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Tsirang court denies dismissing libel case against Kuensel Reporter
Tsirang district court denied dismissing the libel case against the kuensel reporter. During the court hearing yesterday, the court said it will study the defamation nature of the case. Police...
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Two men convicted in chorten vandalism cases
The Lhuentse District Court recently sentenced a 23-year-old man to 24 years in prison and handed another man, who is 27-year-old, a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The men were convicted in...
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Bhutan drops two places in ease of doing business
Bhutan has dropped two places to 75th among 190 countries in terms of ease of doing business. This was reflected in the World Bank’s recently released report on ‘Ease of doing business.’ The report...
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His Majesty The King grants audience to India’s Vice President
His Majesty The King granted an audience to the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu yesterday. His Majesty also granted an audience to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Chief of Army Staff General...
View ArticleHis Majesty The King arrives back from India
His Majesty The King arrived in the Kingdom yesterday after a four-day visit to the Indian capital, New Delhi. Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness The Gyalsey accompanied His Majesty....
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Upcoming parliament session to discuss several bills, review policies
The tenth session of the second parliament will begin from November 15 and the National Assembly will deliberate on Royal Audit Bill 2017, Tax Bill 2017(Rationalisation of Indirect Tax), Tax Exemption...
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JNEC to offer degree course in Mechanical Engineering from 2018
Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC) in Dewathang, Samdrup Jongkhar will offer a new degree course in Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from next year. The degree in Mechanical Engineering will be...
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His Majesty graces Takar Kuchoe
His Majesty The King graced the last day of Takar Kuchoe held at Takar Nagtshang of Chhummig Gewog in Bumthang yesterday. His Majesty granted a Thongdrel of Thuksey Dawa Gyeltshen to the monastery and...
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CNR gears up to mark 25 years of service to nation
The College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Punakha is all set to mark its 25 years of service to the nation on November 11. From a training institute in 1992, it has successfully evolved to become one...
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Gelegphu Thromde gets condom vending machines
Gelegphu Thromde received four condom vending machines from the Health Ministry. Of four, two have been installed in Gelegphu town and the rest outside the thromde area. The machines were installed...
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LG members in Tsirang maintain personal files
Members of Local government in Tsirang started maintaining their personal files. The initiative will keep track of all the information concerning the Local Government (LG) elected members. It will...
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Betel nut farming giving farmers a major economic boost
Betel nut or locally termed as Doma has become a new source of income for people of Soonkosh under Rangthangling Gewog in Tsirang. Located above 300 metres above the sea level, Soonkosh was not...
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Thimphu Thromde to have improved drinking water supply from next year
Most places in Thimphu will have better water supply from next year. Thromde has identified problems associated with water shortage in Thimphu. To solve the existing problems, thromde started works to...
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Exporters can get to market limestone in Bangladesh from December
Exporters can now look forward to market limestone in Bangladesh once again from December, this year. The Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan assured to make the product tax-free after seeking Special...
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High Court dismisses Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa’s petition
The High Court dismissed the petition of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) for a writ of mandamus against the government today. The party requested for a court order seeking to determine the government’s...
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CNR celebrates its silver jubilee
The College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Punakha marked its silver jubilee yesterday. The college, which was established in 1992 as a training institute, has come a long way. The college transitioned...
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2nd Annual GNH Experience celebrated
The Gross National Happiness Centre celebrated the second annual Gross National Happiness Experience yesterday in Thimphu coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo....
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Bhutan prepares to face Oman on Tuesday
Bhutan’s national football team is looking to salvage some pride when it takes on Oman in the Group D match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Changlimithang on Tuesday. The Bhutanese team is eyeing a...
View ArticleRemembering the making of the country’s constitution
November 11, the birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, who is the Father of the Constitution, is also marked as the Constitution Day. The story of how Bhutan’s constitution came into being is...
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Chang Gup charged in government land encroachment case
Thimphu District Court The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is prosecuting a government land encroachment case involving the present Chang Gup Kanjur and Karma Jamtsho, a former Land Record...
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