Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has received 45 criminal cases from all over the country and has arrested 61 people in connection to the registered cases. Thimphu has contributed the highest with 21 cases followed by Sarpang RBP with 8 cases. Rest just has 2 to 3 cases each. The 45 …

The primary focus of the Phuentsholing Taskforce ever since the lockdown has been to ensure the effective implementation of the lockdown to mitigate the risks of transmission and spread of the virus. The taskforce is working closely with local government authorities and law enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with lockdown …

At a time of national lock down the ‘heroes in orange’ are serving to the best of their ability across the country, be it rain or the scorching summer sun, to not only protect their fellow citizens against the COVID-19 virus but also making sure that each household gets all …

The Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) has been supporting the government to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic from the very beginning. Moreover, even during lockdown, volunteers from BRCS are playing their own roles in respective Dzongkhags. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official from BRCS said that their volunteers have travelled …

Since the lockdown, many vehicles and people got stranded in different Dzongkhags but each Dzongkhag is facilitating people with directives from the government. Those vehicles stranded in between the highways were cleared on the first day. Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering said that there are a lot of inconveniences caused …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has registered three cases in connection to lockdown violation so far. With this regard, they have apprehended 6 people, however, they were all sent on surety as the matter was not serious. The three cases were reported from Thimphu, Kamji under Chukha and Dagana. In Thimphu’s …

Due to COVID-19 and large job losses, a large number of people have started taking up Professional Driving (PD) courses leaving the full time taxi drivers with minimal business scope.  As of 30 June 2020, Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)issued more than 125,041 ordinary driving licenses and 19,673 PD …

In a day, on an average, more than 150 vehicles come in from India for transportation of essential goods. Of the total vehicles coming in, only 3 to 4 trucks will be for government, but the rest would be for private businesses. With an initial false rumor of lockdown last …

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has registered 1,664 employees (594 females and 1,070 males) since the launch of Build Bhutan Project (BBP) on 1 July. Of the total number, 913 employees will be directly employed while 658 will be sent to TTIs for skilling. As per the …

Due to the border closure resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers cannot travel to Phuentsholing for the yearly potato auction unlike in the past years. The government’s Buyback scheme has set the rate for small size potatoes at Nu 13 per kilogram (kg), Nu 17 per kg for medium size …