Monthly Archives: December, 0

Tsirang police has detained a 34-year-old woman for fatally stabbing her husband, 35, in Mendrelgang, last night.

The Office of the Attorney General charge-sheeted a 54-year-old man for the rape of a minor, to the Pema Gatshel District Court, today.

The Department of Forests and Park Services under agriculture ministry is focusing on better coordination and management of forest fire, this year.

The Sixth Annual Moenlam Chenmo or the Great Prayer Ceremony in Samtse began today. His Holiness the Je Khenpo is presiding over the week long ceremony.

The National Assembly today decided the legislative committee should study the possibility to add fronting as a new clause in the Penal Code of Bhutan.

The Finance Minister, Namgay Dorji said although challenging, the government is working on ways to monitor e-commerce in the country.

High Court sentenced four people in gold smuggling case, today. Their sentence ranges from two and a half years to nine and a half years. They have been found guilty of smuggling seven kilograms of gold.

The Finance Ministry, while introducing Customs Bill of Bhutan 2015 in the National Council today, proposed a clause which would cover risk allowance for custom officials.

The National Council did not ratify the Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo, who is in Samtse, consecrated a new Lhakhang in Tendruk on Sunday. The Tendruk DhoeNga Chhoeling Lhakhang was built with financial support from the government.