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The Under-23 football team recently made history for Bhutan by winning the first-ever silver medal in the South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal. The team, with its professional and disciplined performance, along with a lot of heart, also won the hearts of the Nepalese fans, with the unprecedented scene of …

The biggest announcement of the 112th National Day was the announcement of the Gyalsung or National Service for youth at or above the age of 18 from 2022 onwards. The Bhutanese following the announcement talked to an array of of youth over the next few days to gauge their reaction …

The report says exact cause of death could not be determined  It also does not confirm or rule out rape though no sperm samples were found  In what has come as a major surprise to the police, the forensic report submitted by the forensic team under the Department of Forensic …

Dena’s father and grandfather are in prison unable to pay a private moneylender Mother says RBP Thimphu did not send any personnel to search for her girl on the first day despite an official complaint Geeta Maya Adhikari, 33, the mother of the deceased Dena Koirala, not only threw more …

There is much excitement in the air as Bhutan gears up to celebrate the biggest event of the year, the 112th National Day. His Majesty The King will address the nation from the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu this year. People from all walks of life are eager to hear the Royal …

Chief Forest Officer, Gyeltshen Drukpa, said the fang marks on the neck of the deceased 9-year-old girl, Dena Koirala, a class 2 student in Dechencholing Higher secondary school, could confirm it to be the cause of her death. However, it is yet to ascertained which wild animal had exactly inflicted …

The National Statistics Bureau (NSB) has finally released the much delayed Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for 2018 and it shows that the economy had its second worst year ever on record with GDP touching 3.03 percent. The last time Bhutan’s economy had such poor numbers was after the …

The company is in the midst of root and stem reforms to deal with the fall out RICBL is Bhutan’s largest insurance company and handles all life insurance and most vehicle, equipment, projects, building and other insurance The country’s biggest and oldest insurance company is in unchartered waters as it …

Schools say the future of 1,500 school staff and 11,000 students enrolled in 36 private schools are at stake With the government’s move to absorb all the students who are not qualified for class XI in the government schools, which would have otherwise enrolled in private schools, many owners of …

The DNT government in its 2018 manifesto says it will recover Nu 10 bn by strengthening the tax collection system and avoiding tax evasion. This has become all the more imperative as the government faces a Nu 40 bn deficit in the 12th plan to meet its many pledges, some …