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His Holiness the Je Khenpo appointed Lam Dorji Rinchen as the new Drabi Lopen, now to be called the Tshogki Lopen yesterday.

The Punakha Dzongkhag court has sentenced three men to prison terms ranging from four to six years on August 26. They were convicted for robbing several offices, schools and houses in Punakha Dzongkhag over the years.

Once bustling with activities the Sawmills in Haa wear a deserted look now. They have been closed down temporarily for a week now following reports on illegal timber business in the media.

(Yangphel Archery Update) Uma Paro will take on Druk Star and Pelden Group of Companies in the finals of the Yangphel Open Archery tournament. The finals are scheduled for September 11.

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Virender Singh Tonk, at the Tashichhodzong earlier this morning.

The Wangdue Dzongkhag court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for vandalising a Namgyel Khangzang Chorten at Tongcholing under Dangchu Geog some ten years ago. The verdict was passed today, after a year-long of thorough investigation and hearings.

A death of a rabid cow in Khothiline village in Pasakha has sent the residents of Pasakha to Phuentsholing hospital in droves for anti-rabies vaccination.

Civil servants and teachers in Haa have come up with a new initiative to ride bicycle to their offices and schools instead of cars. Such programmes were aimed to reduce air pollution and to encourage healthy living.

Pelden Group of companies has become the first team to enter the final of this year’s Yangphel Archery Tournament.  They defeated Druk Five and Khadel in the semi-final today.

(UPDATE) The Gelephu-Zhemgang is still blocked for the fourth day yesterday. Additional men and machinery have been deployed at the site to clear the blocks at the earliest. However, road officials say that falling boulders and mudslides are hampering the clearing works.