SDF memorial banner for the community

RANGPO-10TH MARCH12 This year Sikkim democratic front 2nd decade completion grand function organised at jorthaang is memorable for the business community of the state .after the reformation of trade and business affairs cell in the state the cell members working actively has succeeded to make possible for huge participating of business community in the 4th march function. it was a historical and memorable day for the business community that...

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Traning to the farmers in ginger cultivation

RANGPO-10TH MARCH12 Horticulture and agriculture department east Sikkim organised training and distribution programme at bhurung ward of west Pandam constituency today. According to the news Mr. j n giri deputy director horticulture Majhitar and staff along with field officer has provided special training to the farmers interested in ginger cultivation .area Panchayat and senior citizens was specially present during the programme. At the end...

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clas for tool tax and public toilet tender

RANGPO-9TH MARCH12 Behind the reasons of tender process occurred on 7th march at Rangpo nagar office of tool tax, the two group clash created one injured in the Rangpo IBM area. according to the news the Rangpo bazaar parking, tool tax and public toilet tender was to be done at Rangpo nagar Panchayat office.from the beginning of the office time the problem was created and was intense at Rangpo nagar Panchayat office as some persons was stopping to go to participate in tender process but any how the tender process was end .but suddenly on same...

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Bharat team eyes Olympics semi-final

Bharat Chhetri being welcomed at his house at Methibari on Tuesday. Picture by Kundan Yolmo ...

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Mizoram trounces Sikkim to lift Ao Cup

Mizo players pose with the Dr T Ao Memorial Cup at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok on Friday. Picture by Prabin Khaling Gangtok, March...

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Rainless hill winter sparks dry tap fear

VIVEK CHHETRI The Senchel lake in Darjeeling, one of the three reservoirs of the hill town Darjeeling municipality chairman and other councillors perform the puja. All pictures by Suman Tamang...

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झील वरिपरिका हावाघरहरुको मरम्मती कार्य शुरु

9 मार्च (कालेबुङ):-मिरिकमा पर्यटन मौसम शुरु भएपछि स्थानीय गैर सरकारी संगठन सचेत मंज्चले झील वरिपरिका हावाघरहरुको मरम्मती कार्य शुरु गरेको छ।मिरिक घुम्न आउने पार्यटकहरुको सुबिधाको निम्ति झील परिसरमा निर्माण गरिएका हावाघरहरुको मरम्मती र रखरखाउको निम्ति सम्बन्धित निकायले चासो नदेखाए पछि गैर सरकारी संगठन सचेत मञ्च अग्रसर बनेको छ।मिरिक घुम्न आउने पर्यटकहरु झील परिसरमा बनाइएका हावाघरमा विश्राम गरी मिरिक झीलको प्राकृतिक सुन्दरताको अवलोकन गर्ने गर्दछन। तर यी हावाघरहरुको रखरखाउको दिशामा सम्बन्धित विभागले ध्यान नदिएको कारण हावाघरहरुको अवस्था जीर्ण बन्दै...

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Disaster victims benifited

9TH MARCH 2012 RANGPO--DEPARTMENT OF AH,LF&VS WEST DISTRICT disbursed the ex- gratia relief to the families who lost their livestock in the Earth quake of 18th September 2011 as per the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) norms. On receive of the relief,sufferer farmers expressed their gratude to the State Government for compassion on fellow citizen in natural calamity of highest intimidation they ever experience. The payment was disbursed by the hand of dr d s tiwari Joint Director West AH,LF&VS Department on 7th March 2012.according...

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forest fire awareness camp

RANGPO-9TH MARCH12 Namthang forest range office under south district forest territorial organised day long forest fire awareness camp at katyang school ground.mrs tilu gurung area mla cum minister building and housing was present as a chief guest of the programme. under the special presence of panchayats,students,teachers,gurdians and citizens of the area under the initiative and activeness cum DFO D MANJUNATHAN,acf sangey kazi along with other staff and officers of forest department of Namthang range organised .demonstrated the fire safety measures...

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President nod to GTA, over to CM

Mamata Banerjee, Bimal GurungMarch 7: The President today gave her assent to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Bill, the signing clearing the decks for the formation of the hill set-up while putting the onus of implementation on Mamata Banerjee. The chief minister had last week blamed the Centre for the delay in forming the GTA.From all indications, there are still some major obstacles to the formation of the GTA, especially with the state...

