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After more than a month’s delay from when the rape case was first registered by a 17-year-old girl against her step father, the Punakha police have finally sent the rape case to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for prosecution. Following a story by The Bhutanese last week highlighting …
Read More »An important MoU after 37 years and 24 rounds of boundary talks
The Foreign Minister Lyonpo Dr Tandi Dorji and the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wu Jianghao signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Three-Step Roadmap for Expediting the Bhutan-China Boundary Negotiations. The …
Read More »Her Majesty completes 10 years on 13th October 2021
The day of 13th October 2011 will go down as one of the happiest in Bhutan’s history as not only did the Royal Wedding take place and His Majesty The King find a Royal partner, but Bhutan got a Queen. The people were happy not only for the moment, but …
Read More »His Majesty grants Land Kidu to people of Lunana
His Majesty The King visited Lunana on the morning of 6th October, and granted Lagthram to the 191 households who are receiving Land Kidu in Goenshari, Punakha. Traditionally, the people of Lunana migrate south with their animals during the winter months, when it gets too difficult to eke out a living …
Read More »10 Sherubtse students filed harassment complaint against Lecturer
College withholds promotion for three years for lecturer but students not satisfied with the outcome In June this year 10 female students from the same class in the third year of Sherubtse College filed a harassment complaint against Assistant Lecturer Dorji Phuntsho. The complaints ranged from body shaming to unprofessional …
Read More »Minor in Punakha accused step father of rape a month ago but RBP yet to charge sheet case
The police in the first week of September registered a case after a 17-year-old student in one of the schools in Punakha accused her step-father of raping her. She lost her mother in 2019 to liver cancer and since then she was living with her step-father and her 4-year-old half …
Read More »Pressure mounts on the Bhutan border with Jaigaon as enquiries start
Following reports by The Bhutanese on an extortion network in Jaigaon comprising of five local journalists, some SSB, some customs and others that preyed on Bhutanese exports and even imports, it has been learnt that senior officials in New Delhi are instituting their own enquiries. As a result, the enquiry …
Read More »RAA plans to audit Discretionary Grant of Ministers, MPs and Dzongdas
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) in a notification issued on 1st July 2021 announced its intention to audit the discretionary grant given to ministers (Nu 200,000 per year), MPs (Nu 150,000 per year) and Dzongdas (Nu 75,000 per year). With this audit Ministers, MPs and Dzongdas for the first time …
Read More »The mystery of Nu 1 bn+ cash still circulating in Jaigaon despite a closed border
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) had planned to set up exchange counters in Phuentsholing to exchange more than Nu 1 bn in cash in Jaigaon by releasing INR of an equivalent amount, however, that plan has hit a snag for now. The problem has come in the form of enquiries …
Read More »SSB officer under enquiry for links with Jaigaon tobacco smugglers and Jaigaon Customs officials accused of taking money from Bhutanese vehicles and exports
A Deputy Commandant (DC) of the SSB based in Jalpaiguri, Rajneesh Moral, has been transferred out and is undergoing an enquiry over allegations of his links with tobacco smugglers in Jaigaon who smuggled tobacco into Bhutan. SSB confirms transfer and enquiry The SSB Inspector General (IG) of Siliguri Frontier Srikumar …
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