January 3: A fire in Nechentang, under Sergithang Geog in Tsirang completely destroyed a hut yesterday. The fire broke out at around 5.30 pm and was brought under control after two hours.
The hut which belonged to the Department of Roads was occupied by two national workforce workers. However, there were no causalities, but a [...]

Except for Sakteng, nearest to epicentre, Trashigang has seen further damage
Earthquake Update 4 January, 2010 – Only one of the 290 houses in Sakteng gewog in Trashigang, which was closest to the epicentre of the December 31 earthquake, suffered damages, according to latest reports.

Supreme Court Update3 January, 2010 – The royal commission, which was formed on November 19 on His Majesty’s command to establish the first supreme court (SC) of Bhutan, has started work on nominating the four SC judges.

5 glacial lakes at source could affect settlements and Punakha Dzong.
4 January, 2010 – The threat from the nine glacial lakes in Lunana, the source of Phochu, have so far been the focus of a potential glacial lake outburst but geological experts are now saying that the Mochu also has five potentially dangerous glacial [...]

4 January, 2010 – The pay structure for Supreme Court judges and the chief justice of the High Court fixed by the parliament during the winter session needs to be reconsidered because their pay increment will stagnate in five years, say judiciary officials.