PDP President also asks DPT to prove its allegations or face a court case The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Tshering Tobgay refuted recent allegations made by the Druk Phunsum Tshogpa (DPT) president Jigmi Y Thinley and two DPT candidates at a press conference in Phuntsholing yesterday evening. The president …
Read More »The PDP President thanked voters and clarified on recent allegations made by DPT while the electorate expressed support and raised issues
The President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tshering Tobgay received a warm welcome in Haa Dzongkhag yesterday evening, where he reiterated his party pledges, acknowledged the voters for their support during the primary round of elections, and refuted the recent allegations made by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). Speaking to …
Read More »Royal Textile Academy receives a second grant of US$ 3 million
The state of the art academy is now open to educate Bhutanese youth on conservation, preservation, training, study and exhibition of the country’s textiles Ferring Group, a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group headquartered in Switzerland which donated USD 3mn to the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTA) in 2009 to fund …
Read More »Farmers not happy with PHPA
As impressive as the scale of the ongoing construction of two major hydropower projects in Wangduephodrang may be, however, it has not struck the right chord with the voters there. This is obvious from the primary round elections of the National Assembly (NA) when the former ruling government of the …
Read More »Tshogpas become cleverer while voters become wiser for elections
Minjur Dorji/ Wangduephodrang, Punakha Majority of the voters and ‘party tshogpas’ (workers and coordinators) in the rural parts of Punakha and Wangduephodrang are well-versed on democracy and party politics, having gained political experience in the past five years. Armed with such know-how, the people seem ready to use their sacred …
Read More »Athang still detached from the rest, as old and new politicians promise the same farm roads again
Villages under the gewog still don’t have a road connection, despite the huge promises made by politicians in 2008 The biggest dream of people in Jarogang and Zawa, the two remote villages in Athang gewog, to have a farm road link remains just that, a dream. Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) …
Read More »DPT’s Nyisho-Sephu candidate says he is ‘ashamed’
For not fulfilling the biggest promise to the people of Phangyul Gewog The Druk Phunsum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate for Nyisho-Sephu constituency under Wangduephodrang, Gem Dorji expressed regret for not being able to deliver his biggest promise to the people of four villages in Phangyul gewog- of solving the irrigation problem. …
Read More »River diversion tunnel for PHPA-II complete
With the river diverted, dam construction is now scheduled to be completed by October this year One of the main civil works on Punatsangchhu hydroelectric project –II (1020 MW), the construction of a diversion tunnel, has been completed. The river has been diverted for the dam construction earlier this week …
Read More »Shenga-Bjemi voters not very happy about the last five years
People at the Shengana village under Punakha dzongkhag are dissatisfied about the many unfulfilled promises of the past government. The meeting hall at the gewog center was packed to the brim yesterday. Out of the 110 household representatives who turned up at the common forum, a majority of the electorate …
Read More »Party presidents try to best each other
Spectators and party supporters seated at the Royal Thimphu College (RTC) auditorium, and the audience glued on to BBS TV and radio, witnessed the clash of the old and new titans during the first presidential public debate. The audience was treated to rib-tickling wisecracks and one-liners, which created an atmosphere …
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