The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The sightings of the supposedly Bhutan-reserved Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory in India could mean that the national Butterfly is not endemic to the country. For the species however it is good news as it ups the chances for survival. Recently on 3 November, sightings of the Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory were reported …
Read More »Druk Chirwang Tshogpa joins the 2013 race after registering with ECB
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa yesterday registered as the second party to enter the 2013 fray at 11.30 am in the Election Commission. This will now push the list of prospective players from three to four parties in 2013. “We submitted a list of 45 candidates out of which some are tentative …
Read More »Are guns really a must for a Bhutanese?
The recent incident of a 15 year old shooting his 36-year old father to death has raised the question whether we really need guns in a relatively peaceful country. Guns should be banned – the sooner the better. That’s’ what many people along with some members of parliament feel. Today …
Read More »Expired drugs prescribed to patients by MoH
The effect could be anything from reduced effectiveness to poisoning A case of expired drugs given for a child in Thimphu with a rare heart condition has brought to fore the controversial practice of government hospitals and pharmacies in supplying expired medicines to patients. It has also attracted the ire …
Read More »“The government is being viewed as autocratic, intolerant and vindictive”
Opinion: Evolution of Bhutanese Democracy –Part 2 Later in the paper when structure and vision is discussed, other follies of the incumbent government such as their subtle intrusion into the workings of independent and autonomous institutions, micro-managing and fear tactics will be highlighted. As aforementioned, Bhutan’s democracy was introduced with …
Read More »First to register third in order, the 2013 line-up is now DPT, PDP and BKP
The Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party (BKP) submitted its application for party registration with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) yesterday to make it the first new party able to meet its registration deadline. This was a party effort to officially register itself toward the end of November as announced in its …
Read More »Bhutan breached 700,000 population mark in 2011
The latest 2012 Statistical Yearbook of the National Statistics Bureau shows that Bhutan’s population finally crossed the 700,000 mark in 2011. As of 2010 the total population of Bhutan was 695,822 which increased to 708,265 in 2011. By the end of 2012 the population is projected to go up to …
Read More »Cabinet and Pvt Sector to meet over Pedestrian Day and Credit Crunch
In what could come as good news for an increasingly desperate private sector the government, led by the Prime Minister and other relevant cabinet ministers will meet representatives of the private sector to deliberate on a host of crucial issues from the Credit crunch to Pedestrian day. The meeting has …
Read More »Investigation confirms use of syringe by teacher to punish students
The MoE (education ministry) team which looked into the ‘syringe case’ in Budhashi Community Primary School in Zhemgang has completed investigation and submitted the report to the concerned authorities. Accusations against the Dzongkha teacher of the school in Goshing gewog reported by this paper have been authenticated in the course …
Read More »Ongoing Mega projects to be completed mainly ahead of schedule
Officials dismiss reports of a cash crunch and say that money is flowing in smoothly For some time now reports in the Indian and Local media combined with rumors led to speculation that funds have slowed down for the ongoing three projects of Punatsangchu 1, Punatsangchu 2 and Mangdechu leading …
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