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Morcha fails ballot test - Party’s Mussoorie candidate loses, forfeits deposit

Darjeeling, March 7: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s decision to test electoral fortunes in other parts of the country with significant Gorkha population came a cropper with the party candidate forfeiting his deposit in the Mussoorie seat in the Uttarakhand Assembly polls.The Morcha had fielded Jagdish Chauhan in Mussoorie to assert itself as a pan-Indian party looking after the interest of the community across the country.Both party president Bimal Gurung and general secretary Roshan Giri had been to Mussoorie to campaign for Chauhan before the January...

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Traffic bar & clean-up for 100-yr-old bridge

Darjeeling, March 7: Traffic on Victoria Bridge will be stopped for 12 hours on Sunday to celebrate the structure’s 100th year and highlight its deplorable condition.The 110-feet-long bridge, also known as Chayang-Chanyanga Pul near Rajbari, will be closed to vehicles from six in the morning.Birman Biswakarma, the secretary of Victoria Bridge Sangrakshan Samiti, said: “This is a 100-year-old heritage bridge as an inscription on the railing suggests...

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minister Mrs. tilu gurung condemned news article of SDF stage fire incident

Raangpo 7th marchRateypani Namthang mla cum building and housing minister Mrs. tilu gurung along with the youth and cheli morcha members has condemned the news article regarding thirty six persons injury in the 4th march sdf stage fire incident case. According to release only six persons was minor injured and was send to their house after providing the first aid as the case was normal. According to the news every big programme or spiritual programme...

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दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला अस्पताल अनि कालेबुङ महकुमा अस्पताललाई सुपर स्पेशिलिटी अस्पतालको रुपमा बढोत्तरी गर्ने

7 मार्च (कालेबुङ):- पश्चिम बंगालको तृणमूल सरकारले दार्जीलिङ पहाडको कायाकल्प परिवर्तन गर्ने आफ्नो बचनलाई व्यवहारमा परिणत गर्ने दिशामा पहल शुरु गरेको छ। दार्जीलिङ पहाडमा विकासको कार्यलाई गति दिँदै राज्य सरकारले दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला अस्पताल अनि कालेबुङ महकुमा अस्पताललाई सुपर स्पेशिलिटी अस्पतालको रुपमा बढोत्तरी गर्ने निर्णय लिएको छ।यस योजनालाई मूर्त रुप दिन गठित हाई पावर कमिटिका दुइ सदस्यीय टोलीले यी दुइ क्षेत्रका अस्पतालहरुको स्थलगत निरीक्षण गरेर कलकता फर्केका छन। पश्चिम बंग स्वस्थ्य आयोगका प्रबन्ध निदेशक पुनित यादव अनि राज्य स्वस्थ्य विभागका संयुक्त...

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Scarcity of drinking water in School

RANGPO-6TH MARCH12More than 600 students of Rangpo mining secondary school are facing huge problems due to scarcity of drinking water. According to the news from fifteen days scarcity of drinking water is shown in school as no single drop is come from the source of government pipelines. the school management has many times contact and appealed with the staff of phe but ignored and not seen serious over to solve the problem .it is a unfortunate to see that the school students has to face the water scarcity .the guardians of the school...

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युवा मोर्चाको मिरिक शाखाले क्षेत्रका युवा अनि विद्यार्थीवर्गलाई दूर्व्यवसनबाट टाडा राख्न अनि उनीहरुको समस्यालाई निदान गर्ने दिशामा पहल शुरु गरेको छ

6 मार्च (कालेबुङ):-गोर्खा जनमुक्ति युवा मोर्चाको मिरिक शाखाले क्षेत्रका युवा अनि विद्यार्थीवर्गलाई दूर्व्यवसनबाट टाडा राख्न अनि उनीहरुको समस्यालाई निदान गर्ने दिशामा पहल शुरु गरेको छ। युवा मोर्चाले आइतबार मिरिकमा सम्बन्धित पक्षका प्रतिनिधिहरुसँग एउटा बैठकको आयोजना गरी यसबारे छलफल गरेको छ। मिरिकको टूरिष्ट लजमा सम्पन्न सो बैठकमा गोजमुमोको मिरिक शाखाका अध्यक्ष फूबी राई, नगरपालिका अध्यक्ष श्रीमती माला सुब्बा, मिरिक कलेजका प्राचार्य डा आनन्द खडका, मिरिक थानाका प्रतिनिधि मानस दासलगायत विभिन्न शैक्षिक संस्थानका प्रतिनिधिहरु सहभागी थिए। बैठकमा क्षेत्रमा...

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Citi and Life Insurance Corporation of India to set up India’s first Infrastructure Debt Fund

SANJAY AGARWAL-RANGPO-6THMARCH12-ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Citi and Life Insurance Corporation of India to set up India’s first Infrastructure Debt Fund.as per the information received from the banks management of the said banks The Finance Minister in his budget speech for fiscal 2012 had announced setting up of Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) in order to accelerate and enhance the flow of long term debt for infrastructure projects. To attract off-shore funds into IDFs Finance Minister had also announced that withholding tax on interest payments...

