Monthly Archives: December, 0

Increasing number of landowners, whose land fall in the buffer zone, is coming to Gelegphu thromde office for construction approval. About 200 people own land in the area.

Three men are under Zhawakha police custody for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman in Wangdue Phodrang. Police apprehended the trio; two of them 19 and the third one 17-year-old, on Tuesday.

The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project worth US$ 2.5 M, today.

Bhutanese people will now be able to apply for the United Kingdom and Australian visas in Bhutan without having to travel to India.

An unidentified man tried to break into Bank of Bhutan’s ATM, located behind MKTS building in Thimphu, late into the night, yesterday.

Paro Dzongkhag Tshogdu is yet to hear from home ministry on the closure of Taktshang Monastery, every Tuesday. The issue was brought up once again during a meeting, yesterday.

The country’s best air rifle shooter, Lenchu Kuenzang, 24, will represent Bhutan in Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil. She was chosen through a wild card entry, an opportunity given to member countries of the International Olympic Committee.

After eight months of trial, the Department of Roads (DoR) is confident of using plastic waste to blacktop roads in the country.

A reservoir, with a storage capacity of 2,50,000 litres of water, has raised hopes of farmers in Rubesa Gewog under Wangdue Phodrang to revive their mainstay; paddy cultivation.

A 34-year-old man is in Gasa police custody for allegedly duping a person into buying a vehicle that did not belong to him.