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Last Friday at around 1:30 am Thimphu police received a complaint from a shopkeeper in Semtokha that they caught a boy stealing from his shop. Police on reaching the location found the boy had stolen five bags of edibles. The 15-year-old boy confessed to police that nine school friends were …
Read More »ICM Bill looks to incorporate social media clauses
Social networking sites are nowadays the platform to share and break news but the information is not always accurate. Certain forums on Facebook have started hosting not only viral fake news and rumors but also highly sensitive content including some that declare war on Bhutan and also try to incite …
Read More »Fines for not stopping at Zebra crossings
To make the zebra crossing more effective the Thimphu traffic police has decided that it will strictly impose fines on all motorists to who fail to give pedestrians the right of way. The zebra crossing safety initiative was started in 2015 and put into practice in the past year with …
Read More »4 private schools in Thimphu to provide boarding facilities
To minimise youth related problems, reduce dependency on relatives and improve academic performances the education ministry issued an executive order to allow boarding facilities in cities and towns for both private and public schools and also private hostels. Boarding schools were earlier not allowed in Thimphu to reduce rural to …
Read More »3 arrested in Gelephu for drugs
Gelephu police arrested three people last month in possession of banned substances. On the evening of February 22, police arrested a 23-year-old man from Bardo, Trong, with 17 pieces of hashish, weighing 236.37 grams. The consignment was concealed in his bag and was wrapped in a plastic paper. The suspect …
Read More »3 arrested for bag snatching in Thimphu
Thimphu police arrested three men for allegedly robbing a 29-year-old woman on 7 March near Kuensel office at around 10:30 pm in the evening. The incident took place when she was returning home. The three men in a group snatched her handbag, which contained some cash and few cosmetics item …
Read More »Amochhu Township project likely to start from Sept 2017
After keeping the Amochhu Land Development Township Project (ADLTP) waiting for more than 14 years, CDCL along with DHI and with a fund support from ADB, are expected to start their Zone A (phase 1) in September 2017. Being a large scale project, ADB also doesn’t have funds to start …
Read More »BTI survey on 11th Plan Implementation finds G2C can do better
Bhutan Transparency Initiative (BTI) presented and discussed the preliminary findings on the citizens’ perception on the 11th Five Year Plan on Friday. The conference was attended by some of the National Council members, officials from financial institutions, members from Civil Society Organizations and other relevant agencies. With the shift of …
Read More »National Film awards to commemorate His Majesty’s birthday
The 16th Bhutan National Film Award will be held on 21st February coinciding with His Majesty the King’s birth anniversary. The award this year will be held in Luger Theater and telecast live on BBS. The Bhutan Film Association (BFA) has decided that from this year there will be a …
Read More »Managing for Excellence
The Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) has launched a system where civil servants can submit their performance appraisals online. Known as the MaX (Managing for Excellence), the online system is expected to ensure discipline in planning, evaluation of performance targets and competency behaviors and increase accountability. Enhancing service delivery through …
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