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The football ground of Lhuentse HSS which normally wears a deserted look was filled with students from different schools of Lhuentse yesterday. They had come to participate at the annual sports meet which began from August 22. The annual sports meet 2013 is being conducted in Lhuentse Higher Secondary School …

Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward has sent Chelsea a ‘terse’ letter warning them to make no new bids for Wayne Rooney. Chief executive Woodward – backed by the champions’ American owners – put his views in writing in a ‘Dear Roman…’ message aimed to block a new bid. United have …

Bhutanese throughout the country joined India in the celebration of her 67th Independence Day, a day of import for Bhutan and the region. The celebrations were highlighted by the performance of world famous classical Indian dancer Uma Sharma, relatively unknown to the locals, at the RAPA hall. Bhutan is the …

Measures are put in place for the safety of the public Figures compiled by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) show a decline in crime rate in Thimphu this year. However, while the police are making every effort to combat crime, it is uncertain if the crime rate would surpass last …

A 48-year-old suspect involved in robbing a lhakhang in Rubisa gewog, Wangdue Phodrang in 1988, who had escaped from police custody 25 years back, was rearrested on May 10, 2013 at Mongar by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). The suspect, from Rubisa gewog, had broken into the Tshokhorlo lhakhang and …

The conflict between man and wildlife has been an unending journey since time immemorial. 40% of the country’s total land area has been reserved for conservation and 60% is mandated by the Constitution to remain under forest coverage for all times. More than 70% of the population depends directly on …

People can just walk up to a mobile office found stationed at different locations during different times to get insurance services. Bhutan Insurance Limited (BIL) launched its mobile insurance service, ‘Insurance on Wheels’, the first of its kind in Bhutan, on August 3 in Thimphu. The initiative aims to provide …

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) inaugurated its fourth community police centre (CPC) yesterday at Babesa after the success of the other three CPCs in the capital, which has helped in reducing crime rates. Records with the police show major offences like chorten vandalism, burglary, larceny and mischief, battery and auto …

The increased number of the Cordyceps collectors every year poses a threat to the sustainability of the resource. A survey conducted by the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment found that the collectors were ignorant about the threat and also seemed least bothered by it. An official from the …

Some villagers in lower Kheng in Zhemgang, who have been employed as laborers by contractors in various construction work sites on the Gomphu – Panbang highway, say that the contractors are being extremely stern, and are also blatantly breaching labour laws. As per the national labour norms, all employees in …