The Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the High Court In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court on 15 September 2023 upheld the 9-year prison sentence given by the High Court in the Punakha rape case where a school girl was raped by her step father after the death of …
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An official from Paro College of Education shared that the two boys involved in a rape case has now been suspended. There had been growing outrage after it was found that the two students of the college continued to attend classes normally even after a police investigation established that they …
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The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has completed its investigation in the Namgay Dolkar case and sent the case file to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The RBP has recommended murder as the charge against Namgay Dolkar’s alleged killer Sonam who said he was having an affair with her. …
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His Majesty The King conferred red scarf to Karma Yonten, and granted promotions to 17 officers from the RBA, RBP, and RBG. His Majesty also granted dhar to the Gup of Nahi Gewog, and appointed a new Zimpon Wogma on12 September. Dasho Karma Yonten heads the Office of Performance Management …
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Until recently, the eight-member expert committee that had been set up by Bhutan and the Government of India (GoI) were unable to agree on the future course of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu-I, with the Bhutanese side insisting on a barrage due to safety concerns over the dam site, and the …
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The Paro police has investigated the gang rape case where two students of the Paro College of Education raped a young woman and has forwarded the case to OAG. However, even after the police investigation establishing that gang rape did occur, the two students are freely attending classes in the …
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It was hoped that a generous 50 % civil service pay hike would slow down the attrition rate and it appears to have done just that. Civil servants got their pay hike on 31st July 2023 and so the separation rate in August 2023 was a crucial test. There is …
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The 3,000 or so employees of the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) have been waiting with bated breath for more than a month now hoping that their pay hike will be approved any day. However, they will have to wait a little longer to know …
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may lose two of its senior candidates in the form of former minister Dorji Choden, who headed the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement and Namgay Dorji who headed the Finance Ministry. The two former ministers are charged in an abuse of function case by …
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) case against the two former ministers Dorji Choden and Namgay Dorji are based on an RAA report. ACC is seeking a restitution of Nu 10 mn from Empire Construction contractor for the 2.5km rocky stretch of Dzongkhalum and has charged the two former ministers and …
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