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The number of civil servants has almost doubled since 2002. From 14,265 civil servants in 2002, the number has increased to 26,669, this year, making civil service the single biggest employer in the country.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bhutan has found out that the main suspect of Phuentshogling ATM fraud, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, had withdrawn Rs 64 M from 190 Druk PNB ATM cards as of now.

The High Court sentenced two men, 29 and 53, to life imprisonment for vandalising a Chorten at Begana in Thimphu

The former Foreign Minister, Rinzin Dorje, filed an appeal petition to the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision. His appeal petition says he is aggrieved by one year conviction.

The 720-megawatt Mangdechhu Hydropower Project could be earning gross revenue of Nu 7 billion annually once commissioned by early 2018. This is assuming electricity from the project is sold at Nu 2.5 a unit.

The foreign ministry say they are in the process of verifying if the two arrested in Nepal are Bhutanese.

With increasing number of patients with kidney failure and limited number of dialysis machines, the National Referral Hospital in Thimphu is facing difficulty in providing adequate treatment.

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources has revised the wage rates for the National workforce by about 30 to 35 percent.

Despite government’s attempt to reduce the economy’s indebtedness, Bhutan’s total public debt has been steadily increasing reaching US$ 1.8 B or Nu 117 B by March this year.

To address recurrent road blocks at Reotala and box-cutting along Gelegphu-Zhemgang Highway, the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) will undertake major mitigation works. Officials said re-alignment and tunneling of the highway is no longer possible.