Thimphu, April 22: King has appointed Col Kipchu Namgyel is the new head of the Royal Bhutan Police, who assumed his office on Saturday. He succeeded Col Sonam Thondup. Thondup served for 35 years in police. Namgyel, 53, hails from Shari under Paro district. Completing BA from Punjab University, India, he joined the RBP in … Read more
Kathmandu, April 19: Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) Nepal has accused United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of curtailing freedom of expression. Issuing a press statement, HRWF said UNHCR’s country representative Daisy Dell sent a letter of clarification referrering an article written by Thomas Hardaker, an intern at HRWF. The UNHCR said the article … Read more
Beldangi, April 20: A group of unidentified persons snabbed Dhan Singh Mongar, 25, of Beldangi-II, Sector I-1/97 to death on Saturday evening. The attackers had used sharp weapons. Reasons behind the attack was unknown. However, relatives of Mongar informed Bhutan News Service that the case was connected with his marriage. Magar had married a local … Read more
Kathmandu, April 18: Two Christian families were physically attacked and kicked out of their homes after they chose to follow Christianity in Bhutan. The two families were recently Christianized by Gospel for Asia missionaries Lali Bharose and Ekta Surgari, a Christian news portal said. On Saturday, April 12, their fellow villagers attacked the new Christians … Read more
New Delhi, April 18: Indian government, with immediate effect, has lifted ban on export of rice brands such as BN20, Basmati and boiled rice to Bhutan. A statement from agriculture ministry said the special gesture is being considered only to Bhutan in view of the cordial and friendly relations shared by the two countries. The … Read more
Thimphu, April 18: The newly renamed GNH Commission handed over the draft 10th Five Year Plan to the office of the council of ministers on Thursday. The report was handed over to Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley in presence of other ministers, Deputy Minister of National Environment Commission Nado Rinchhen and government secretaries. Prime Minister … Read more
Thimphu, April 18: The inflation, that pinched world market these years, did not spare Bhutan where inflation crossed 6 percent in the first quarter of the current year. The food prices are expected to grow further. It was largely because of the inflation-hit Indian market from where Bhutan imports 90 percent of its consumables items. … Read more
Sanischare, April 19: An unidentified group has kidnapped one exiled Bhutanese from Sanischare camp on Friday night. The group who came in combat dress, according to the eye-witnesses, along with home-made arms kidnapped Tika Ram Adhikari, 20, of sector F/3. The kidnappers had taken control of the family and few other huts around before taking … Read more
Thimphu, April 19: The government has ordered the immediate dispatch of relief materials for those people displaced by the winds in Phuentsholing. Home Minister Minjure Dorji said relief materials have been sent to the districts to support the victims. He further said government has been planning to extend support to the people to build stronger … Read more
Thimphu, April 19: Royal University of Bhutan has begun interviewing students for enrollment in various faculties for new academic session. Those selected in the interview will pursue higher education in various 11 colleges under the RBU. For the first time, RBU accepted the online application from students willing to pursue university education. Bhutan News Service