Retain the post of geydrung
It is clear. The post of geydrung or gewog clerk in the local government is indispensable. Following an organisational development exercise the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) found that the post...
View ArticleGolden Arrows appeals to High Court
Update: Golden Arrows, upon finding the judgement passed by the dzongkhag court on December 20 last year unsatisfactory, has appealed to the High Court. Golden Arrows’ player Karma Dorji said that the...
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Camp Raven in S/J concludes
More than 200 students participated in the camp Youth: This time, instead of spending his winter vacation doing temporary jobs at construction sites, 16-year-old Samten Dukpa participated in Camp Raven...
View ArticlePolice rule out foul play after body found in workshop toilet
Accident: Police in Gelephu ruled out foul play in the death of an Indian worker who died in the toilet of a workshop he was working in on January 16. The workshop’s owner reported the incident to...
View ArticleMan acquitted in drug case
Verdict: Thimphu district court’s bench II acquitted a 29-year old man yesterday who was charged for illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The verdict states that the...
View ArticleWater shortage causes fallowing of land in Dagana
Resource: Acute shortage of irrigation and drinking water has forced people to leave their lands fallow in Dagana, claim locals. These two problems were the main issues raised in all gewogs of the...
View ArticleBhutan and UAE to strengthen collaboration
Diplomacy: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay met with UAE ambassador Dr Ahmed Abdulraman Albanna yesterday, according to a foreign affairs press release. The ambassador conveyed the regards of Sheikh...
View ArticlePM meets Cuban ambassador
Diplomacy: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay met with Cuban ambassador Oscar Israel Martinez Cordovez yesterday. In his meeting with the Cuban ambassador, Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay acknowledged the...
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Ambassadors call on Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay
The Ambassador of Cuba to Bhutan, Oscar Israel Martinez Cordoves, the Ambassador of Pakistan Rafiuzzaman Siddiqui, Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation Andreas Baum and the Ambassador of United Arab...
View ArticleYarkay donates furniture to Thimphu crematorium
Donation: With new sets of Bhutanese designed tables and chairs, people using the Thimphu crematorium will not have to worry about borrowing these items and bringing them all the way to the crematorium...
View ArticleConservation of T’gang Dzong on track
… to be completed by June 2018 Heritage: The Trashigang Dzong conservation project will be completed by next year if work progress continues at the current pace. Conservation work on the 357-year-old...
View ArticleBhutan-Korea friendship offer launched
Tourism: The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) yesterday launched the Bhutan-Korea friendship offer to mark three decades of diplomatic relations between the two nations, according to a TCB press...
View ArticleNew asset declaration rules in the offing
Assets: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has drafted a new set of asset declaration rules which are expected to be implemented in the near future. The rules are expected to promote public trust...
View ArticleBhutan participates in Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting
Energy: Bhutan participated in the 15th ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 17, according to a foreign affairs press release....
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His Majesty The King granted Dhar and Kabney to thrompons and gups
His Majesty The King granted Dhar and Kabney to the four Thrompons of Thimphu, Samdrupjongkhar, Phuentsholing and Gelephu yesterday. (Left to right: Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee, Phuentsholing...
View ArticleINR withdrawal amount from ATMs in India doubled
Currency: If the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) notification of doubling the amount of INR from automatic teller machines (ATM) is any indication, then the economy is beginning to recover from the...
View ArticleRBP to study need to station police personnel at gewog level
Security: Between three to five police personnel each will be deployed in Talung, Bji gewog in Haa and Tsento in Paro to deter smuggling, Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) chief Colonel Chimi Dorji announced...
View ArticleWorks minister inspects Martshala gewog road, satisfied with quality
… but acknowledges it could be better Infrastructure: Martshala gewog in Samdrupcholing dungkhag had one of the worst gewog connectivity (GC) roads for years. However, following its blacktopping this...
View ArticleGovernance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo – Part- V
The Constitution includes many provisions designed to ensure a system of governance serving the best interests of the people. It is a constitutional duty to provide a system of good governance, promote...
View ArticleConsider Romeo and Juliet laws
Local leaders have asked that rape laws be amended. The gups have recommended that the age of consent for sexual relations be reduced to 15 or 16 for girls. Sexual intercourse with a minor aged between...
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