Boy stabbed outside central plaza in Olakha

On the night of January 10, a 19-year-old boy was stabbed outside central plaza in Olakha by a group of boys. The class 12 student of Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School suffered a deep cut that led to lung damage and internal bleeding.

The Tsirang district court on Tuesday sentenced six Indian construction workers to prison terms ranging from four to nine and half years for voluntary manslaughter.

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources on Tuesday signed an MoU with Jay Prakash Associates of India to train Bhutanese youth in hydropower construction.

A national validation workshop on diagnostic trade integration study under Enhanced Integrated Framework was held at Hotel Taj Tashi yesterday. The study was facilitated by the UNDP Bhutan.

The Embassy of India will organize a function to celebrate India’s Republic Day on January 26 at the Embassy Residence, India House Estate, in Thimphu.

The tooth relic of Lord Buddha that was taken to Thailand as part of the celebration of the 84th birth anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand is being displayed to thousands of devotees. The relic will be on display in Chiang Mai until January 19. The relic will then travel to southern province of Songkhla and northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The relic will be brought back to Bhutan on February 20.

The police in Trashigang have arrested a 47-year-old man for murdering his 40-year-old cousin.

Today, the National Council will deliberate the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2011. Meanwhile, the National Assembly will do the third reading of the Education City Bill 2011.