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The mysterious
killer mushroom
Disaster response
A four-day SAARC regional
training on incident command
system for disaster response
in South Asia begins today in
Thimphu. The training is organised
to provide in depth knowledge
about the principals, concepts and
practices of incident command
system and its role in disaster
response.
Career conference
Two-day career conference
for class XII students of
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INBRIEF
WHATS INSIDE
PG. 11:
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The pinch of a price
hike for power
PG. 13:
Q&A
We are in
the business
of minding
our own business
PG. 14:
HOME
Tshokhana avoids a
near disaster
HOUSING
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DAYS TO NA
PRIMARY POLL
CMYK
The symptoms
and their tim-
ings (of the
Amanita spe-
cies mush-
room) match
with the
ones that the
deceased fam-
ily had
LB Tamang
Senior mushroom
supervisor, NMC

Chopper dropper: The helicopter did 41 trips to the two gewogs of

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(Story Pg. 16)
Yangchen C Rinzin, Samtse
Samtse hospital yesterday re-
ferred the lone survivor of the
mushroom poisoning case to
Thimphu referral hospital for
further tests, and to be on the
safer side.
The man, neighbour
to the family that died of
mushroom poisoning, was
admitted to Samtse hospi-
tal on May 11. The family,
comprising the husband in
his 30s, his 33-year-old wife,
their 10-year-old son and the
seven-year-old wifes brother,
had eaten the mushroom on
May 11 evening. They were
from Mujuar (Tharpaling)
village in Ugyentse (Nainital)
gewog. The funeral expenses
for the deceased family was
taken care by the state.
Tharpaling village is
about a three-hour walk from
the gewog centre. Samtses
district medical officer, Dr
Tshering Tamang, said that,
even if the neighbour was in
stable condition, it was im-
portant to make sure that the
mushrooms toxics had not
affected his other organs, like
kidney and pancreas.
His livers blood test
showed good results but we
arent sure about his kidney
and pancreas, Dr Tshering
Tamang said. We could only
test the liver to make sure it
wasnt bleeding. Pg. 2
Dawa Gyelmo, Thimphu
People who have lived in the
many living quarters of the
National Housing Develop-
ment Corporation (NHDC)
across the country for more
than 10 years, going by its draft
revised housing rule, will have
to move out.
The revised rule, if it
comes through, will apply to
all occupants irrespective of
whether they have resigned
from civil service.
The rule will come into ef-
fect on the day it is finalised.
However, for those who
have been living in the same
unit for more than 10 years,
the rule states would be al-
lowed to stay for 10 more
years provided they are still
civil servants, or who have not
resigned.
This is to bring equity
and justice in the allotment
system, NHDC managing di-
rector Ugyen Chewang said.
Some civil servants have
been staying in the same
quarter for more than 20-30
years and some, despite ap-
plying for quarters for same
number of years, have not
benefitted one.
Pg. 2
After 10
years
occupancy,
vacate
quarters
So states the re-
vised NHDC draft
housing rule
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The medical officer said
they also did a blood test on
pronthrombin (protein) pro-
duced in a liver, which helps
in clotting the blood inside the
liver when a person is normal.
When the poison enters the
liver, the protein gets removed,
causing the liver to bleed and
fail, he said. In the case of the
family, the toxin had already
entered their liver.
Dr Tshering Tamang said
the hospital couldnt test his
other organs, because their
bio-chemistry (photometer)
machine, which is used to test
the functionality of kidney and
liver, has been out of order for
the last three months.
The DMO also said that
they have asked the patients
brother to try and bring the
same mushroom that had poi-
soned the family, so that the
hospital could study the mush-
room. The patient had only
tasted the mushroom curry, as
he had already had his dinner
when he visited the family that
evening.
Meanwhile, Ugyentse gup
Sonam Norbu said villagers
at this time of the year usually
go to nearby forest or paddy
fields to collect mushrooms.
But no one knows what kind
of mushroom the family had
consumed.
Before she was brought to
the hospital, the wife had told
villagers that they had eaten
the same mushroom before
too, Gup Sonam Norbu said.
So maybe it was a edible
mushroom, but might have
been poisoned by a poisonous
insect or snakes venom.
A team from the national
mushroom centre is also in
the village to find out which
mushroom was responsible
for poisoning a whole family.
Senior mushroom super-
visor and officiating program
director, LB Tamang, over a
telephonic interview, said even
after searching the forest for al-
most six hours, they could not
find the exact sample of mush-
room that the deceased family
had consumed. All members
of the family, who had seen the
mushroom, have died and no
one knows how the mushroom
looks like, he said.
Ugyentse, according to
the district agriculture officer,
has a mixed vegetation with
sub tropical plants, and that
the early rains had resulted in
sprouting of mushrooms.
LB Tamang said the team
also talked to the 78-year-old
father of the deceased man,
who lives separately, since his
son had shown the mushroom
to him first before consuming
that evening. But he doesnt
remember anything, since
hed seen the mushroom in the
evening, he said. Since its flat
cap was black, he assumed it
was balu chew and told them
that it was edible.
But LB Tamang said balu
chew called Albatrellus is ed-
ible. In fact, its a delicacy,
so its confirmed that its not
balu chew, he said. Also, its
not the season for balu chew
and we didnt find one in the
forest today. The mushroom,
according to LB Tamang, starts
sprouting only by mid June.
The senior mush-
The mysterious killer mushroom
room supervisor added that,
although they havent been
able to collect the exact sam-
ple of the mushroom that
caused the deaths, the team
has found many other ined-
ible mushrooms. We couldnt
even recognise some of those
mushrooms, he said. Well be
taking their samples to our lab
to study.
However, LB Tamang said
that, by looking at the symp-
toms the family had suffered,
they suspect the mushroom to
be of Amanita species, which
is known to contain Alpha-
Aminitan a toxin, usually
making the mushroom ined-
ible. This toxin usually leads
to liver bleeding, which was the
same in this fatal case.
He explained that this spe-
cies of mushroom destroys
the whole internal organ and
symptoms, such as acute di-
arrhoea and vomiting, occur
after six to 12 hours. Within 24
hours, the toxin damages the
liver. The symptoms and their
timings match with the ones
that the deceased family had,
he said.
The team has found one of
its species and taken a sample
to study it. But there are a few
edible mushrooms under the
same species, he said. When-
ever there is a fatality after
consuming mushroom, its
confirmed that the mushroom
was poisonous; the belief that
the mushroom was poisoned
by an insect or snake venom is
untrue.
The symptoms
and their tim-
ings (of the
Amanita spe-
cies mushroom)
match with the
ones that the
deceased family
had
LB Tamang
Senior mushroom
supervisor
NMCN

T
he Amanita species is known for being responsible
for 90 percent of fatal mushroom poisonings world-
wide.
Most fatalities resulting from mushroom ingestion are as-
sociated with amatoxins within the mushrooms. Amatoxins are
heat-stable, insoluble in water, and not destroyed by drying. At
least five subtypes of amatoxins exist; the most significant of
these are the alpha and beta subtypes of amanitin. Amatoxin
toxicity occurs over several days.
The clinical course of amatoxin poisoning can be divided
into 3 stages. First, there is a characteristic latent period of
6-12 hours post ingestion before the onset of clinical symptoms.
