In 45 days’ time, Thimphu police apprehended 39 people in total for the abuse and for illicit trafficking of controlled substances. The arrest was made between May and June as of now. Police arrested 13 youth for abusing controlled substances in May alone, while they have arrested 3 men for …

A 47-year-old housewife in Kabesa, Thimphu was informed that she had just won USD 1 million. She had ignored the call which was made on WhatsApp – the free messaging and call mobile application. After frequent calls to get her to respond, she finally relented. On 14 June, the housewife …

Lobneykha Chiwog under Chapcha Gewog, Chukha, initiated the construction of a private Shedra (monastic school) to retain monks in their village. A committee member of the building committee, Kado Dukpa, said, “We came up with this idea thinking that we can keep and preserve our culture as before,” he said. …

Various Dzongkhag level issues were also raised The 24th Annual Dzongdags’ Conference has wrapped up successfully on 13th June. The closing ceremony was graced by the National Assembly Speaker, Jigme Zangpo. The conference was informed that 95 percent of the decisions from the 23rd Annual Dzongdags’ Conference are achieved. The …

Phuentsholing police apprehended two suspects on 31 May from the pedestrian entry gate in Phuentsholing. The suspects are 29 years old and 21 years old. From the older suspect who works in the private sector, the police seized 66 capsules of SP+, 4 capsules of Pyeevon Spas Plus that was …

The second hearing on the case involving the infamous Bjemina vice principal (VP) will be held on Monday 11th June at the family and child bench. The 39-year-old accused VP was charged with nine charges; 8 child molestation cases and one attempt to rape of a child above 12 years …

NCWC still feels there is a case and feels dropping it will set a bad precedent. RBP also feels there is a case The case first came into light in late 2017 when the relatives and parents of eight Bhutanese women working in Kurdistan, Iraq had approached Ministry of Labour …

The Chukha-Damchu Bypass, that will decrease the Thimphu–Phuentsholing highway stretch by 19.5 km, and cut travelling time by upto an hour will most probably be opened to traffic by mid of July 2018. Chief Engineer, DoR, MoWHS, Dorji Gyeltshen, said that during a recent visit to site, led by the …

Carefully serving hot rice porridge or thukpa to partygoers near Viva City discotheque is a 44-year-old street hawker, Penjor Tshering. Originally from Punakha, Penjor is now settled in Thimphu. Penjor is male biologically male but her mental orientation makes her a female trapped in a man’s body. Penjor has no …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) launched 46 candidates on 1st June.  DNT said that its candidate from Dogar-Shaba, Nima Tshering couldn’t make it for the launch as the candidate is resigning. However, DNT plans to introduce a replacement candidate soon. Of the 46 candidates, 5 are women. Five former parliamentarians and …