To make the zebra crossing more effective the Thimphu traffic police has decided that it will strictly impose fines on all motorists to who fail to give pedestrians the right of way. The zebra crossing safety initiative was started in 2015 and put into practice in the past year with …

Gomtu police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman on March 1, 2017. An employee of Penden Cement in Gomtu, Sukman  Gurung from Phuntshopelri, was arrested on March 10. The deceased was a temporary employee in a private company. The mother …

Gelephu police arrested three people last month in possession of banned substances. On the evening of February 22, police arrested a 23-year-old man from Bardo, Trong, with 17 pieces of hashish, weighing 236.37 grams. The consignment was concealed in his bag and was wrapped in a plastic paper. The suspect …

Thimphu police arrested three men for allegedly robbing a 29-year-old woman on 7 March near Kuensel office at around 10:30 pm in the evening. The incident took place when she was returning home. The three men in a group snatched her handbag, which contained some cash and few cosmetics item …

After keeping the Amochhu Land Development Township Project (ADLTP) waiting for more than 14 years, CDCL along with DHI and with a fund support from ADB, are expected to start their Zone A (phase 1) in September 2017. Being a large scale project, ADB also doesn’t have funds to start …

The Phuentsholing police have apprehended three men in connection with the illicit trafficking of controlled substances into Bhutan from Jaigaon. Following a tip off, police apprehended a 32-year-old man from the Phuentsholing main gate at around 1:30 pm with 12,960 capsules of SP. The man from Balamnang, Haa, was carrying …

32 year old Prem Bishwa Karma from Samtse has confessed to the murder of the 24 year old security guard of JDWNRH on 8 February 2017. In his first statement to police, he claimed that, there some tussle between him and the deceased in the morning and on the same …

The 16th Bhutan National Film Award will be held on 21st February coinciding with His Majesty the King’s birth anniversary. The award this year will be held in Luger Theater and telecast live on BBS. The Bhutan Film Association (BFA) has decided that from this year there will be a …

Three woman and two men are being held for further investigation by the Thimphu police in connection with the trafficking of illegal prescription drugs. Following a tip off, police arrested the 26 year old man on February 6 around noon from the vegetable market area. The man from Tendu, Samtse, had in …

The Phuentsholing Thromde is carrying out major river training works at the base of Kailashwor hill as protection from the Amochhu river that spates every monsoon and wreaks havoc to settlements on the Amochhu banks. The training works include dredging the river channel for 3 km with a width of …