After this asymptomatic period, abdominal cramping, vomiting,
and profuse watery diarrhoea (rice-water or cholera like) occur.
Fluid losses may be severe enough to cause profound dehydra-
tion and even circulatory collapse.
Once this acute phase is over (usually after about 24 hours),
the second stage begins. Although the patient appears to have
improved clinically, ongoing liver damage is occurring, as indi-
cated by laboratory abnormalities. This stage may last as long
as 2-3 days. In the third and final phase, hepatic and renal injury
become clinically apparent. Death may occur in 3-7 days.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1008902-
overview#showall
From Pg. 1
The NHDC quarters, its of-
ficials said were allocated only
to its own staff and civil serv-
ants.
We have simplified and
kept only the necessary provi-
sions, which could be execut-
able, Ugyen Chewang said.
The rule was left unrevised for
so long that we felt it was neces-
sary to do so today to align it
with exiting rules.
The previous rules, he said
lacked specific provisions on va-
cating NHDC quarters, or ones
that conformed to tenancy Act.
We are harmonising it with
the tenancy Act and it would
also have legal backings, leas-
ing and renting procedures,
Ugyen Chewang said, adding
the tenancy agreement would
be renewed every two years,
allowed four times at the most,
after which the quarters would
be taken over by NHDC.
A periodic revision of rental
charges, the revised draft rule
stated would be determined
and levied by the corporation
based on the provisions of the
tenancy Act.
The draft rule considers ap-
plicants, or their spouses own-
ing personal residence, or house
as ineligible for NHDC quarters.
There shall be only one
allotment per household,
the rule stated. Allottees or
spouses availing other public
quarters shall not be eligible.
Ugyen Chewang said it was,
however, not necessary that
whatever was on the revised doc-
ument would be implemented.
Weve sent the revised
draft to all ministries, various
offices and posted it online for
feedback, he said, adding fol-
lowing that, the draft would be
forwarded to the board, which
would approve of the revisions
after thorough discussions.
The revised housing rule
is likely to come into effect only
after two to three months, he
said.
The corporations existing
quarter entitlement criteria,
which was divided into six cat-
egories, under the revised rule,
has been clubbed into three
classes to apply civil service
commissions grade-wise al-
location.
Civil servants between
grades one and three would be
entitled to quarters with a living
room, a dinning, a kitchen, four
to five bedrooms and two to
three toilets including a garage.
Those between grades four
and eight would be entitled to
quarters with a living room,
a dinning, three bedrooms, a
kitchen and two toilet including
a store.
Between grades nine and
general service cadre I and II
would be entitled to houses
with a living room, two bed-
rooms, a kitchen and two toi-
lets.
The NHDC has 2,000 hous-
ing units across the countrys
20 dzongkhags, of which 1,100
units are in Thimphu.
The corporation is in the
process of building 24 new
units in Samdrupjongkhar and
24 in Phuentsholing.
Very soon well be build-
ing 20 new units in Gasa and
24 units in Lhuntse, Ugyen
Chewang said.
After 10 years occupancy, vacate quarters
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DZONGKHAG 3
Monday
May 20, 2013
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Management
Picture story: About 60 people who were involved in a village lhakhang
renovation helped contain the fire on a two-storied traditional house on May 18 at
Dangchu gewog, Wangdue. The fire had started from a LPG gas leak and caught
onto the bamboo ceiling burning the roof down. The rescue team could save CGI
sheets and re-roofed the house the same day. Except for the ration, clothes and
kitchen utensils, the fire didnt cause any more damage to the house and its six
family members. The house was built sometime in September 2012.
Tempa Wangdi
Poor voter turnout at common
forum for campaigns held in
Udzorong gewog in Trashigang
has candidates worried.
Despite having more than
1,197 eligible voters, only
around 40 people attended the
common forums held in Chiya
and Benshingmo under the
gewog yesterday.
Benshingmo alone has over
121 households, and Chiya has
125 households.
Political parties, especially
the new ones, are concerned
that poor turnout at such fo-
rums could deprive voters the
basis to determine which party
to vote for.
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa
(DNT) candidate from the
constituency, Norbu Wang-
chuk, said it was going to have
serious impact on new political
parties like his.
Being new, were banking
on the common forum to reach
out to people, he said.
So if were interacting with
only around 600 people from
the total 11,000 voters, were
worried as to how people
would vote without knowing
our party and our pledges, he
said.
The candidates said that
people failing to attend com-
mon forum is leaving the only
important medium for both
candidates and voters to know
each other unfulfilled.
Druk Phuensum Tshogpa
(DPT) candidate, Thinley Pal-
den Dorji, also shared similar
concern, despite his party re-
ceiving good turnout in Trashi-
gang.
Its very unfortunate be-
cause common forum is the
only platform to create aware-
ness among the voting popula-
tion, he said.
The candidates said that
it would be worse, if the few
people, who attended, fail to
convey messages to those, who
missed the common forum.
Then thats when voters
would vouch on hearsay, ru-
mours and influences, Norbu
Wangchuk said. Such inci-
dents would then force people
to make an uninformed deci-
sion.
The candidates said this
could have happened because
of confusion in the word tshog-
pa.
Since the term referred to
both party workers and local
government tshogpas, the
gewog tshogpas thought it was
party tshogpas (party work-
ers), who had to assemble the
crowd.
In fact its the former who
had to do the job, one of the
candidates said.
The voters also shared
similar view.
People are confused about
which tshogpa is to coordinate
the crowd, a villager from
Jomtshang, Sangay Tenzin,
said.
He also said that voters
should be informed about the
meeting beforehand. The in-
formation about the meeting
reached us only in the morn-
ing, Sangay Tenzin said.
ELECTIONS
Poor turnout
worries
candidates
The lack of numbers is of particular con-
cern to the new parties in the fray
Being new, were
banking on the
common forum
to reach out to
people
Norbu Wangchuk
Candidate
Druk Nyamrup tshogpa

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MANAGING DIRECTOR - Chencho Tshering, DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR - Thinley Dorji, EDITOR - Phuntsho Wangdi, NEWS EDITOR - Samten Wangchuk, DESIGN EDITOR - Chencho Tshering,
CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER - Karma Dupchu, PRINTING GM - Karma Nima, CIRCULATION MANAGER - Ugyen Norbu, REGIONAL HEAD (KANGLUNG) - Pema Tenzin
Election commissions
rule 9.2 for common forum
states, the sole purpose of
the Forum is to provide the
Party/Candidate to commu-
nicate the campaign mani-
festo and the participants to
listen and understand the
same.
Is the purpose really
met? Or is it just the waste
of time and resources? As
per my understanding, in
democracy, there should be
well-informed choice to the
people.
If the people do not
understand the language in
which the political parties/
candidates use in the com-
mon forum, then the sole
purpose of the forum and
democracy is defeated.
We are talking about
strengthening vibrant
democracy in the country
but with this type of law en-
forcement, I have a very big
doubt. We always appreciate
our diverse cultural compo-
nents but at times we forget
the beauty of it.
