The top three common crimes against women, according to police, are battery, sexual harassment, and assault. There is increasing concerns over especially increasing sexual crimes against women. A total of 1,339 cases of different crimes against women were reported to police across the country including anything from battery to sexual …

Tashi Dendup, a 28-year-old student, currently undergoing his Bachelors in Bio-Science at the Asia-Pacific International University, Thailand was listed as one of the highest academic achievers in the university’s President’s List for honors students. One must score a minimum of 12 credits and GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.75-4.00 to …

Dawa, a 40-year-old man who lives on alms and crumbs, often arrested for petty crimes in Samtse has alleged that the police has manhandled him several times while under detention. Just a few days ago, Tashi Gyeltshen who works for the dzongkhag administration in Samtse, while on a lunch break …

The medication drug being prescribed to treat diabetes, ‘Pioglitazone’ tablet, which is included under the national essential drugs list, is found to increase the risk of bladder cancer in patients who are exposed to the drug. This is what the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) through a letter on the regulatory …

While other local banks grapple with rising NPLs Among other sectors, the commercial banks in the country are one of the worst hit by the delay in the government’s budget approval. However, the country’s biggest bank, Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoBL) has seen a decrease in its bad loans or …

Within a span of a week’s time, two cases of people being mauled by a bear in the same dzongkhag were reported to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). On October 17, Sangay, a 51-year-old man was mauled by a bear, the second incident reported to Paro police following a similar …

Cho Duba earns a maximum of Nu 54,000 per month on the streets Cho Duba, a street hawker is one of the many men who sell rice porridge in the capital city to sustain his family. It’s an everyday routine for him to get to business by late evening around …

A shorter version of the ‘Move for Health Walk 2002’ led by ex-Health Minister Sangay Ngedup With the aim to promote healthy life styles and to raise fund for the Bhutan Health Trust Fund (BHTF), ‘Move for Health Walk 2013’ led by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Minister of Health Tandin …

One of the chapters in Gyambo Sithey’s latest book, “Democracy in Bhutan- the First Five Years,” provides an analysis of the transition of media in Bhutan over the past years. It includes how the media scenario in the country progressed, the impact it had on democratic Bhutan, how the private …

A 30-year-old woman who was detained by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in Wangdue Phodrang for accidently suffocating her two-week-old baby in her drunken state on August 18 has been granted bail by the Wangdue Phodrang District Court. The bail amount was paid by Sher Maya Gurung, 26, who took …