Rape is a tool to express anger, to dominate, to control, humiliate and hurt someone. It is motivated in the same way as any other type of violence but it is hardly reported so the number is cases is not always factual. Adolescent girls are the most likely victims of …

The 10th Plan Talks between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RG0B) and the Government of lndia (GoI) was held in Thimphu yesterday. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and the lndian delegation was led by Shri Akhilesh Mishra, Joint Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) …

Thimphu municipality has signed a contract with Krangrig construction to construct drainage systems, roads and wimp pipes in the Changzamtog area. The contract was signed on 26 November 2012 and the constructions are expected to be completed by 26 May, 2013. The budget allocated for overall constructions is more than …

In 2012 54.25 percent of inflation was caused by domestic factors and only 45.58 was imported inflation. High Inflation also means high poverty rate and lower growth according to Economists. Rapidly increasing inflation rate since 2008 till 2012 will negate high economic growth rates and also negatively impact the poverty …

The Phuentsholing municipality has come up with construction of new water works within the town. These new schemes include treatment plants in Rinchending areas (Kharbandi), new water sources in Kharbandi, Dhoti Khola , Hati dunga , Damantara under Chilauni chiwog, Basgari (near Dhoti river), some new water supply schemes in …

The Royal Govemment of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh had the first Bilateral Consultation on 2 April, 2013 in Dhaka. The Bhutanese delegation to the Consultation was be led by Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and will include officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During …

Two Lhakhangs for the financial year For this financial year, Bardo gewog is left with construction of  Khomchar Lhakhang and Digala Lhakhang. As of now, 90% of the works have been completed. The construction work on Khomchar Lhakhang was started three years back with the budget of more than Nu …

The Prime Minister, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley called on the three newly registered political parties yesterday which the party leaders said marked a ‘good precedence’. The party presidents in a press conference yesterday, said pressing issues such as date of general elections, state funding, convenient polling stations were discussed with …

MoIC responds on Domestic Airports issue MOIC hereby issues this statement: It will not respond to media reports that have been carrying unauthenticated information about the construction of the domestic airports, but to place in context what appears to be a targeted misinformation drive against individuals and the government agencies. …

For a country and society where ‘everyone is related’ or where ‘everybody knows everybody’, conflict of interest becomes an important and pertinent issue. While it is good that family and other social ties in Bhutan are strong, it is also important to see that these ties are not misused to …