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Zhemgang dzongkhag elected former Program Director with Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) Pema Drakpa from Bardo gewog over Incumbent NC Pema Lhamo scoring total votes of 2,413 votes. Pema Drakpa scored 1,660 yes votes through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and 753 through Postal Ballot. The Incumbent NC member Pema …
Read More »Trashiyangtse elects Tashi Phuntsho
A 40 year old, Tashi Phuntsho secured 2,717 votes through Electronic Voting Machine while the other contender Karma Gyeltshen secured 637 votes through postal ballot. The two contenders received high votes in different voting schemes. While Tashi Phuntsho got high votes through EVM, Karma Gyeltshen secured high votes through postal …
Read More »Samdrup Jongkhar brings back the incumbent
The voters of Samdrup Jongkhar elected Jigme Wangchuk, 33 as their choice yet again. He secured 5,213 votes including postal ballot. The two other contestants Kinga Dorji and Sangay Lhendup secured 2,434 and 1,784 votes respectively. As he thanked the voters Jigme Wangchuk said the promises he made during the …
Read More »Man detained for rape he claims was consensual
The Zhemgang police detained 33-year old man after he was accused of raping a 19-year old girl in her house on the afternoon of 16 April. The incident took place in Zhemgang and the complaint was filed by the victim’s father who during the time of incident was out for …
Read More »DCT brings three more, is now 36 strong
The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa has introduced three more candidates and will announce the remaining candidates in the coming days. Kinga Dorji – Bardo-Trong, Zhemgang has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. He has been running his cable network business in Zhemgang for over four years now. “I am going to be …
Read More »NC members’ early resignation a violation of constitutional provisions, PM
NC members who resigned said they only followed ECB’s directives Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley said the National Council (NC) members of the incumbent house resigning before the end of its term is a clear violation of the constitution. Lyonchhen said the serving incumbent house has to be replaced upon …
Read More »To innovate farming and make it attractive
Although geographically-dictated to remain an agrarian nation, farming still is considered to be more of drudgery than a source of livelihood. And the observation receives support through the visible lack of innovation for the occupation. Farmers of generations have stuck to the conventional and orthodox way of farming as if …
Read More »Lack of support and guidance for individual poultry businessmen
Private individuals who set up poultry farm businesses are off late with the mindset that although they foster the government and thereby the country’s self-sufficiency goal in egg production, they have been handed a short end of the stick in terms of support. Respective individuals in the line of business …
Read More »The remote border town is geared for a makeover
The dzongkhag municipality has set many new town-planning measures to advance the town area. As per the Thrompon and engineers of the Dzongkhag they have looked on the maintenance and the renovations of the specific places, roads and the undergoing constructions. Some of the activities included under this grand scheme …
Read More »Living with a hope to rise once before death
Living in a one room bamboo makeshift house, Dhan Kumari, a 61-year old from Homa village under Lhamoizingkha dungkhag, Dagana Dzongkhag, has been living there for more than seven months. Ever since she fell from a one storied house about 10 feet tall, back in her village, her legs got …
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