DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The former Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) Director, Tashi Norbu has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ‘to bring equality among the civil servants’. He resigned as the Executive Director of the autonomous Health Trust Fund making him one of the seniormost serving civil servanst to join politics. He …

This is being done to avoid ‘confusions’ and ‘clashes’ among voters. While the NC elections are on, NA candidates touring their constituencies need to consult the LG While the Election Commission (ECB) earlier last month has given the green signal for political parties and candidates to introduce themselves to the …

0A 28-year old male was killed on the spot when the truck he was travelling in met with an accident at Taksha farm road which is about five kilometers away from the Taksha Baazar in Wangduephodrang on the morning of 25 March. The victim had sustained head injuries and multiple …

As recently reported in the media the electorate are in a state of confusion with the National Council (NC) elections. And perhaps they are not alone, the contestants or the NC aspirants themselves seem to be confused over the inconsistency of the election notifications. The candidature of Kunzang Dorji from …

Gosarling gewog in Tsirang Dzongkhag nominated Novin Darlami as their National Council (NC) Nominee on 18 March. The gewog’s nominee credits hard work in preparation for NC by reading books on politics, legal and economic systems and voting rights which paid off with 187  ‘Yes’ votes  against 123 ‘No’ votes. …

… And the Election Commission has approved the new logo The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) has unveiled what according to it is a ‘new, better, and more attractive version’ of its election symbol, which it feels is in consonance with the party’s ideology. The sudden change midway in the run …

Two non-commissioned officers of RBP based in Wangduephodrang drowned in Ruri chhu in Wangduephodrang on the evening of 16 March. The two police constables were on the hunt for a medicinal frog during which both of them drowned to death. There were no eye witnesses in the incident but it …

In 2008 the Bhutanese society in many places divided into two groups, two factions, and two sections along party lines and in support of the two parties who contested the country’s first democratically held elections. This year, for the 2013 elections, there are five contesting parties, which means the nation …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has released its ‘Strategy for the Conduct of Parliamentary Elections 2013 for National Council’. The document highlights the legal provisions related to elections, use of social media, polling stations and conducting campaigns. It also has provisions on security and many other technicalities related to …

Come the 23rd of April and the nation will once again go to polls to elect the second batch of 20 National Council members. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced this on Sunday in its notification where April 23 is the fixed date for the NC’s Poll day and …