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The Supreme Court (SC) upholding the High Court’s judgment on criminal conspiracy case has convicted Khandu Wangmo to 9 years in prison on 21 March 2022. In addition, the Supreme Court had convicted her to 21 years for her involvement in sedition case on 11 January 2022 making it 30 …

The Supreme Court on 4 April upheld the High Court’s judgment involving a 56-year-old former teacher, Dil Bahadur Chhetri Neopani, in connection to molesting 10 students in 2019. He was initially convicted to 30 years in prison by the Tsirang District Court in July 2021, however, the High Court in …

The Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited  (NRDCL) is stocking up on sand before the monsoon season hits Bhutan. They have about 73,600 m3 or cubic meters (approximately 9,200 truckloads (TLs) of sand stocked so far. This is being done to meet the requirement for sand during the monsoon season. NRDCL …

As of 29 March 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) covered almost 99 percent of the children with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. 81.8 percent of children age between 12-17 years old are vaccinated with first and second doses, and 84.4 percent vaccine coverage above 18 years old. The …

A release from the Indian Embassy said to restore the Dzong to its former glory, the Reconstruction of Wangduephodrang Dzong was taken up as a bilateral Development Partnership Project between India and Bhutan in 2014. The aim of the Project is to ‘build back better’ with the incorporation of disaster …

There are a handful of landlords who have been giving rent waivers to their tenants during the pandemic. But a majority of the landlords have not been so considerate, even when receiving deferrals and the extension of loan term for an additional ten years. Instead, there are reports of landlords …

On 21 March 2022 the National COVID-19 Taskforce approved the standard operating procedures of home quarantine of seven days for people moving from high risk to low risk areas. All travellers who have not registered for home quarantine will be required to register using the ePass system. They should call …

One frequent question or complaint from the public that has been coming up these says is the impact of the prolonged lockdown on the livelihood of people. This question came up from the public again during the Prime Minister’s live press conference with the media on Monday. The person asking …

The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that in phase two red homes or isolation facilities will continue, but once there is a lot of asymptomatic cases then it will be lifted. He said those who prefer to and do not have very good support systems at home can …

In a press release the People’s Democratic Party listed out how higher fuel prices would hurt the economy and it gave some recommendations on how fuel prices can be decreased. The PDP said in the economic ravages caused by the COVID pandemic, Bhutan is witnessing the highest fuel price rise …