Record fatalities from vehicle accidents in 2018

With 942 people involved in motor vehicle accidents, 2018 recorded the most number of accidents in the last seven years and the highets number of deaths in the past 13 years.

According to the Annual Info-Comm and Transport Statistical Bulletin 2019 released this week, 135 lost their lives while 807 sustained injuries in accidents.

Expense for scholarships to be met from approved fiscal budget

With a cost estimation of about Nu 167 million for class...

Nu 54.1M spent in NA elections

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) spent a total of Nu...

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Seventeen officers of the RBA, RBG and RBP, were promoted from...

Bhutan and Bangladesh to explore new areas in trade

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KIL looks at new venture

Koufuku International Limited (KIL), a dairy processing plant at Chenary in...

ECB bars DPT candidate from contesting elections for life

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26 taxis register for electric vehicles

Two weeks after the communication ministry issued the notification, about 26...

Mongar to study the impact of Dzongkhag Common Examinations

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The idiosyncrasies of Bhutanese English 

A Member of Parliament was trolled on social media for serving...

Fire guts house in Trongsa

A one storied traditional house was razed to the ground around...

BES to plant fruit trees in urban spaces

To add character, functionality and ecological value to open and green...

Bajo-Khuruthang road maintenance awaits budget

The department of roads’ regional office in Wangdue is awaiting budget...

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