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The brother of a 30-year-old driver from Dagana, who was detained by the police in connection to a battery case, has alleged that the police were not fair enough in the case. On 12th March at around 9:30 pm, the driver initially had a verbal argument with an open air …

Zhemgang district has 95 percent forest coverage, which makes it vulnerable to the Human- Wildlife Conflict (HWC), and it has always been a major issue there, with a huge number of wild animals, wherein people have started experiencing bears coming into the human settlements. The farmers in Zhemgang have also …

Bhutan NDI is Bhutan’s new National Identity System, a pioneer app in the country that provides verification and authentication services for both individuals and businesses as well. The Bhutan NDI wallet is driven by the philosophy of a self-sovereign identity model based on decentralized ID technology which gives users greater …

Bullying is happening depending on the class level and age level in schools across the country. However, the severity of the bullying is not known. In order to deal with bullying, The PEMA has instituted guidelines for anti-bullying mechanisms in educational institutions. The PEMA Secretariat, in collaboration with Career Education …

Samuh in collaboration with Bhutan National Bank (BNB) launched Saya Dakpo- The Bhutanese Millionaire. Saya Dakpo is a reality show which is essentially a quiz game where one can participate to earn money. Inspired by other similar games, it is a unique show incorporating the uniqueness of Bhutan. It will …

During the National Council election period, any abnormal transaction of money, including in the account of the candidate should be reported to ECB by the banks or financial institutions. The candidate will have to bear the responsibility for the conduct of his/her representatives and supporters. Candidates for the NC Elections …

The use of digital payment systems has increased along with the acceptance of the QR code payment system. Retailers and restaurant owners have fallen prey to fraudulent acts as a result of such digitized payment systems. The Royal Monetary Authority’s Annual Report 2021 claimed that Internet banking and mobile banking …

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) so far has registered 123 candidates for the upcoming 4th National Council (NC) Election 2023. Of the total registered candidates, 8 are women. However, the exact percentage of women’s participation will be known only after the Dhamngoi Zomdu is conducted. ECB is fully prepared to …

Since the diagnosis of the first mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) case, a total of 187 pregnant mothers were detected with HIV from 2002 until 2022. Out of which, 127 babies are found to be negative while 42 are HIV positive (39 MTCT cases are infected without prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) …

The recent case of missing answers sheets for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English II of the 40 students of Trashitse Higher Secondary School in Trashigang has been taken over by the Royal Bhutan Police headquarters in Thimphu after the complaint was lodged with the Police in Gelephu. Prime Minister Dasho …