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At the invitation of Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is on an official visit to Bhutan from 12th to 15th May 2016. The Foreign Ministry said that Mr Mahmood Ali’s …

Starting 2013 and till date, 61 people, which include a freelance guide, tour operator and permanent guide, have been involved in drugs offences. Out of the 61 people, seven were arrested for drugs transaction, 28 for drugs possession and 2 for drugs trafficking, and the remaining was arrested for other …

The recent damage to Drukair plane, A319 Airbus, caused by a freak hailstorm has caused much delays and reshuffling of flight schedules. Although the plane landed safely in Guwahati airport with 90 passengers, however, there is much costly damage to be repaired before the plane can be air worthy again. …

In the last 18 months, the Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC), soon to become a State Owned Enterprise (SOE), has approved 2,074 projects worth Nu 593 mn. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said BOiC, started around 18 months ago, has implemented and approved many projects. He said that out of 2,074 …

Dismissing some rumors about the Bhutanese co-pilot ‘fainting,’ the Druk Air Managing Director, Tandi Wangchuk said that it was in fact the Bhutanese co-pilot or First Officer Tshering Penjor who landed the plane safely in Guwahati during a hail storm strike. He said that happened because the Greek Pilot or …

Thimphu police apprehended four persons on March 24 for the theft of two elephant tusks, and an additional two persons also involved in the theft on March 25. Six people arrested include three police personnel, one army personnel, one JSS security guard and one driver. JSS security guard, who was …

The Prime Minister and members of the cabinet conducted midterm reviews in Samtse and Tsirang in the past one week. On 5th April Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Lyonpo Ngeema Sangay Tshempo of Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Lyonpo Dawa Gyaltshen of Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and Lyonpo D.N. …

Bumthang police arrested a 26-year-old man, a freelance driver, from Dagarthang village under Tshenkhar Gewog in Lhuntse, on April 5 for larceny. A man was conned and robbed during a sales transaction. He filed a complaint with the police that subsequent to his advertisement for USD 8,000 sale on Facebook …

As the city life buzzes on, never to stop, and unaware of the differences between day and night rural villages bear an increasingly forlorn look. Rural-urban migration described by many as a ‘crisis’ has already hit most of the rural areas hard. So hard, that the land that were once …

Changzamtog Lower Secondary School has an interactive learning session that takes learning out of the classroom and not just limited to the books. It is called the ‘open mic session’ where guest speakers and students interact with each other on various topics. Introduced last year, the program is aimed at …