THE NATION

Including the incumbent, Khaling gewog has five candidates vying for gup in the upcoming Local government election. The incumbent gup Tashi Dorji, 41, from Barshong chiwog, is hopeful this time too if people are looking for someone with experience. Tashi Dorji has 13 years of experience in local government including …

Two women and four men were arrested and 3,714 capsules of SPseized in five separate cases of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs last month in Thimphu alone. The first case was reported on June 2, which led to the arrest to a 29-year-old man from Kalabazaar (Changidaphu). The suspect, from …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, during the Meet-the-Press session, said an all round solution must be found to curb increasing violence among the youth. He said, “It is up to us, as a society – individual parents have to ask ourselves if it is okay for your child to drink or not, …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay signed the Annual Performance Agreement for the fiscal year 2016- 2017 on Wednesday, with all the ministers, dzongdas, thrompons and heads of 7 autonomous agencies. This is the third annual performance agreement since it began in the fiscal year 2014-2015. The actual set up began with the …

Upon the invitation of His Majesty the King, Mr. Abdul Hamid, President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has arrived in the country yesterday and is on four days state visit to Bhutan. This is a first visit to Bhutan by the President of the of Bangladesh. During the visit, …

Chief of Police (COP), Brigadier Kipchu Namgyel, officially handed over the office to Additional Chief of Police (ACOP), Colonel Chimi Dorji on June 27. He was appointed as the Chief on 19 April 2008, after having served in RBP for 36 years in various capacities, and was promoted to the …

Member of Parliament (MP) Radhi-Sakteng, Jigme Wangchuk, addressed the worries of the farmers in the National Assembly. He said that most of the farmers are unable to plant paddy on time as there is an acute shortage of water due to no rainfall. MP Jigme Wangchuk enquired about what the …

Considering the increasing rate of extraction and collection of herbal plant species, Ministry of Health has come up with various initiatives to ensure the sustainable use of herbal plants. The various initiatives include minimizing wastages, management of medical plants, introducing alternative collection sites, cultivation and domestication of medical plants. Health …

With reference to a recent warning to the two telecom operators by the Prime Minister that a third player would be introduced if services don’t improve, the Member of Parliament of Nubi Tangsibji, Nidup Zangpo, raised a question on whether the government has considered the limited business scope for a …

Weekends at the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) is hectic as thousands of people come to shop for fresh vegetables, fruits and other farm produce. Traffic congestion in the market area is a pressing issue as more numbers of shoppers come with their cars. Therefore, Thimphu Thromde plans to build more …