The rule of law
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Even as political parties finalise replacements for the two candidates who were disqualified the way one got rejected because the No Objection Certificate was revoked has...
View ArticlePDP guarantees 100 percent employment
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : In his address to a youth convention, the PDP president tried to touch a chord with this section of society The People's Democratic Party guaranteed 100 percent employment to...
View ArticleZhemgang residents protest water shortage in writing
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The problem appears to be in the distribution system, which they've been assured will be rectified Around 60 residents of Zhemgang town have approached the dzongda, the...
View ArticleGammon India strongly rejects subcontractors' allegations
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Though the matter is reportedly in court, the company has yet to be summoned Refuting the allegations of fraud and corruption by some of its subcontractors, Gammon India ltd,...
View ArticleIndia Ink: Experiments With Democracy in Bhutan
New York Times : US : The second general election is underway in the Himalayan kingdom, which was until recently ruled by a monarch.
View ArticleYoung voters – Wooed but removed
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Records show that less than half the eligible youth voted in the primaries Despite projections revealing that Bhutanese voters this year would comprise mostly young, not many...
View ArticleThe horse will carry its load with dedication - PDP
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Boosted by new blood in the ranks, the party kicks off its campaign from Punakha again With blessings of the Machhen of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel from Punakha dzong, the...
View ArticleDCT to the rescue
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : In an ironic twist, the party is providing a replacement for the disqualified candidates of both DPT and PDP It could ultimately be two Druk Chirwang Tshogpa candidates, who...
View ArticleThe absentee vote bank
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : In the run-up to the 2013 elections, the youth, the future, were expected to play a more active role, compared with 2008 elections. There were several reasons for such...
View ArticlePostal ballot package dispatch begins
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Except for the two constituencies with disqualified candidates, the rest are ready to go Except for the two constituencies, where the candidates are not finalised, returning...
View ArticleChamkhar's sewerage problem …
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : … is both to be seen and smelt and may be eased soon by a JICA-donated cesspool tank Residents of Chamkhar town, who live near the septic tank behind the main town, are fed up...
View ArticleDeath – Existential cul de sac or viaduct across the Great Divide?
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Whichever side of that fence one sits on, there's no escaping this fact of life common to all As sure as taxes and as much, if not more, of a wrench WE, that is to say, the...
View ArticleScrap dealers gripe against local brewery
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Why import bottles already available here? Not enough supply is the response Scrap dealers in the border town of Phuentsholing are frustrated with not being able to sell off...
View ArticlePicture Story
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : About 469 units of blood was collected yesterday at the clock tower square in the capital in the blood donation campaign organized by Bank of Bhutan Ltd . Coinciding with World...
View ArticleGeneral round: Know your candidates
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Panbang, Zhemgang Bardo – Trong, Zhemgang
View ArticleLearning from past mistakes
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : To make sure the Migtana primaries communication breakdown is not repeated Elections: During the primary round, Migtana polling station in Athang gewog could not relay results...
View ArticleDrametse water dispute hearings underway
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Court: More than thirty people from Bikhar and Wungkhar villages in Drametse gewog, and those from Narang gewog, have started attending hearings on water disputes between the...
View ArticleRain plays spoilsport in Sarpang
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : In this southern district, for both candidates and voters, monsoon is a most inapt time for elections Elections:With poll day just two days away, the only thing that residents...
View ArticleFormer envoy flays Indian decision on Bhutan subsidy
webindia123.com : IN : Former Indian ambassador Pavan K. Verma Thursday criticized the ill-timed and unwise Indian decision to withdraw subsidy to the cooking gas provided to Bhutan.
View ArticleBJP raps govt on decision to withdraw LPG subsidies to Bhutan
Zee News : IN : BJP termed "worst case" of foreign policy government`s decision to withdraw subsidies on LPG and kerosene and stopping funding of hydropower projects to Bhutan and asked UPA regime to...
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