DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

More graduates are pouring in into the job market each year whiles vacancies in the civil service are decreasing every year. According to the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), a total of 3567 graduates have registered for the RCSE preliminary examination slated for August 11 this year. The number of …

After a successful eight day Parliamentary visit to India, the 14-member National Council (NC) delegation led by the house’s Chairperson Dr Sonam Kinga returned to Thimphu on August 1. The team, during their visit to India called on the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar and Hon’ble Minister for …

Heavy rainfall in the Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar highway has caused road blocks in numerous areas, and vehicles plying between the two dzongkhags were stranded overnight. The major road blocks in three different areas have delayed the public transport buses and the truck ferrying potatoes to the auction yard in …

A two-day seminar on the imperative of deepening democracy and education was organized by the Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) in Thimphu. The seminar concluded yesterday at Hotel Phuntsho Pelri. The guest speaker at the opening ceremony, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye said the seminar marks the power of idea …

A three-day workshop on “Social Media” concluded on July 31 at the Ministry of Information and Communication (MOIC) in the capital. A trainer at the workshop, Keith Nakamura said the objective was to help local organizations and ministries to better understand the use of social media with regards to its …

Kesang D Wangmo, 26, the youngest woman candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing the Dogar-Shaba constituency, Paro shared her views on the opportunities, challenges and issue concerning women to be raised in the second Parliament. She stressed on the importance of women’s participation in politics for a vibrant democracy. …

Dorji Choden, a woman known for her integrity and high morals, has the mark of honor and distinction of being the first woman engineer of Bhutan, and today, she has been elected as Bhutan’s first female minister. The news came as no surprise to many as the People’s Democratic Party …

Bhutan Observer (BO), a weekly paper decided to suspend its print edition post August 2 but can be accessed online. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BO, Phuntsho Wangmo said market conditions as well as structure and system is not right. So they chose to discontinue, but have plans to …

The party had earlier demanded that their 15-point grievances be addressed for the 15 elected party members to take up office After a selected team of twenty party representatives received an audience with His Majesty the King on July 21, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) decided to take up the role …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) plans to re-contest for the 2018 elections by further strengthening in keeping touch with the office and with the people of the respective constituencies as stated during the party conference held on July 20. During the event, the party’s spokesperson, Dr Tandin Dorji said DNT …