Even though our country
is very small it is rich in
diversity. Its like a garden
with different beautiful
flowers. We have different
cultures, different ideas,
different thinking but same
objective, yet we are not
trying to value our own
valuables. One of the pillars
of Gross National Happiness
is promotion and preserva-
tion of culture, but the way
it is happening is completely
against the vision of our
monarchs. Let us try to
understand, respect and
value different cultures of
the country for everlasting
unity, peace and happiness.
Ganesh Ghimiray
4 PERSPECTIVES
MY COUNTRY, MY TOWN
To put the money
where the mouth is
A
t the rate political parties are making
promises, the impression one gets is
that there are plenty of funds to do
so.
Some of the promises are black-
ing topping thousands of kilometres of dirt roads to
make them all weather, a power tiller in every chi-
wog, banking, fuel depots and workshop in each
of the 205 gewogs, a new ministry for gender and
social development.
Purchase of two helicopters for emergency
services, hiking travel and daily allowance for civil
servants, travel fare discounts for senior citizens,
making pension benefits for the armed and secu-
rity personnel at par with the civil service, and jobs
for every unemployed youth are some of the other
promises.
It is clear that every section of the electorate is
being wooed, from youth to senior citizens, be-
cause the basic question on a voters mind is whats
in it for me? If minors were also allowed to vote,
one can imagine what might be on offer. But that
is how the game is usually played and, if too much
has been said that cant be delivered, its the boot
the next time round.
It is likely that quite a few of the promises might
already be in the draft 11th plan, like the black top-
ping of farm roads and three medical doctors in
every dzongkhag (this one sounds like a spillover).
There are other aspects in the draft plan like estab-
lishing a separate energy ministry, but this one is a
difficult sell to garner votes.
All these pledges come at a time, when one
repeated campaign issue has been the amount
of debt the previous government has piled up,
together with the rupee shortage issue and the re-
strictions on loans.
So what is going to be the source of revenue to
get some of the promises off the ground? When it
comes to raising travel and daily allowances, pen-
sion benefits, discount for senior citizens and dole
for the unemployed to feel employed, these funds
would have to come from the recurrent budget.
Which means donor money that might no longer
be as substantial as before cannot be used for this.
Several parties have mentioned raising the per-
sonal income tax slab, and increasing refunds on
educational expenses. This would take away the
some of the revenue already being earned.
The other common pledge is to double the
number of tourists to 200,000 in the next five years.
This sector probably carries the hope of not only
bringing in government revenue, but also provid-
ing the job opportunities everyone is promising.
Vegetable import substitution is the other plan,
but it might take the next five years to replace im-
ports that are worth around Nu 300M annually.
So where are funds going to come from? The
only option is through fees and levies, like domes-
tic electricity rates, that are up for revision, and in-
creasing taxes. No one is talking about these things
though.
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Lhuentses common forum draws a fair crowd
Voters seem to be using the occasion so as not to mix up the many parties
Dechen Tshering, Lhuentse
Despite the heat and sweat, more
than 300 people of Menbi Tsh-
enkhar constituency in Lhuentse,
who came to listen to the four
political parties representatives
on May 18, were happy they at-
tended the common forum.
The common forum at Tsh-
enkhar gewogs auditorium hall
in Phowan was so packed with
party supporters that some vot-
ers had to watch the forum on
the television set that was placed
outside the hall.
Many voters said they had
already decided the party and
candidate, but had come to lis-
ten to avoid confusions that have
come up with four parties.
Druk Chirwang Tshogpas
Jigme Norbu said his party was
formed by common people to
solve the problems of common
people.
Explaining that DCT means
power to the people, he remind-
ed the people not to assume that
he is not capable because he is
only 25. If I serve as a teacher,
Id benefit a few thousands but,
by joining politics, Id definitely
serve the nation at large, he said
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpas
Sonam Dendup said the word
Nyamrup means collaboration,
and that their party was formed
by a collaboration of people with
different backgrounds.
He said his party was giving
choice to the people, because
his party was more aware about
issues that need to be addressed
before they get worse.
The five-year plans started
from the 60s, but progress
hasnt been good and, given the
chance, DNT is in a position to
solve and bring changes in the
country, he said. Many people
in the same country and same
village dont get equal treatment
and power shouldnt be in the
hands of a few.
Druk Phuensum Tshogpas
Tshering Tenzin said his party
has worked hard to fulfil all their
promises, and that the party will
always be there for the people
and for a vibrant democracy.
He said people should not
think and vote with the interest
of job opportunity, and should
not give power to a party without
learning anything about them.
Because of Indian govern-
ments and peoples support,
DPT has achieved great progress
in the 10th Plan, he said. DPT
is again ready to fulfil the peo-
ples wishes and the countrys
and peoples problems.
Peoples Democratic partys
Yeshi Dorji, who had lost in
2008, said he is re-contesting,
given his dedication to serve and
give people a choice. If DPT has
fulfilled the wishes of the people,
then they can easily woo votes
by their handiwork in the last
five years, he said.
He said it was high time for
people to think and vote, be-
cause he said the support came
in from outside because of His
Majestys image and not by any
individuals effort. Goods are
carried by yak, but its the herd-
ers, who take credit for it, he
said.
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NA ELECTIONS
Parties harp on Sangay shamu at Genekha forum
Tshering Wangdi
Along with the pledges made
by party candidates during the
South Thimphu common forum
in Genekha on May 17, the issue
on Sangay shamu (Masutake
mushroom) was the forums
highlight.
Save for Druk Chirwang
Tshogpas (DCT) Kinley Dem,
candidates of the other three
parties spoke on the potential
of the fungus in lifting the ge-
wogs economy through better
management.
Farming is the main occupa-
tion for people of Genekha and
the mushroom is the gewogs
quickest source of income.
Eaten for its aroma and as a
health food, the mushroom is
exported mostly to Japan, and
fetches a good income to the
villagers.
Saying that most people of
Genekha sustain on agriculture,
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpas (DNT)
candidate, Dr Lotay Tshering,
said the villagers have been fac-
ing serious issues when it comes
to getting paid for the sale of
Sangay shamu.
Explaining that one of the
problems faced when handling
these mushrooms was to keep
them fresh, Dr Lotay Tshering
pledged that his party would
come up with a cold storage
system, big enough to store all
the collected mushroom. Well
bring in storage mechanisms ca-
pable of storing the mushrooms
for even eight months, he said,
adding that such gadgets are al-
ready being used in other coun-
tries, and that it shall be made
available in Genekha, if the party
gets elected.
To bypass the agency in-
volved between the sellers (vil-
lagers) and buyers, Peoples
Democratic partys (PDP) Tan-
din Wangmo pledged their party
would form a committee com-
prising villagers and let them
monitor the business.
When a committee comes
in, your rightful share from the
exports shall be assured, and
this can be done by empowering
the local government, Tandin
Wangmo said.
Druk Phuensum Tshogpas
candidate Yeshey Zimba also
spoke on the opportunity the
villagers had of sustaining their
livelihood through agriculture.
By supporting the cultivation of
Sangay shamu, apples and pota-
toes, the earning capacity of the
villagers will improve, he said.
DCTs Kinley Dem instead
focused on explaining the par-
tys 12-point vision. If elected,
DCT will work hard to empower
women and youth, she said.
