Last week The Bhutanese brought out the story of how 42-year-old farmer Gyem Gyeltshen from Lunana had lost his 38-year-old wife Dresang Dema and 4-year-old daughter Nima Peday in a helicopter crash on 3rd March 2023 and even 11 months later he was still yet to get the insurance amount …
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On 3rd, March 2023 a helicopter crashed in Wachey Lunana killing two passengers. The final investigation puts the blame on human error with contributing factors like a senior pilot not adhering to the roster, bad attitude of the senior pilot, working environment, relations between pilots and no supervision by seniors …
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The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has charge sheeted the owner of the Amen Arts/Prints and Rubber Stamps in Thimphu (not to be confused with Amen Tours and Treks) under several counts of forgery on Thursday to the Thimphu District Court. The issue all started last year when there …
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Nu 3 bn lesser than in 2022 but Nikachu and PII to improve generation in 2024 In what is bad news for the government treasury, poor hydrology has ensured that 2023 has seen the lowest ever power and revenue generation since 2019. In 2023 a total of Nu 25.115 bn …
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Insurance papers show USD 400,000 insurance due for death of wife and child but international companies only offer USD 20,000 for the two deaths The victim says Druk Air has also not been helpful On the afternoon of 3 March 2023, a Druk Air helicopter carrying 42-year-old Gyem Gyeltshen, his …
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In January 2023, The Bhutanese published an investigative story on the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services (RBHSL) which pointed out the mistreatment of Bhutanese helicopter pilots by expat pilots, safety issues being overlooked, break down in relations between the pilots and more. The Druk Air (which took over RBHSL) instead of …
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In the village of Moutsang Chhu in Chudzom Gewog, Sarpang, a night of celebration turned into a tragedy, resulting in the alleged involuntary manslaughter of a 31-year-old man. The incident was reported by the Gup of Chudzom (Dovan) Gewog, Bishnu Pradhan Rai, to the Sarpang Police Station on the 20 …
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In a widely expected development the Canadian government has announced a cap on the number of foreign students in Canada. It will result in a reduction of numbers of new students by 35% in 2024 from the 2023 levels. According to a press release Canada will decrease the number of …
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Speaker and Deputy Speaker to be elected on 25 January The Prime Minister elect Dasho Tshering Tobgay recently collected all the updated Curriculum Vitae or the CV of all the elected MPs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to decide on the list of ministers. During a ceremony to distribute …
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The Namgay Dolkar (24) case which had been charge sheeted to court on 1st December 2023 by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) as a murder case against 38-year-old Sonam has undergone at least three hearing so far. A key evidence to prove it was a murder case with …
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