DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

All Gewog Administration Officers (GAOs), in a unanimous decision during the last day of the second batch of Gewog Administrative Officers’ symposim on April 17 in Thimphu, came to the resolution that GAOs will not be transferred in dzongkhags, and instead the Department of Local Government (DLG), after consultation with …

The launch of Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), a pledge by the People’s Democratic Party, comes into effect with the handing of Nu 2.1 bn to financial institutions in Bhutan on April 9. Gracing the event, Finance Minister Namgay Dorji assured that ESP task force and the government took several months …

The electric car issue came up in the eighth press meet in light of the Royal Monetary Authority’s recent statement that banks should not provide loans for electric vehicles. The question to the government was on how they were going to promote the electric vehicle in Bhutan when the Central …

His Majesty The King, accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, graced the site of the Shivalaya Mandir in Samtse on 31 March 2014. The Shivalaya Mandir is being rebuilt upon the Command of His Majesty The King as a gift from His Majesty to the people of Samtse to commemorate …

The main purpose of the Meet-the-People program is to allow people find access to the government so that grievances can be expressed says Prime Minister during the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said, “ We try our best to help the people through this program, it is …

During the last half century, Bhutan has made immense strides in educating its population, especially as a skilled and educated workforce, the key resource to a vibrant and competitive economy. As stated on the ‘Factsheet on Education for the Future,’ although there is a growing demand for skilled or specialized …

A 20-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree in a forest in Tshowom gewog in Wangdue Phodrang on the morning of March 26. On that tragic morning, at around 9 am, the deceased had gone to collect firewood from the forest. The deceased had used a nylon rope to …

On March 10, Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay held an interactive meeting with the LG leaders, civil servants, corporate employees, business community members and the public at Gelephu Higher Secondary School. During the meeting, Lyonchhen mentioned that Gelephu and Sarpang were important towns and economic development activities were viable in …

The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) under the Department of Public Health has introduced Line Probe Assay (LPA), a molecular based rapid diagnostic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, at JDWNR Hospital on March 21 in Thimphu. The Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced the LPA, an …

The case of a 24-year-old woman who was gang raped by her male colleagues on the evening of January 23 has been forwarded to the Wangduephodrang court on March 14 by the Office of Attorney General (OAG). The 23-year-old man, who was one of the suspects arrested in the case, …