Samtse police arrested a 32-year-old man on April 3 for possession of illegal prescription drugs. Police seized capsules of SP (six files) and three tablets of Nitrosun (N10) from the man from Rubesa, Wangdue. Police said the substances were brought from a medical shop across the border paying Nu 600 …

There have been seven cases of homicide in the country since January this year according to records with the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). Three were registered as murder, one as voluntary manslaughter and two as involuntary manslaughter. According to the Penal Code, murder is when a homicide is committed knowingly …

The Pasakha-Manitar highway, used as an alternative route connecting Phuentsholing to Thimphu, is being improved and repaired under an ADB funded project. This includes black topping the 41.50 km road and rebuilding the Bhalujhora bridge, which was badly damaged in last year’s monsoon. Chief Engineer of DoR, Lungten Jamtsho, said …

Thimphu police have detained a 29-year-old non-Bhutanese suspected to have committed a number of burglaries in several locations in the city. Police apprehended the man on the night of March 25 from the Centenary Farmers Market area after receiving a complaint from a resident about a suspicious looking character. Police …

Last Friday at around 1:30 am Thimphu police received a complaint from a shopkeeper in Semtokha that they caught a boy stealing from his shop. Police on reaching the location found the boy had stolen five bags of edibles. The 15-year-old boy confessed to police that nine school friends were …

Mobile snatching is a new crime that is surfacing in Thimphu, say the city’s police. On 22 March police arrested three teenagers from Changjalu, in connection with phone snatching phone from a student girl who was walking back home after her tuition. The incident took place near the Lungtenphu Helipad. …

Thimphu police have arrested two men, aged 26 and 29 years, who had in their possession a stash of prescription drugs and a quantity of hashish. The men were arrested from Dechencholing on 16 March following a tip off. Police seized from then 720 capsules of SP and 49.06 grams …

The Thimphu Thromde is expanding the sewerage network to increase household coverage within the rapidly expanding capital city and address problems of overflowing or leaking septic tanks and lines. Sewerage lines are being laid in Motithang, Changangkha and YHS area construction in Kawajangsa, Jungshina and Pamtsho will begin at a …

A few local leaders have suggested changing the legal age for consensual sexual relations and marriage from 18 years to 15 or 16 years. Local leaders say that in the villages it’s common for consensual relationships to occur much before the legal age and when legal provisions of statutory rape …

Thimphu police on 14th March arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the burglary of two apartments on the same day. The telephone complaint was lodged by one teacher stating that the latch to her door was broken and the door was locked from inside. The police team arrested the …