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Haa police has apprehended two suspects, a man aged 36 years from Haa and a woman aged 27 years from Dagana on 20 February at around 4 PM in connection to illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The police seized 118 tablets of N10, 33 capsules of SP+, …

With the official approval from the Cabinet in the end of the September 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has resumed the Overseas Employment Scheme, which was put at halt after the first detection of COVID-19 case in the country in March 2020. The scheme was initially …

After a wet and cloudy January, Bhutan saw its first heavy snowfall in a decade not only for valleys of Thimphu, Paro, Gasa, Haa and Bumthang but also for low-lying regions like Trashiyangtse, Wangduephodrang, Trongsa, Dagana, Zhemgang and Punakha. In Punakha, it was the first snowfall in 64 years coinciding …

Phuentsholing has 835 active cases currently. The previously reported three patients in critical conditions have improved but are still under monitoring. They are in RIGSS isolation in Phuentsholing. But, there are other three critical cases with underlying medical conditions. They are more severe from the underlying medical conditions than from COVID-19, …

Karma Yonten, Head of Office of Performance management under His Majesty’s Secretariat, said the country is divided into four zones according to the extent of spread of the virus.  “When the first case is detected in a dzongkhag, the dzongkhag is declared as a black zone and blackout is declared …

Despite the harsh weather conditions and fighting against an unseen enemy, the frontliners are braving it all, and working round the clock to keep the community safe all over the country. They are seen patrolling out in the bitter cold, and grabbing quick rice porridges or thukpa around a fire, …

The Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship (DoEE) under the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) is in the process of collecting information from the registered ex-Drayang employees on their areas of interest for skilling and engagement programs. It was learnt that tailoring, hair and beauty, bakery, culinary, food and …

There has been a noticeable dip in the speed of both Bhutan Telecom and Tashi Cell internet ever since the lockdown started. Managing Director of Bhutan Telecom Limited Karma Jurmi said that the internet network may be congested as a result of everyone using the internet during the lockdown. Tashi …

Penjore, in his final rebuttal submitted the rights to report on corruption, and that the post from 4 May 2021 on his Facebook page was made based on a BBS news story for the public interest. Penjore claimed that both the OAG and the BNBL are to be held accountable. …

The Supreme Court concurrently convicted Gup Kanjur and Karma Jamtsho for two years and one year respectively on 8 December 2021 in connection to a fraudulent registration and encroachment of government land in Debsi under Chang Gewog, Thimphu. In addition, the court ordered Gup Kanjur to give land replacement or …