A  34 year-old man died on the spot after a bolero he was driving went off the road on June 22 at around 6 pm. The deceased was from Lauri, Samdrupjongkhar. The accident took place at Jomokhandu, which is about 50 km away from Jomotsnagkha police station. The vehicle went …

Bank of Bhutan (BoB) has started charging Nu 10 for its mobile banking service, M-BoB. This has not gone down well with many of the M-BoB users, with many taking to the social media to voice their frustration. M-BoB was launched in May 2015, based on a sustainability model from …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are attempting to catch the culprit that dumped no less than 100 dogs below the road in Gaiguri, 13 km away from Phuentsholing towards Thimphu on June 11. People in the locality where the dogs were dumped suspect that the dogs were brought all the way …

The Department of Culture (DoC) and Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are alerting people about a rise in the number of religious beggars and people asking for donations with fake receipts. They also said that fake religious beggars are going door-to-door asking for money after reciting prayers. An official from DoC …

As a partnership project, National Conservation Laboratory Construction, with Government of India (GOI), an independent office building of Department of Culture (DoC), Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, is being consecrated today in Kawajangsa, Thimphu. GoI funded the project with Nu 77 mn for exterior construction of the building, while …

Weekends at the Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) is hectic as thousands of people come to shop for fresh vegetables, fruits and other farm produce. Traffic congestion in the market area is a pressing issue as more numbers of shoppers come with their cars. Therefore, Thimphu Thromde plans to build more …

On June 16, Wangdue police arrested a 16- year-old boy, an ex student of Wangdue primary school, who is from Marlung, Thedtsho, Wangdue. Along with him, the police arrested a 19- year-old man and a 21-year-old man. However, after investigation, police have released the two after taking their undertaking letters. …

Phuentsholing police recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman from Bebari, India on June 16 at around 1 pm. The deceased had committed suicide by jumping into Dotikhola (Omchu) in Phuentsholing. The incident was reported to Phuentsholing police on June 15 by the manager of Norzang Builder. The incident took …

Four house owners and nine tenant families lost everything to the fire in Bajo Town in Wangdue which occurred at around 2:45 AM on June 17. A six-storied building, two two-storied traditional houses, three mud huts, and one temporary shelter were completely razed to ground by the fire. According police …

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden shared their experience of their second visit in the country. His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf said that 26 years ago, Their Majesties made their first visit in the country, whereby they started building up a relationship between the two countries. …