Work is hard to come by for 44-year-old construction labourer, Dil Kumar Rai, from Gathiya, Samtse. He is currently residing in Changiji, Thimphu. He makes around Nu 15,000 a month when he does find work. He lives alone in the capital as his wife left him years ago. He said …

Thimphu police arrested two underage girls on 24 December from Khasadrapchu in connection with larceny. Police received a complaint from an owner of a shop near the clock tower stating that a handbag containing Nu 90,000 and 435 US$ has been stolen in the morning of 23 December 2016. The …

A 28 year old man from Changaykha gewong under Phuntsholing succumbed to multiple fractures on the head and knees. The incident took place on 29th of December. According to the report issued by Phuntsholing police, the informant who is an ex-army man and resides in the same building with the …

Although the Thimphu Thromde initiated the zero tolerance to waste in 2012, backed up by a waste regulation, effective implementation has been fraught with challenges because of continuous construction activity in the city, low awareness among residents and absence of proper facilities. Despite the challenges, the Thromde has engaged field …

In 2016, police in the border town of Phuentsholing came across bodies of three men and three women that could not be identified and had to be handed over to municipal authorities for proper disposal. Of the six, four were found in the Toorsa River and two had been abandoned …

Police made 134 arrests in connection with illegal trafficking of controlled substances since January this year in the border town of Phuentsholing. Police in total seized 17,479 pieces of SP, 1229 tablets of N10, 1051.2311 kgs of Marijuana, 9 Diluters, 389 bottles of corex, 21.37 grams of hashish, 126,330 sticks …

Gelephu police have apprehended four high school students for possession of cannabis and its derivatives. Two of the students had in their possession 56.34 grams of cannabis derivative and almost 4 kgs of marijuana leaves. The leaves were in a black plastic bag inside a school bag. They were apprehended …

Global Fund has agreed to continue funding support in Bhutan for another 10 years for Malaria, HIV AIDS and Tuberculosis according to health officials. Global fund has supported Bhutan since 2005 and has so far disbursed US$ 14.30 million for the three programmes. Of the total US$ 4.46 million was …

Thimphu police rounded up six youths on 13 December in connection with the stabbing of an 18 year old student and head and eye injury to two other students. At around 10:30 pm on 12 December, Thimphu city police received a call from Babesa that a group of students, friends, …

“I pledge today that I will look after your wellbeing more than my own children for all time to come,” His Majesty the King said during the Army Raising Day on April 24, 2009 in Wangduephodrang. King’s day and Camp Raven are among the various initiatives under royal command for …