Two Single contesting for Single National Assembly Seat From My Constituency- Know your candidate from Kengkhar- Werringla Constituency

Kengkhar – Weringla (9,547 eligible voters), Mongar

Rinzin Jamtsho, 34, is from Doktang in Kengkhar gewog. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from St Joseph’s College in India.He worked as an employment officer for five years in labour ministry. After resigning, he joined the party and worked as the head of Prime Minister’s public grievance redressal cell. He was also the secretary to the party president. Rinzin Jamtsho is single. 

A word that describes you best?
Amicable

If you lose this election, why would it be?
I think I have a fighting chance

Do you own a plot in Gyalpoizhing or intend to buy one?
I am afraid I can’t stand the Giant African Land Snails

Why did you join politics, besides serving Tsa-wa-sum?
If how this country of ours will be, say a 100 years later, is to be determined more by political leaders than anybody else, then why not?

It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting. Comment...
Every vote counts. I think we should stop complaining and start acting

What do you think of common forum for election campaign, which some felt did not serve the purpose?
Common forum is good but then it has its limitations. It makes campaigning appear rigid and orchestrated without much room to get creative or take initiatives. Compulsory Dzongkha, rather than local dialects, is another drawback

What comes first? Economic development or democracy?
Man’s quest for food and rights goes back eons. I don’t know which is first

What do you think of your opponent?
Watch him closely, he will do well. 2013 however is not his year (LoL)

People named you as lyonchhung. Why?
No compliment is bigger or sweeter. Thank you

Did you answer the questions we sent yourself or someone else did it for you?
Well, my younger brother did express his keen desire to answer on my behalf …

Sonam Jamtsho, 26, is from Resa in Saling gewog. He did Bachelors in Live Science in Sherubtse. Having graduated in 2012, he worked as the field officer with Bhutan Insurance corporation ltd.

Sonam Jamtsho recently quit his job to join the party. He is single.

A word that describes you best?
Approachable

If you lose this election, why would it be?
Lack of advocacy among voters

Do you own a plot in Gyalpoizhing or intend to buy one?
I don’t own any. It should be those from Gyalpoizhing who should be given the priority to own one

Why did you join politics, besides serving Tsa-wa-sum?
To fill the generation gap. Youth involvement in politics is integral. We need a mix of views and interpretations

It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting. Comment…
To me, voting, thus being able to exercise one’s right, is above everything for a vibrant democracy

What do you think of common forum for election campaign, which some felt did not serve the purpose?
It’s proven to be very helpful for new candidates like me. It offers a good platform for us to introduce ourselves and the party we represent

What comes first? Economic development or democracy?
Democracy

What do you think of your opponent?
Another person in service of the nation

Joining politics at such young age. What do you expect?
People have a choice

Did you answer the questions we sent yourself or someone else did it for you?
Myself

 Source: http://www.kuenselonline.com/nasystem/?p=1034 retrieved on 18th June, Tuesday 2013

Pray with your heart, the answer is always true

I am fully blessed with two daughters and I had always kept my feet on the ground over having another boy child in my family. Back then, my wife gave birth with cesarean to two daughters and having another child  has to be seriously examine from various angle; because record shows on the serious maternal morbidity increase with number of cesarean deliveries. This has absolutely detached my dream of having son despite encourages from people who lives healthy out of three times cesarean. I was completely against having another child in my family in support of my wife’s health. Nevertheless, my prayers have been lying deep within the true heart.

With the passing time, I started worrying when my wife was tested positive pregnancy. Unlike in the past, I began reading lines about cesarean and neither of the lines fully approves the idea of third time cesarean nor does single paragraph declare about not being able to deliver with third cesarean.  I  and my went to consult gynecologist out of no solutions and to our astonishment, the gynecologist endorsed it with the utmost confidence that my wife can smoothly have a third child.

