ACC also has to take over remaining 4 plots of land with Ugyen Tenzin’s family While the Supreme Court verdict on the Trongsa Land Scam is out, there are two ends of the case that now needs to be tied up. The first is what will happen to the Viewpoint …
Read More »Action to be taken against 2 SPs, 2 OCs and constables for security breach: Chief
An investigation by a RBP committee from the Headquarters into security lapses at the Supreme Court has found lapses on the part of the VVIP Police SP, OC and constables and also the Thimphu Division SP, OC and constables. The lapses concern the stabbing of an ACC Director with a …
Read More »Understanding what happened at Lunana
A press release from the Department of Forest and Park Services under Ministry of Forests and Agriculture on friday night said that a group of people illegally collecting cordyceps in Lunana hit a soldier from the Royal Bhutan Army with rocks, causing serious head injuries. According to the press release, …
Read More »The myth of ‘innocence’ in the Trongsa Land Scam
Former Dzongda Lhab Dorji’s comment and signature on a letter from DSLR asking him to delete 8 plots in Trongsa which he did not do but instead got 4 plots transfered to his wife Late last year, Upel Dakini Dorji, the daughter of former Trongsa Dzongda Lhab Dorji, put up …
Read More »Judiciary to undergo major reforms with new rules
One question that is increasingly being asked these days is on who will hold the judiciary and judges accountable. This will soon be answered as the Judiciary led by the High Court Chief Justice Duba Drukpa and other High Court Judges have drafted many rules for Judges and judicial staff …
Read More »ACC says shaken but will deliver its mandate as more details emerge
New details are emerging on the stabbing and assault of senior ACC officials at the Supreme Court on 29 April which also show how the incident could have been worse. On 29 April there was a hearing at the Supreme Court after lunch presided over by Justice Sangay Khandu, Justice …
Read More »Govt to take up fuel price difference
The Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that there is a major difference in the base price of fuels between Bhutan, India and Nepal which goes up to Nu 30 to Nu 26 per liter. He said Bhutan is doing its own analysis before renewing the MoU with the fuel …
Read More »India’s MEA Minister makes a visit
Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Dr. Lotay Tshering with Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India is in Bhutan for an official visit from 29-30 April 2022, at the invitation of Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Dr. Jaishankar is …
Read More »ACC Director stabbed and Commissioner assaulted at SC
In a major security lapse at the Supreme Court, the former JDWNRH President and former Trongsa Dzongda, Lhab Dorji, stabbed the ACC Director of Investigation Gyeltshen and Lhab Dorji and his family members also assaulted the ACC Commissioner Jamtsho. The incident happened around 3 pm on Friday just after the …
Read More »India and Nepal decline to share copy of agreement whereby Nepal gets cheaper fuel than Bhutan
As of April 2022 Bhutan is paying Nu 12.23 more per liter for petrol and Nu 11.48 more per liter for diesel than Nepal from the same Indian PSU Oil companies and even from the same geographical locations. Unlike Bhutan, Nepal has a bilateral agreement between the two countries on …
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