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Samdrup Jongkhar town to have clean and reliable drinking water
The long-standing water shortage in Samdrup Jongkhar town is finally expected to be solved. Residents can now look forward to...
Bhutanese karatekas gear up for 1st edition of Sikkim International Karate Championship
Thirteen Bhutanese karatekas will represent Bhutan at the first edition of the Sikkim Open International Karate Championship in Gangtok. The...
Classes XII and VIII pass percentage drops in 2024
The pass percentage for classes XII and VIII students dropped last year. The class XII pass rate has decreased by...
Moon gazing to raise funds for kidney patients
Under the glow of the year’s first full moon, also known as the Wolf Moon, a group of youths came...
Prime minister instructs vehicle dealers to refund customers for overcharged Green Tax
The prime minister has instructed vehicle dealers in Thimphu and Phuentsholing to refund customers for overcharged Green Tax within a...
Opposition Party calls Economic Stimulus Programme irrelevant or unnecessary
The Opposition Party do not find the Economic Stimulus Programme or ESP relevant or necessary. During a press conference today,...
Politics
RCSC defends PME category, proposes targeted support for civil servants
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) indicated that it is exploring alternative support measures for civil servants classified under the...
Recent News
Over 30 girls participate in RENEW’s winter empowerment programme
To empower young girls with self-development skills essential in their adolescence, RENEW, a non-profit organisation, organised a week-long winter youth engagement programme in Thimphu. More than 30 female students aged 13 to 18 years from various schools across the country attended the programme titled “Menchung Bum”. The programme ended on 12th January. The programme provided girls with practical skill-building sessions...
NCHM monitoring Lunana glacial lakes after Tibet earthquake triggers massive avalanche near Thanza village
A day after a powerful earthquake struck Tibet's Shigatse region, with tremors felt across Bhutan, the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology reported a massive avalanche sweeping through the Bechung Glacier near Thanza village in Lunana Gewog. The earthquake's impact was strongest in Bhutan's Gasa district, which registered an intensity of magnitude four. No casualties have been reported in the...
Crime rate drops, domestic violence cases rise: RBP statistics
Call it the result of heightened awareness or cases going underreported, the country witnessed a slight decrease in the overall crime rate over the past two years. The Royal Bhutan Police’s latest statistics show that the decline was mostly observed across offences such as substance abuse, illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, cannabis, and larceny. However, the data also...
Opposition Party calls Economic Stimulus Programme irrelevant or unnecessary
The Opposition Party do not find the Economic Stimulus Programme or ESP relevant or necessary. During a press conference today, the Opposition Party said that the ESP, which the government introduced as a means to revive the country’s economy is not needed. The opposition shared that the Nu 15bn fund should instead be redirected for other purposes. The Opposition Party...
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