I support RCSC in retaining qualified professionals who acquired such qualification at the expense of the Royal government and other Bhutanese. For us the most important institution in Bhutan has been the civil service and its commission and it will be so for many years to come. In fact the …

Staff Reporter / Thimphu Despite  being  only two years old, the Chimi & Dema Memorial Taekwondo Festival event has seen remarkable growth and popularity, as this year there are a total of 300 children participating from Paro, Phuentsholing, Samtse, Thimphu and Trongsa. In total there are 17 clubs participating from …

The Anti Corruption Commission in its review of the Trowa Theater case has said that the commission did not find it appropriate to investigate it as a corruption case as corrupt intention cannot be established. The ACC has, however, pointed out a litany of administrative and procedural lapses and weaknesses …

Five civil servants who are all looked at as potentially strong candidates for the three political parties of Bhutan KuenNgyam Party, Druk Nyamprup Tshogpa and Peoples Democratic Party have to either pay up hefty training bond fees or not resign at all. The civil servants who have been told this …

In what some are calling a flip flop by the government the Ministry of Economic Affairs has proposed to the cabinet yesterday that mines be allowed to export raw minerals for the next two years to earn rupee. The cabinet decision on this is still awaited but sources say that …

Jarey gewog’s Tempa Dorji and former National Council MP Rinzin Rinzin from Khoma gewog met with the Kurtoe people at the common forum conducted in Kurtoe gewog yesterday. The common forum took place at Dungkar School under Kurtoe gewog where more than 150 people gathered. Some people came walking for …

The Wangduephodrang dzongkhag court on 5 April pronounced a prison term of nine years on a 29-year old man from Punakha for the offence of rape of a minor, a child above 12 years on the night of 1 February. Though the convict had argued that it was a consensual …

The Zhemgang district court granted bail to six suspects involved in the burglary of a 330-page sergi jatongpa (a religious scripture written in gold). The six are among the 10 people arrested for their involvement in the burglary from Nyakhar lhakhang in Nangkor, Zhemgang. Four of the suspects were granted …

With legalization of Cordyceps collection, the highlanders are bound for collection in droves every season. These collectors meanwhile take in all the garbage and come out only with Cordyceps. A tell-tale sign, that irrespective of individual gains, nature stands to be polluted consistently and damagingly. Concerns are raised that if …

Activities completed in the gewog Six kilometers of rural water supply scheme (RWSS) has been constructed in Tashipangna with the budget of Nu 12.5mn. The gewog’s lhakhang is also under maintenance with the budget of Nu 80, 000. Five kilometers of irrigation channel has also been newly constructed with the …