Other issues that surfaced
during the forum were the need
for better roads, improving tim-
ber business and other develop-
mental activities for the gewog.
But many voters remained
skeptical on whether the pledges
would materialise.
On the Sangay shamu issue,
Namgay, 63 from Zangleykha
village said they have been los-
ing a lot of money to the agency
responsible for exporting the
mushrooms.
We only get 10 to 20 percent
of what were actually entitled
to, he said. But we cant do
much about it, and I doubt if the
new government can do much
about it either.
Of the 609 eligible voters in
the gewog, around 80 villagers
attended the forum according
to election officials.
After the forum: Voters leave for their villages taking with them besides
pamphlets and brochures, promises party presidents made them
Issue-based: It was more about crops and
mushrooms candidates discussed with voters than
their manifestos
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May 20, 2013
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of 4WD Hilux. Contact no.
17706816.
Sale: Jumbo Tipper 11 model.
Contact 17617174/17643462.
Sale/exchange/hire: Volvo
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Sale: Bolero single cabin (loan
transferable). Contact 17115090.
Sale: Hilux 98 model. Contact
17284270.
Sale: SantaFe. Contact
17803951.
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cabin) 09 model, 6500 km and
one hand drive @ Nu. seven
lakhs (negotiable). Contact
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Sale: Tucson 2006 (blue colour
petrol) full option, one hand drive.
Rate 560,000. Contact 17712919.
Sale: Land Cruiser Vx 02 model.
Only serious buyers may contact
17110031.
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& 12 (3 nos), Bolero Camper
04, Tucson 10, SantaFe 11, Tata
Hilux Xenon 11, Swift Dezire 09
(all loan transferable). Contact
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Toyota Hilux 00 & 01, Zen Estilo
10. Contact 17441844/77667979.
Sale: Land Cruiser 03 &
99, Accent 10, 11 (diesel),
Ford Figo 12, Coupe 08,
Korando 08, CRV 10. Contact
17441844/77667979.
Sale: Navara Hilux 12 model end
running, seventeen thousand km
run, Call 17115585.
Sale: Maruti Car 03 model.
17962964.
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building. Contact 17598551.
Rent: 3 bedroom fat near Tata
Showroom. 17119002.
Sale: Grocery shop at Changjalu
with residence. Contact
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contact 77218899.
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space and 24hrs water supply,
from 1st July. Contact 17624243.
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at Changkha, Daga (Price
negotiable). Contact 77305630.
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above red building, Gelephu,
5 acres behind Tali Dratshang
under Thromde. Interested call
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Thromde, suitable for industry
(loan transferable). Call 17115585.
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experience. Contact 17115090.
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within 24 hours. Contact
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from Kathmandu - Bhutan. Call
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Film Face shuttering plywood
at attractive price Nu.1,200/
piece. Flush door plywood and
blockboard are also available.
Contact 05-252213/77394597.
Opportunity: Aspiring singer
who wants to perform to a live
audience at Relish restaurant &
Bar-B-Q will be paid according to
your performance and experience.
Contact 17115090.
Announcement: German
language course available
from June and guide selection
interview on 7th June at
Bhutan International School
of Hospitality & Tourism. For
further information contact
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CLASSIFIEDS
Babesa Bhutan TechVillage
in next five-year plan
Gyalsten K Dorji
The government will spend
an estimated Nu 250M to de-
velop the Bhutan TechVillage
in Babesa, in the next five-
year plan, according to the
egovernment master plan.
The Bhutan TechVillage
includes the current five
acres being used for the in-
formation technology (IT)
park, and an additional 13
acres around the park. The
IT park is the first phase of
the Bhutan TechVillage.
The eGovernment master
plan states that the proposed
plan in the 13-acre site is to
expand the current IT park
infrastructure, build an in-
dependent commercial data
centre infrastructure, and
an ITES/BPO (information
technology enabled services/
business processes outsourc-
ing) company campus.
It is recommended that
the PPP (public private part-
nership) model be replicated
for implementation of the
next phase of the Bhutan
TechVillage, but with equiv-
alent or more stake from a
local rather than a foreign
direct investment company.
The IT park is a joint ven-
ture between Druk Holdings
and Investments and the As-
setz Property Group of Sin-
gapore, a development man-
agement corporation focused
on South Asia.
It is also recommended
in the eGovernment master
plan that active involvement
of the labour ministry, the
Royal University, corpora-
tions, and the private sector
have to be ensured by the
government.
It is pointed out in the
eGovernment master plan
that the IT park project is to
convince Bhutanese and the
world about the countrys
comparative advantages.
The current project is the
facilitator for a more ambi-
tious design of the govern-
ment to attract investments
into Bhutan, it is stated. To
achieve this, the additional
13 acres of land adjacent to
the IT park will be developed.
Till date, the IT park has
been unable to attract a big
name IT company to the park
as planned, however, it has
been able to rope in two mid
sized international compa-
nies. The two companies:
Shaun Communications
Bhutan pvt ltd, and Scan
Cafe, earlier this year signed
lease agreements with the
developer and operator of
the park, Thimphu TechPark
to lease 10,000sqft of com-
mercial space each.
It is estimated in the mas-
ter plan that the development
of the Bhutan TechVillage
will result in a capacity to
recruit more than 3,000 Bhu-
tanese in the IT/ITES sector.
In a recent interview, the
parks CEO, Mike Holland,
pointed out that at least 500
fresh jobs would be available
at the park by mid-this year.
The department of informa-
tion technology and telecom
estimated that at least 1,000
jobs would be created by the
two companies moving in.
The first phase of the
project comprises 58,000sqft
of office and date centre
space, of which 10,000sqft
has been rented by the gov-
ernment for its private sec-
tor development project, and
20,000sqft by the two com-
panies.
The IT Park was only the first phase of this aspect of the egovernment
master plan
ICT
Phase one: The IT park File Picture
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household animal?
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beaupeep
Monday
May 20, 2013
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CLUES
ACROSS
1 The posting means trouble in China (7)
4 Bad organisation (5)
7 It may be powder or cream (4)
8 Gold seam provides something pleasing
(8)
10 Prosaic man in the street (10)
12 Its worn by a woman for a dance (6)
13 An indistinct impression of untidiness
(6)
15 Local appreciation for something new
(10)
18 Turn once set to music (8)
19 Agreed, but not about getting old (4)
20 Notes unusual phonetic accents (5)
21 An illustration no longer large enough (7)
DOWN
1 A doctor with a young dog has to clear a
mess (3,2)
2 They do not believe in going to fresh
fields (8)
3 Unusual goal concerning many (6)
4 Lunch for some, dinner for others (6,4)
5 Animal comes up into current form (4)
6 Plant name one needs to change (7)
9 They must have space to work in (10)
11 Calculating a pudding mixture (6,2)
12 Its a fixed sort of change (7)
14 How quietly a cat can spring (6)
16 Give someone a painful reminder? (5)
17 I study Russian art (4)
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
MAY 13 ANSWERS
ACROSS: 1 Achievement, 9 Profane, 10 Smith, 11 Onyx,
12 Dear dear, 14 Nobles, 16 Asleep, 18 Maligned,
19 Stud, 22 Noise, 23 Grounds, 24 On ones knees.
DOWN: 2 Crony, 3 Ivan, 4 Veered, 5 Mistress,
6 Naivete, 7 Appointment, 8 Chiropodist, 13 Sea
green, 15 Billion, 17 Reigns, 20 Tinge, 21 Down.
