His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the Indian Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, at the Throne Room of Tashichhodzong. General Dwivedi was received in a ceremonial Chipdrel procession at the Tashichhodzong, and presented with a Guard of Honour. General Dwivedi is on a 4-day official …
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In the State of the Nation Address, the Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that the Rural Life Insurance Policy, Third Child Support Policy and Rules, Home Ownership Policy, and Education Loan Program have all been drafted, and the budget has been secured. An official said that all of the …
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The former Dorji Lopen Yonten Gyeltshen (89) died after receiving blunt force injuries on his head by an assailant as per an official report. The crime was reported on the morning of 3rd July 2025 but forensics shows the estimated time of occurrence at around 10.20 pm of 2nd July …
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In response to a question by The Bhutanese, the Foreign Minister, D.N Dhungyel, gave an update on the case of Sonam Tobgay from Haa arrested in Tibet (China) for alleged drug smuggling. His family has maintained that Sonam was duped into smuggling a tightly packed package which was assured to …
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The Tsirang Dzongda, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Damphu Municipal Office, issued a final warning letter to building owner Rajen Tamang on 2nd July 2025, stating that the basement of the building is not being used as per the drawing and occupancy certificate issued. According to the letter, …
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His Majesty The King visited the Gyalsung Academies in Khotokha and Jamtsholing on 25 June 2025to meet with the Gyalsups of the 2025 Batch, who are currently undergoing training. A total of 2,658 Gyalsups who make up the 1st Cohort of Gyalsung 2025 began their training on 1st April across …
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Ordinary people, the government and Parliamentarians may be happy that the Excise Tax Bill 2025 and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bill 2025 will lead to a sharp reduction in vehicles prices from a minimum of around Nu 113,000 to a maximum of Nu 660,000 and even Nu …
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One of the interesting aims of the 21st Century Economic Roadmap under Digital Economy is to build Data Centers to meet the global rush to expand data center capacity to support the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and data storage. As per the 21st Century Economic Roadmap implementation …
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The GovTech Agency sent a letter to the Bhutan Telecom (BT), on behalf of the government, asking it to reduce mobile data charges by 50% from 1st July 2025 onwards. With this order, the public expectation built up that the reduction will happen from 1st July onwards. However, there will …
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The Thimphu District Court has upheld the decision of the Board of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation Limited (BBSCL) to terminate its former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kaka Tshering, effective 15th February 2025. Kaka was appointed as the CEO of the BBSCL for a three-year term. After completing his first …
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