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National Commission of Women and Children (NCWC) registered 162 different cases in 2021 as of now, of which 61 cases are related to Gender Based Violence (GBV). The statistic with the NCWC shows that of the total registered survivor, 8 are male while 53 are female. Likewise, in 2020 they …
Read More »High Court upholds judgment in Wamrong Battery case
On 22 July 2021, the High Court Bench II upheld the lower court’s judgment on Wamrong battery case which initially took place in April 2020. Wamrong Drungkhag Court and Trashigang District Court convicted Tshering Yangki 18 months for battery and 1 year for trespassing. However, they have given her concurrent …
Read More »Tsirang District Court sentences teacher to 30 years for molesting 10 children of classes 2 and 3
On 19 July 2021, Tsirang District Court convicted a 56-year-old man, Dil Bahadur Chhetri Neopani from Tsholingkhar, Tsirang to 30 years in prison in connection to molesting 10 girl students (classes II and III), age range between 9 years to 12 years. He is appealing to the High Court. The …
Read More »Importers and traders complain of extortion, theft and damages while getting their goods from Phuentsholing
Importers and traders in the country are facing various challenges in order to import their consignment from damages to delays, and now they complain about having to pay illegal extra charges or commission to bring in their consignment from Phuentsholing on time. This illegal commission which has now become like …
Read More »Thimphu District Court convicts four defendants involved in Criminal Conspiracy case
The Thimphu District Court on 23 July convicted four defendants, Khandu Wangmo, former RBG Commandant Brigadier Thinley Tobgay, Supreme Court Justice Kuenlay Tshering and Drangpon Yeshey Dorji to a prison term ranging from 5 years to 10 years. As the offenses committed by the defendants are highly sensitive, grievous, most …
Read More »Frontliners along southern belt follow COVID protocol: MoH Minister
The frontliners, comprising of armed forces, DeSuups and health workers stationed in their respective areas along the southern belt, will have to undergo quarantine and testing if they travel from Samtse to Phuentsholing and vice versa. Minister of Health, Lyonpo Dasho Dechen Wangmo, said that frontliners within Samtse and Phuentsholing …
Read More »PM lets the cat out the bag on Home Minister appointment
Increasingly clear that Karma Dorji will be the next Home Minister It was supposed to be a standard line from the Prime Minister that the government is yet to decide on the Home Minister during the monthly meet-the-press, but the Prime Minister unintentionally let the cat out of the bag …
Read More »Frontliners face summer heat, rains and human-wildlife conflict in southern belt
The frontliners guarding the southern belt to stop the transmission of COVID-19 have to now endure the intense summer heat and rains, and also avoid human-wildlife conflict situation to add to their hardship. In addition, with increase in number of community transmission in various places in the south, there is …
Read More »JDWNRH to have holding area in case there is local transmission in Thimphu
With an increasing number COVID-19 cases spread through community transmission, JDWNRH hospital has changed their testing method from Antigen to RT-PCR testing so as to ensure zero transmission in the hospital. Patient who need to be admitted along with their attendants are tested for COVID-19 before allowing them inside the …
Read More »LAP at Kabisa likely to resume soon
The Local Area Plan (LAP) for Kabisa under Thimphu, which was started in the middle of 2017, is likely to resume soon. Though all the public consultations were done by 2018, they could not progress with the work due to issues raised on the conversion of wetland to dry land …
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