Getting Ready for the Final Phase of Local Elections
By S. Chandrasekharan After many hiccups, the final phase of local elections for the posts of Gups, Mangmis, Tshogpas, Thromde thremis and thromde tshogpas will be taking place on 27 June 2011. There had been considerable delay in holding the elections and it looks that there will be no...
No possibility of 100,000 visitors by 2013
It’s now certain that Thinley led current government will fail to materialised its promise to invite 100,000 tourists by 2013 as part its campaign to improve tourism industry. Today, around 25,000 tourists visit Bhutan every year. Many tour operators had demanded to reduce the tariff for tourists visiting Bhutan...
In search of happiness
‘You are born free but remain in chain thereafter.’ Since he read this life, Sagar was annoyed with the social system human beings created. He would imagine a free and independent life. His indoctrination was that real happiness in life is attainable only one is free. For Sagar happiness...
Government decides against NZ job offer
The Bhutanese government decided against sending any Bhutanese to work in New Zealand farms. There was a demand for 2000 Bhutanese in New Zealand. The government said, the decision was taken because the jobs offered were for low skilled labourers. I am bit surprised if Bhutanese farmers were that...
Crimes in camps
Despite decreasing population, crimes in the Beldangi camps have not erased out as reported by Bhutan News Service. Ram Bahadur Gurung, 21, of Beldangi II Extension has been gunned down on Wednesday evening. Police posts in all camps were restored shortly before beginning the resettlement process in hope to...
Rabies in south
The rabies cases continue to rise in southern Bhutan. Bhutanese media reported similar incidents a few times in the last half a year only. In a latest incident, a seven-year-old boy in Jigmedling area (previously Chuwabari) in, Gelephu (previously Gaylegphug) died from rabies recently. He was a grade one...