On 27^th May, 37 weeks with the pregnancy, Doctor found High Blood Pressure in my wife's routine checkup and she was admitted in the hospital. We stayed in the hospital for almost 10 nights with strict rules and regulations like  food to be taken and eaten at designated time and place. During these long days in the hospital, neither my wife nor I talked about preferred gender of the new baby.   We also didn’t ask doctor to share us.  However, my prayers have been always lying deep in the heart that a baby boy could compliment my already beautiful family with my two lovely daughters.  
On the Wednesday, 5^th June 2013, they took my wife to the Operation Theater(OT). In due course and waiting outside OT, I started feeling nervous and worried especially when patients started coming out from OT who was taken after my wife.  It took almost two hours plus and I didn’t know the limit of joy when a nurse handed me over the baby boy with her congratulation remark! I am thankful to all the doctors and nurses involved in making this wonderful thing happen without any mishap especially to my wife's health and ofcourse for the baby boy!

my daughter is welcoming her brother

The prayers have come true and thanked “Kenechosum” for the wonderful gift. I said same prayers as i did when my wife gave birth to my two daughters “he is being sent to earth with no defilement such as attachment, anger, ego etc. , and let him continue his life with immeasurable joy and realization without dipping into those defilements”. I would also like to thank to all the well-wishers and especially to my two lovely daughters and sisters, Dr. Yeshi Penjor and Rixin Jamtsho for kind support during this difficult period. 









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His Majesty grants Dhar to newly-elected NC members - May 25 2013

His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the newly-elected National Council members at the golden throne room of the Tashichhodzong, earlier today.

His Majesty said to the members of the National Council that in 2008, when the components of democracy were being instituted, there were no examples to follow, but the first National Council took on the responsibility and worked harmoniously to serve the country.

“They have set a strong precedence, and have exceeded my expectations in performing their most important duty as the house of review,” His Majesty said.

His Majesty told the new Council that they must aspire to be of even greater service during their tenure.

His Majesty said that democracy is not the end, but the means to achieving national goals, which is to be able to fulfill the aspirations of the people.

If the members of the parliament fail in their duty, it is the responsibility of the King and the people to point out their errors, and likewise, when they carry out their responsibilities in the right manner, it is the duty of the King and the people to extend their full support.

“The National Council must work in harmony, and think of not only the present but also the future. It is of utmost importance that the people’s faith in the Upper House always remains intact,” His Majesty said.

“The vision of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, my own hope, and the prayers of the people are that democracy continues to enhance the peace, harmony and sovereignty of the country. By reinforcing the rule of law and fortifying institutions that will facilitate good governance and allow people to prosper equitably, the tranquility and security of the country will be further strengthened.”

Source: www.bbs.bt on 25th May 2013

About Kengkhar

Geographical Information for Kengkhar

Place name: Kengkhar Latitude: 27° 05' 43" N Longitude: 91° 14' 59" E Feature description: town Area/state: Mongar Population range of place: is under 1000 Other alternative names: Kenga Country: Bhutan Country ISO code: BT Kengkhar is a place with a very small population in the state/region of Mongar,Bhutan which is located in the continent/region of Asia. Cities, towns and places near Kengkhar include Kenga, Tongla Kenga, Gyepozhingand Khar. The closest major cities include Guwahati, Rangpur, Shiliguri and Dinajpur. Note: if you want to see some photo pf Kengkhar Visit this website: http://www.bhutan-cultural-diversity.bt/photos-taken-by-students-from-kengkhar/#

Debated debate was incongruity

                                               

                                                                                    Party Presidents during the debate

The nation eagerly waited for a long time to watch the live telecast of the first Party Presidents debate which was held at the Royal Thimphu College yesterday. The president of four parties endorsed by the Election Commission of Bhutan as eligible parties to participate in primary round for the second National Assembly election. All the presidents of the parties were familiar faces to Bhutanese. 

The Druk Chirwang Tshogpa president, Aum Lilly Wangchuk, author and the former director of Bhutan Media Foundation was explicit to the essence of her party component and personal goal of forming hervparty.

Aum Dorji Chodon, President of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, a first lady Engineer in Bhutan referred her party  was formed with a humble vision and candidates are with all commoners who wanted to serve the Tsawasum.  

Former Hon'ble Prime Minister, President,  Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, Jigme Y. Thinley detailed the future plans and past achievements by his party. 

