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A former monk, a graduate of the Institute of Language and Culture Studies or the incumbent could become the next gup of Trong gewog. Trong, in the central district of Zhemgang, whittled down its choices for gup to these three nominations in the recently concluded village cluster (chiwog) level meetings …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay drive towards Trongsa yesterday and on the way Lyonchhen stopped at various points to inspect the progress and the quality of East -West Highway. Lyonchhen commended the site supervisors and the contractors for the job well done. Core cutting for the road which was already blacktopped between Thimphu and …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) decided to appeal against the Chukha district court’s judgment, passed earlier this week, on the case of the four men accused of smuggling 7kgs of Chinese gold. The judgment that the Chukha district court passed Wednesday, 7th September 2016 convicted Chundu Wangchuk and …

For months the government and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has been promising a more fair and realistic loan interest rate. The RMA worked on a Minimum Lending Rate policy (MLR) which was a much more scientific and flexible improvement over the rigid and exaggerated old base rate system below …

One of the three contestants for the Gup’s post in Chapcha gewog, Chukha, is Jamtsho, 34, who believes that he represents youth in the upcoming second local government election. “Youth today think that being unemployed is better than taking part in LG election because they have a wrong notion of …

The price of the smaller and spicier fresh green chilli has been rising ever since the agriculture ministry banned import of Indian chillies after detecting high content of pesticide residue in July this year. A slump in domestic production because of the heavy monsoon has not helped to ease the …

The Chiwog Zomdu in Nangkor gewog, Zhemgang, where primary round elections are held to nominate candidates for the local government elections were successfully completed yesterday but the voter turnout was low. The Nangkor gewog Chiwog Zomdu started on 21st August from Dakhpel-Kekhar Chiwog, then moved to Nyakha Chiwog, then to …

The government took the chance to respond to the press release made by the Opposition party welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court on Thromde and Yenlag Thromde elections, during the 26th Meet-the-Press session. The release states that the rush to establish twenty Dzongkhag Thromdes and twenty Yenlag Throms, at …

A mobile phone picture helped Thimphu police arrest the three men who raped a 31 year old woman near the Centenary Farmers Market (CMF) in Thimphu. The men aged 34,37 and 38 were arrested the same day the crime was committed. A person waiting in a car near the farmer’s …

The people of Tshimakha chiwog in Bjachho gewog, Chukha, have used Her Majesty The Gyeltsuen’s project funds for electric fencing and to buy manure and high quality potato seeds. The chiwog received Nu 1,854,650 in January this year, which amounts to more than Nu 68,000 for each of 27 households. …