The works for Toribari town development project under Phuentsholing Thromde is expected to commence soon. Toribari is approximately 3 km away from Pasakha town and the project falls under one of Phuentsholing Thromde’s planned activities for the 12th plan. The area is below the Kharbandi to Pasakha highway and the …

The second national boxing championship was held in Phuentsholing Middle Secondary School, Chhukha Dzongkhag with 120 boxers (inclusive of sub-junior boxers). The first national boxing championship was organized in 2016 at the Royal Institute of Management hall in Thimphu. The event is fully financed by Bhutan Boxing Federation (BBF) and …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) under Chhukha Dzongkhag has registered 158 drug-related cases in 2018. The registered cases are inclusive of both drug abuser and illegal transaction of controlled substances. For larger quantities of drugs, the dealers have started shoving the drugs inside suitcases to avoid any suspicions. It is also …

Poverty eradication and inequality reduction is one of the National Key Result Area (NKRA) included in 12th FYP. This NKRA aims to improve living conditions of the general population and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. In addition, it also aims to eradicate poverty in all its …

Damchoe Pem/ Thimphu Thimphu police have received three cases of newborn abandonment in 2018. The last case reported was on 31 December 2018. The initial incident was informed to the police by a group of kids who found an infant abandoned near the mortuary house of JDWNRH. Police said that …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering launched the report on Bhutan’s Population Projections (2017-2047) on Friday in the capital. Chhime Tshering, the Director of National Statistical Bureau (NSB) said that population projection is the computation of future population based on current population size, assumptions on future trends in fertility, mortality, and migration, …

On January 4, 2018, Thimphu police apprehended a 41-year-old taxi driver from Olakha vegetable market at around 1:30 AM. The suspect is from Trashigang and was arrested by the police patrolling team. Police have seized 4590 packets of tobacco (Baba) from his possession. Police said that although the suspect was …

Preserving and promoting culture and tradition has been identified as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) with the aim to strengthen the country’s identity and sovereignty. Culture and tradition encompass intangible aspects such as knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, music, oral traditions, and festivals in addition to tangible culture, …

Office of Attorney General (OAG) appealed to high court on 4 January 2019 since they were not satisfied with the final judgment on Vice Principal Ugyen Wangchuk who was convicted for molesting 9 students and one attempt to rape in a charity school in Bjemina. The final judgment on 20 …

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA) is an agency which receives drug offenders who are referred by RBP. They have categorized the abusers as low, moderate and high risk, whereby the offenders under high risk (with certain criteria) are sent to rehab while the low and moderate offenders were put into …