Monthly Archives: December, 0

A 41-year-old man is under custody for alleged voluntary manslaughter in Wangdue Phodrang. The incident took place on February 21 at the labour camp of the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong Reconstruction Project at Samthang. The suspect from Tsholingkhar in Tsirang was arrested from the Khuruthang Police Checkpoint in Punakha while he was returning to his place after the incident. His clothes were covered in blood.

With hundreds of pilgrims visiting the various temples and sacred sites at the Tharpaling monastery of Chhumig Gewog in Bumthang, waste management is becoming an issue. With the district’s landfill located over 25 kilometres away from the monastery, disposing of the waste is a challenge. A group of volunteers recently cleaned the entire campus and dumped the waste but the monastery is seeking more support.

Officials from the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) in Thimphu seized over 1,300 kilograms of illegally imported green chillies. The chillies were intercepted from Babena vegetable market last week.

To complement the existing modes for reporting corruption offences, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launched the exclusive social media accounts on WeChat and WhatsApp, today. This, according to the ACC, is given the reach and popularity of social media among the general public. 

To pay tribute to the Wangchuck dynasty and promote regional tourism in the country, Lhuentse Dzongkhag has started the execution works to establish Wangchuck Heritage Centre in Dungkar Nagtshang. The planning works started in 2016. The Centre is expected to showcase clothes and other artefacts of Jigme Namgyal and his forefathers.

Access to sufficient drinking and irrigation water has been a major challenge for most farmers in the country. The situation is no different for the villagers of Gomo and Sengkha village under Nagya Gewog in Paro. However, with the launch of the DeSuung National Service Water project in the area, all the households in the villages are expected to have reliable water after a few months.

The Education Ministry’s decision to discontinue the provision for stationery and uniforms to the needy students this year was a kick in the teeth to many rural parents and students. Many feel that it was unfair on the part of the government to do away with the funding, especially during these hard times.

The travel time between Wangdue Phodrang and Dagana is expected to reduce by two hours within a year. This is because there will be a bypass road between the two Dzongkhags. The construction of the 25-kilometre road began from Kamina-Wogyal chiwog in Wangdue Phodrang on February 19.

His Majesty The King personally granted Desuup Phub Gyem her Desuung Pins for Druk Thuksey and Service during COVID-19 yesterday.

Bhutan marked the golden jubilee of its membership in the United Nations (UN) this year. Bhutan was formally admitted as the 128th member state of the UN in September 1971. Commemorating this, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Their Majesties The Kings for the visibility and goodwill that Bhutan has earned, as a responsible and credible member of the international community.