His Majesty The King graced the Rinchen Terzoed Wang at the site of the Guru Nangsi Zilnon Statue in Takila, Lhuntse on 20th March. The people offered Ku Sung Thukten Mendrel to His Majesty at the Guru Lhakhang within the statue. His Majesty offered prayers in the lhakhang, and granted …
Read More »Rape victim’s mother not happy with decision
An eight year old rape victim’s mother is not happy with the decision made by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on dropping the case due to lack of evidence. She wants to re-appeal to OAG to seek justice for her daughter. On February 14 at around 8:30 pm, the …
Read More »His Majesty Graces Friday Forum Lecture
His Majesty The King graced the Friday Forum lecture delivered by Sir Mark Tully at the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies, in Phuentsholing. The Friday Forum lecture, entitled ‘Climate Change- The Need For New Lifestyles In The South Asian Context’ was held in accompaniment with the ongoing 6th Senior …
Read More »Rural-Urban Migration on the rise as rural life loses its charm
Migration from rural to urban areas is now becoming a concern for any local governments They are worried because migration is on rise and they want their people to preserve what they have rather than leaving all behind. They migrate due to four main reasons. First, it is to do …
Read More »108,000 trees to celebrate HRH The Gyalsey
Bhutanese from all walks will be engaged in the special Tendrel planting of 108,000 trees on March 6th as a gesture of welcoming His Royal Highness The Gyalsey . The day will be marked by planting an auspicious number of 108,000 trees with one tree representing one household. These sokshings …
Read More »Khazanchi says P-II mishap should not delay project completion date
The six Indian workers who were buried after the ceiling of the downstream surge chamber will each get a Nu 500,000 life insurance payment and a Nu 50,000 ex-gratia payment by the project. So far one body was recovered at around 9.15 pm on the night of 3rd January. . …
Read More »APCAS meet in Thimphu calls for improvement in agriculture stats in region
The Royal Government of Bhutan hosted the 26th Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS), convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in Thimphu on February 15 to 19. The session drew various recommendations from a total of 76 participants ifrom …
Read More »Man arrested for the first reported case of scratching four cars
Thimphu police has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection to malicious mischief on February 11, upon receiving a complaint from a UNDP employee stating that his car was damaged in a parking lot opposite to BNB office, Thimphu. The suspect confessed to using a stone to scratch down the words, …
Read More »3 persons detained for possession of brown sugar
Two men were arrested by the Thimphu police for abusing brown sugar in their parked car on February 15 at around 22:10hrs from Zilukha, Thimphu. They were found in possession of 17.34 gms of brown sugar at the time of arrest. Both the suspects are 28 years old. One of …
Read More »Rural areas hit by youth-related crimes
The good news shared by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) recently was that the overall crime rate in Bhutan showed a decrease, in every crime category. However, a disturbing trend in the police records show that the youth-related crime is on the rise. Much of crime committed by the youth …
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