Mondays Cryptic Xword
caucus election[Politics]
Where machines bring voters to vote for losers; cf.
primary election
goat
Associated with Pan (or the devil
in some religions)
1874
Levi Strauss markets blue
jeans with copper rivets, price
$13.50 doz.
Cher [CHERILYN
SARKISIAN LAPIERRE]
1946-
Rocker/Actress
You talk when you cease to be
at peace with your thoughts.
KAHLIL Gibran1883-1931
COMMON Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
It is a brood
parasite,
which
means it lays eggs in
the nests of other bird species
Go Green
IN THE GARDEN
For houseplants, try using
water leftover from cooking
instead of running the
faucet again.
Unscramble anagram for the name of a British actor
I glide an arc (6,5) [The latest in a line of James Bonds]
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Imran Khan blames
rival for killing
Imran Khan, the leader of Pa-
kistans PTI party, has blamed
one of his political rivals for the
killing of PTI vice-president
Zahra Shahid Hussain.
She was shot dead outside
her home in Karachi by gun-
men on a motorcycle.
On his Twitter feed, Mr
Khan said he was holding the
leader of Karachis dominant
MQM party, Altaf Hussain,
responsible for her death - a
claim the MQM has strongly
denied.
It comes as Karachi votes
in a partial re-run of Pakistans
general election.
Police are investigating
whether Mrs Hussains killing
was the result of an attempted
robbery or a politically moti-
vated murder.
Her funeral will take place
later on Sunday at a mosque
in Karachi.
Doctors at Karachis Jinnah
Hospital said their initial ex-
amination showed two bullet
marks on her body.
A full post-mortem report
is expected within 24 hours.
Mr Khan said Mr Hussain,
who is in self-imposed exile in
London, had openly threat-
ened PTI workers and leaders
through public broadcasts.
He said he was also holding
the British government respon-
sible, as he said he had warned
them about Mr Hussain.
Mr Khan tweeted his accu-
sations from his hospital bed,
where he is recovering from a
back injury sustained during
a fall at an election rally in La-
hore.
Last week, police in Lon-
don confirmed they were in-
vestigating complaints that Mr
Hussain had broken UK laws
by issuing threats in a speech
he made the day after the vote.
In response to accusations
of electoral fraud, he is alleged
to have threatened his accusers
with violence.
Mr Hussain says that his
remarks were taken out of
context.
He has lived in the UK since
1991, saying his life would be at
risk if he returned to Pakistan.
Sundays electoral re-run in
Karachi was ordered after Mr
Khans party accused the MQM
of widespread vote-rigging and
intimidation.
The MQM - which took
most of the seats in Karachi -
denies any irregularities and
is boycotting the vote, which
is taking place under tight se-
curity.
Voter turn-out appears
slow but steady.
The PTI is hoping to win
the vote and make inroads in
Pakistans commercial capital.
Whatever the outcome of
the re-run, it will not overturn
the result of last weeks vote,
in which conservative leader
Nawaz Sharif secured an un-
precedented third term in
power.
Tthe MQM is seen as a per-
petrator - as well as a victim - of
violence in Karachi,.
Since the 1980s, it has won
every election it has contested
there.
But it also stands widely ac-
cused of ruling Karachi by fear
and through vote-rigging.
The general election on 11
May marked the first transition
of power from one democrati-
cally elected government since
the creation of the state of Paki-
stan in 1947.
However, the campaign
was marred by violence in
which about 150 people were
killed across the country.
Mrs Hussain was shot
by gunmen on a motorcycle
outside her home in Kara-
chis upmarket Defence area,
the family neighbourhood of
assassinated Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto.
The MQM (Muttahida
Qaumi Movement) is sup-
ported mainly by Muslim
Urdu-speaking people whose
families moved to Sindh prov-
ince at the time of the partition
of India in 1947.
Voting in Karachi on 11
May was disrupted by a bomb
attack outside the office of the
ANP party, in which 11 people
were killed and more than 40
injured.
The bombing happened in
the Landhi district of Karachi,
where Taliban militants are
known to be active.
BBC
Zahra Shahid Hussain
- Belleved to be ln her
60s
- Petlred unlverslty
proIessor
- Founder member
oI lmron Khon's PTl
[Movement Ior Justlce)
- Centrol vlce-presldent
oI the PTl
- Former presldent oI
the PTl women's wlng ln
Slndh provlnce
- Led o PTl protest ln
November ogolnst o Noto
olr strlke whlch kllled 24
Poklstonl soldlers neor the
AIghon border
PAKISTAN
China Premier Li
Keqiang in India
Chinas Premier Li Keqiang is
travelling to India in the first
stop of his maiden foreign trip
since taking office.
Upon his arrival in Delhi,
Premier Li will hold talks with
Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, followed by dinner at
the Indian leaders residence.
Border tensions and trade
ties are expected to be among
the issues discussed by the two
men.
The neighbours are the
worlds two most populous
countries.
Beijing hopes the visit
will help build trust and a
new strategic partnership to
the benefit of both countries,
Chinas official news agency
Xinhua said.
Delhi thought very high-
ly of Mr Lis decision to make
India his first foreign stop
and the aim of the talks was
to enhance trust, Indian for-
eign ministry spokesman Syed
Akbaruddin said.
A decades-long border
dispute flared up last month
after India accused Chinese
troops of crossing the coun-
tries de facto border in the
Himalayas.
The dispute over the ter-
ritory in the Ladakh region
has dogged the two countries
since the 1950s.
Boosting trade ties is also
expected to dominate the
talks. China is already one of
Indias top trading partners
and both countries have al-
ready agreed a new $100bn
(65bn) bilateral trade target
for 2015.
Premier Li will spend three
days in India before travelling
on to Pakistan, Switzerland
and Germany.
BBC
The shooting happened on the eve of a highly
contested vote
India has welcomed the Chinese premiers decision
to make it his first foreign stop since taking office in
March
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ABRIDGED AUDITED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012
PARTICULARS
AS AT AS AT
31/12/2012 (Nu.) 31/12/2011 (Nu.)
SOURCES OF FUNDS:
Share Capital: 289,776,200.00 289,776,200.00
Secured Loans 142,087,379.44 138,183,677.83
General Reserve 4,805,651.56 2,538,572.91
Current Liabilities and Provisions 148,427,283.17 139,065,284.78
585,096,514.17 569,563,735.52
APPLICATION OF FUNDS:
Fixed Assets (Net Block) 312,135,322.51 367,000,841.48
Capital Work In Progress 5,294,958.29 3,224,295.80
Current Assets, Loans & Advances 267,383,987.91 198,884,556.41
Miscellaneous Expenses
(to the extent not written off or adjusted)
Preliminary Expenses 26,169.21 47,104.58
Share Issue Expenses 256,076.25 406,937.25
585,096,514.17 569,563,735.52
PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ended 31st December 2011
Particulars For the year ended For the year ended
31/12/2012 (Nu.) 31/12/2011 (Nu.)
