The rebuttal made by Namgay Zam and Dr. Shacha Wangmo was heard on Monday, 26th September with over 30 people of the general public and media houses in attendance at Bench 1 of the Thimphu District Court. The crowd having punctually arrived at 9 am milled around the courtroom for …
Read More »OAG to appeal court verdict on 7kg Chinese gold smuggling case
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) decided to appeal against the Chukha district court’s judgment, passed earlier this week, on the case of the four men accused of smuggling 7kgs of Chinese gold. The judgment that the Chukha district court passed Wednesday, 7th September 2016 convicted Chundu Wangchuk and …
Read More »Ministries explain audit discrepancies from 2009 to 2013
In line with the resolution of the sixth session of parliament requiring different all agencies to resolve all audit discrepancies from 2009 to 2013, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conducted a public hearing with the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests and Ministry of Labor …
Read More »Midterm review finds DHI companies performing significantly better from last year
Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI) completed a midterm review of its subsidiary companies this week which shows significant performance improvements in a majority of the companies. The midterm review is conducted to take stock of achievements of company targets set out in the Compacts (Performance Agreements) signed at the start …
Read More »Arguments from both sides in Sonam Phuntsho vs Namgay Zam and Dr Shacha Wangmo libel suit
Over 40 members of the press, supporters of the defendants and the general public crammed into the small Bench 1 courtroom of the Thimphu district court where the preliminary hearing of Sonam Phuntsho’s (Ap SP) charges of libel against Namgay Zam and Dr. Shacha Wangmo was held on Thursday, August …
Read More »Bhutan to play friendly vs India at 4pm
After diplomatic encumbrances led to the cancellation of India’s preseason USA tour, the blue tigers and Bhutanese dragons will take to the Changlimithang stadium in a last minute arranged friendly at 4 pm on Saturday. The Indian players arrived Monday to acclimatize to the altitude change from 216m at Delhi, …
Read More »Court exposes drug law loophole
The Phuentsholing Dungkhag court convicted Thinley Dorji only on charges of illegal possession of 25 grams of cannabis and 10 tablets of Nitrosun10 (N10) on 10th May. The convict had also been in possession of 126 capsules of Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus when he was arrested by Phuentsholing police in October last …
Read More »RICB may take over and enhance govt’s rural life insurance scheme
Under the directive of the Prime Minister, the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB), with support from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has submitted a proposal to the Cabinet to take over and enhance the existing Rural Life Insurance Scheme (RILS) into the National Life Insurance Scheme (NLIS). The proposal …
Read More »Prime Minister says to keep calm
At a press conference on Friday evening, the Prime Minister called for the nation to keep calm and work together with the government through the heavy monsoon that has damaged public infrastructure and temporarily blocked roads into some parts of the country. “We need to work as a team and …
Read More »Monsoon Toll: Six dead, 1 missing, 125 evacuated, 17 Dzongkhags affected
As of 29th July 2016 the heavy monsoon has directly and indirectly claimed six lives and affected over 40 houses, led to evacuation of 125 individuals and families and caused a lot of infrastructure damage. One person is missing and feared dead while another is critically injured. The effect of …
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