His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck presented Kashos from His Majesty The King granting Land and Citizenship Kidu to the people. His Majesty granted Citizenship Kidu to 93 individuals, and Land Kidu to 42 families from Mongar. The recipients of the Citizenship Kidu took part in a ceremony to …

Women Poenkhas across the country have received Gyentag, an insignia equivalent to the Patag worn by men, from His Majesty The King. Gyentag which translates to “Symbol of Responsibility”, is worn pinned like a brooch. As with the Patag, His Majesty The King confers the Gyentag to those women who have received the red scarf, or have been appointed …

Around 10 days ago a Druk Air flight to Bangkok had to do an emergency landing back in Paro airport after take-off as its sensors showed there was a problem in the plane’s hydraulic system. The Hydraulic system of the plane is important to control the plane’s landing gear, wing …

His Majesty The King appointed 4 secretaries and promoted 20 Armed Force officers on 17th August 2016 in the Tashichhodzong Rinzin Dorji, formerly the director general of the Construction Development Board, was appointed as the secretary of the ministry of agriculture and forests. Karma Tshering Namgyal, formerly the consul general …

Public Hearing conducted by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday came up with the resolution requiring the agencies under the health ministry to resolve unresolved audit irregularities pertaining to 2009 to 2013. The committee raised six issues pertaining to 2009 and 2013, and as of …

Apart from damages to property and road infrastructure several dzongkhags suffered a significant crop loss to the monsoon according to a report released by the Agriculture Ministry. In Bumthang, potato crop of 115 acres amounting to 793,833 kg were affected. Crops like buckwheat and maize were also damaged. Of the …

The government took the chance to respond to the press release made by the Opposition party welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court on Thromde and Yenlag Thromde elections, during the 26th Meet-the-Press session. The release states that the rush to establish twenty Dzongkhag Thromdes and twenty Yenlag Throms, at …

A mobile phone picture helped Thimphu police arrest the three men who raped a 31 year old woman near the Centenary Farmers Market (CMF) in Thimphu. The men aged 34,37 and 38 were arrested the same day the crime was committed. A person waiting in a car near the farmer’s …

The people of Tshimakha chiwog in Bjachho gewog, Chukha, have used Her Majesty The Gyeltsuen’s project funds for electric fencing and to buy manure and high quality potato seeds. The chiwog received Nu 1,854,650 in January this year, which amounts to more than Nu 68,000 for each of 27 households. …

Over 40 members of the press, supporters of the defendants and the general public crammed into the small Bench 1 courtroom of the Thimphu district court where the preliminary hearing of Sonam Phuntsho’s (Ap SP) charges of libel against Namgay Zam and Dr. Shacha Wangmo was held on Thursday, August …