Monthly Archives: December, 0

The construction of contentious Lhakhang Karpo continues to progress even as the Office of Attorney General and seven defendants, including Foreign Minister, fight a legal battle at Haa District Court.

The Bhutan Youth Golf Winter Programme ended at the Royal Thimphu Golf course today, with junior golf tournament.

Royal Bhutan Police opened another community police centre in Drugyal under Tsento Gewog in Paro. The community police centre is to foster police-community relations, build public confidence in police and prevent community crimes. RBP’s officials said such centres have helped prevent and reduce crimes. RBP has opened 10 Community Police Centres across the country.

The Foreign Minister, Rinzin Dorje has been charged with favouring a local saw-miller by awarding timber sawing works worth Nu. 1.4M without approval of the tender committee. The first hearing, held at Haa District Court today, lasted four hours.

Unaffordable accommodation in Phuentshogling continues to drive thousands of Bhutanese across the border and make a home in Indian town of Jaigoan.

A father, 55, and son, in his early thirties, died in an accident at Morong, about 30 kilometres away from Samdrup Jongkhar, at around 6 PM on Saturday.

Dorji Wangmo from Motithang Higher Secondary School topped Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Examination with 93.20 percent.

Bhutan’s growing reputation, as one of the most preferred travel destinations, has been further validated by Bhutan’s consent to be a member of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay made the formal announcement at Mart event held at the Royal Banquet Hall in Thimphu, today.

The Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BoiC) has approved 149 projects of 500 applicants from the six Eastern Districts. The applications were approved after BOiC’s regional office in Trashigang opened yesterday.

A team from Thimphu Thromde dismantled five semi-permanent houses in Changzamtok area, today. The semi-permanent houses were built illegally on the government land.