The Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) that looks after the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I and 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II will get a new Joint Managing Director (JMD). The term of the current JMD Dasho Phuntsho Norbu came to an end in April 2016 according to the cabinet. The JMD had …

In response to a question from The Bhutanese on poor mobile and internet connectivity the Prime Minister on 3rd June 2016 had said that if services don’t improve by September, the government may be compelled to consider opening the market to a third operator. The PM had said that the …

If there is one quality that has kept Bhutan as a thriving and sovereign nation in an unpredictable and tough neighborhood, it is it’s strategic moves. A lot of credit for that goes to an enlightened Monarchy starting right from His Majesty the First King onwards, with each King dealing …

The government is expected to launch the Public Debt Policy this Wednesday which for the first time will set a limit on the debt that can be taken by the country. Bhutan previously did not have a Public Debt Policy. The policy has set a 35 percent debt ceiling for …

Both are border towns with a similar climate and plenty of mosquitoes but the similarities end there this time as Gelephu has been much more successful in curbing malaria and dengue than Phuentsholing. Phuentsholing has been hit with around 27 dengue cases so far and is struggling to cope with …

A 21-year-old man was electrocuted and two other injured in Chuzaygang, Gelephu, while trying to making a new TV cable connection by crossing it over a high-tension electric wire. The deceased was helping his uncle connect the new TV line and was trying to pull the cable wire above the …

The Thimphu police have detained a 24-year man for beating his 23-year old wife, The incident, which occurred on the night of on the night of August 28, was reported to the police by an unidentified caller . Police, on reaching the location near the IT Park area in Babesa, …

In line with the resolution of the sixth session of parliament requiring different all agencies to resolve all audit discrepancies from 2009 to 2013, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conducted a public hearing with the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests and Ministry of Labor …

Radhi gewog in Trashigang dzongkhag chose new faces over incumbent ones in the recent chiwog zomdu to nominate candidates to contest for Gup. Former Gup Jigme Namgyal secured fewer votes than the other two aspiring gup candidates in the Chiwog Zomdu. Former Gup Jigme Namgyal contested against Pema Tenzin, a …

Thimphu police are investigating two knifing cases involving two different couples, which occurred on August 27 and 28. In the first case the wife was arrested after she knifed her husband while in the second case the husband was arrested after knifing his wife several times. On the evening of …