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A Khangzang choeten believed to be more than 100 years old was vandalized last night. The choeten located in Charkilo, four kilometers  from Thimphu, was renovated just two weeks ago. A  student of Khasadrapchu Middle secondary School saw the vandalized choeten early morning  yesterday while he was walking to school …

Greener way, Bhutan’s first private waste management firm’s hopes to transform the face of waste management in the capital  received further impetus when the government allotted it an acre of land below the fly over bridge near the truck parking for the construction of a Material Recover Facility (Transfer Station). …

The ramshackle Dechencholing market which was shifted next to the Thimpchu river in 2008 from its earlier location below the Royal Body Guard premises will be getting a new location. Lyonchhen said that His Majesty the King has granted approval to use the land opposite the new township (near the …

Gang members who pledged to dissociate their gangs and abandon gang violence are still operational as individuals or in smaller groups. Many unlawful offenses are committed by ex-gang members, according to police records. Police officials said though now large gangs do not exist, ex-gang members still commit crime when the …

Within the last two months, 32 cases of domestic violence cases were reported in the capital: 12 cases of battery; 12 cases of willful negligence; one extra marital affair; and seven other cases under different categories. Records with RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) show that cases of domestic …

Four months ago, the Environment Division under Thimphu Thromde started distributing two different colored garbage bins to building owners and offices located in Chubachu.  The white one is for recyclable waste like plastics and bottles while the green one is for organic or degradable wastes such as food and vegetables. …

If housing crunches is one problem, soaring rents are a nightmare. Everyone is on the lookout for a place that does not drain one’s pockets while the ones suffering the most are people from the low-income bracket. However, these problems might be eased, with the National Housing Development Corporation Limited …

The Royal Bhutan Police, fire crew and a few Desups fought a fire at Druk Hotel located near Thimphu Clock Tower yesterday. The fire was reported at 12:10 pm and was extinguished one hour later. In the incidence, a 40-year old maintenance man was injured and taken to the hospital …

Fire crews, nearby residents and the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) battled a blaze which burned down a house and injured a man below the Thai Pavilion, a few meters away from Dema Lhakhang on February 23 evening. The fire was reported at 4:10 pm and was contained by 6. Of …

A 19-year old boy is fighting for his life in the Thimphu Hospital after being stabbed in the head, back and arm with a knife on February 22. The class-X student of Motithang Higher Secondary School was stabbed above the vegetable market when he was going out to play football …