Press Release Date; January 02, 2008The election for the upper house National Council in Bhutan is a failure to incorporate the spirit of the people and address their demands, but it is another attempt to fool the citizens saying they have been empowered. The very low turnout of the people to vote in the election … Read more
Kathmandu, January 01: A group of eight exiled Bhutanese staying in Germany has extended support to fire victims in Beldangi-I camp. Bhutan People's Party (BPP) distributed that aid to fire victims in the camp on Monday amidst a special function. According to president of BPP Balaram Poudel, the aid was handed over to the fire … Read more
Munich, January 02: Exiled Bhutanese living in Germany, who are members of the Bhutan People’s Party, said resettlement process is one of the positive steps towards finding resolution of the protracted crisis. In a statement, they said, other options of repatriation should also be given priority by all the authorities involved in the resettlement process. … Read more
Thimphu, January 02: Chief Election Commissioner Kunzang Wangdi said the election held for the National Council, upper house of the Bhutanese parliament, was a huge success. "We are pleased to say that the National Council elections were a success. We are confident that our switchover to a democratic set-up will be smooth and according to … Read more
New Delhi, January 02: India has hailed the conduct of first-ever upper house elections in Bhutan and expressed readiness to support its transition to a democratic constitutional monarchy on Tuesday. "This is indeed a great moment in Bhutan's history and an important step in Bhutan's transition to a new system of governance," a statement issued … Read more
Thimphu, December 31: The Election Commission has published the result of the election for National Council held today that elected 15 out of 20 members of the upper house. Five members are to be nominated by the king. According to the commission, Tshewang Jurmey of Ura securing 1965 votes won from Bumthang. His contestant Jigme … Read more
Kathmandu, December 30: CJMC Community Radio 106 MHz, owned by one of the leading mass communication colleges in Nepal, has begun airing 'Saranarthi Sarokar', a weekly radio program from Sunday. The program is being aired from the station in coordination with Bhutan News Service. Saranarthi Sarokar is already being aired from two other FM stations, … Read more
Thimphu, December 31: Over 300,000 people in 15 out of 20 dzongkhags are in queues this morning to cast their votes to choose 15 members for upper house National Council, the first of its kind in the history of the nation. On December 31, 41 candidates have come to the floor for the contest through … Read more
Thimphu, December 29: After speculative debate over the size of the country for years, Bhutan has finally and formally squeezed to its size by less than a thousand square kilometers. According to new details given by Office of the International Boundaries, Bhutan’s total geographical area is 38,394 sq km. Of this, 40 percent is protected … Read more
Phuentsholing, December 28: Bhutan authorities in south, west and east have ordered tightening security along the border with India on Friday. The border has been temporarily sealed before elections early next week that will election members to the upper house of parliament. On Monday, people will vote for 15 members for the 25-member upper house. … Read more