Thimphu city is still recovering from the tragic news of the four-year-old boy Loday who went missing on Thursday afternoon only to be fished out the next morning from the Wangchu or Thimp Chhu River, below the Terma Linca Resort in Babesa. The child’s shirt was stuck in a rock …

The Bangladesh media contingent was most interested about talks on the BBIN agreement and the trilateral cooperation on hydropower. In response to questions on the issues form the Bangladeshi press contingent Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damchoe Dorji said BBIN motor vehicle agreement and the trilateral Hydropower Project MoU were among the …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay graced the inaugural session of International Conference on Autism and Neuro-developmental Disorders that was recently held in Thimphu. The overall theme was of developing effective and sustainable multi-sectoral programs for individuals, families and communities living with …

The three-day conference on autism and NDDs in Thimphu adopted a six-point declaration to accelerate efforts to enable people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders to lead a productive life. Eleven countries in the WHO south east asia region adopted the Thimphu declaration. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the inauguration …

His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina in Tashichhodzong on 18th April. Sheikh Hasina was on a 3-day visit to Bhutan, from 18th to 20th April. She was welcomed in a traditional chipdrel ceremony and presented a Guard of Honour at Tashichhodzong, …

Police at Tshimasham, on the Thimphu–Phuentsholing highway, arrested three men in their 20s, with illegal substances last week. On April 6, police arrested a 25-year-old employee of a private firm at around 9:30 pm. He was travelling in a taxi to Thimphu. Police seized 117 grams of Cannabis and 17 …

A 40-year-old man from Yadi, Mongar, died on the spot after the Jumbo truck he was driving veered off the road near Takti and fell 300 metres below the road. The incident took place at around three in the morning on April 10. The deceased was travelling from Gomtu to …

The Royal Bhutan Police has said that it will continue naming and shaming criminals by publishing their names and pictures as they first did in the recent Gomtu rape and murder case. By doing so the RBP hopes to meet two objectives: convey a message to public on the crime …

The two contractors awarded the laying of the sewerage lines in Mothithang and Changangkha are working over time to complete the work as soon as possible because of the traffic congestion it has created along the city’s main roads. The contract had been extended for another two months and work …

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA) will soon establish a compulsory treatment center in country for substance abusers in need of rehabilitation to overcome their addiction. This will take the number of rehabilitation centers in the country to three. The two existing ones are in Serbithang, Thimphu, which can take in …