The Member of Parliament from Nubi-Tangsibji, Nidup Zangpo, during the question- hour session of the National Assembly (NA) held yesterday, asked the Economic Affairs Minister, Norbu Wangchuk, on what is being done for the people in central Bhutan facing acute shortage of cooking gas or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders. …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has caught a 34-year-old man, Karma, for a burglary case in Thimphu on November 10. He was caught by RBP in a similar case earlier too. Karma is from Gangtay, Wangduephodrang and his wife runs a pan shop. He is currently unemployed. On November 2,  Motithang …

The Panbang MP Dorji Wangdi raised concerns on behalf of the people of his constituency who, he said, are ecstatic and anxious about the economic and infrastructural development that will brought about once the Chamkharchu project is started. He said that it was confirmed by the Economic Affairs minister during …

The Royal Bhutan Police recently issued a warning in response to a rising trend of regional, communal and racist jokes on certain social media platforms. The Social Media revolution in Bhutan has empowered many and has done a lot of good, but there is an increasingly worrying tendency of attacks …

It need hardly be said it is an honour and a pleasure to have been asked to write a special tribute to his Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo of the Kingdom of Bhutan. However, I must confess that I am probably the least qualified of all the …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed multiple charges coming to around 199 counts against multiple individuals in what is popularly known as the ‘Gelephu Losel Cinema case’. Gelephu Dungpa, Pema Wangdi, who is the main accused and at the center of the case faces the maximum charges, coming …

An increasing number of people have started coming forward with complaints with regard to the reliability and trustworthiness of the Druk Petroleum Pump located opposite the Tarayana foundation building in Thimphu. A similar complaint from different people is that the fuel from the station does not last long. Coincidentally, the …

Two men who are completely blind have been taking shelter at the eye ward in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in Thimphu.  One of the men has been in JDWNRH for more than two years and the other man has been admitted for more than a month. With …

It has been more than a year since Ukranian sand artist Kseniya Simonova, winner of the Ukranie’s Got Talent’ 2009 has been preparing to perform sand art depicting His Majesty the Fourth King, the people and the beautiful landscape of the Bhutan. She was in the country upon the command …

Under the initiative of Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk a pure golden butter lamp named “Eternal Flame of Gratitude” or the ‘Sithar Selwai Khoryug’ was lit on 9th November in a sacred ceremony to commemorate the 60th birth anniversary of the His Majesty the Fourth King. Her Majesty graced …