…𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 780 𝒕𝒐 1060 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 Sonam Deki The year 2023 witnessed a significant upswing in Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs), marking a sharp increase from 780 cases in 2022 to 1060 cases. Exploring the divisional statistics of the Royal Bhutan Police for the year, the Traffic Division emerges as the epicenter of this surge, reporting 205 MVAs, …

…𝑷𝑫𝑷 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 100 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 30 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔; 𝑩𝑻𝑷 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 Krishna Kumar SanyasiThe People’s Democratic Party has emerged as the dominant force in the recent National Assembly Elections 2023-2024 general round, securing victories in 30 constituencies and showcasing vibrant democratic enthusiasm. Meanwhile, the Bhutan Tendrel Party, positioned to assume …

In the aftermath of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) triumph in the National Assembly Elections 2023-2024, it is not just a victory for a political party but also a collective responsibility bestowed upon the PDP to shape Bhutan’s destiny. Simultaneously, the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) assumes a crucial role as the opposition, ensuring a dynamic and accountable democratic landscape. Central …

…𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑫𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 Sonam Deki In the year 2023, the Royal Bhutan Police recorded a substantial rise in drug-related cases, totaling 1,920, resulting in the apprehension of 3,669 individuals. Delving into the divisional breakdown, Thimphu emerged as the epicenter of drug-related incidents, reporting 732 cases and the arrest of 1,506 individuals. A …

…𝑰𝒏 2023, 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 137 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 77 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆 Susmika Subba The year 2023 witnessed an alarming surge in sexual violence cases in Bhutan, with 137 reported incidents, a substantial increase from the 112 cases in 2022. Thimphu led the list with 25 reported incidents, followed …

Dorji Gyeltshen is one of the finest comedian-actors of Bhutan film industry. He did not just stumble into the film industry; he lunched his journey as a cook in the film “Rang gi Sem”, taking on a small role. He has struggled his way to reach where he is now, making him a testament to the rewards of the hard …

…𝑨 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝑻𝒐𝒃𝒈𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒐𝒍 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚. Sonam Deki Embarking on the journey to reclaim normalcy after succumbing to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is an arduous task. While some manage to abstain temporarily, many …

…𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Susmika Subba In pursuit of revolutionizing agricultural practices and promoting self-sufficiency in Bhutan, Kinzang Wangdi, the founder of the Oathbar Mountain Horticulture Promotion Project, initiated a cauliflower plantation project in the picturesque region of Gangtozhing. This region is located in Goenshari under Punakha Dzongkhag in 2020. The farm holds an organic certification, …

…𝑨𝑫𝑩 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝑵𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 Ngawang Jamphel The Ministry of Finance secured a US$5 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for two crucial hydropower projects in Bhutan, namely Nyera Amari I and II (404 MW) in Samdrup Jongkhar and Bunakha Reservoir (180 MW) in Chukha. …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑪𝑨𝑨 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒖. 8,248/- 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 Tshering Dorji In the month of December 2023, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) reported a total of 12 consumer complaints. Notably, six of these complaints have been successfully resolved, showcasing the dedication of the CCAA in addressing consumer …