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world lightest airplane by Pukar's Teams

SANJAY AGARWAL-RANGPO-6TH FEBRURY12Sikkim's UAV lad Pukar Pandey & team heads for USA.Started his study from east point senior secondary school taken education from ATTC bardang ang left for maharshi markedeshwar university panchkula for further studies. at there with the help of ten more friends has discovered world lightest airplane may be run via remote control .it’s a historical issue that 300 universities from entire world was participated in the exhibition organized by nasa at California and this project was nominated in top 65 list in...

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One day long program on livestock management

6TH MARCH 2012-state AH, LF &VS Department West District organized, One day long program on livestock management & poultry production at Chumbung near to Pelling in west Sikkim.The main objective behind the program was to generate sagacity on livestock farming for income generation for sustainablelivelihood.That was also to make the people comprehend on Animal Husbandry Department activities & their potential areas of application. Along with this, how the present Government is following the methodology to put into operation of various...

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Darjeeling civic body richer by Rs 10 lakh

Darjeeling, March 5: The zamindari department of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-led Darjeeling municipality has collected more than Rs 10 lakh in rent from lease holders in 26 days as against an annual collection of Rs 2 lakh by the previous boards.The revenue collection drive has also brought to light the modus operandi of many lease-holders of municipal properties who had managed to hoodwink the civic body on revenue for years.Seshmani Gurung, commissioner...

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Asok sees CM skirt-poll agenda

Siliguri, March 5: The CPM today trained guns on Mamata Banerjee and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders, alleging that both were moving ahead with a “hidden agenda” to form the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration through nomination and not elections.Former minister and CPM leader Asok Bhattacharya, who held a news conference at Anil Biswas Bhawan here this afternoon, said: “Realising the sentiments of the hill populace, we have been seeking early formation of the GTA through elections. But for some reason or the other, the Morcha leaders are not...

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Rangpo bridge found damaged due to illegal parking of vehicals

SANJAY AGAARWAL-RAANGPO-5TH MARCH12After the rangchang bridges incident every concerned department is busy in visiting and checking the state and national highway bridges and border road organisation is also serious over the issue. during checking it was found that the Rangpo bridges in national highway which connects rest of world with Sikkim and is the main bridges of the state is also not in good condition and is damaged. This bridge is maintained by border roads organisation. According to the news the main reasons of damages of bridges is...

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Saftey measures programms of Lanco

SANJAY AGARWAL-RANGPO-5TH MARCH12Lanco celebrated safety week commencing from 27th February to 4th march 2012 at their project area between different types of programme of safety measures. The programme was specially organised at taarkhola and sirwani barrage site. The special safety programme was organised at tarkhola site on 29th februry12. .Mr. b k ojha project director as a chief guest hosting the safety flag specially appealed all the gathering delegates to be serious during the work.yesturday the valedictory function was organised ...

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More recruits for GLP - Rivals see diversion tactics in Morcha’s wary move

VIVEK CHHETRIDarjeeling, March 4: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has renewed a recruitment drive for the Gorkhaland Personnel, a move that has drawn flak from political opponents who said Bimal Gurung’s party was scared that disillusioned hill youths might join Chhatrey Subba or any outfit that favours a statehood agitation. The Morcha, its rivals alleged, was using a government job carrot to lure the youths to the GLP. The Opposition appealed to the hill people not to...

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SNT started the bus service between Rangpo to Namchi

SANJAY AGARWAL-RANGPO-3RD MARCH12]Deciding to connect to south Sikkim and east Sikkim nationalised transport has started the bus service between Rangpo –namchi route.acccording to the news SNT commonly known as rail of Sikkim has tried and almost success to connect state capital and district head quarter from the remote places ,villages and bazaars of state along with connectivity with siliguri and kalimpong is really a rail for Sikkim...

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After the formation of Sikkim democratic front the image of west Pandam is totally changed and is in the developing area.

SANJAY AGARWAL-RANGPO-3RD MARCH12After the formation of Sikkim democratic front the image of west Pandam is totally changed and is in the developing area. from heritage tourism to pilgrimage tourism, industrial unites to historical railway projects .budang Gadi is announced as to develop as heritage tourism and recently 85 lakh rs is sanctioned for developing the indrakil prayag project at rangpo.after completing the indrakil prayag construction...

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Team for north tour projects

Mamata at Chitra Bhanu on Friday. (Amit Datta) Kalimpong, March 2: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today set up a taskforce...

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