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A 73 year old woman who became unconscious on the dentist’s chair was negligently stashed in an emergency room, which her daughter equated to a pig sty-like condition in the Paro Dzongkhag hospital. Two Dentists were in the process to extract her tooth when she passed out. The woman, Dorji …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley in his key note address at the 16th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit yesterday at Tehran, Iran focused mainly on GNH as an alternative development model and Bhutan’s role in it. The speech was the backdrop of Bhutan being chosen as the Vice-Chair …

Villagers say that PM’s Aunt received bulk of the compensation already paid There is unhappiness among the residents of Denchi over delayed land compensation. Local villagers say that a few have been paid compensation but the bulk of the compensation so far has gone to the Prime Minister’s aunt Aum …

After eating cake from Damphu town, seven people in Mendrelgang, Tsirang are hospitalized for food poisoning. The same cake earlier took its toll on 13 people in Damphu town. The Mendrelgang Basic Health Unit (BHU) confirmed the seven cases reported for food poisoning. Senior Basic Health Worker (BHW) Karma said …

Business puts its head, where more money lies but maybe not always. And Yangphel as a promulgator for successful ventures in many areas stands testament to it. Yangphel proved its acumen in unconventional areas of business like holding archery tournaments which now has become a massively nationwide popular event under …

The Prime Minister in a press release (full version on page 3) defended himself and his minister’s on the Gyelpozhing land grab case which is currently under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The Bhutanese, however, found that several of the arguments put forward in the press release did not match …

The total estimated value of the 19,500 sq ft land on which Trowa theatre stands according to the Chief Urban Planner of Thimphu Thromde and also one of the committee members of PAVA, Geley Norbu now stands or works out to about Nu 4.7mn. Following  a cyclic carousel of buy …

After The Bhutanese ran the story titled, ‘Denchi Land Compensation Scam,’ the Prime Minister’s office issued a press release to all media houses except this paper clarifying its stand. The Denchi land compensation scam saw cabinet ministers giving abnormally high compensation rates well above government rates of Property Assessment and …

New documents and evidences show that inspite of the government’s clarifications, the Denchi land compensation was an illegal act by the cabinet with a strong conflict of interest. The government went against the official recommendations of PAVA which was already aware of Denchi being declared a Thromde, didn’t follow the …

MoE refuted allegations but denied to share information on the DMSS principal’s case Doubts on equity and justice with regard to the two principals’ cases still remain unclear as exchange of allegations continue between parties and individuals involved. Kinley Tenzin was compulsorily retired from his post as Principal of Mindruling …