your house is Burgled- sikkim cups

RANGPO-2ND JUNE12First time in the history is that the police has informed that your house is burgled .according to the news .police staff in check post duty at Rangpo check post shown the vehicle coming from Gangtok side taking one passengers only plying towards siliguri and in suspension the police staff checked the vehicles and started interrogating with the alone passenger travelling in the vehicles .he was carrying one beg too and when the...

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sikkim started development work in turism sector

RANGPO-2ND JUNE 12State government has started the developmental work in west Pandam in tourism sector to make the area famous in spiritual tourism sector .the infrastructural development of budang Gadi has been started and road has been reached and the statue of mata kali construction is on stream line .Rangpo indrakil prayag project has also been started .in first two phase approx three crore amount has been sanctioned by the state government for the development of Rangpo indrakil prayag .Mrs. niru sewa area mla cum minister industries was...

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Steps planned against overcharge

AVIJIT SINHASiliguri, June 1: The increase in the incidents of tourists being overcharged by sections of taxis and hotels during the current season has prompted the tour operators in north Bengal and Sikkim to plan steps that could put an end to such illegal practices.The Eastern Himalaya Travel and Tour Operators’ Association said a campaign against the unethical practices in the tourism sector would be launched among the taxi drivers and hoteliers once the summer season was over.“Once the tourist rush comes down in the next two weeks, we will...

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Scan on fleecing of tourists by taxis - Action against six cabs in Gangtok

NIRMAL MANGARGangtok, June 1: Sikkim police today launched a crackdown on taxis overcharging passengers in the peak tourism season. One vehicle was taken into custody and documents seized from five other cabs.Traffic police personnel were deployed at five points along NH31A and they checked each taxi carrying tourists to Siliguri.The East Sikkim police swung into action following unofficial complaints that tourists were fleeced by taxis trying to exploit the shortage of cabs and ignorance of the visitors about the actual fares.The superintendent...

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Rambi School, the story of ‘Fish without Water’

MUKESH SHARMARambi, May 31:Rambi, a small village along the stretch of National Highway 31A has the population of two thousand peoples. The village in the name of education has only a high school to cater education for the populace of the place which was established on 1972. The school receiving the junior school recognisation after 10 years of its inception had dig up the secondary tag last year. The school which is said to be constructed by the NHPC still lacks the toilet facilities, fans facilities in classroom and the stories of the desk-benches...

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GJM dismissed the Highway Block Committee

MUKESH SHARMAKalimpong, May 31MEMBERS OF HIGHWAY BLOCKThe GJM party has today dismissed the Highway Block Committee demands for a separate constituency after the news of division among the Committee itself. Commenting on the issue GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said that the attitude of the Committee has forced the GJM to take the steps. The Committee which has been demanding an aloof constituency from Sevoke to Rangpo was distressed by Wednesday when the Melli to Rangpo branch slammed their demands and followed the party high command orders....

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"World No Tobacco Day 2012"

RANGPO-1ST JUNE 12Golden Cross PHARMA PRIVATE LIMITED RORATHANG observed the "World No Tobacco Day 2012" on 31st May 2012 on the theme of "Tobacco Industries Interference". 3 day long Different type of programme like Awareness Training on ill effect of Tobacco by doctor Sudeep Pradhan (Rongli), open Chalta Bolta Quiz and Poster competition was also conducted from 29th may to today at company complex .The programme was concluded with prizes distribution to all winners of quiz and poster by the hand of chief guest Mr Karma G. Bhutia,SDPO,RONGLI....

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"World Environment Week"

RANGPO-1ST JUNE 12Zydus Healthcare, Baghey khola is celebrating "World Environment Week" from 30 May to 5th June 2012. During this week the company will organise inter - department Environment Health & Safety audit competition; best idea competition, quiz & slogans competition, some community based awareness programs and few other such activities.In fact, as part of the celebrations the company decided to contribute towards reducing a bit...

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Nathu-la road cleared - Trapped tourists recount army’s hospitality

NIRMAL MANGAR Gangtok, May 31: Tourists left stranded overnight on their way back from Nathu-la returned to Gangtok this morning after the BRO cleared the road blocked by a series of landslides. The 2,500 tourists spent nearly 18 hours at army camps and homes of villagers in Kyongshala near the landslide spot, 20km...

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Siliguri shuts out tourist needs - Visitors grapple with overcharge by vehicles

AVIJIT SINHA Siliguri, May 31: Tourists today grappled with overcharging vehicles and transport shortage in Siliguri as the gateway to the hills and Sikkim remained indifferent to their needs, citing the bandh called by the BJP. Stakeholders in the tourism industry blamed the “spirit” of Siliguri for today’s tourist...

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Morcha’s GTA stand

Jalpaiguri, May 31: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today stuck to its demand for the inclusion of the entire Dooars and Terai in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and said the statement made by John Barla contrary to that effect was “purely personal”.Rebel adivasi leader Barla had said on Sunday that towns in the brew belt of Jalpaiguri district should be kept out of the purview of the GTA. He said only villages and tea gardens in the foothills could be brought under the GTA as there was stiff resistance from the people in the urban areas to...

