On an average, at least two people are apprehended in a day for possession of controlled and illegal substances in the border town of Phuentsholing, according to police. Drug related cases in the southern border town are on the rise with at least seven to eight cases in a week …

Dagpa chiwog under Gealing gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag has remained cut off from the country for more than two months with the massive slide on the connecting farm road yet to be cleared. The chiwog is reportedly facing a shortage of essentials like rice, grocery items and vegetables with most …

Thimphu Police, while searching a house in Changzamtog for a stash of restricted prescription drugs, ended up seizing four foreign breed canines from the same location. On the afternoon of September 3 Thimphu police, based on a tip off, apprehended two men, aged 26 and 29, from Changzamtog. On searching …

One of the three contestants for the Gup’s post in Chapcha gewog, Chukha, is Jamtsho, 34, who believes that he represents youth in the upcoming second local government election. “Youth today think that being unemployed is better than taking part in LG election because they have a wrong notion of …

During the 51st Raising Day celebrations on 1 September in Thimphu, the RBP pledged to rededicate its commitment to serve and protect the community. They pledged to enhance public friendly policing, improve police response time, enhance crime prevention and detection, intensify operations to curtail drug demand and supply, strengthen road …

Lang-Nyelsa Chiwog in Chapcha gewog, Chukha, has lone candidates contesting for the Gup and Mangmi posts. But they have two candidates contesting for the post of Tshogpa. Dawa Pemba, 48, is contesting for gup while Dorji, 26, is contesting for Mangmi. Both made it through the preliminary round where  Dawa …

A 21-year-old man was electrocuted and two other injured in Chuzaygang, Gelephu, while trying to making a new TV cable connection by crossing it over a high-tension electric wire. The deceased was helping his uncle connect the new TV line and was trying to pull the cable wire above the …

The Thimphu police have detained a 24-year man for beating his 23-year old wife, The incident, which occurred on the night of on the night of August 28, was reported to the police by an unidentified caller . Police, on reaching the location near the IT Park area in Babesa, …

Thimphu police are investigating two knifing cases involving two different couples, which occurred on August 27 and 28. In the first case the wife was arrested after she knifed her husband while in the second case the husband was arrested after knifing his wife several times. On the evening of …

Paga chiwog in Chapcha gewog, Chukha, has no candidates for the Gup or Mangmi post but has  four candidates contesting for the past of Tshogpa. During the Chiwog Zomdu to nominate candidates only 33 people showed up from its 35 households with 198 eligible voters. Dagow, 52, the former Tshogpa, …