Five names including Lyonchhen came forward in stepping down from the post voluntarily. Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering, Lyonpo Dasho Dr Tandi Dorji, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi and Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji are the five names willing to step down. They have already submitted their letters on why …
Read More »Major issues discussed with Indian Foreign Secretary: PM
Responding to the question asked on the major issues discussed with the Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that the visit was successful. They were able to successfully address most of the pending issues as he is someone who is powerful and has the …
Read More »3,499 criminal cases reported in 2022
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) registered a total of 3,499 criminal cases in 2022. The top five crimes reported in 2022 are offence of substance abuse, battery, larceny, burglary and deceptive practice. Battery recorded the highest with 778 cases followed by offence of substance abuse with 604 cases. Larceny contributed 308 …
Read More »Gasa Tshachu expected to resume before next Royal Highland Festival
Gasa Tshachu (hot spring) used attract more than 200 people commuting between Punakha and the tshachu. It also provided a good opportunity for the people of Khatoed and Khamead gewogs to earn some income by selling their local produce to the visitors. Like the people in Laya and Lunana have …
Read More »BTP gearing up for the upcoming NA election
A new political party, Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), joins the race in the National Assembly election 2023. The party was officially registered on 9 January 2023 and the party’s election symbol is an elephant, which symbolizes strength, character and stability. According to BTP, the party has a mix of highly …
Read More »Man shares experience of being scammed by ticketing agent for Australia flight
A man who doesn’t want to be named shared his experience where he felt cheated by a ticketing agent in Thimphu. He declined to name the agency, but he has communication proof. He paid around Nu 88,000 in total for a ticket for his niece traveling to Australia for her …
Read More »Country to have operational forensic lab by mid 2023
The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is expecting to have a fully functional forensic lab by mid next year as 60 percent of the construction work on the building is complete. A Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Serbithang, which started its building construction in September 2021, is expected to complete by …
Read More »Highlanders worried about GLOF in the future
The importance of glaciers, especially the threat posed by melting glaciers, was fully realized only after the incident of the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in 1994. The sporadic studies done on glaciers in Bhutan before 1994 did not have much focus. Therefore, realizing the importance of glaciers, in 2000 …
Read More »Highlanders worried about decrease in quantity and quality of cordyceps every year
Layaps and Lunaps under Gasa depends on cordyceps as their main source of income, and they are now worried as there is decline in both the quantity and quality of cordyceps. One contributing factor for the decline could be a decrease in rainfall, they shared. In the past, they used …
Read More »PDP all set while BKP promises a comeback in 2023 elections
The two oldest parties outside Parliament are the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP). PDP is all set for the 2023 election with confirmed candidates from all the 47 constituencies. Of the 47 confirmed candidates, they have 18 new candidates joining the team as some of the …
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