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An infant (baby girl) was found abandoned in Haa hospital toilet on 16 May 2019 at around 11:30 AM. The hospital cleaner was the one who witnessed the infant being abandoned in toilet while she was on her daily cleaning routine. Later, after thorough enquiry in and around the hospital, it was found that a 19-year-old student is …
Read More »OAG appeals in Bjemina molestation case
On 14 May Office of Attorney General (OAG) appealed to the larger bench on child molestation case involving Ugyen Wangchuk, a Vice Principal of charity school in Bjimena. The office has appealed to the larger bench based on three grounds. The case was first registered before the Thimphu District Court …
Read More »CLCS lodges case with RBP against 9 lecturers and 1 staff for alleged sexual harassment
The administration of the College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) in Taktse, Trongsa officially lodged a complaint to Trongsa police against the nine lecturers and one supporting staffs who were compulsorily retired earlier this week for sexual harassment. The case was registered yesterday on 17 May 2019. Trongsa police …
Read More »29-year-old damages husband’s private part
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 …
Read More »OAG gets 954 cases from RBP, ACC and Ministries in 2018
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), …
Read More »61 sexual offence cases against children forwarded by RBP to OAG in 2018
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). …
Read More »211 people arrested in drug related cases in first quarter of 2019
93 of the arrested are unemployed 101 arrested are between 18 and 24 years of age Royal Bhutan Police arrested 211 people in connection to drug related cases. The cases include drug abusers, illegal possession and illegal drugs trafficking. In total RBP have registered 112 cases across the country in …
Read More »8 dead in Thimphu-Tsirang bus accident
Today morning a Bumpa Transport bus going on the Thimphu-Tsirang route was hit by falling boulders which pushed it below the road. The bus, as a result, fell and landed in the Punatsangchu river below. The RBP said that the final death count for the Thimphu-Tsirang Bumpa bus accident is eight …
Read More »Nu 2.08 bn budget allocated for Phuentsholing Thromde for the 12th plan
Phuentsholing Thromde, which is the second largest city in the country, the population has increased from 20,537 (PHCB, 2005) to 27,658 (PHCB, 2017). In addition, the city also has the second highest unemployment rate at 4.0% (PHCB, 2017) amongst the four Thromdes. For the 12th FYP, Phuentsholing Thromde has been …
Read More »Phuentsholing Thromde focuses on local economy, creating gainful employment and promoting gender equality in 12th FYP
Phuentsholing Thromde has included employment generation and Local Economy enhancement program in the 12th FYP with the objective to enhance the local economy and create gainful employment. For the program, the collaborating agencies are Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry …
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