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“Municipality does not maintain records in a systematic manner”- Municipality President CPRM Secretary, files RTI against Municipality, receives startling explanations

MUKESH SHARMA KALIMPONG, May 30: CPRM KPG SEC MOHAN POUDYAL The Right to Information (RTI) Act implemented by the Government of India (GOI) provides liberty to any citizen to request information from a public authority which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. But much lately, brow raising facts has been come under the light through this Act in the region. Taking the support of this Act, the Communist Party of Revolutionary...

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Attack in the government officers on duty at Rangpo IBM

RANGPO-31ST MAY Attack in the government officers on duty at Rangpo IBM creates a big unsatisfication and threat from the officers working at Rangpo area .on Sunday two youth attacked Mr. janak gurung of bazaar inspector under Rangpo nagar Panchayat .though the Rangpo police has arrested the duo youth and has send to fifteen days judicial custody but its not sufficient the strict norms and action is needed for collecting the tool tax and vehicle parking too. this time the government officers was targeted by the illegal collector but every time...

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Eight Nepal kids rescued - Three held after bus raid

Siliguri, May 30: Police today rescued eight minors from a group of 25 while being taken to Sikkim by alleged traffickers. Three suspected traffickers escorting the boys from Nepal were arrested from Hill Cart Road, the result of a raid on a bus carrying them based on a tip-off. The police said the boys in the age group of 13-16 were on their way to Sikkim to work at construction sites. “We acted on source information from Naxalbari and found three persons taking 25 boys from Nepal to Sikkim on the pretext of giving them jobs at some...

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Sikkim oil tanker strike lifted till June 7

NIRMAL MANGAR The meeting between Lachungpa (right) and leaders of the tanker owners’ association in Siliguri on Wednesday. (Kundan Yolmo) Gangtok, May 30: Private tankers supplying oil to petrol pumps in Sikkim today suspended their indefinite strike for eight days after the state...

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Landslides trap Nathu-la visitors - Travellers accommodated in army camps & village homes

Gangtok, May 30: Nearly 2,500 tourists on their way back from Nathu-la were left stranded after a series of landslides blocked Jawaharlal Nehru Marg that links Gangtok to the border pass. According to police and the army, the landslides continued well past 8pm preventing any attempts by the Border Roads Organisation to clear the road. All tourists, most of them from Bengal, have been accommodated in army camps and houses in Kyongshala village near 15th Mile where the landslide first struck around 3pm. This morning the temperature...

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mandi bazaar is came in dispute

RANGPO-30TH MAY12 The site allotted by urban development and housing department government of Sikkim at Rangpo mandi bazaar is came in dispute now a daze .according to the news after the formation of Sikkim democratic front government in Sikkim in 1994 according to the manifesto the government has started allotting site to the residents of Rangpo mandi bazaar according ly .the department of UDHD has first assured and finalised to provide 14 feet side to every residents of mandi bazaar .some days after again the department notifies regarding...

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Sikkim welcomed everester Mr. kazi Sherpa today at Rangpo

RANGPO-30TH MAY12 Sikkim welcomed everester Mr. kazi Sherpa today at Rangpo Sikkim the main gateway of Sikkim. The delegates and members from denzong Sherpa association Sikkim and Sikkim mountaineering association along with tourism minister Mr. Bhim dhungel was specially present in the welcome programme. he was left from Sikkim on 27th april and reached mount everest on 20th may .at Rangpo during welcome programme the delegates from Sherpa association has specially congratulated the kazi Sherpa and also thanks Sikkim chief minister Mr. Pawan...

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ब्लु सीपले बच्चा जन्माएको घटनाले जू प्रशासन उत्साहित

30 मई(कालेबुङ):- दार्जीलिङस्थित पदमाजा नाइडू हिमालयन जुलोजिकल पार्कमा दूर्लभ प्रजातिको ब्लु सीपले बच्चा जन्माएको घटनाले जू प्रशासनलाई उत्साहित बनाएको छ। संसार नै बिलुप्तिको संघारमा पुगीसकेको दूर्लभ प्रजातिको ब्लु सीपले हिजो दुइवटास् बच्चा जन्माएपछि पार्कमा अहिले यसको संख्या नौ पुगेको छ। यस अतिरिक्त यहाः रहेको अर्को दूर्लभ प्राजातिको हिमालयन थारले पनि केही दिन अघि बच्चा जन्माएको छ। जू कर्तृपक्षले सञ्चालन गरीरहेको प्रजनन कार्यक्रमअन्तर्गत हिमालयन थारले जूमा पहिलो पल्ट बच्चा जन्माएको हो। अहिले यसको संख्या बढेर 6 पुगेको छ। पदमाजा नाइडू पार्कको विशेष...

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Only head to know panel report: Morcha

Calcutta, May 29: The report of the territory committee will be submitted to the state government by its chairman in early June without revealing the contents to other members, a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha representative on the panel said today. The Morcha protested at the decision to keep other members out of loop. At the end of the concluding meeting of the committee headed by Justice (retired) Shymal Sen today, one of the four Morcha representatives L.B. Pariyar said: “We discussed all issues pertaining to the territory after which...

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