An interesting tale with an intricate plot and questionable motives is the campaigning that is going on reportedly in Punakha for the next round of elections prematurely. While sources said that other constituencies too are facing the same situation, Punakha’s three would-be contestants are in really aggressive mode. This …
Read More »Small-time female entrepreneurs to avail grants through UNDP-funded programme
An Income Generation Start-up Programme (IGSP) that would help females to set up business in high-poverty headcount regions was announced on April 9 and will end on April 24. The program aims to train a selected batch of people through training courses such as Basic Entrepreneurship Course (BEC), Comprehensive Entrepreneurship …
Read More »CDG stopped: political gimmick or for fair elections?
The recent decision of the government to discontinue the Constituency Development Grant (CDG) has created skepticism among general public. The questions doing the round are that has the government really dropped CDG as the decision did not go through the Parliament as per procedure, and whether the ruling government will …
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