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The Trashiyangtse District Court convicted 42-year-old Jangchub Ningpo to life imprisonment for raping his 11-year-old step-daughter. During the time of incident, the victim was 10 years old, and the mother caught her husband red handed while attempting to rape the victim. The defendant had repeatedly raped the victim since the …

Wangduephodrang police apprehended a 22-year-old man on the evening of 21 July 2022 in connection to raping an 8-year-old girl, a class II in one of the schools in Wangduephodrang. It was learnt that the victim shouted for help, which was heard by a group of people working along the …

The newly-restored Trans Bhutan Trail has been named in TIME’s 50 extraordinary travel destinations around the world for 2022. Commenting on TIME’s annual list, Sam Blyth, the founder of Trans Bhutan Trail (TBT), said “We are truly honoured to receive this recognition and so proud that the Trans Bhutan Trail …

During the Joint Sitting on Monday, the Chairperson of the Joint Committee, the Member of Parliament (MP) Ugyen Wangdi from Drametse-Ngatshang constituency presented the Committee’s 34 recommendations on the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021. After the deliberation on the Committee’s recommendations, the House endorsed the Committee’s recommendation to …

In the Question and Answer session of the Parliament on 28 June in response to a question to offset the possible impact of graduating from least developed countries (LDC) to a medium-income country by 2023, the Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji reported that the country is ready to graduate to …

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has been initiating the Critical Skills Training for all the eligible jobseekers, which is inclusive of the People with Disabilities (PWDs). The first batch of PWDs were initiated last year for five months with a successful rate of 63 percent. The ministry …

The Member of Parliament (MP) Norbu Wangzom of Jomotsangkha–Martshala constituency asked the Foreign Minister for an update on number of foreign relations established. She said, the government had pledged to establish foreign relations with five countries within their tenure. Relations have been established with only two countries till date, and …

The Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, Ugyen Dorji, introduced the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the National Council (NC) on Friday. The Bill was discussed in the National Assembly (NA) during the last session The Social and Cultural Committee (SCC) of NA has proposed around 30 sections …

In accordance with the directives from the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, dated 10 May 2022, all kinds of loans including Bank Guarantee (BG ) are suspended until further notice for Bhutan Development Bank Limited, Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited and National Cottage and Small Industry Development Bank in …

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi Mr. Kawazu Kunihiko signed the Exchange of Notes for COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Support Loan on 20th May 2022 in New Delhi. Under this loan, the Government of Japan will extend ODA …