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The elections are almost a reckoning-day away and up-and-coming parties are on the hunt for potential candidates, in a dearth of candidates’ pool. Those with the right laurels are unavoidably hounded with big promises. This piece of innuendo has been flashed on the political grapevine: The former Health Secretary, Dasho …

This is because while the project cost shot from Nu 7bn to Nu 9bn there isn’t adequate rupee reserve in Bhutan to cover the cost escalation Druk Holdings and Investment has requested the Indian government for Rs 2bn in grant to cover the additional cost overruns of the originally Nu …

The Nu. 100 mn Teacher-empowering project backlash| Update The education ministry has finally, reacted to the uproar in the aftermath of complaints from teachers who claim to have overpaid for ‘poor-quality laptops through Ministry of Education’s (MoE) poorly coordinated ‘Empowering Teachers’ project’. The issue earlier was that many teachers have …

Imagine the six hours arduous drive from Paro to Phuentsholing coming down to a few minutes of smooth flying. Imagine also the five hour journey from Siliguri to Phuntsholing cut-down to a few minutes. This is what the Phuentsholing Thromde envisions for a better Phuentsholing. The airport site has been …

The Draft Right to Information (RTI) Bill, drafted by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu as a private members bill is likely to perish at its preliminary stage, given the poor response of National Council MPs. During the 63rd plenary session of the NC, on 4th May 2012, the legislative committee …

In the wake of old problems persisting and new and improvised ones popping-up, compact and efficient, the government’s mantra for the civil service may not really be the way to go in the case of forest officials and park rangers whose numbers remain inadequate. Most of the foresters and Park …

His only condition is that he will not join the DPT An important issue emerging in the upcoming 2013 elections is on what candidates would do if their parties do not make it past the primary round. While there is speculation that some candidates of losing parties are planning to …

With just a month left for their mid-term examinations, students of some classes of Rinchen Higher Secondary School in Thimphu are worried as they do not have textbooks in some subjects yet. The students The Bhutanese talked to said they do not have Dzongkha, English, and  commerce (supplementary) textbooks. The …

Consumers are finding it tougher to find familiar eatables, medicines, lifestyle items etc and are   paying more for the ones they do Current restrictions by the government on imports of consumer goods are affecting shopkeepers and their customers from all walks of life as much as the restrictions on …

Getting rid of the household garbage in the morning may be a familiar ritual to most households and businesses in Thimphu. Though the service is free many residents complain that the trucks come at office hours forcing some to store their garbage for weeks. However, according to officials at the …