In a significant development aimed at strengthening disaster response capabilities, Project Dantak has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Construction Development Corporation Limited (CDCL), a Bhutanese State Owned Enterprise. The MOU entails the hiring of eight equipment, four JCB backhoe loaders and four excavators to Project Dantak for …

His Majesty The King granted dhar to the Maedtsho gup and the Dzongkhag Tshogdu Thrizin while in Lhuentse.  His Majesty has personally granted dhar to the gups since the first local government elections in 2011, in recognition of the importance of local leaders in service of their respective communities.  Tsenkhar …

As Civil servants get their pay hikes there will be an increase in consumer spending. A nurse, shares that he feels happy with the pay hike, as nurses will finally get a salary that will equal the duty they are bound with. “I will be saving my money a bit …

His Majesty The King visited Lhuntshe, where a recent flash flood washed away 23 people. His Majesty met with the family members of the victims, and visited the site of the incident at Ungar, where search efforts are still ongoing.  His Majesty returned to the country on Sunday from an …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating Karma Wangchuk, the former credit assistant of the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) branches in Samdrup Jongkhar and Dagana. Karma Wangchuk began his career as a credit assistant at Samdrupjongkhar on 27 April 2012 and he was later transferred to the Dagana …

The Prime Minister’s Office talking about the Lhuentse flash flood said that under the close guidance and support of the Office of Gyalpoi Zimpon, the search, rescue and coordination efforts are underway to make the most out of the pressing time. Prayer ceremonies are being held alongside. Some of the …

Bhutan National Bank won the Best Bank in Bhutan award at the Indian Chamber of Commerce Emerging Asia Banking Conclave and Awards 2022 in Goa, India. The Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted the Emerging Asia Banking Conclave and Awards 2022 in Goa in July 2023, an event which aims to …

This summer, from August 4-6, some of the brightest and most creative minds from across the globe will convene in Bhutan for the annual Drukyul’s Literature Festival under the theme “Reconnecting and Reviving”. This year’s festival headliners are notable talents. These include Ashi Kunzang Choden Roder, our favorite children’s author; …

In what is one of the biggest losses of life in recent memory, 23 people camped near a small stream below the Ungar village in Maedtsho gewog, Lhuentse was washed away by a flash flood at around 7.30 pm on Thursday night. Of the 23 washed away, eight people worked …

The Samtse case involving two girls who went missing after a school event is much murkier and involves 2 others girls and more accused too. On 3rd June an 18-year-old girl and her friend a 17-year-old girl from Gomtu went missing after a school event and did not come back. …