Monthly Archives: December, 0

Bhutan shot up five positions in this year’s corruption perception index as compared to last year’s index.

In his late thirties, Kinley was once the sole bread-earner of the family. A fatal car accident, two years ago, not only left him paralysed but destroyed the whole family in a way. He is undergoing treatment at the National Referral Hospital.

For the first time in the legal history of Bhutan, the High Court today came across a ‘dissenting opinion’. The four judges presiding over the case could not come to a consensus over the ownership of Thimphu’s taxi parking.

The High Court dismissed the case filed in by the Office of Attorney General (OAG) against the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday.

Tashichholing Dungkhag court under Samtse sentenced a teacher for one year and three months for official misconduct and child molestation.

The Education Minister, Thakur Singh Powdyel, said the story of a contract teacher involved in use of syringe to punish students, was not as serious as it was made out to be.

A 60-year-old Gomchen who was abducted at gunpoint from his neighbour’s house in Sarpang has been released for a Nu, 500,000 ransom.

International conference on Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) is underway in Paro. More than 30 participants from within and outside the country are taking part in the conference.

Believed to be the oldest inhabitants of the country, Lhops or Doyas have lived along the banks of Amochhu for longer than anyone can remember.  The modern facilities in this part of the country such as farm road, power supply and mobile service are very recent.

Unlike in the past, this time the Regional Revenue and Customs Office in Phuentsholing has been seeing an increasing number of bogus import declaration cases. This, the Customs officials say has been triggered by the Indian National Rupee crunch in the country.