Gelephu Thromde elected its new Thrompon, 41- year-old Tika Ram Kaffley on 25th January. Tika Ram Kaffley has a degree in civil engineering and a masters in geo- technical (earthquake) engineering. He was the executive engineer in Gelephu Thromde for the last six years where he also served as the …

During Thimphu Thrompon debate, former Thimphu Thrompon, Kinlay Dorjee shared with the crowd about his future plans and projects if he gets elected. He said, “First of all I will improve the public services, secondly tackle water challenges, thirdly manage waste disposal to keep the city clean, fourthly upgrade the …

Thimphu police arrested an 18 year old man for stabbing a 23 year old man. The arrest was made  after the RBP received a complaint from the complainant on 16th January. The incident took place during an argument between the suspect and victim in a drayang. Both were drunk during …

A 24 year old man was arrested on 10 January from Phuntsholing for injuring and attempting to rape a 33 year old woman on 9th January 2016 in Gedu. The suspect is from Pemagatshel and is a driver of one of the meat delivery cars. The incident took place at …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Thimphu has re-arrested a 29-year-old escaped convict that fled from the detention center in Thimphu on January 4 in Khasadrapchu. RBP also apprehended the prisoner’s 78-year-old father and a friend for their involvement in aiding the convict’s escape. The convict had been sentenced to a …

Camp Raven, initiated in 2011 upon the Royal Command of His Majesty the King, aims to meaningfully engage the children of Armed Forces personnel in fun activities during the winter vacation. The children learn to play sports, learn art, dance, and other skills in the annual month-long camp. Royal Bhutan …

Thimphu and especially its radio community was shocked to learn about the death of a young Radio Jockey on 2nd January 2016. The 26 year old man was found dead near eight eleven shop (near Thimphu Thromde office). A traffic policeman after finding the man lying unconscious reported the matter …

Former Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee who is the lone Thimphu Thrompon candidate. started his campaign for his second successive election that will take place on 25 January 2016. He started his campaign from, Babesa, talking about the achievements that he has made in the past five years. In the three …

On 5 January 2016, a semi permanent house was razed to ground at around 7.30 om at Sherubling Higher Secondary School, Trongsa. The house was occupied by Sonam Gyeltshen, a teacher in Sherubling Primary school and during the time of incident the house was empty and so there was no …

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) is coming up with a new mechanism, Taxi Operating Permit (TOP), to control the number of taxis in congested urban centers, like Thimphu and Phuentsholing. RSTA has records of 3,941 taxis in country including 6 electric vehicle (EV) taxis. The new rule by RSTA …