DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The public advisory issued by the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) that religious or any other events involving public are to be avoided during the election period to ensure smooth, free and fair elections has been receiving mixed views from the public. While some feel that it is for the …

The ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) is in the process of drafting a national policy to guide the development of the construction sector so that it is inclusive and sustainable. One of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, the construction sector contributes 16 percent to the Gross …

Thimphu thromde started collecting water charges from car washing units in response to the Performance Audit Report on the Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Thimphu Municipality. It has been observed that Thimphu thromde is providing drinking water connection to car washing units despite the fact that there are some …

The Bhutan National Legal Institute (BNLI) conducted a two–day workshop on Election Dispute Settlement System (EDSS) for judges across the country.  It comes at a time when the country is gearing up for the third parliamentary Elections that will take place this year. Since electoral cases cannot be treated the …

Thimphu’s solid waste generation is projected to increase to 124 metric tonnes (MT) a day from the present 99 MT by 2027, when an estimated 200,000 people are living in the capital. Thimphu’s population last year stood at 99,655. This is the according to the strategic environment assessment (SEA) for …

The remote regions of Gangzur in Lhuentse Dzongkhag and Kangpara and Thrimshing in Trashigang have become much more accessible with the gewog centre (GC) roads to these gewogs now black topped. The 5.63 km Gangzur GC road will benefit 658 households of Gangzur. The gewog has achieved full electricity and …

Using mobile phone while driving topped the list of traffic offences between 2011 and 2016 according to a study conducted by the ministry of information and communication. Drink driving and over speeding were the next highest offences according to the study. The study also shows that traffic offenses are increasing …

Political parties revealed several new candidates over the past few weeks as they plan to announce more candidatures at the end of this month. The General Secretary of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Tenzin Lekphell, said that they have 35 confirmed candidates as of now. “We are in advanced stages of discussion …

As of yesterday 165 aspiring candidates had registered with the Election Commission to contest for 20 seats in the upcoming National Council election that will be held in May. Going by the figures maintained by the Election commission, Dagana dzongkhag has 25 aspiring candidates, the highest among the dzongkhags. Mongar …

Phuentsholing police have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of 25-year-old man on January 8th  at around 2 in the morning. All the four suspects were arrested the same day at different times from different locations. Of the four suspects, a 30-year-old man from Dungmana, Trashigang, is the …