Monthly Archives: December, 0

Tshimasham Police arrested two men in their 20s for allegedly possessing over 3,500 Spasmo Porxyvon (SP) plus capsules and over 600 nitrosun tablets, on Tuesday night. They were nabbed at Chhukha Check Post.

These past three days have been a whirlwind of activities for the residents of Phuentshogling- from celebrating His Majesty’s birthday at the public ground to musical shows and food in the streets.

Bhutan climbed one step higher in last year's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) as per the global civil society organisation, Transparency International. It ranked 26th least corrupted countries from 180 countries.

The Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag Administration is receiving more and more number of applicants, expressing interest to establish quarry and mining sites in the dzongkhag.

Knowing that not many in Tsirang are aware about the recent launch of Priority Sector Lending (PSL) and its guidelines, the dzongkhag administration initiated to carry out widespread awareness on it.

The Panbang Dairy Cooperative in Zhemgang is just a year old but despite that, it is doing brisk business. Today, the cooperative owns a milk processing unit, which is further milking fortunes.

The passing out parade for the 50th batch of the new police recruits was held at the Jigmiling Police Training Institute in Sarpang, yesterday. A toral of 131 recruits, including 31 female passed out from the institute.

In the second season of the Winter Football Championship, played on Thursday at the Changlimithang, team Tensung FC claimed victory against team Bulls United FC. The match was a close combat between the two as the former emerged the winner only through penalty shootout.

To mark the 38th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King, Their Majesties and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey visited Paro Taktsang yesterday morning to offer prayers. It was His Royal Highness The Gyalsey’s first visit to Taktsang.

Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji, and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, today joined the Bhutanese community in celebrating the 38th birthday of His Majesty The King, at the Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi.