On 12 June 2024 a fire broke out in a 4 storey building above the Dr Building in Changzamtog, Thimphu. As per sources, the fire that originated in Flat No. 9 of the building had quickly spread to the flats in the attic, endangering the entire structure. While other residents …
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In the normal scheme of water distribution in Thimphu Thromde, main transmission lines from a water source feeds water into a tank after which water is distributed to residents. Water being siphoned off However, in response to complaints, The Bhutanese investigated the water distribution system in Mothithang and found a …
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The name of the murderer of 13-year-old Sumitra Chhetri in Pamtsho is Cheten (pronounced Choiten) Tshering. State of mind A psychiatric assessment said that he does not have symptoms of psychic disorder and that he was conscious and rational when he was examined. A source said that there are 100 …
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On 5th February 2024, the National Assembly MPs hade their first plenary session and one of the outcomes of the session was a 14th February 2024 letter signed by the Speaker asking for 2,800cc designated vehicles for MPs as per the Pay Structure Reform Act 2022. The letter was addressed …
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Left Bank PHPA 1 Last year Bhutan and India agreed to drill multiple rock samples into the right bank area to check for its stability to see if a dam is feasible or not. Currently the joint Technical Coordination Committee with member from both sides has not finalized its report. …
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Family wants justice Sumitra was pulled below the road at this place 13-year-old Sumitra Chhetri, a class 6 student in Dechencholing Higher Secondary School staying in Pamtsho, headed out of her home in the morning of 23 May 2024 at 8.30 am with the aim of going with her class …
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A 21st May 2024 press release by the National Assembly (NA) said that one of the motions expected during the upcoming NA session is ‘Inconsistency between the practice and the intent of the Pay Structure Reform Act 2022.’ Hidden behind the innocuous title is growing resentment among new NA MPs …
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Remittance in 2024 reaches USD 41.57 mn due to Feb incentive Bhutan saws its highest every remittance in 2023 with a record USD 125.04 mn worth of remittance. However, this huge increase was mainly on the account of the 10% incentive scheme offered from 14th June 2023 to December 2023, …
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The nation has largely been celebrating Lieutenant Jigme Pelden Dorji as the first Bhutanese to summit the Mount Everest on 20th May 2024. In the meantime, there are those online who ask about Karma Gyeltshen and his claims of having summited Mount Everest on 21st May 2005. There are some …
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In early June 2018, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) arrested a Dzongkhag Kidu Officer named Chencho Gyeltshen after a Drayang Owner filed a complaint of alleged rape against him for allegedly raping a Drayang worker, who was later found to be 17-years-old. At the time, the initial police investigation and …
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