The RAA report has not only stopped at the massive financial, legal and procedural irregularities in the construction of the airport but has also pointed out the environmental lapses in the construction of Younphula and Bathpalathang airports. This includes the probability of flooding in the Gelephu and Bathpalathang airports which …
Read More »Talo Nominee will ensure code of conduct for truth and sincerity of MPs
Talo Gewog under Punakha Dzongkhag nominated Namgay Dorji as their National Council (NC) nominee on 25 March. From the 154 voters who showed up, Namgay Dorji, 31 secured 130 ‘Yes’ votes against 24 ‘No’ votes. According to the Dzongkhag Electorate Officer (DEO) Tenzin he had submitted all the documents and …
Read More »Former RSTA Director joins PDP
The former Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) Director, Tashi Norbu has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ‘to bring equality among the civil servants’. He resigned as the Executive Director of the autonomous Health Trust Fund making him one of the seniormost serving civil servanst to join politics. He …
Read More »Aspirant claims ‘inconsistency in NC Election notifications’ aborted his candidature
As recently reported in the media the electorate are in a state of confusion with the National Council (NC) elections. And perhaps they are not alone, the contestants or the NC aspirants themselves seem to be confused over the inconsistency of the election notifications. The candidature of Kunzang Dorji from …
Read More »Gosarling NC nominee promises three Bills
Gosarling gewog in Tsirang Dzongkhag nominated Novin Darlami as their National Council (NC) Nominee on 18 March. The gewog’s nominee credits hard work in preparation for NC by reading books on politics, legal and economic systems and voting rights which paid off with 187 ‘Yes’ votes against 123 ‘No’ votes. …
Read More »Unemployment Rate is Accurate but outdated, Labor Minister
Of late many thinking minds of the nation and its media reported unemployment figures as misleading. However, the labor minister justified how 2.1% unemployment rate is accurate and is being collected through accurate and trustworthy methods. According to the Prime Minister’s recently delivered State Of The Nation Report unemployment rate …
Read More »DCT has a change of heart on logo and slogan
… And the Election Commission has approved the new logo The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) has unveiled what according to it is a ‘new, better, and more attractive version’ of its election symbol, which it feels is in consonance with the party’s ideology. The sudden change midway in the run …
Read More »Bhutan’s first Private Hydropower Construction Company registers with MoEA
A consortium of Bhutanese contractors has registered itself as Bhutan’s very own private hydropower construction company with the office of the Registrar under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as a Public Limited Company on 14th March. The company would be called as “Bhutan Energy and Infrastructure Limited”. The main aim …
Read More »DNT announces 8 more candidates
With this, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has introduced 34 candidates till date although DNT members say the party tentatively has 47 candidates. Dorjee Wangmo Dorjee Wangmo, 25 is a fresh graduate from Sherubtse College with a B.Sc in computer science. She believes that youth should come forward …
Read More »Nation will go to the NC polls in April
Come the 23rd of April and the nation will once again go to polls to elect the second batch of 20 National Council members. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced this on Sunday in its notification where April 23 is the fixed date for the NC’s Poll day and …
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