Monthly Archives: December, 0

The incessant rainfall has disrupted the Thromde’s water supply after a flood damaged the flood protection structures at the Water Treatment Plant in Mao River last night. The restoration works are expected to take some time.

Thimphu police detained two men for allegedly stealing cattle and slaughtering them. One of the accomplices is still at large. All suspects are from Samtse. The joint patrol team of police and villagers of Maedwang Gewog caught them yesterday at around 3 AM from Shongchi-Phakha near the education city project area in Thimphu.

The Education Ministry’s notification on the closure of the recently re-opened Tandigang extended classroom in Bumthang sparked a heated debate in the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating an alleged embezzlement case involving the Dangchhu Gup of Wangdue Phodrang. According to sources, the Gup allegedly misappropriated funds from the construction of Saphagang Lhakhang in the gewog. Sources say the gewog administration funded about Nu 1.5 M and collected contributions worth more than Nu 2 M.

A couple died in a landslide at Khoraypam near the Pema Gatshel town earlier today while their one-year-old daughter is still missing. The hut they were living in was swept away by the landslide. 

Fed by continuous rain, the swollen Mochhu completely washed away the famous Gasa hot spring today. However, there were no human casualties reported. This...

Thimphu hasn’t reported any COVID-19 case for some time now, but this doesn’t mean we can return to normalcy. Of many places in the capital, where crowding is almost unavoidable, one is the Centenary Farmer’s Market. With hordes of farmers bringing their farm products, some days turn chaotic. This has challenged the efforts of the management and security there. 

In an update from the ongoing BOB Bhutan Premier League, High Quality United edged past Ugyen Academy one-nil at the Changlimithang earlier today.

The ongoing road improvement works on the Dagapela-Sunkosh secondary national highway is expected to take another three months to finish. The road improvement works were supposed to be completed in June. But it was given a two month extension considering the disruption caused by the COVID pandemic.

For the first time, the men’s national football team has withdrawn from the upcoming South Asian Football Federation or SAFF Championship. The Bhutan Football Federation said that Bhutan will not participate due to risks involved amid the COVID pandemic.