SC orders judges to use discretion…
… while interpreting the compensatory damages clause in the Penal Code Penal Code: Judges around the country can use their discretion in applying the amended section 39 of the Penal Code of Bhutan in...
View ArticleCollective responsibility
Last week, about 30,000 hedge saplings were planted along the 6.2km divider of the Thimphu–Babesa expressway. The ornamental plants will bloom soon, or next spring, making the drive to the city an...
View ArticleTwo teams punished for turning up late
Archery: The first archer of team Nolha had shot both his arrows when the umpire announced a walkover to the other two teams yesterday, cutting short Nolha’s participation in yesterday’s match of the...
View ArticleIn the tshoglams of parliamentarians
Shari HSS students engage in a mock parliamentary debate Democracy: The agenda of the day was the Use of Mobile Phones in School Bill. A clause has sparked a debate. Education minister Karma Dema...
View ArticleBumthang completes Local Area Plan
Unlike the exiting towns, Bumthang valley development includes abundant green spaces and recreation areas Development: With local area plan (LAP) for Jalikhar approved by its landowners yesterday,...
View ArticleTashi Air to resume Kathmandu flights from August
Aviation: Private airline, Tashi Air, will resume its flights to Kathmandu from mid next month. The airline had suspended flights to Nepal following the April earthquake. Tashi Air commercial director...
View ArticleNon-tariff barriers impede Bhutan-Bangladesh trade
Customs officials from the two countries met to remove barriers that restrict trade Customs: Bangladesh levying a five percent duty on gypsum imported from Bhutan was one of the main issues for...
View ArticleAssessment begins on Memari Lake
Flood: Assessment on the Memari Lake in Laya, which breached a month ago, begins today with an expedition reaching the site and the camps on July 26 and technical equipment to conduct the study set up....
View ArticleJustify and submit undertakings: HC
Judiciary: The High Court yesterday ordered the representatives of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit an undertaking on who should bear the...
View ArticleFormer Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam passes away
On the command of His Majesty The King, the National Flag will be flown at half mast as Bhutan joins the people of India in mourning the sudden demise of India’s 11th President, (Dr)APJ Abdul Kalam...
View ArticleWater supply yet to reach Pachu
Service: Eight months after the construction started, about 60 households at Pachu in Phuentsholing gewog are still waiting for their drinking water supply to get connected. The work, which started in...
View ArticleMurder of taxi driver was intentional: Prosecutor
Crime: Thimphu district court’s bench IV yesterday heard the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) rebuttal against the prime accused Tandin Gyeltshen and his accomplice Karma Dorji’s in a murder case....
View ArticleExpedition member to be airlifted
The official is waiting for a helicopter to evacuate him to Thimphu Emergency: If weather clears, a member of an expedition to Memari Lake in Laya, who was admitted to Laya BHU since July 28 for...
View ArticleYonphula domestic airport on schedule for 2016 reopening
Aviation: Yonphula domestic airport is on schedule to be completed by October, next year, according to the Department of Air Transport (DAT). Work on the airport, that was closed in 2013, began...
View ArticleThe price of appeal
The judiciary had been busy in the last many days. There were orders issued, interpretations made and a call for uniformity in application of laws. These are welcome moves in the interest of...
View ArticleTourism industry asks for policy on regional tourists
Given the increasing arrivals, the industry feel there is a need to have a policy in place Tourism: The drastic increase in the arrival of regional tourists over the years has pushed tourism...
View ArticleHepatitis B infection on the rise
Health: Hepatitis B virus detection in the country has been on the rise since 2012. In 2012, of the 27,040 blood samples tested for the virus, 606 were detected positive. The number increased to 875 in...
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