DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

DeSuung (Guardian of Peace) Training Programme, started by a command from His Majesty the King, is a value-based personal development course which encourages active citizenry in the wider role of nation building. The candidates that complete the training are known as DeSuups, and they are actively engaged in various volunteer initiatives, …

The estimated budget and the progress of developing all 16 remaining Thromdes was brought up by the Member of Parliament of Dramitse-Ngatsang constituency. Addressing this query, the works and human settlement Minister Lyonpo Dorji Choden said that all the plans for the Thromde are undergoing in full swing. The Dzongkhag …

  National Council, in its 14th session, submitted written questions to the Minister for Works and Human Settlement on limiting rural houses to have only two-storeys outside the municipal area, leading to construction of houses horizontally, which will exert more pressure on limited land and will also force farmers to …

As per the resolution passed by the National Council during its 15th session, the Good Governance Committee commissioned a local governance assessment study, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the local governments in bringing developmental changes in the communities. The committee’s assessment and the consolidated findings of the report are …

The Panbang MP Dorji Wangdi raised concerns on behalf of the people of his constituency who, he said, are ecstatic and anxious about the economic and infrastructural development that will brought about once the Chamkharchu project is started. He said that it was confirmed by the Economic Affairs minister during …

Thousands of people of all ages and abilities, gathered together in Changlimithang, Thimphu to celebrate the 60th Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck. To get the best seats in the house, most people started queuing up by 3 am in the morning on November 11 and …

The six monuments being built on the roundabouts with unique traditional designs, religious features and various other figures like viewing deck etc have been finally completed. In addition to this the three gates with its own unique designs and an outdoor have all been completed too. These have all been …

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)  held a meeting with different Civil Society Organization and Media houses in Bhutan on Thursday. The meeting was focused mainly on fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals and new agendas. Bhutan has been identified as one of the priority countries in helping fulfill the SDG goals. …

Frequent power fluctuations are damaging electronic machines and other hospital equipment in various Dzongkhags leading to frequent breakdowns of such affected equipment. So far, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is facing problems mainly with the Dagapela hospital in Dagana and Sipsoo Hospital in Samtse though there are issues in other …

The International Snow Leopard Day was celebrated in Drugyel Higher Secondary School, Paro, yesterday.  The day also paid a special tribute to a 28-year-old forester at Wangchuck Centennial National Park (WCNP) who succumbed to altitude sickness while setting up systematic camera traps. WCNP was conducting a camera trap set up …