Nganglam needs the same favours
2 September 2010
Sir, Nganglam is a growing town in Pemagatshel. The Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam road and Dungsam Cement Project, which are under construction, are going to be a huge economic boost for the place. Soon, it will become like Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrupjonkhar. Even then, there are accommodation problems. Contractors, private employees, and government servants working here face a lot of problems. The... Read the story »
Despotism Incognito
28 August 2010
Words like efficiency, transparency, accountability, collaborative working and the like have become everyday-vocabulary in all our government offices, which if we go by the discourse we hear sounds apt in our fast changing society. But the sad reality is, beneath these high-flown ideas lies a travesty; there lurks the primordial rule of despotism. People who should be the beacons of change are in... Read the story »
Happiness for bardo beings
24 August 2010
The other day, I was reading something on Gross National Happiness. How happy are we? Exactly what constitutes happiness? His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck didn’t come out with a mantra that will make you happy. As a child, I have heard the story of a soldier who stole a tinder box from a witch. Every time he stuck it, a servant would fulfill his wishes. How nice! But such things only happen... Read the story »
Doctors and healers need to coexist
21 August 2010
Sir, Recently, the death of a four-year-old girl in Mongar, probably due to treatment a traditional healer had given her, has provoked debate and anxiety in the society. While some people, especially modern medical practitioners, blame traditional healers of killing people with their unsophisticated ways of treatment, one cannot ignore the fact that we have also heard of modern doctors killing people... Read the story »
Our true colours
17 August 2010
The national land survey has begun in earnest in some parts of the country. Survey in few dzongkhags has been completed while works in some dzongkhag are expected to begin. It is incredible to see the dedicated people of National Land Commission working beyond their normal duty hours in some of the hardest conditions. As the consolidation of thram and land survey gets underway in the villages and... Read the story »
Why rcscrcscrcsc exam for teachers?
14 August 2010
Sir, As per Bhutan Observer, dated 25/06/2010, teacher graduates will have to sit for RCSC exams 2010 on. Is it really justifiable and easy enough to test the attitudes and aptitudes of teachers to become what they want by simply making them sit for RCSC exam? Teachers are already well trained in their colleges, their attitudes and aptitudes tested. Those found incapable of becoming teacher are... Read the story »
The brute in us
8 August 2010
The world is getting smaller and smaller. That is why we are treading on each other’s toes. Then, even when there were vast lands that stretched from one end of the earth to the other, yet the humans had the impulse to cross over mountains and seas just to gain the satisfaction of conquest and power. At least in the animal kingdom, there is a natural order, depending on the size, shape, and variety.... Read the story »
Job interviews flawed
6 August 2010
Sir, Interview is a tough task for every individual who goes to attend it and I know it better because I have attended it many times. It’s not just going there and answering questions. To do that lots of courage and confidence is needed, which most of the students lack. Each and every one of us attend interviews with great hope, but those hopes get shattered when the results are out. It’s not... Read the story »
Exams can’t find good teachers
31 July 2010
Sir, The education ministry’s effort to get quality teachers by testing teacher graduates’ “commitment” and “competency” through an RCSC exam is yet another attempt to bring a radical change in the teaching profession, though knowing one’s “commitment” and “competency” may not be effective and result-oriented as that of “knowledge”. Sincere practice of love for knowledge... Read the story »
Cheat me twice, shame on me
28 July 2010
Sir, Is our government really serious about bans on several commodities including plastic and tobacco? The recent ban on the sale of tobacco has caused uproar in the market, and the tobacco price has really shot up. The intention is always good but the follow up is not at all taken care of. The one who benefits in the end is always the bad guy – the trafficker and seller. If at all necessary,... Read the story »
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