June, 2011
You REAP as you sow
There is a ray of hope for the villagers of Sanu Dungtoe in Samtse. Sanu Dungtoe is an obscure, humble hamlet in Dungtoe geog, Dorokha Dungkhag. Nothing is out of the ordinary here. Except perhaps, its poverty. It is a poor village. To be precise, it is one of ... [more]
Shooting through the holidays
Line of Fire: Students at the Changlimithang shooting range 30 June, 2011 - Kesang Tshering Dorjee played with toy guns for many years. Now the Thimphu student is firing a 10mm air rifle gun. He is participating in the first youth summer coaching camp on shooting at Changlimithang in ... [more]
Successful this time round, too
Thimphu: The Chief Election Commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi, declared at a press conference yesterday that the local government (LG) elections were a success with a voter turnout of 55 percent. “The local government elections, the country’s first after becoming a democratic constitutional monarchy, was on ... [more]
International Jurists Award -2011
Thimphu: In recognition of his unique contributions in judicial reforms, administration of Justice and initiation in the field of democracy, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye was awarded the International Jurists Award -2011 yesterday at the High Court in Thimphu. The Chief ... [more]
Electorate less enthusiastic than expected
A little more than half the eligible voters (56%) came out make their choice 1,105 candidates were elected: Dasho Kunzang Wangdi formally declares the LG elections results yesterday LG ELECTIONS 29 June, 2011 - The local government election on Monday saw 194,357 of the 347,938 registered voters turn up ... [more]
An auspicious rain indeed
S/Jongkhar: Rain usually deters people from relieving the safe confines of their homes but this time during the LG elections, it turned out to be more of a friend than a foe. The voters of Phuntshothang Gewog in Dewathang-Gomdar Constituency, Samdrup Jongkhar feel that rainfall in fact ... [more]
International Council of Jurists Award, 2011
He joins some eight other legal experts from across the world who received the award before him Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye receive the award from Dr Adish C Aggarwala International Council of Jurists Award, 2011 29 June, 2011 - It was a unanimous consensus among members of the International Council of ... [more]
THE THIMPHU CONSENSUS GIVES BIRTH TO THE GNH FUND
ALL THE portfolios of the projects were put forth by the inventors, entrepreneurs, financiers from all over the world. This event is based on portfolio of innovations that aims to promote happiness and competitiveness in Bhutan in pursuit of creating a platform for the local business communities’ event that ... [more]
Bhutan a “star” for global development
Phuentsholing: A report from the UK’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has tagged Bhutan along with eight other countries as “stars” of global development. The nine “stars” of global development are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana, Mauritius, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. The attribution has been done ... [more]
Education gets king-sized budget
Thimphu: The education sector will receive the highest individual share of the budget, which is 17 percent of the total outlay because it is an essential part of Bhutan’s socio-economic development. A total of Nu 6,958 million, including Nu 3,917 million for recurrent expenditure has been granted. About ... [more]