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Tens of thousands have purchased Gelephu International Airport FTDs: Oro Bank CEO
Tens of thousands of Bhutanese living abroad have already invested in the Gelephu International Airport Fixed-Term Deposit. In an exclusive...
Dorokha residents request reconsideration of school downgrade
Residents of Dorokha are unhappy with the education and skills development ministry’s decision to downgrade Dorokha Lower Secondary School to...
Private tax agents to replace DRC’s direct assistance in filing tax
As the tax paying season begins tomorrow, the Department of Revenue and Customs has made some changes in its tax...
Three years on, Zangdopelri compensation and handover still under process – Samdrup Jongkhar
It has been three years since the Supreme Court ordered Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde to compensate a resident with over Nu...
From addiction to independence, Phuentshogling’s Happiness Centre helps rebuild lives
It is often love and persistence of the family and society that make recovering from an alcohol and drug addiction...
ESP loan deadline tomorrow, no extensions
The deadline to apply for loans under the Economic Stimulus Programme, ending tomorrow, will not be extended. However, for the...
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...
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Recent News
Thimphu District Court sentences Sonam Norbu, founder of VTOB Foundation for voluntary manslaughter
The Thimphu District Court’s criminal bench has sentenced 39-year-old Sonam Norbu, the founder of VTOB Foundation to nearly 15 years in prison for the voluntary manslaughter of 24-year-old Namgay Dolkar. The incident occurred in August last year, and the judgment was passed today. Although the Office of the Attorney General initially charged him with murder, the prosecution could not prove...
Bhutan discovers 17 new snail and slug species, all new to science
Bhutan’s biodiversity hit a new milestone with the National Biodiversity Centre identifying 17 new snails and slugs. All these species are new to science, meaning they are discovered for the first time in the scientific community. The country has now recorded over 200 species of the invertebrates. Among the new discoveries, the extraordinary species are the dancing or jumping semislug...
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang, Samdrup Jongkhar
His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated the Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang at Dewathang Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar today. The monastery was constructed to mark the 70th birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. With Choe Long Truel Sum as the main relic, the Singye Choeling Tshuglhakhang is now a sacred site for daily prayers and rituals for...
Sakteng Health Centre struggles with poor infrastructure and staff shortages
Sakteng Public Health Centre in Trashigang is in poor condition, putting patient safety at risk. Residents are urging authorities to either renovate or rebuild the centre. Moreover, they are requesting an additional health worker to make the health services more accessible. The structure is deteriorating. Cracks have appeared in the walls, the woods are rotting and the roof is...
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