There are two experienced candidates from Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), 45-year-old Karma Dorji (Nanglam) who is one of the party founders, and 42-year-old Karma Lhamo (Mongar), a seasoned politician, contesting against the two new candidates, Dorji Youden and Rinchen Pelzang of DPT. For the up-coming bye-election, two men and two …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) candidate from Nganglam constituency for the up-coming bye-election, Rinchen Pelzang, 37, brings along 13 years of experience in the civil service and knowledge about rural Bhutan. He holds a Bachelor and Diploma degrees in Agriculture Science from the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of …

The High Court’s higher bench on 17 May has convicted a 33-year-old anesthetic technician Jampel Rinchen of JDWNRH to five years for raping a 31-year-old married woman after injecting her with Fentanyl which is used as an anesthetic drug. According to medical literature the drug in the same quantity is …

With recent quakes there are questions on building safety standards. However, officials say starting early 2000, all the buildings in the country are designed with seismic rod and as resilient structures. These constructed buildings are considered safe compared to before.   Minister of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) Dorji Tshering said …

The Supreme Court convicted Dasho Sherab Gyeltshen, four RICBL officials and one workshop proprietor in connection to a false vehicle insurance claim case. The Supreme Court did not find a reason to alter the charges.  The Supreme Court convicted Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen, to two months imprisonment which is classified as …

People working as National Work Force (NWF) workers under Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS), popularly known as PWD workers will be given the same preference if they are interested in participating in the Build Bhutan Project (BBP). Though the number of NWFs working along the roadside are very …

The High court in a recent hearing of the Wamrong battery and trespassing case asked the police to investigate the current health status of the victim Sonam Peldon. As claimed by the victim’s lawyer, she is not able to work as she used to do before and that she has …

The alleged suspect Tshering Yangki of the Wamrong battery and trespassing case appealed to the high court after she was not satisfied with the judgments made by Wamrong Dungkhag court and Trashigang District court. Both the lower courts pronounced her guilty of battery and trespassing. The appellant, Tshering Yangki made …

On the evening of 5th April 2021 a magnitude 5.1 earthquake on the Bhutan-Sikkim border region that was also felt in Nepal, Bihar, West Bengal and Bangladesh brought back the focus on the ‘big one’ due for this region. According to experts thought it is difficult to predict seismic events, …

The Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) during their Mid-Term Review (MTR) focused on 4 key focus areas, Build Bhutan Project (BBP), TVET reform initiative, National skills development program and skill share. Under BBP, they have engaged 633 job seekers under different level of skills and have skilled 712 …