Regional Revenue and Customs Office (RRCO) in Paro has handed over two Indian men, one 36 years old and the other 40 years old, to the Paro police in connection to the gold smuggling on June 5. On June 5 at around 12:30 hrs, RRCO apprehended the two suspects at …

With the recent issues on employees not being paid for two months in Qatar, the Prime Minister raised concerns on the matter during meet-the- press session held yesterday. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that those Bhutanese workers were not sent to Qatar by the government. However, he said that it is …

The waste collection bins placed in Taba are clearly marked “Dry Waste” and “Degradable Waste”. Thimphu Thromde, which placed the bins there, had hoped that residents of North Thimphu would segregate their waste into dry and degradable piles before dumping it inside the waste collection bins. According to Thromde, forget …

A 27-year-old man from Khaling, Trashigang was arrested at around 9pm on  June 1when the Bolero pick-up he was driving hit  and damaged two Alto cars. The accident took place when the suspect was reversing his vehicle at Changedhaphug, Thimphu. Police spotted the driver throwing something from the Bolero while …

Many taxi drivers and commuters that this paper spoke with say the distance between pick and drop stands are long and the location is also inconvenient for them. A 26-year-old private employee said that the long walk to the stand is not easy, and by the time she reaches the …

A 22-year-old man from Khamdang, Trashiyangtse died on the spot after the truck he was driving veered off the road in Asnabare, Gedu. The accident took place 15 km away from Gedu police station May 24 at around half past midnight hour. He was driving from Phuentsholing to Thimphu with …

Thimphu police seized 23,464 capsules of Spasmo-proxyvon (SP) and 88.064 grams of marijuana from a 26-year-old man Arjun Subba from Norbuzingkha, Tshedagang, Dagana. He was arrested in Olakha on the night of May 26, behind ECB building, and was supposed to be the master source. Upon searching his apartment, police …

A 37- year-old farmer from Tsergom, Yangtse, Trashiyangtse was found hanging from a branch of a tree below his house on May 16. At around 8:30 pm, May 16, a complainant had lodged a complaint to the police, over a phone call, stating that the deceased had committed suicide by …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ministry of Health and the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) on the implementation of the Action Plan for Suicide Prevention in the country. The same MoU will be signed with other relevant stakeholders. A study over five years from 2009 to 2015 …

Phuentsholing police apprehended a 25-year-old man, from Deothang, Samdrupjongkhar, at the entry gate in Phuentsholing on May 16th at around 1pm. Police arrested the person for the illegal possession of marijuana (cannabis), 17 grams of it hidden inside his underwear. The arrest was made possible with the information provided by …