The Wamrong Drunkhag Court conducted the miscellaneous hearing on 2 July on the alleged battery case involving Wamrong Drangpon’s wife and the cleaner’s wife. The incident took place on 26 April. The preliminary hearing was done on 3 July, whereby the police resubmitted their charges. They resubmitted that the alleged …

With the border sealed due to COVID-19 pandemic, works on construction sites in the country have stopped due lack of foreign laborers. Though the government approved import of foreign laborers with certain criteria, contractors are quite reluctant to bring in the laborers, as it would mean bearing the cost of …

In a stark contrast to the ghostly town appearance after the first COVID-19 case was reported, Thimphu city is once again bustling with activity as the people lose their fear and social distancing is not being maintained despite advice from the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus. There are …

To address the unemployment issue in the country and to substitute for foreign laborers, the Build Bhutan Project (BBP) with a total budget outlay of Nu 1.040 bn was launched. The project intends to to mobilize, create and manage a pool of skilled workforce to meet the requirements in the …

The investigations for two heinous crimes, the Paro rape and murder case and Dechencholing Dena Koirala case, which occurred in September and December 2019 respectively are still ongoing. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is yet to catch the culprits in the cases. The body of an eight-year-old girl was recovered …

Bhutan has had 76 confirmed cases COVID-19 so far. There is also a good recovery rate with 38 patients who have re covered thus far. 90 percent of the patients are those who returned home from the Middle East. As of now, the government has arranged 29 special flights (including …

Foreign Ministry issues a rebuttal and gives the actual facts Several media reports in India stated that Bhutan has stopped releasing irrigation channel water to over 6,000 farmers hailing from more than 26 revenue villages of a district dependent on a man-made irrigation channel locally called as ‘dong’ to carry …

The family of the deceased Bhutanese girls who were brutally murdered in Jaigoan are looking for justice at the earliest and with the severest of punishment. In the confession one of the culprits admitted that one of the deceased was raped and murdered, however, sources said that they are yet …

A strict protocol is in place for the people coming into the country from abroad to ensure zero community transmission. A risk assessment is done starting from preparation time of boarding the plane. The passengers are made to fill up a form to declare if they have tested positive in …

The Integrated DeSuung Training Program envisioned by His Majesty The King has provided crucial manpower in safeguarding the country from the global pandemic as many DeSuups man the border, quarantine centers and the country as a whole. “Their service to the nation in such times along with other law enforcement …