DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The civil servants were credited hugely for the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa victory in the 2008 elections; now with increased numbers, will they have a major say in influencing the 2013 election results? The strength of Civil Servants as on 31st December 2011 was 23,151 comprising of 22,170 as regular Civil …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is conducting its second party convention at the National Resource Development Corporation Limited, conference hall. The convention today will be electing a party president and introducing the two appointed candidates, General Secretary, Yogesh Tamang and the Youth Coordinator, Sonam Wangyel. Although, the party has already …

Kuenzang Choden / Thimphu The second phase of fish stocking and monitoring program in Gomthang stream in Bumthang, undertaken by the Wangchuck Centennial Park (WCP), in collaboration with the National Cold Water Fishery Centre (NCWFC) in Haa has concluded. In a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests …

Forty-four teachers under Thimphu Thromde attended a six-day training on Driglam Namzha that concluded last Saturday. The training was coordinated by Department of Culture (DoC) under Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA). The Department thought that if teachers were trained on Driglam Namzha, they could disseminate their knowledge to …

With 600 nurses in hospitals and Basic Health Units (BHUs) currently, the country is facing an acute shortage of 500-1,000 nurses with the only nursing Institute producing 50 nurses per year. An official from the labor ministry said that the ministry has been sending 100 students for nursing training every …

WB representative to Bhutan reflects on his experience and talks about the new Country Director The World Bank (WB) has appointed a new Country Director (CD) for Bhutan and Afghanistan, Mr. Robert J Saum who already assumed office in Kabul on 1st May, WB representative to Bhutan Mark LaPrairie told …

The rupee task force report has also plotted the macro-economic (national economy) outlook for the Bhutanese economy. The report claims that in the 11th five year plan (FYP) Bhutan will grow at an average of 9.8% and about 15% by the first year of the 12th plan in 2019-2020. The …

Yogesh Tamang from Tsirang, who worked with the RCSC for almost 15 years, became the General Secretary of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) since yesterday. Yogesh Tamang also served in the Ministry of Agriculture for two years and he was working as a private consultant since 2001. He joined the PDP …

A team from the Department of Forest and Park Services will attend the stock taking of the 2010 St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation in Delhi from May 14 to 16. This is, in line with the commitments made by Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) at the Tiger Summit held in …

Fourteen-year old Sunil Limbu from Samtse, the boy who was given to Phub Nidup, originally from Haa for 27 CGI sheets, 50 kg of rice, three bed sheets, one school bag and a tiffin-box by his mother on 1 November 2010 has now got a new lease of life. Sunil …