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Bhutan’s progressive policies on papers often fail at implementation. A striking example is the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2019. Persons with disabilities know this reality firsthand. In this news report, a young woman with disability, running a tailoring business, expresses fear of not being able to sustain her business after recent reports shed light on sudden increase in...

If you fall into a hole on a footpath, especially if the injury or loss was caused by negligence by those responsible for maintaining it, you can file a case against them. 14 such cases reached the courts last year. It is called a Civil liability case. Here, a person, company, or organization is held responsible for causing harm, loss,...

The High Court has sentenced 39-year-old Sonam Norbu to life imprisonment for the murder of 24-year-old Namgay Dolkar. The court convicted him of murder after establishing the presence of premeditated malice. Premediated malice is the intentional planning and execution of a killing. The judgment was passed today. According to the judgment, evidence such as CCTV footage shows Sonam Norbu meeting...

As the country faces the rising threat of Non-Communicable Diseases or NCDs, the health ministry is now equipping religious leaders with the knowledge and skills to reduce preventable health risks. During the last two days, health coordinators from the Central Monastic Body and the Chhoedey Lhentshog across six eastern districts took part in an NCD prevention training in Samdrup Jongkhar....