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Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley as the chief guest met the 119 volunteers of the seventh batch of De-suung training program at the military training centre in Tencholing, Wangduephodrang last Thursday on 11 April, 2013. Lyonchhen at the opening ceremony of the five-week training program, thanked His Majesty for …
Read More »Tsirang NC nominees see the need for a recap of their speeches with gewog voters
The commonly agreed reason among the nominees is that the people showed blank faces at the forum Since the opening of Common forum for Tsirang Dzongkhag National Council (NC) nominees on 5 April, only a handful of people have understood what the six candidates spoke during the forum. The forum …
Read More »Taekwondo festival gains popularity
Staff Reporter / Thimphu Despite being only two years old, the Chimi & Dema Memorial Taekwondo Festival event has seen remarkable growth and popularity, as this year there are a total of 300 children participating from Paro, Phuentsholing, Samtse, Thimphu and Trongsa. In total there are 17 clubs participating from …
Read More »Lhuentse’s NC nominees demonstrate good-will and solidarity during the Common forum in Kurtoe
Jarey gewog’s Tempa Dorji and former National Council MP Rinzin Rinzin from Khoma gewog met with the Kurtoe people at the common forum conducted in Kurtoe gewog yesterday. The common forum took place at Dungkar School under Kurtoe gewog where more than 150 people gathered. Some people came walking for …
Read More »Parties introduce themselves at the first common forum
While the two incumbent parties reintroduced themselves, the three new parties for the first time introduced themselves and presented their party visions and objectives at the first common forum held for the five political parties at The Royal Thimphu College (RTC) last Wednesday. The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) was represented …
Read More »Road cutting threatens live and properties
Lives of people in Monangkhola in Khaling, Trashigang have become difficult after the recent road cutting was completed but left hazardously without a concrete wall to protect it from landslides. The road-cutting in the middle of human settlements and cultivation, left without any fortification, turned the place into a frequent …
Read More »3,173 thram holders in Haa get land Kidu from His Majesty the King
His Majesty the King on 30 March 2013 granted Land Kidu to 3,173 thram holders in Haa Dzongkhag and Thromde, whose cases were submitted after the completion of the National Cadastral Resurvey. The beneficiaries faced several types of land issues such as excess land, building houses and lhakhangs or cultivating …
Read More »His Majesty the King on 30 March 2013 granted Land Kidu to 3,173 thram holders in Haa Dzongkhag and Thromde, whose cases were submitted after the completion of the National Cadastral Resurvey. The beneficiaries faced several types of land issues such as excess land, building houses and lhakhangs or cultivating …
Read More »RAA report points out Nu 5.74 mn in revenue mismanagement
The RAA report on the domestic airports found revenue mismanagement to the tune of Nu 5.74 mn by the Department of Civil Aviation. It was found that Druk Air had not paid the monthly landing and navigation charges amounting to Nu.4, 082,789 for the month of October 2011 and March …
Read More »PM meets the presidents of new parties
The Prime Minister, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley called on the three newly registered political parties yesterday which the party leaders said marked a ‘good precedence’. The party presidents in a press conference yesterday, said pressing issues such as date of general elections, state funding, convenient polling stations were discussed with …
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