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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 …

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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 …

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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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Bhutan moves up 3 places to rank 27th in Corruption Perception Index

According to the ranking on corruption released by the transparency international, Bhutan has scored a total point of 65 points and ranks as the 27th “cleanest” country among 168 countries. The Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide as stated in the transparency international. Bhutan …

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RJ murderer was tracked through a stolen mobile

Thimphu police arrested an 18 year old student on 13 January 2016 in connection to a death of a Radio Jockey, which took place on 2 January after carrying out an intensive investigation. The accused is a class eight-pass student and has a record of being ex-convict who was involved …

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Bhutan’s National Disability Policy to be submitted to the Cabinet

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) have jointly conducted a vulnerability assessment of people with disabilities, and recommend that legislation should be in place to ensure the wellbeing and dignity of the vulnerable group. A five-day training to formulate Bhutan’s National Disability Policy (NDP) was …

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