To mark His Majesty’s birth anniversary, Chukha Dzongkhag is one of the 20 Dzongkhags to celebrate the special occasion on 21st February in Phuentsholing Sports Association (PSA) ground, Phuentsholing. All the schools under Phuentsholing Thromde will be performing on the day including Chumithang School in Pasakha which is not under …

Thimphu police have apprehended a 26-year-old man who is suspected to have been involved in auto theft and auto stripping. On 22 January 2018, police received a complaint that an Alto car parked near JDWNRH Hospital was missing. Police received another complaint, the same day, on auto stripping. The window …

Thimphu police apprehended a 21-year-old meat van driver on 1st February with 7019 capsules of SP+, a restricted prescription drug. The suspect was driving from Phuentsholing to Thimphu when he was arrested. Meanwhile Thimphu police have seized 11,239 capsules of SP+, 90 N 10 tablets, 296 grams of Hashish, 2.18 …

The Samdrupjongkhar Police has detained two non-Bhutanese for possession and supply of illegal substances to Bhutanese in Samdrupjongkhar town. Based on a tip off, the two men were arrested on January 30 at around 4 PM, from the lower market. One is a driver (27) while the other, is a …

A Sa-Lang Tendrel (ground breaking ceremony) for the construction of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) branch office in Phuentsholing was held on 31st January. The branch office of ACC in Phuentsholing is being constructed with various important objectives. An official from ACC said that, Phuentsholing is not only a border town …

Figures with the regional road safety and transport authority (RSTA) office in Phuentsholing show that around 1,240 Bhutanese left for Bodhgaya, India, on pilgrimage from the border town of Phuentsholing through licensed Bhutanese tour operators. The figure does not include pilgrims who avail services directly from adjoining Indian town of …

The Bhutan National Legal Institute (BNLI) conducted a two–day workshop on Election Dispute Settlement System (EDSS) for judges across the country.  It comes at a time when the country is gearing up for the third parliamentary Elections that will take place this year. Since electoral cases cannot be treated the …

The construction of a 10.5 KM farm road to Toktogom in Bongo gewog, Chukha, began on January 16, after a waiting period of almost a year because of a lack of funds. It is an activity that is not listed in the 11th plan because the Chiwog does not qualify …

Between 2014 to 2017 police made 2,805 drug related arrests and seized an astounding 383,756 capsules of SP (Spasmo-Proxy-Von), the most abused chemical substance in the country, besides a host of other restricted substances, according to records of the Royal Bhutan Police. The other substances seized in four years were …

Phuentsholing police arrested two men, at different times, from the pedestrian entry gate on the morning of January 18, with a stash of controlled substances. Based on a tip off, Phuentsholing police apprehended a 27-year-old man at around 9:10 am with 314 capsules of SP+, 13 tablets of N10 and …