NCHM plans to use drones to survey and assess potentially dangerous lakes A newly formed artificial lake above Taktsimakhang in Gasa on the Sintaphu Chhu has burst following landslides from nearby slopes, causing its water level to drop substantially, although no casualties or damage have been reported so far. According …

Authorities maintain continuous monitoring as PM inspects the site and controlled explosions are being considered to safely drain the lake The artificial lake formed at the confluence of Shintaphu Chhu and Lungu Chhu (Gangchen Tag Chhu or Singchala Chhu) in Taktsemakhang, Gasa, following the glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) on …

The Phuntsholing Dungkhag Court on 20th October 2026 sentenced Bhutanese rapper Kezang Tenzin, popularly known as Kado, to five years’ imprisonment for illicit trafficking of 8,477 Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus (SP+) tablets, while his accomplice, Ugyen Dorji, was sentenced to three years in prison. In its judgment, the court found Kezang Tenzin …

Court also holds construction company criminally liable for allowing an unlicensed employee to operate heavy machinery The Phuentsholing Dungkhag Court has sentenced an excavator operator to three years’ imprisonment for negligent homicide in connection with the deaths of a 32-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter in an accident at Norgay …

Victim continues to face speech difficulties and psychological trauma The mother of a 22-year-old former first-year student of Norbuling Rigter College (NRC), who suffered severe head and body injuries in a hostel assault in March this year, is planning to file a separate civil suit seeking civil liability over the …

A minor girl was found dead by hanging at her residence in Samtse on 12th October, 2026. According to sources in Samtse, the girl was a victim of sexual molestation, an incident that occurred a day before her death. Sources said that on 11th October, 2026, while the girl was …

Police recover 45 of 64 Phurpas stolen from Thadra Goenpa, with two Singaporean nationals voluntarily returning three An investigation into the vandalism of chortens (stupas) and burglaries of lhakhangs (monasteries) across five dzongkhags has linked 18 suspects to 35 cases dating from 2015 to 2026, with the cases forwarded to …

MoIT says the relocation plan remains unchanged, with detailed design works scheduled for completion in FY 2026–2027 The proposed relocation of Thimphu’s crematorium from Hejo to Hongtsho remains unchanged, with construction targeted for completion by 2029, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) Secretary Karma Wangchuk said during the 32nd …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will make the final decision on the petition seeking the transfer of the Zhemgang Dzongda after a fact-finding report found that five of the seven allegations against the Dzongda were not substantiated, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said during the 32nd Meet-the-Press session on 9th …

Amidst public criticism over the nine-year prison sentences handed to six men convicted of raping a minor, Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that possible amendments to the Penal Code of Bhutan could be discussed to provide for harsher punishment for offences against children. The Prime Minister said the government …