The Criminal Bench of the Thimphu District Court today sentenced businessman Sonam Norbu (39) of voluntary manslaughter of Namgay Dolkar (24) on the evening of 13th August 2023. The sentencing is for 14 years 11 months and 29 days. Voluntary manslaughter is a felony of the second degree and has …

The main highlight of the 117th National Day Address by His Majesty The King was the mention of ‘The Diamond Strategy’, where the current ‘One Country, Two Systems’ of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) would converge back into ‘One Country, One System,’ where innovations emerging from the GMC must be …

On 17th December 2024 two units of the P II project started generating power with its inauguration by the Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Gem Tshering.  The two units are of 340 MW capacity and as per procedure it directly is not allowed to generate as much in one …

The High Court, this week, dismissed the Constitutional Case filed over  Freedom of Religion by Damphu building owner Rajen Tamang. Rajen had requested the Court to allow religious gatherings in his karaoke on the basis of freedom of religion. The Tsirang Dzongkhag and Municipality under the Dzongda had cut water …

The Head of the Legislative Committee and Nyisho-Sephu MP, Kunga, in a National Assembly Press Conference said that after elections, when a Cabinet Minister joins office ,the minister gets Nu 600,000 as an office joining amount and the Prime Minister gets Nu 1.2 million (mn). He said that this amount …

In recent times, apart from news of the growing value of Bhutan’s Bitcoin stack, another major point of discussion and news has been Bhutan steadily selling parts of these holdings. According to Arkham, Bhutan has, since July 2024, sold 2,077 Bitcoins (BTC) worth USD 163 million (mn) which is Nu …

With the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) officially declared and encompassing Sarpang Dzongkhag, Gelephu Thromde, 11 Gewogs in Sarpang, 3 Gewogs in Dagana (Lhamoizingkha, Karmaling, and Nichula) and 3 Gewogs in Zhemgang (Sonamthang, Panbang, and Tungkudemba) the next big question is what will happen to these local government offices like the Dzongda, …

The much-discussed Vehicle Quota took the Parliament by storm this time which has calmed down for now with a deferral, but the storm may rise in the summer session again when the issue is likely to be discussed again. On 21st November 2024 the motion to table the Pay Structure …

Case to set a legal precedent on anonymity and online culpability As the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) investigates the suicide case of the 20-year-old Tiktoker, more details are coming forth. It now emerges that the two women who attacked the 20-year-old victim in a party hall bathroom on the night …

In a major relief to Rajen Tamang, the Tsirang District Court on 3rd December ordered the Tsirang Dzongkhag and Municipality to reconnect the essential utilities, water and electric power, to his building in Damphu town. The Municipality had cut off the water supply to the building on the morning of …