The Former  Hon'ble Opposition Leader, Tshering Tobgay who tried to stand with ECB rules to present only party's ideology questioned other parties' presentation.

The Chief Election Commissioner stated a week ago that  “The first Presidential Public Debate will take place on 8^th of May 2013 in the Auditorium of the Royal Thimphu College where the Speakers are expected to speak on the Party Ideology. The second Public Debate on 10^th of May 2013 shall be held in the Royal Academy of Performing Arts Auditorium and Presidents are expected to cover the party's manifesto. But to the astonishment of public, the debate drove to the wrong directions and most of the time, party presidents started to point fingers to each other.

After the debate, people mentioned that they have not been convinced by any of the party president to vote for them and they are hopeful that parties would come up with more convincing themes and pledges. 

The format of the debate was not standard like what ECB announced earlier.  Where did the debate go wrong?  The Presidents, Anchor or Election Commission of Bhutan?  Let’s watch next debate how much they have learned from the first mistake. We are learning the art of democracy and all these are lesson for all authorities and public to show the good way to the election. 

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Happy Teachers Day, 2nd May 2013

Life is another journey of dreams

Journey that knew no bounds

Until line of control is being illustrated

Unless you have illustrated as a transformer machine

Thank you for being until and unless at all time-my teacher

The brighter moon would shine ever

The sun rays may give you the warmth

But my darkness would have remained

Until I am taught to see prism of colour

Unless days are proved to be colour  

Thank you for being until and unless at all times-my teacher

You taught me to learn from yesterday

You gave me strength to aspire for tomorrow

You led the way to live today

You dispelled my ignorance

And who shall remain grateful more than you - my teacher

Happy Teachers Day











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You made me to realize the importance of teacher role in my life

ཕ་བླ་མ་མེད་པའི་གོང་རོལ་ན།།

བུ་སངས་རྒྱས་ཞེས་པའི་མིང་ཡང་མེད།།

སྐལ་པ་སྟོང་གི་སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱང་།།

བླ་མ་དག་ལ་བསྟེན་ནས་འབྱུང་།།

No one had attained the enlightenment without a teacher, and the enlighten Buddhas are products of the teacher.

On this special day, let me wish all the teachers, carrying a sacred duty in shaping future of many students and the country a "Happy Teachers Day".  Teachers has a special place in everybody’s heart. 

I would have never realized the significant role that teachers played in my life to the journey of 17 years education received in various schools  and college had I not chosen my better half who is a teacher. The sacrifices she makes and the hardship she goes through as a teacher are the true reflection of how my teachers have taken their own shares of odds in making me what I am today. I also had an opportunity to be a temporary teacher for few months after completing my college.  Teacher occupation is not only exhaustive physically but mentally as well. 

Of late, observing my spouse, she keeps worrying about her students more than our kids.  I found her carrying notebooks to home for corrections which goes till late night. In between she has to prepare her lesson plans for next day not for one class but for two to three different standards, and plans for co-curricular activities and then she has to prepare teaching materials which is an every day routine for her.  When she returns home from the school I see her cloths covered with chalk powder.  At times I even said her to quit the job. To my surprise, I never see her complaining let alone quitting her job.  She remains energetic everyday with fresh excitement each day when she goes to school . Teachers have their weekend holidays hardly. 

Her dedication to the profession unlike other civil servants like us who has no patience for even a small issue have made me to realize the teachers’ innate ability in building the nation.

Back at home she always try to find time for our children, cooking different meals and telling stories to kids before they go to sleep. Had I been in her place I must have reconsidered myself to be in the teaching profession.  Oh! did I really gone overboard in praising my better half to express teachers' agony.

So to cut short of long, I would like to thank all teachers for being inspiration through a multi-face role  for many young lives. You are doctor, parents, police, judge and many more.  Above all, I am proud of you all for playing various role and making students to realize their own capability to lead their future and being a magnifying glass to students to see their future clearly.

Teachers truly deserved to be praised with heartfelt gratitude for fulfilling aspirations of our wise leaders and people.