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Two parties on the road to election

PDP’s secretary general, Lam Kezang receives a khadar from the party’s would be president Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup

21 July, 2007 - Bhutanese politics is evolving, spiced with speculation, assumptions, and allegations,
creating both excitement and concerns along the way.

With the Bhutan United People’s Party (BPUP) and the All People’s Party (APP) agreeing to work together under a new name two political parties are being formed, the People Democratic Party (PDP) having already been formed.

The ECB announced that registration began on July 1, and its rules say that the political parties should register within one month of their formation, but no party has registered yet.

But the recent weeks have seen many developments in the political scene.

National Council: No choice of candidates
21 July, 2007 - From candidates who want to
“pay tribute to the dynasty” to
others who want to “form the strongest democratic institution” Bhutan’s National Council will be formed in December.

“We are in dilemma”:Judiciary
21 July, 2007 - The enactment of the revised
Land Act of Bhutan 2007,
by the National Assembly last month, has led to people rushing to court to clear land related cases.

District courts in Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, and Gelephu are registering an average of five land related cases every day, according to judiciary officials.

Toyotas and Hyundais sale increase
21 July, 2007 - With Dollar rates on the
decline, Bhutanese are on
a buying spree shelling out thousands of Dollars for the Toyota and Hyundai vehicles much to the delight of its dealers.

Choden FC draws with Yeedzin FC

Rush at the Choden goal post

Sports 21 July, 2007 - Ninety minutes of enthralling football action could not separate the Choden FC and Yeedzin FC players yesterday during the ongoing national “A” division league played in Chang Jiji, Thimphu.

What is not happening
21 July, 2007 - What we all want to know about Bhutanese politics today is “What is happening?” A more relevant question might be “What is not happening?” Or should we be asking “What should be happening?” and “What should not be happening?”

Awareness on Labour and Employment Act

20 July, 2007 -
With an objective to create awareness on the Labour and Employment Act, a team from the labour and human resources ministry led by the Secretary, Dasho Pem L Dorji is touring the country.

Traditional snakebite treatment puts life in danger

Tshering Zangmo at the Trashigang hospital

20 July, 2007 - When it comes to treating snakebites in rural Bhutan, the preferred approach is to seek the traditional healers who cut and suck the venom out of the flesh. The treatment is believed by the farmers to work but often it has proved to be more lethal than the snakebites.

Dagana road gets a facelift

20 July, 2007 - You do not need to hold onto your seats, clutch your bags, grit your teeth, and hope for the journey to end as your car, as if in seizure, heaved and bumped on potholes and mud-holes. Instead, for the first time in a long time, you can sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery around you as your car roll on a smooth surface for the longest time.

20 acres of tseri land converted into cultivable land

Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup with Zhemgang farmers

20 July, 2007 - More than 350 farmers in Zhemgang changed the land use system of about six acres of tseri (shifting cultivation) to chuzhing (wetland), kamzhing and orchard land during the three day land management campaign led by the agriculture minister, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, that ended in Zhemgang Dzongkhag on July 13.

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