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  Around 700 members and candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from all dzongkhags attended its annual party convention held in the YDF Hall, Thimphu on 9th May, before leaving for their respective demkhongs (constituencies) to campaign. Many issues and concerns were raised during the convention.  “We are people’s …

    The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) after submission of its Letter of Intent (LoI) to participate in the primary round of the National Assembly (NA) elections now has its complete set of 47 candidates.The last 11 to join the DCT flock were announced by the party office on Monday. …

The particular species is known to be the first ever of its kind recorded in Bhutan, and the eighth across the world To add to the country’s already rich biodiversity where infinite flora and fauna are being discovered and named every week or the other, Dinodon gammiei, a rare snake …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) following a royal decree officially issued the schedule of the National Assembly (NA) elections at a press conference on 29 April. The ECB’s Chief Election commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi shared the details of the event from party registration till the general elections schedule on …

With one more candidate from Lingmukha – Toedwang constituency, Punakha Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) now has 45 candidates. Phuntsho Namgay, 48 who headed the Royal Institute of Management (RIM), Semtokha in numerous positions who  also worked as a consultant is the latest BKP edition. He has masters in Development Management …

The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL) has now extended its social security services outside the country to Bhutanese students under a new health insurance scheme. The RICBL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) on Thursday. With this, RICB shall insure all …

  In a first-of-its-kind survey by the health ministry (MoH) to find out the effectiveness and reliability of diagnostic facilities and clinical laboratories, two district hospitals of Trashiyangtse and Dagapela topped with 95% ratings. While in the case of referral hospitals, the Thimphu national referral hospital (JDWNRH) scored top ranks …

The Woman and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) of Phuentsholing police station refused to register the harassment case of a 27-year old on 18 April. Yangchen (name changed on request), is an employee with a private firm based in Phuentsholing. She reported to the Phuentsholing police station after she received numerous …

Former school principal and 2008 PDP candidate Kaka Tshering from Paro edged a victory over his four other rivals in Paro with 2,422 votes of which the Electronic Voting Machine votes 2,190 and the Postal Ballot votes were 232 votes. The others who were not were far behind were Kinley …

This former Samtse Chimi and DPT member who is believed to have had an influential role in the 2008 elections won with a landslide majority even though he had to go up against six other candidates. Sangay Khandu won in Samtse with 9,907 votes of which 9,144 was from EVM …