levels of both teachers and students have gone up with the introduction of Common Exams exams for class VI and VIII students that will not be marked by the schools but the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BESEA). School have been letting students and …

Bhutan and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on carbon collaboration on 18 May. The MoU signing was held online between Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and his Singaporean counterpart, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Ministry of Trade and Industry. Lyonpo Loknath, during his address on …

Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) has declared 31 candidates including two women candidates so far. However, BTP has secured all 47 candidates. The party has three candidates who have served as Members of Parliament in the past and they are expecting three more to join them. In addition, BTP has three …

Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (DTT) so far has launched 26 candidates including two female candidates. By 20 May, the party will be introducing three female candidates. In addition, DTT, as of now, has three former Members of Parliament in their team. It was learnt that the party has few National Council’s …

An electronic Patient Information System (ePIS) was rolled out in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) on 18th April 2023 to enhance the country’s health services. However, it didn’t work as expected on the first day due to many factors. The major factor is internet connectivity. The official from …

Pratiman Pokhrel from Lhayuel village in Sarpang is desperate to get justice for being treated as an outcast and discriminated by his own extended family and community only because he is a Christian in a village of mainly upper caste Hindus. He claimed that he was not allowed to perform …

Sonam Tobgyel from Phongmey Gewog, Trashigang won the National Council (NC) Elections 2023 by securing 12,958 votes which was the highest votes among all NC candidates and a record landslide victory. Sonam Tobgyel had served in the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) for more than 20 years. He has BA Honours …

Out of the five candidates, Punakha elected Namgay Dorji from Talo as their representative in the National Council with 3,316 votes. Namgay Dorji, 41, competed against the incumbent Lhaki Dolma and other candidates, Dorji Tenzin, Dophu Drukpa, and Chencho Wangdi. With the slogan ‘People First, Policy Second’, Namgay pledged to …

With both candidates in Trongsa being educators, it is Rinzin Namgyal from Langthil who has earned the public’s approval as he won the National Council Elections 2023. Rinzin Namgyal, 45, contested for the first time and garnered 3,109 votes to clinch the victory from Sonam Penjor. With pledges surrounding around …

Of the two candidates from Lhuentse, Kelzang Lhundup, 48, from Menbi gewog won the NC election with 4,600 votes of which 2,581 were PB and 2,019 were EVM. His rival, Tshering Penjor, had more EVM votes at 2,459. Kelzang Lhundup won as his opponent got only 2,055 postal votes. Overjoyed …