Panbang police under Gelephu arrested a 29-year-old woman for battering her 42-year-old husband on the night of May 3rd. Initially, the case was reported to police by Panbang hospital on May 4 at around 2 PM with a complaint of injury on the victim’s (husband’s) penis. The victim was formally …

The ‘Emergency Safety and First Responder During Disaster’ training held for Taxi Drivers and Bus Drivers Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen met with the participants of a training for first responders during disasters, held by the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) to commemorate its 2nd Foundation Day and the International Red …

The troubled right bank of the 1200 MW Punatsangchu I project which was undergoing extensive strengthening saw a portion of the right bank slide down on 22 January 2019. It now emerges that this latest slide in the right bank will affect around 100 to 200 meters of the East-West …

In 2018, Office of Attorney General (OAG) received a total  of 954 cases for prosecution. However, the office has seen a decrease by 364 cases as recorded from the previous year. They have received 74 cases from Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) ( 23 cases but each case report comprises many cases), …

Although people of Sakteng Gewog under Trashigang dzongkhag are happy with development activities like road, electricity, network connection, health and education facilities, they are worried that with such development and with villagers exposed to new things, it might result in destabilization of their culture and traditions. The people of Sakteng …

After using analogue television for over 16 years, The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) in consultation with three cable operators and other relevant stakeholders decided to make a switch from analogue to digital broadcasting. The work began in June 2018 and so far BICMA has missed three deadlines to …

Bhutan airport shuttle bus service, the first of its kind in Bhutan was inaugurated by Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi on 4th may, 2019 at the bus terminal in Lungtenzampa, Thimphu. RSTA Director General Pemba Wangchuk, Drukair CEO Tandi Wangchuk, Tashi Air CEO Phala Dorji, Zhung Dratshang’s Tsu-la Lopen and many …

As if the rise of regional tourism and undercutting is not bad enough, Bhutan’s tourism Industry is seeing the rise of a new kind of challenge which is fronting in the tourism Industry -where foreign tour companies use Bhutanese tour licenses to run their business in Bhutan. The result is …

50 students from Tang central school got infected by chicken pox. Several symptoms like redness scattered across the body was noticed, along with complain of fever and nausea. The BHU health assistant said although the number of cases are seen each day, various precaution measures are taken by the schools …

Of the total 870 cases from RBP received by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) for a prosecution in 2018, there were total of 61 cases on sexual offences committed against children, 22 cases of sexual offences against women and 47 cases related to Child in Conflict of Law (CICL). …