DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Getting off from her flight in Kolkata after her five day visit in Bhutan the West Bengal Chief Minister described her visit as ‘historic’ to the waiting Indian press saying it would bring the two countries as well as Bhutan and West Bengal closer together. She said that she was …

Bhutan is among the top biodiversity hotspots in the world as a major chunk of its land is still under forest cover, thanks due to the farsighted vision of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The protected areas in Bhutan provide home for a range of flora …

By issuing eight power tillers to Thimphu’s gewogs yesterday is part of the government’s aim to complete distributing power tillers to all 205 Geowgs by October 10th this year. Power tillers distribution has been completed in 178 gewogs in the country leaving only 27 gewogs in Zhemgang, Trongsa, Bumthang and …

The Prime Minister during the meet the press yesterday announced that the government would not be accepting the Chamkarchu petition but would go ahead with the project. “The petition is almost 10 years too late as the agreement was signed between the two governments in 2006 and a protocol to …

The Government to Citizen Office (G2C) yesterday formally handed over the operation of the Road Safety Apps to the Departments of Roads, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement. The key features of the apps include, receiving alerts on the roadblock, accident, road maintenance and border road closures. Further the public …

Noting that the MTR began early, with only two years of the 11th FYP having been completed, in order to commemorate the review of socio-economic and plan development goals with His Majesty the Fourth King’s Birth Anniversary, the progress of the Ministry of Woks and Human Settlement was presented. The …

In light of increasing youth crime in country and border crimes, Home Minister, Lyonpo Dawa Gyeltshen, shared some of his concerns on the issues. Lyonpo said that though the government is in full swing to cut down the youth crime rate and border kidnapping, it is also the responsibility of …

You may have switched on a local cable channel to see young students dancing away at school concerts to western, bollywood, regional and traditional songs. However, while the shows are popular among both the youth and elderly there are ethical questions emerging on exposing youth to such a wide audience …

The 2015 National Graduates Orientation Program (NGOP) will see 2,730 graduates participating compared to the 2,308 last year. There will be 1,408 males and 1,322 females from 13 countries and around 177 different courses. The NGOP this year shows the ever growing numbers of graduates who will be looking for …

Rocky and Mayur in conversation with Rachana Sharma.  Foodies and best friends Rocky Singh and Mayur Sharma brought a healthy appetite and a large serving of irreverence to food journalism in their showHighway on My Plate but their next journey to Bhutan might not just be about a Lit Fest …