On Zhabdrung Kuchoe, on 11 May 2022 His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the Royal Family graced the ceremony to commemorate 400 years of the Zhung Dratshang at Punakha Dzong. Ministers and senior government officials were in attendance for the …
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In September 2012, around 20 days after the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted its Gyelpozhing Land Scam investigation report to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) saying 67 of the 99 plots are illegal, the OAG under then AG Phuntsho Wangdi issued a bland press release on its website …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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