Realisation (Net) 862,259,889.17 788,416,833.72
Cost of Production 788,331,062.42 691,968,028.67
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 73,928,826.75 96,448,805.05
Tax paid for earlier years 221,146.10 6,029.19
Proft or (Loss) for the previous year - -
Proft after adj. of Op Proft/(Loss) 73,707,680.65 96,442,775.86
Corporate Income Tax @ 30% 22,178,648.00 28,447,081.73
Proft after Tax 51,529,032.65 67,995,694.13
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Transferred to General Reserve 2,267,078.65 1,347,168.13

The audited accounts for the year 2012 have been adopted during the 8th AGM of
the Company held on 22 February 2013.
On behalf of the Chairperson & the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Offcer
The pinch of a price hike for power
Nidup Gyeltshen
Bhutan Power corporations
proposal to revise domestic
energy rates will increase bills
by more than 100 percent for
low voltage users like house-
holds, according to calcula-
tions by a private research
firm.
For medium voltage users,
like mine processing plants
and plywood factories, it is a 99
percent increase; and for high
voltage users like steel and ce-
ment plants, it is a 38 percent
increase.
So basically, assuming
the same amount of energy is
used, what is being paid today
during the winter months will
be equal to what would be re-
quired to be paid in the sum-
mer months, if the new tariff is
approved as it is.
For medium voltage users,
which require a minimum of
a megawatt of energy, they
would be required to pay
an additional Nu 662,072 a
month. (see graph)
In other words, if a me-
dium voltage factory today
pays Nu 67,000 a month, its
monthly bill after the revision
would be Nu 1,330,000 (Nu
1.3M) a month.
Similarly a high voltage
factory, using one megawatt
(MW) of energy at any point
of time, would be required to
pay an additional Nu 345,000
a month.
Considering a steel indus-
try requires 16MW, the addi-
tional amount of money would
be Nu 5,500,000 (Nu 5.5M) a
month.
Some steel manufacturers
interviewed said that the fac-
tories would not be able to run
for more than a few months, if
the revision is approved.
Ill be raising this issue
during the public consulta-
tion, said an industrialist, who
did not want to be named.
ELECTRICITY
An event to promote medical tourism in Thailand was
held on May 17 at Tashi Taj in Thimphu by the Tourism
Authority of Thailand and Druk Air. The services provided
by hospitals in Thailand entailed a range of medical
treatments, beauty, wellness and other aesthetics.
Picture story:
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Pemagatshel
While some Pemagatshel vot-
ers were impressed with Peo-
ples Democratic Partys pledg-
es, some remained sceptical
about its promises as they were
with the other political parties.
This was the mood among
voters after sitting through Peo-
ples Democratic Party presi-
dent Tshering Tobgays pres-
entation of his party and what
it stood for yesterday at former
prime minister Jigmi Y Thinleys
constituency, Nanong-Shumar.
A former civil servant,
Choeny Dorji, 45, said the man-
ifestos of both Druk Phuensum
Tshogpa and PDP were promis-
ing, but wondered if they would
be able to render those service
if they were elected.
He, however said, human-
wildlife conflict being a major
challenge in most villages,
neither of the two parties had
discussed the issues, or how
they would address it.
It may be a minor thing
for them but since more than
80 percent of Pemagatshelpa
depend on farm produce, it is
everything for us, he said.
Some voters said every
party they came across were
making some pertinent pledg-
es.
Before going ahead sharing
PDPs manifestos and pledges
PDP president informed some
60 voters of Pemagatshel gath-
ered at Nangkhor High School
auditorium of the importance
of campaigns and how seri-
ously voters should take it.
Having said that, Tsher-
ing Tobgay, assisted by PDPs
Nanong-Shumar candidate
Jigme Drukpa in translating
what he spoke in Dzongkha
into Sharshopkha thanked all
voters for having come to lis-
ten to him speak from far flung
rural villages.
As much as your farm
work, it is important for you to
attend this meeting and under-
stand the four parties promises
and manifestos, he said.
Should PDP be elected, he
said they would empower peo-
ple for all important work at the
grassroots levels.
Citing an example, he said
when a pipeline was broken
or a road was damaged, rather
than informing the govern-
ment which would sit on the
issues for sometime before
doing something to resolve it,
people would be given the au-
thority to resolve such issues on
their own.
PDP, he said would keep
aside Nu 2M budget annually
for each gewog so they would
be used for gewog develop-
ment activities.
Nanong-Shumar candidate
Jigme Drukpa translating the
presidents pledge said, many
farm roads in the country have
remained unused because they
were damaged.
If its not usable when it
is most needed, then whats
the point of the newly cleared
farm road, he translated for
Tshering Tobgay. Well ensure
all farm roads are pliable even
during rainy seasons.
Providing two helicopters
services for emergency health
services, black-topping farm
roads until gewog centres and
providing power trillers to
every chiwog were some of the
other promises the president
made.
If given the opportunity to
govern, he said five years would
be enough for PDP to bring
development or fulfill their
promises unlike the former
government which still had
many unfinished work.
An elected governments
tenure is for five years and not
more to keep works unfin-
ished, he said. Unfinished
promised-works within a stipu-
lated term of a government is a
shortfall on the part of a politi-
cal party.
Tshering Tobgay also said
that during the former govern-
ments term, problems that
never existed in the past arose
such as the Rupee crises, cor-
ruption, debts and credits.
These issues emerged as
a result of the carelessness of
the DPT government, he said.
Even if not elected as to
govern the country, he said the
party would be privileged to
serve as the opposition again.
But we need little more
seats in the Parliament, he
said. Our opposition party
was the weakest in the world
in terms of numbers, yet we
served the best we could be-
cause of your supports.
The meeting that began
at 9am with about 60 people
ended two hours later, by which
time 40 more Pemagatshel vil-
lagers had joined the gathering.
On prime political
opponents home ground
PDP president lists his commitments and also points out the former governments flaws during its five-year tenure
But we need lit-
tle more seats in
the Parliament
Tshering Tobgay
PDP president

PDP president Tshering

Tobgay campaigns in
Nanong-Shumar
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KUENSEL
We are in the business of
minding our own business
Exactly two weeks after the disqualification of the party from contesting the ongoing primary round of assembly
elections, Kuensel speaks to Bhutan Kuen-Nyam party president Sonam Tobgay on issues that
transpired following the event.
Q
What now for BKP as
a political party?
BKPs political mission
goes beyond qualifying the
Letter of Intent or winning
an election. The party has
been formed resulting
out of a past connection
among its candidates and
supporters. The acute
agony will pass after
coming to terms with the
recent outcome, because
our intentions are genuine
and desires sincere. BKP
is not for political expedi-
ency but after moral lead-
ership.
Having said this, the
legal status of BKP re-
mains unchanged and the
party will remain active
in the public domain. The
Partys secretariat will
function full time and will
support whichever party
comes to power. We will
start investing in building a
responsible team to return
in the 2018 elections.
Q
What about its
candidates?
