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People generally tend to overlook the challenges a person with disability can have. What one must understand is that a person is not born with a choice to decide whether he wants the disability or not.  Instead of labeling someone by their challenges, it’s important to first see them as …

The residents of Dechencholing satellite town are facing acute water shortage since the area does not have thromde water connection and private house owner are not able to provide adequate water as the number of households are increasing every year and the water sources are drying up. The residents and house owners …

BTL said that around 35 customers have lodged the complaints on charges in last one and half month.. BTL said the complaint cases increased especially after the system has been upgraded to provide new facility was introduced recently. The BTL general manager of the marketing division, Penjore the data rates …

Aum Kinzang Choden, a 60 year old shopkeeper from Trashigang Throm returned a purse containing Nu. 221,055 in cash, that she found near the Manidungkhor in the heart of Trashigang town, on 2 May 2019 to Trashigang Police. The purse and its contents were handed over to the rightful owner, …

With the local residents now very dubious of any claims of the completion of hospital at Jatshoka in Wangdue Phodrang— credited to the yearly coverage making rounds that the Hospital is all set to be handed over to the Ministry of Health and then to the Dzongkhag for the last …

His Majesty The King on 17 April 2019 granted Dhar to appoint the new Chairperson and Commissioners of the Royal Civil Service Commission. Karma Hamu Dorjee, one of the Commissioners of the previous Commission, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the RCSC. The four Commissioners are Dr. Ugyen …

A press release said that in view of the concerns raised regarding the shortage of subsidized LPG in the media and the problems that people are facing, the government would like to support the noble ‘Citizen’s Initiative: Our Gyenkhu’. Led by Lyonchhen, the Opposition leader, NC Chairperson, Cabinet Minister and …

Phuentsholing Thromde has included employment generation and Local Economy enhancement program in the 12th FYP with the objective to enhance the local economy and create gainful employment. For the program, the collaborating agencies are Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry …

The police arrested a 53-year-old driver on March 10, 2019, for deceiving 11 people from different Dzongkhags. The suspect was initially arrested from Bumthang and was escorted to Thimphu police station on March 11. The suspect is from Mongar. The complaint was lodged on March 4 by the victims to …

Thimphu police arrested 70 people in connection with drug-related offenses. Of the total arrest (70), 42 were arrested for abusing controlled substances while the other 28 were arrested for illicit trafficking of controlled substances. The total arrests include 9 female (6 for abusing and 3 for illicit trafficking of tobacco …