DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Football Academy in Bhutan was established to produce good football players in the country. The Head Coach of the National Football Team and the Technical Director, BFF, Chokey Nima, said the Football Academy allows for all football players to stay together and train as a team. “If we don’t …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay who is on a 9-day visit to the United States of America from 15th to 24th March 2015 to raise awareness for the ‘Bhutan for Life’ initiative met with the Bhutanese Community in New York on the day he arrived the United States. Speaking to hundreds of …

For the first time ever, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Ministers, Secretaries, Dzongdas and Planning Officers sit down together at a meeting to share and discuss the plans and programs of ministries (central government) with the dzongkhags (local government). Thanking the cabinet ministers, secretaries, dzongdags and dzongkhag officials assembled for the event, …

The Rural Electrification Project for clean energy, better living and sustainable growth in Bhutan was registered as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project on 21 October 2014. According to the press release issued by the Department of Renewable Energy (DRE), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) in collaboration with the Bhutan …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) has asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for support to start a “chiwog grant assistance for farm mechanization and services” project The project aims to provide 1,450 power tillers at the chiwog level. The Programme Director of Agriculture Machinery Centre, Karma Thinley, …

As part of the commitment of the Prime Minister towards enhancing accountability and efficient public service delivery, the G2C Office under the Prime Minister’s Office today launched the “PM’s eDesk” – a web based online monitoring tool for the Prime Minister. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay stated that delivering public services at …

The government is working very hard to look for possibilities in creating other job opportunities for B.Ed graduates, within Bhutan and outside country, said Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during the 15th Meet-the-Press session held yesterday in Thimphu Lyonchhen said the government respects the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) decision to …

Going by the increasing number of armed robbery and stabbing cases, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is now put in the proposal to frisk youth found loitering in the town after 10pm. The Opposition party stated such a measure might lead to demoralizing the youth, causing further alienation, resentment, fear …

With the DPT Vs Dasho Benji case now entering the evidence stage the DPT presented a set of seven documentary ‘evidences’ to prove its alleged case of defamation against Dasho Benji. MP Nidup Zangpo and MD Duptho from DPT represented the case for DPT. The plaintiff said that the seven …

Though rules say only one attendant per patient and a limited number of visitors, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) patient’s ward is facing a problem of excess attendants and visitors. JDWNRH patient’s ward has instances of more than one attendant and more than a dozen visitors coming …