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… 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 …
Read More »Two police personnel drown to death
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 …
Read More »Politics, not Conflict for 2013, PM
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 …
Read More »ECB releases its strategy for the NC elections
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 …
Read More »Nation will go to the NC polls in April
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 …
Read More »ACC’s 2013 Message: Don’t practice electoral corruption or vote for corrupt candidates
The Anti Corruption Commission has started its advocacy program on political corruption targeted for the upcoming 2013 general elections. The main features of the ACC’s advocacy are three advertisements broadcast after the, 7 pm, 8 pm and 9 pm news with a gap of three to five days starting from …
Read More »The ECB sends out NC election alerts
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced that ‘His Majesty will be pleased to issue the Royal Decree Calling elections to the National Council of the parliament of Bhutan on 9 March’. This Press Release from the ECB is in accordance with the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, …
Read More »Government ‘Meet’s the Press’ to further elaborate its last five years
During the Meet the Press session of the government with the local media, the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers addressed media queries which majorly revolved around the theme of ‘how things have wrapped up’ at the end of five years. “The JYT Phenomenon” The Prime Minister in response to …
Read More »Maintenance of Law and Order, a tough fight to reduce the numbers
The state of affairs in the area of law and order was highlighted in the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley’s state of the nation address to the parliament on Monday. Lyonchhen’s presentation underlined that the government has provided the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) every possible assistance and support including …
Read More »Bumthang’s third for the NC seat to review government actions without fear and favour
Karma Wangchuk from Gyamshong Village under Tang gewog, Bumthang will be the third National Council (NC) aspirant to declare his intentions for the upcoming elections. The 41-year old Punjab University graduate of 1997 was running his own family business up till now. Karma Wangchuk said “I am interested to serve …
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