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Royal Court of Justice has received 93 COVID-19 related cases so far. Priorities were given to domestic violence related cases and breach of COVID-19 protocol related cases once the courts resumed after the lockdown. Cases could not be registered or cases were kept pending in the courts as it remained …
Read More »Crowding and gathering in Thimphu even after second lockdown
Even after record cases and 43 days of complete lockdown in the capital, Thimphu town still witnesses huge crowds and vehicle traffic in town. It appears that the fear of the coronavirus has greatly subsided. However, a majority of the people are wearing facemasks, using hand sanitizer and Druk Trace …
Read More »2020 sees drop in financial cases and a rise in crime cases: Judiciary
As per the Royal Court of Justice Annual Report 2020, there were 6,998 new cases registered including the appeal cases in the High Court and Supreme Court. 2,707 cases were carried forward from 2019. As per the report, Thimphu and Phuentsholing courts had the highest number of registered cases among …
Read More »255 people arrested for lockdown violation during the second lockdown
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) registered 90 cases of breach of public order and tranquility or criminal nuisance during the second lockdown, from 20 December 2020 till 31 January 2021 from across the country. In connection to the registered 90 cases, 255 people were arrested of which 11 were convicted to …
Read More »ACC back on the investigation beat after pandemic challenge
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) faced challenges in closing cases due to the pandemic in the country. They couldn’t call people for interrogation nor could they go to people for an interview since March 2020. Now that health protocols are in place, they will resume their investigation. ACC where also not …
Read More »Private firm offers much lower cost of unloading in MDP but former loaders say they are being forgotten
There is controversy over the Mini-Dry-Port (MDP) in Phuentsholing after the MDP was handed over to private firm for mechanization. Ex-loaders have lost their jobs for which they blame the firm while the firm has its own side of story. After being taken over by the Dhendup Enterprise, the loaders …
Read More »22 women garment vendors in Gelephu asked to move out
22 women who own a garment shop each or temporary sheds near Gelephu vegetable market are under under a lot of stress since they have to dismantle and vacate the place before 1 February 2021 as per the order by Gelephu Thromde. The Thromde is coming up with a permanent …
Read More »Govt gives time extension to a hard hit construction sector
The construction sector is one of the main sectors which is hugely impacted by the pandemic in the country. Increase in cost of materials, hike in transportation charges and man power shortages has contributed to difficulty for the contractors. It was learnt that the contractors are finding it difficult to …
Read More »BBP construction worker to get more than Civil Service entry pay
To encourage more youths into construction, the Ministry Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) decided to increase the pay of those youths under the Build Bhutan Project (BBP). The revised benefits will provide individuals joining construction sector an increase from 25% to 60% for degree engineers and up to 110% per …
Read More »Judicial system and cases impacted by the pandemic
Like any other sector, the judicial system in the country is equally impacted by the pandemic. As the courts in the country could not function during lockdown, many people got stranded both in custody and outside custody. Moreover, adjudications were getting stopped and court hearing kept getting postponed as they …
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