An eight year old rape victim’s mother is not happy with the decision made by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on dropping the case due to lack of evidence. She wants to re-appeal to OAG to seek justice for her daughter. On February 14 at around 8:30 pm, the …

The BNCA under its new mandate to treat drug abusers received 55 clients in seven months out of which 52 are male and three are female. They have assisted 30 clients and the rest are undergoing treatment. They have been sending them to drop-in centers, rehabilitation centers and the psychiatric …

Queuing up at the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) counters to pay fines or make other payments is not something people look forward to most of the days. Many have to even cancel their scheduled meetings as they are stuck in RSTA office waiting in the long queues. A …

Community Police Center (CPC), Thimphu Police Division, Royal Bhutan Police (RBP), is conducting intensive door-to-door sensitization programs on crime prevention to the residents in various community neighborhoods in the capital city, starting from March 2016. Such sensitization programs are aimed at creating awareness so that the residents in Thimphu understand …

In the latest drug raid, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has seized 10,105 SP capsules this year. This is the second highest record. In just two and a half month, 38 cases of drugs related issues have been handled by the police till date. Phuentsholing police arrested two men in …

Thimphu police arrested two men for carrying contraband substances in a Bolero pick-up. They had attempted to mix the contraband with vegetables on 10th February. The Bolero was travelling towards Wangdue carrying vegetable. There were two passengers including the driver and the vegetable vendor. Officers were travelling to Hongtsho with …

A 46-year-old man from Punakha was apprehended by Thimphu police in Changzamtog last month. He is suspected of being involved in 8 different burglary cases that occurred in Taba, Changjiji, Motithang and Chubachu. He was under the close watch of the police. A police team led by an officer was …

Migration from rural to urban areas is now becoming a concern for any local governments They are worried because migration is on rise and they want their people to preserve what they have rather than leaving all behind. They migrate due to four main reasons. First, it is to do …

The next time someone insists on paying you with a cheque, think about it. The last thing you want is have the bank teller tell you that the cheque cannot be cashed in as there is an insufficient balance in the bank account of the cheque issuer. Royal Bhutan Police …

After storing the body of a deceased man for more than a week, the mortuary in Thimphu, with the help of the police, handed over the body to Thimphu Thromde on March 3, to be cremated on  March 4 by Thromde. There was not a single person to claim the …