Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), Department of Law and Order (DLO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), and Department of Immigration (DoI) collaborated to rescue 163 Bhutanese women, some as young as 21 to as old as 50 years, in 7 batches from Iraq after a Royal Command.  The first batch was …

The public debate for the up-coming Nanglam constituency bye-election have left the two candidates Karma Dorji representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Rinchen Pelzang representing Druk Phuentshum Tshogpa (DPT)  questioning each other on their failures. Though both the candidates have once again made their pledges, they have questioned each other …

The National Council’s Member of Parliament Ugyen Tshering from Paro,asked Minister of Work and Human Settlement minister Dorji Tshering, the ministry’s plan to review the valley development plan and on how the ministry is going to go forward since they had lack of inadequate grass root consultations with the relevant …

7 women and 3 men fell victim to a landslide at Ri-Druzhi in Laya on 20 June at mid-night. The 10 deceased includes a sole bread earner of the family, a mother and a daughter and youths in their 18 and 19 years of age. It was learnt that 12 …

Sangay Dorji, Chukha’s Member of Parlaiment (MP), National Council questioned the Labor Minister on the main features of theTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) reform initiative that will help to address the employment issue and when they are going to launch the reforms. Responding to MP Sangay Dorji, Ugyen …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Thimphu has seen a decrease in the number of drug related cases in 2020 and 2021. In 2019, the total cases registered stood at 304 cases with 660 arrests, while the year 2020 saw 244 cases with 567 arrests, showing a decrease by 60 cases. …

A 62-year-old woman was killed by a lone tusker elephant at around 12:30 am on 4 June 2021 in Tintaley, Lhamoizingkha Dungkhag, Dagana. The incident was reported to police at around 1 am. The woman succumbed to her injuries when the medical team reached the place of occurrence. Police said …

Thimphu District Court has convicted three women in connection to Trafficking in Persons on 2 June 2021. The case first surfaced when the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi confirmed that three Bhutanese women were rescued by the Mumbai police from a Sri Lankan travel agent for allegedly trying to …

Addressing the questions raised by MP Drungtsho Karma Wangchuk from Chuming Ura constituency and MP Dupthob from Boomdeling Jamkhar cnstiteuncy on the unemployment issue in the Parliament, the Labour and Human Resources Minister, Ugyen Dorji, said that it is known to everyone that the pandemic has worsened the unemployment rate …

Member of Parliament (MP) Karma Thinley from Wamrong constituency questioned the Foreign Minister on the plans and programs to address the problems faced by those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic after 15 months of Kidu support. Foreign Minister, Dr Tandi Dorji, said Bhutan is doing better in terms of managing …