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About 18 potential bidders from big and powerful  Indian companies like Tata, Mahendra, Lanco, Ambuja and Hindustan Construction were amongst others who had shown interest to start the Education City project, but at the end its just one bidder, Infinity InfoTech Parks Ltd which is now collaborating with Infrastructure Leasing …

Three political parties, the existing PDP, the yet to be formed third Party of Dr Tandin Dorji and the recently announced fourth party have all asked for an ACC investigation into the Thimphu land scam involving the current DPT Vice President, Chang Ugyen. Members of these parties are also questioning …

Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)’s  plans to set up a hydropower construction company by October 2010 did not see the light of day but now there is good news for Bhutanese contractors who felt that they were denied a fair share of the hydropower pie. Around 35 contractors jointly decided …

Kuenzang Choden/Thimphu The Bhutanese has found that the vice president of the ruling Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, Chang Ugyen is involved in a Nu 300 million land scam in Thimphu. The land scam involves the misappropriation of around 10 acres of government and community land in and around Babesa, Thimphu in …

The faces of the people involved in the health ministry corruption cases are being revealed now. Of the many to follow in different cases, the first names include a joint director, an accountant and a dentist Of the eleven cases forwarded by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against the Ministry …

Bhutan’s first broadsheet newspaper The Bhutanese will be launched today morning in a simple function at the Chubachu office on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s birthday. The newspaper though planned as a daily newspaper had to launch as a bi-weekly after a recent and substantial increase in …