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As per the statistics from Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA), police arrested 960 individuals as of June this year, 2018 for drug related offences. The total number of arrest includes both who were forwarded to BNCA for treatment and those who are convicted for illegal transaction or possession of controlled …

The family and child bench sentenced the 39-year old Vice-Principal (VP) Ugyen Wangchuk to 10 years in prison. Ugyen was serving in a charity school in Bjemina, Thimphu. He was initially charged against 8 molestation cases and an attempt to rape charge, which could have led to a minimum of …

Mangdechu tariff rate negotiations critical for 12th plan financing says PM Final tariff rate likely to be a political decision between the two PMs Not mincing any words, the Prime Minister, Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering during the second Friday meet said that a major chunk of the internal revenue of …

At the second Friday meet, the Prime Minister, in response to a question on the government’s pledge on drinking and irrigation water -turned to his right and asked the Agriculture Minister, “Did you brush your teeth and wash your face this morning,” and after getting an affirmative reply he asked …

About 735 Bhutanese youths were sent to Japan starting from 2017 till date through the ‘learn and earn’ program arranged by the Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO), a private overseas employment agency. The students were sent to various parts of Japan in 24 different schools under the scheme. The first batch …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering during the second Friday meet with the media said that he would be taking cues from the 111th National Day address of His Majesty The King. He said that he is excited to hear the message in the 111th National Day being held in Samtse on …

Earlier studies had said that chances of a major quake in Bhutan are minimal Bhutan, for a while, had been resting easy due to some earlier studies that said that the likelihood of a major earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8 hitting Bhutan was minimal after the seismic active zone …

Albeit with a new ToR and better communication to prevent a repeat of the last CoS In a major decision the government has decided to reconstitute the formerly disbanded Committee of Secretaries (CoS) which is to be led by the Cabinet Secretary Kesang Wangdi. Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering announced this …

PM to travel to Delhi on 27 December The Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering announced that the GNH Commission had approved the final 12th FYP with an estimated outlay of Nu 310 bn. The Commission is headed by the Prime Minister as the Chairman and the Finance Minister as …

The government has put on hold plans to build around 50 to 60 new government offices in Thimphu in line with its plan to better rationalize available resources and also decongest Thimphu in the process. Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering announced that the government had formed a committee and given them …