Nanong to complete all development activities by next year All the development works in the gewog will be completed by next year in the month of June. Many constructions are underway in the gewog such as the construction of community service center (CSC) for a budget of Nu 1.1mn which …

Toward December end, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) will announce the status of registration of the parties. The three aspiring political parties (Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP), Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), and Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) have re-resubmitted their documents to ECB after it asked for additional information to meet …

Yami Goenba located in the desert area about four hours walk from Talo in Punakha has been burglarized. Two pairs of elephant tusks and a rhino horn were stolen. The caretaker, Lam Bitu, 55 at the time was at an official meeting in Punakha. His sister in law who went …

Two lovers who eloped to Kalimpong have been detained by the Lhamoizingkha police after a formal complaint was lodged on 9 October by the wife of the man. A relative of the wife told police that the lovers were in Kalimpong. The 28 year old wife reported that her husband’s …

Thimphu Police ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was found near Babesa Bridge in Thimphu city on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Loge Urow from Jalpaiguri was a construction worker in Babesa. Passersby who spotted the body informed the police around 10:30 am. The …

Yangneer CPS conducts Sports Day Yangneer Community Primary School in Trashigang observed its Sports day on 12 December. The day was supposed to be conducted sometimes in the month of October but since it coincided with Sherig Century Celebrations it was postponed to the December month. The sports meet was …

A total of seven charges were imposed on the 39 year old tourist guide who was arrested by the Paro police for sexual assault of an Australian tourist. The case has been forwarded to the Paro dzongkhag court by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on 12 December after the …

Paro dzongkhag court ordered a prison term of five years and a month on 16 November to convict Mani Raj Rai, 43 for attempting to rape a 13 year old school girl in Paro this year. The victim is a class III student of the school where the convict is …

A nine day art exhibition themed “There is nothing more important than small silly things” was organized in the Voluntary Artist’s Studio (VAST), Thimphu by Atsuko Takai to promote contemporary art. Atsuko Takai has worked in Bhutan for the last one year as an art teacher in Gaselo lower secondary …

Development activities still pending in Gomdar gewog A new multipurpose hall (MPH) is under construction for a budget of Nu 230,000. The only community primary school (CPS) in the gewog is under maintenance with the budget from the education sector. The development activities which have been completed in the gewog …