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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 …

Ani Pema Deki, with her ‘A Woman with Altitude,’ campaign has completed her heartfelt walk across Bhutan, carrying with her the prayers, stories, and hopes of children with disabilities to whom she dedicated her entire journey. As part of her preparation for the campaign Ani Pema Deki (Emma Slade, 59)  …

Their Majesties The King and Gyaltsuen received the newly ordained Gelongmas on the morning of 20 November 2025 and offered the first auspicious alms to mark their ordination. The nuns, who have been receiving full Gelongma ordination from His Holiness the Je Khenpo over the past several days, then proceeded …

The future of the entire Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project depends on the Gelephu International Airport (GIA) getting the two key routes through India for landing and takeoff. Bhutan formally placed a request for the two routes, Igay and Taray in the east and west, to directly fly out and …