THE NATION

Despite heavy rainfall, people from Jarey gewog attended the Zomdu elections to cast their votes on their lone candidate. The gewog gave its green signal to Tempa Dorji who gave up 21 years of service from Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) as he secured 194 ‘Yes’ votes and just 4 ‘No’ …

As a mark of respect to the Late President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Md. Zillur Rahman, prayer ceremony including a thousand butter lamps were offered at the Kuenrey of Tashichhodzong by Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Cabinet Ministers and senior officials of the …

Bhutan will join the rest of the world today in observing the Earth Hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The day is observed on the last Saturday of March every year because it is about the same time of the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern and southern …

The Thimphu police have arrested a 17-year old man who raped a minor and impregnated her. As of now, police have charged the suspect for rape of a minor though it is learnt to be consensual as per the statement of the suspect. Since the victim was a minor, ‘consensual’ …

The Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan, V. Namgyel, signed the Grant Contracts on ‘The Project for Construction of Hostels for Students at Dungna Lower Secondary School in Chukha Dzongkhag’ and ‘The Project for Supply of Fire Trucks in Lhuentse and Pemagatshel’ under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects …

24-year-old man died of a suspected drug overdose, on 18 March in Phuentsholing. This is the first such death this year according to the Phuentsholing drug officer in-charge. The victim was taken to Phuentsholing General Hospital in an unconscious state by two of his friends from Jaigaon. Doctors confirmed that …

  The 25th of March is the last date for those convicted in the Gyalpoizhing land case to appeal in the high court, 13 committee members along with the National Assembly (NA) Speaker have appealed to the high court while the Home minister is yet to decide whether he will …

A press release from the Foreign Ministry said that the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Sultanate of Oman, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, have established diplomatic relations with effect from 15 March 2013. The Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations …

This was possible due to the Bangkok hospital offering its services to His Majesty the King  Two doctors from Bangkok are currently in the capital to check children suffering from heart diseases. Moreover three major cases that need open-heart surgery will be sponsored by the Bangkok Heart hospital. The cost …

The Forest Department (DoF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) have conclusively attributed the reason for Forest fires, human and wildlife electrocution reported in various parts of the country till now, to the negligence of Bhutan Power Cooperation (BPC) and its failure for timely maintenance of the transmission …