Zhemgang has been removed from the list of dzongkhags under the flagship program in the 12th Five year Plan. Four dzongkhags – Dagana, Gasa, Lhuentse and Zhemgang – were supposed to get Nu 11mn as part of the flagship program but now Zhemgang has been unceremoniously dropped from the list. Who is to blame and […]
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On June 20, the country was assailed with the news of Thorthormi Lake possibly threatening to burst into a GLOF, a replica of the 1994 Luggye Tsho disaster. Earlier this week, two major fires broke out – one in Changzamtog in Thimphu and the other in Pasakha, Chukha. This time around, we were lucky. No […]
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The monsoon has arrived bringing along with it catastrophic impacts. Last week many places like Samtse, Gelephu and Phuentsholing felt these impacts. The monsoon disasters recur every year, a grim reminder of how vulnerable we are to unpredictable natural disasters and forces of nature. The heavy rains claimed two lives on Tuesday morning. A 65-year-old […]
Read MoreThere has been a heated debate on the age of consent being proposed to 16 years from 18 years in the parliament. Did we actually hear that? Are we being futuristic or are we regressing? So many questions can be asked about the rationale behind the proposal: does it mean that we can rob our […]
Read MoreBans have become synonymous with jokes in Bhutan. Starting with the plastic ban decades ago and now to the tobacco ban to the casual dress ban, everything that was in constant use and even considered almost a necessity but had supposed or real disadvantages have been banned at least in principle. In reality, the plastic […]
Read MoreRegional tourism has spelled the beginning of the end of Bhutan’s exclusive brand as a high-end travel destination. Look around the streets in Thimphu or tourist attraction sites, there is plenty of evidence. The sheer number of regional tourists – which is of course just another euphemism for Indian tourists – flooding our towns, marketplaces, […]
Read MoreThe compulsory retirement of nine lecturers from College of Language and Culture Studies on grounds of sexual harassment is like a slap on the face of the institution of education in the country. And it’s a very hard one, too. Where have we gone wrong, the question springs. Bhutan is not a conservative society as […]
Read MoreMay 2nd was Teacher’s Day. It was a day to celebrate a category of very special people who shape up the lives of future generations including youth. Many must have wished their teachers and passed on their good will on the day. However, we are not ignorant of the many challenges that teachers in this […]
Read MoreMany a times, good projects or plans have been shelved on the side citing security issue or the threats they may pose on the national security of the country. The debate then stops there right away because nothing is more important than national security. Undoubtedly, as concerned citizens and people, our national security and sovereignty […]
Read MoreThe pay revision proposed by the Pay Commission is in the hands of the government. They will soon decide the shots. But one thing that is clear is that the “wow factor” is missing. DrukNyamprupTshogpa’s pledge to revise the payment of civil servants may have found fulfillment but the requisite criterion to evoke shock waves […]
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