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The basement of the Damphu building had been in the news since last year in a stand off between the building owner, Rajen Tamang, conducting religious gatherings in the basement of the building, and the Tsirang Dzongkhag Administration and municipality under the Dzongda saying the basement was only cleared as …

His Majesty The King is in Gelephu, where over the past two days His Majesty granted Audiences to the first and second cohorts of Pelsups, as well as to the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) teams. On 4th December His Majesty met the first cohort of Pelsups, who are in the …

A key eyewitness in the death of a detainee, 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley,  has come forward with a detailed account of what he saw on the afternoon of 14 November, when the incident unfolded not far from the Lungtenphu Viewpoint. The eyewitness, who was in Thimphu to attend the Kalachakra …

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has found that there are a total of 537 excess teachers spread across 20 Dzongkhags after a Teacher Requirement Exercise. The highest number of excess teachers are 265 Dzongkha teachers in 20 Dzongkhags with the most excess in Thimphu Throm and Paro …

Around 417 tour guides involved in the monument fees case in Taktsang, Kyichu Lhakhang and Punakha Dzong are likely to be legally prosecuted, and thereafter on conviction, lose their guide licenses for good. The number of guides is likely to shoot up more once the investigation into the Chimi Lhakhang …

On 3rd December, the Indian Rupee (INR) fell to a record low of INR 90.28 against the United States Dollar (USD). In fact, the INR has been Asia’s worst performing currency in 2025, so far, against not only the USD but also other major convertible currencies. As of Friday evening, …

The Thimphu District Court on 29th August 2025 awarded Nu 57.36 million (mn) or USD 641,592 (1USD = Nu 89.41) in economic and punitive damages to Gyem Gyeltshen and his two surviving daughters Kinley Pelden and Kinley Wangmo in the Druk Air helicopter crash case. On the afternoon of 3rd …

Narcotics, Drugs and Other Vices Division (NDOVD) of the Royal Bhutan Police The Narcotics, Drugs and Other Vices Division (NDOVD) of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) said that they did not foresee the accident that led to the death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley, who was being escorted in a …

As a part of a new initiative for the 118th National Day, there will be an online lottery draw called ‘Lucky Pem’ where participants can win a prize of up to Nu 15 million (mn), Nu 10 mn, Nu 5 mn and even Nu 100,000 each. The condition, however, is …

A major measure that the Tourism Industry was looking forward to was the reintroduction of duration discounts. Their hopes were up, especially after the Ministry of Industry Commerce and Employment (MoICE) asked the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BIL) office under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to study the issue of duration …