We are a committed
team and, with the turn
of recent events, the un-
spoken bond has become
even stronger. Everyone in
the Kuen-Nyam family has
shown their true charac-
teristics and wisdom
that is beyond par-
ticipating in an elec-
tion. And for BKP to
be a success story
in the Bhutanese
political his-
tory, these are the
core values and
characters that
BKP torchbear-
ers would have to
have. Candidates
and supporters
of BKP
are encouraged to stay
together as a united team,
but understandably five
years is a long time and
some might choose a dif-
ferent journey.
Q
What has the party
been up to since
it was disqualified for
the primary round of
elections?
We have been holding
continuous party meetings
in order to explain and
comfort our families, party
workers and supporters
not to get disheartened
with our disqualification.
Series of meetings with
our party coordinators
from the various con-
stituencies is still ongoing.
Meeting our youth and
women support groups are
happening as I write. As
clichd as it may sound,
BKP is out but not down.
Q
If offered, will the
party or its candi-
dates consider joining
one of the two political
parties that make it to
the general round of
elections?
BKP has a fresh idea to
redefine politics
as sacred
and
noble. To this effect, well
continue to work hard
in the next five years to
come back to participate
the elections and give
our supporters an extra
choice. At an individual
level, its every candidates
personal choice to
exercise his/her belief
to contest from another
party, if a ticket is offered.
For me, Ill remain with
BKP to ensure success in
the next election.
Q
Your thoughts
on reports that
some parties that are
campaigning in the
primary round have no
candidates representing
their constituencies.
Its the responsibility of
the concerned institution
to look into it and not for
BKP to point fingers. Were
in the business of minding
our own business. Just
because we couldnt make
it to the primary round,
doesnt mean that well
look for faults in others.
This is what BKP does not
stand for, and were not
here to derail the process
but to support a success-
ful election.
Having said this, one
must underline that names
of candidates, reflected in
the Letter of Intent, must
and should be present in
the primary round of elec-
tions, and will only change
if the returning officer
so decides at the time of
filing nominations, in the
event the party qualifies to
the general round of elec-
tions.
Q
There were
allegations that
money play was one
of the reasons for BKP
losing its only Gasa
candidate to
another party
on the day
of filing
the letter
of intent.
What
really
happened at that crucial
hour?
BKP has values im-
bibed in all of us to respect
and value dha-damtse and
ley-jundre at all times. This
basic essence of cause
and effect are timeless
Buddhist Bhutanese val-
ues that have been passed
on to us from our forefa-
thers. This is what makes
us the sons and daughters
of Pelden Drukpa. Theres
little one can do, if a par-
ticular candidate from
Gasa at the eleventh hour
decides to join another
party, citing his basic fun-
damental right to choose
the party of his choice.
However, the candidate
must be mindful that he
has abused his fundamen-
tal right at the cost of BKP
and its supporters. Having
said this, BKP does not
have any regret letting go
off of such a person.
The nation must also
realise that one partys
senior members visited
our party office unan-
nounced on many occa-
sions at that crucial hour
accompanying the Gasa
candidate, prompting
anything but unpleasant
sparks to falter democ-
racy. To this, my team
and I remained calm and
tolerant, disallowing polity
in Bhutan from getting
dirty and ugly. For BKP, the
national interests must
prevail above the political
party, respecting the Con-
stitution of the Kingdom of
Bhutan.
Q
Despite absence of
candidates in Gasa,
you still decided to sub-
mit your letter of intent
to ECB. Did you expect
the Commission to be
considerate?
Yes, we expected that
ECB officials will be guided
by adequate wisdom in
the scrutiny process, and
be able to look beyond
the pitfalls of numbers
as the only disqualifying
criterion. BKP worked hard
like all political parties and
the nation has collectively
realised our sincerity in
terms of redefining politics
that is so real and achiev-
able in our context.
Q
What do you mean
when you said there
was a need to revisit the
process of scrutinising
the Letter of Intent
following your partys
disqualification.
Recent development
with apolitical candidates
in the LOI and some par-
ties listing 49 candidates
vis--vis 47, no show of
candidates in the com-
mon forums has clearly
revealed certain loopholes
in the electoral laws and
its interpretation. For
example, implementing
only the candidates
qualification criteria in
the primary round, and the
disqualification criteria
in the general round, bears
no blessing towards a
meaningful political party
participating in elections.
These are some of the
concerns BKP would like
to initiate with relevant
institutions after the elec-
tion process is completed.
Its no quality to remain
good only before the law,
because no law is perfect
to foresee every situation;
that is why we require peo-
ple to act intelligently.
Q
What would you
tell the Bhutanese
electorate when they go
to the polls?
People should actively
participate by ensuring
that the voter turnout re-
mains unaffected because
of BKPs non-participation.
Such an opportunity
comes once in five years
and, therefore, a responsi-
ble use of the golden gift
is based on competent
leadership, team composi-
tion and experience. As far
as possible, an unbiased
choice must be made.
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Fuel Prices
*Prices as of May 19
(In Nu)
Dzongkhag Diesel Petrol Kerosene LPG
Thimphu 49.80 60.57 15.04 491
Bumthang 49.66 61.81 16.92 515
Trashigang 48.25 62.90 16.19 501
P/Ling 48.34 58.85 13.86 450
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DrukAir
Date Route Flight No. Departure Arrival
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May 21 Paro to Kathmandu KB 400 07:00 am 07:55 am
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Tshokhana avoids a near disaster
Tragedy was luckily averted when a sand-laden ten-wheeler truck went off road
Tenzin Namgyel, Punakha
Had it not been for the elec-
tric pole in front of the house,
which bore the brunt of the
impact, tragedy might have
struck a two-storeyed tradi-
tional home in Tshokhana,
Punakha.
On Saturday afternoon a
10-wheeler trailer truck loaded
with sand rolled backwards on
the steep approach road from
the Natural Resources Devel-
opment corporation limiteds
(NRDCL) sand depot and
fell below the road to where
a small settlement is home to
12 families.
According to police, the
trailer had fallen 145 feet hit-
ting three cypress trees on
the way down, and crashing
into the electric pole in front
of a two-storeyed Bhutanese
house. The electric pole
slammed onto one end of the
roof, and the walls and tim-
ber structure suffered minor
cracks.
Had there been no elec-
tric pole, the truck would have
crashed into the house and
crushed us to death, Pema,
who babysits for a tenant of
the house, said. It felt like
an earthquake. It was really
scary.
Pema said, fortunately, all
five children were seated for
lunch when the truck hit the
pole. Usually children would
be out for play, but that day
they all had gathered in for
lunch, said Pema.
The depot, located on
the banks of the Punatsang-
chu river, is connected to the
Wangdue-Thimphu highway
through a half km approach
road built in 2008 by the cor-
poration to transport sand.
The owner of the house,
Kinely Wangmo, said poor
road conditions and the steep
slope of the approach road
have always posed a threat to
the settlement below. There
have been many cases, when
the trucks had to stop in mid-
dle of the road and unload to
be able to pick up.
Kinley Wangmo said they
had written to the NRDCL
for the road improvement. A
pitch road would make traffic
safer, Kinley Wangmo said.
But their interest is only to
sell sand.
Tenant Rinzin Phuntsho
said, if there was a gate at the
junction below the Wangdue-
Thimphu highway, it would
help regulate the flow of traf-
fic. There are too many trucks
rushing down in high speed,
he said, adding the trucks
move in and out even at night.
