The Judge who puts the guilty behind bars and dispenses justice to the innocent is by definition a powerful personality. And for the recipients where the hammer of justice lands, with cold conviction, the judge easily becomes the virtuous hand of deliverance or the cruel reaper of precious human years. …

His Majesty the king appointed Yeshey Dorji who previously held the position of the permanent representative to the UN mission in Geneva   as the new foreign secretary in place of Daw Penjo on Thursday. He received the white scarf without fringes and patang from his majesty as ex-officio symbols of …

After what is being described as a successful conference in Rio on Sustainable Development the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley and his delegates are back in Bhutan. In his short briefing at the Paro international airport he said that Bhutan has been thrust into a position of leadership in …

The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) has planned a grand project for Thimphu and Phuentsholing bus services. Under this plan bigger buses as compared to the current ones will be employed. The plan is not yet implemented but it remains on top of RSTA’s agenda. Under the plan more …

Constant complications in the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) money transactions have left customers frustrated with the disorderly machines and the banks. Customers who have encountered such problems have grown annoyingly familiar with the computer generated message on the ATM screens in the event of failed transactions. The message either tells …

The Thimphu Thromde is perennially positioned on the receiving end of real-estate owners and people with new constructions,  mainly for delays in approving drawing-charts for the construction of new buildings. In the recent hullabaloo of Rupee shortage, housing loans for 33 individuals were suspended because they didn’t have approved drawings, …

“Bhutan has not only progressed but has matured a lot in its political system since its transition to democracy,” said the new SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem who made his first visit to Bhutan since he assumed the post last March. During his visit he met with Bhutanese counterparts from …

Until recently if a person is caught drunk and driving, he was either charged a penalty or in some minor cases excused. However, with the increasing number of traffic accidents in the city the traffic rules are going to be implemented more strictly. It is not that rules did not …

Getting rid of the household garbage in the morning may be a familiar ritual to most households and businesses in Thimphu. Though the service is free many residents complain that the trucks come at office hours forcing some to store their garbage for weeks. However, according to officials at the …

Thimphu City Corporation’s (TCC) double-bin garbage disposal project was first piloted in Chubachu from where it was moved to the minister’s enclave in Motithang and finally Changjiji housing colony but the feasibility of the public-private partnership project remains a question if it is to be implemented across the capital. The …