Monthly Archives: December, 0

Conserving parks and natural resources is becoming increasingly difficult given the depleting fund, according to forest officials. Conservation has been allocated the least budget of Nu 890 M of the Nu 5 B allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, for the 11th Five Year Plan.

An accused, 42, is feared drowned in Punatshangchhu while trying to escape, at around 10 AM, yesterday. The accused, from Sarpang, was detained for the rape of a minor.

Bhutan’s local vegetable production and export has seen significant increase in four years between 2011-14. While production increased by more than 11,000 metric tonnes, exports jumped four fold in the same period.

Thimphu police arrested a 27-year-old woman and four men, in two different cases, for cross-border smuggling and abusing pharmaceutical drugs which are banned in Bhutan.

Bhutan has slipped a whopping 14 places in the FIFA ranking, since it competed in the second round of the World Cup qualifier in June this year. Bhutan is now placed at 173rd position. Prior to the second round qualifier, Bhutan’s ranking was 159.

Gelegphu Police have detained two men, one Bhutanese and the other one of Indian origin for allegedly trying to exchange Bhutanese currency with counterfeit Indian currency. They were apprehended from the border gate, yesterday.