Imagine if theres an accident
at night.
Sigay 73, who is mostly
at home looking after her
grandchildren, said that every
time I hear a strange sound of
a truck, I gather the children
and rush out of the house. If
theres a pick up problem on
the slope, its an indication of
the risk, so we have to be alert,
Sigay said.
Everyday, between 100 and
130 trucks ply on the approach
road to collect sand from the
depot. NRDCL employees at
the depot said they dont allow
trucks to carry excess load. It
could be because of slope that
the trucks arent able to climb
up, one of the employees said.
On trucks moving late in the
evening, the employees said it
was because the loading time
crossed beyond 5 pm. The
challans are issued before 5
pm.
Landowners, who lost
six decimals to build the ap-
proach road, were not com-
pensated. Only those, who
lost more than 10 decimals of
land, were compensated, a
landowner said.
ACCIDENT
their (NRDCL)
interest is only
to sell sand
Kinley Wangmo
House-owner

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Good Day
for daily functions only
Bad Day
to consecrate
to start new business
to hand and take over office
to celebrate
to shift house, or sell one
to sell land
A good day for rituals (laza) for those born in the rat
and pig years.
Generally a good day (sogza) for those born in the
ox, dragon and dog years.
A bad day (shedza) for those born in the snake and
horse years
ZAKAR
TOMORROWS
WEATHER
MAY 20, 2013
For Thimphu:
Sunrise: 5:10AM Sunset : 6:46PM Source: Meteorology Division, DHMS, MOEA
Pemagatshel
Samdrukjongkhar
Trashigang
Trashigyantse Lhuentse
Mongar
Zhemgang
Bumthang
Trongsa
Sarpang
Tsirang
Wangduephodrang
Gasa
Punakha
Thimphu
Chhukha
Dagana
Paro
Haa
Samtse
High Low
26 18
High Low
23 12
High Low
21 10
High Low
22 12
High Low
16 5
High Low
27 13
Phuentsholing
High Low
33 22
Tempa Wangdi
Stepping into one of the biggest
constituencies, in terms of vot-
ers, Druk Chirwang Tshogpa
(DCT) president informed
that she was ready for prime
ministership.
The party, Lily Wangchhuk,
on her campaign trail, also said
has enough ministerial candi-
dates.
She told the small group in
Trashigang that showed up on
May 19 that, if not for the con-
fidence she had in herself, she
would have never been able to
initiate DCT in the first place.
If I have the strength to
lead a party, I definitely am
competent for the prime min-
isters post, she said.
Lily Wangchhuk said DCT
was a versatile mix of young
and dynamic members, with
everyone fit for ministerial
posts.
Given a chance, her party
would tackle peoples issues
with equal dedication as any
other political parties.
NA ELECTIONS
DCT is as competent as any party
Says its president on the campaign trail in Trashigang
If I have the
strength to lead
a party, I defi-
nitely am com-
petent for the
prime ministers
post
Lily Wangchhuk
President, DCT

In fact, more than the rest

of the parties, she said.
I know my candidates are
young novices, but remember
children from humble family
background would understand
your issues more than anyone,
she said.
Saying that people should
also give new political parties a
chance, the president said they
can, perhaps, form the most ap-
proachable government.
Despite seeing around 80
voters at the campaign, al-
though the dzongkhag had a
big number of registered voters,
Lily Wangchhuk said she was
happy with the voter turnout
since it was very late.
DCT Kanglung-Samkhar
constituency candidate, Tsh-
ewang Tobgai, said those, who
stayed back for the meeting,
were the ones who genuinely
wanted to hear their party
president.
But Im quite unhappy
with the small crowd because
people should at least attend
campaigns of all the presi-
dents, he said. We wont force
people to vote for us just for at-
tending the meeting.
The hall was filled with
people, mostly supporters
from Bikhar, who were closely
related to its candidate.
Many didnt come because
people, after associating with
one party, alienate themselves
from attending other parties
meetings, he said.
DCT president Lily Wangchhuk in Trashigang
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Picture story: Five students of the registered 50 will be selected to represent
the country at World Childrens Baseball Fair in Japan this August. A joint
baseball coaching program by BOC, JICA and JOCV started on May 18 at the
Thimphu athletics ground. A recent survey carried out during Olympic day
celebrated on May 2 at Gedu showed baseball among the top five sports that
Bhutanese children wished to experience in next Olympic day.
Picture story: Team Fourth Year United won the inaugural season of Sherubtse
Premier League, where 11 teams had participated. Photo courtesy Sherub Dorji, Sherubtse Collage
Picture story: Kelki school boys and girls teams win the Thimphu Thromde
inter-school volleyball championship, the finals of which was played on May 18 at
Kelki school court. A total of 24 teams participated in the championship.
Tashi Phuntsho.
Drukstar FC beat Druk United
FC 4-1 in the opening match of
the A division club tournament
played at the Changlimithang
yesterday.
The first goal came in the
26th minute. Drukstar striker
Tashi Dendup calmly received
a pass from defender Yeshi
Samdruk and landed it at the
back of the net.
Then Drukstar continue
to pile pressure on their oppo-
nents going forward in num-
bers but the score remained 1-0
at half time.
Drukstar continued to con-
trol the game in the remaining
45 minutes and slotted three
more goals to round up the
match.
Chimi Dorji bagged one in
54 minutes, and three minutes
later the Druk United defence
gave away another to Yeshi in
the 57th minute.
Druk United FC slowly
fought back but could not
convert their attempts. Biren
Basnet, in the 65th minute,
scored a consolation for the
team and that was the end of
Druk United.
Avinash sealed the win for
Drukstar in the 78 minutes and
ensured the three points.
Tomorrow at 5.30pm Thim-
phu City FC will play Dzongrig
FC.
Dechen Tshering, Mongar
Villagers in the remote gewog
of Gongdue and Silambi in
Mongar are happy at the mere
sight of transmission wires
reaching their village.
If the wires are here, they
said, the electricity supply
should not be far behind.
Power officials said the vil-
lage should receive electricity
by the end of July.
To speed up electrification
work, the local contractor has
hired a helicopter from Nepal
to transport electric equipment
to the Kheng region, which oth-
erwise is a days walk, 44 days
more if it is with the electrical
equipment.
Each equipment weighs
about 430kg.
Villagers have been using
solar and kerosene lamps for
lighting their homes.
More than 100 house-
holds of two chiwogs of Pam
and Damkhar under Gongdue
gewog will be lit up.
Gongdue gewog has more
than 300 households of which
three chiwogs were electrified
last year.
Likewise, electrification
works in Silambi, which has five
chiwogs of Nagor, Gyalgong,
Silambi, Daag, and Wama are
also in full swing. The gewog,
which has more than 300
household had the helicopter
make 41 trips in three days to
drop 28 transformers and other
electrical equipment.
The contractor claimed to
have paid more than Nu 2.8M
to hire the helicopter, which
began work on May 17.
Gongdue, Silambi
to be lit up in July
POWER
FOOTBALL
A helicopter has been hired to hasten
electrification works
Drukstar FC trounced
Druk United FC
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