Siliguri, July 19: The district administration today called in the army to repair a Mahananda embankment breach that led to flooding in localities a kilometre away, trapping 25,000 residents on Siliguri’s outskirts.Army personnel from Sukna reached the spot at Milan More and were seen gathering sandbags to guard the neighbouring localities against the river’s fury. Around 25,000 residents are marooned in the localities near the broken embankment.Within the civic area of Siliguri, nearly half of the 47 wards were under water today.By late this evening,...
शिक्षक प्रमुखको लापारवाहीको कारण बेहाल अवस्थामा चम्पामाया प्रथमिक पाठशाला
पहाड़को प्रथमिक पाठशालाहरु एका एक बन्द हुनुमा सरकार पक्ष दोषी छ कि शिक्षक-शिक्षिकाहरुको लापारवाही? किन दार्जीलिङ पहाड़को शैक्षिक स्तर दिनोदिन खस्किन्दै गइरहेको छ? प्रथमिक शिक्षा बाल-बालिकाहरुको निम्ति महत्तवपूर्ण हुँदा-हुँदै पनि किन आजसम्म पहाड़को शिक्षा व्यवस्थामा सुधार आउन सकिरहेको छैन?
राजनीति गर्दिनँ भन्नु पनि अर्को राजनीति होः हर्कबहादुर छेत्री
मेरो अधिकारक्षेत्रभित्र पाँच बर्षको लागि जनताको हितको काम गर् भनेर मलाई भोट हालेको हो नि। मलाई थाहा छ यसले जनताको धेरै हित हुन्छ। यसले जनताको हितसँगै पार्टीको पनि हित हुन्छ, आन्दोलनलाई पनि सहयोग पुर्याउँछ भनेपछि एकदम निसंकोच भनेर अघि बढ्न सक्छु म। म त्यही काम गर्दैछु।
बघिनी फेरि पुरानै खोरमा
‘समयले मानिसलाई कहाँ कहाँ पुर्याउँछ,,,,,,’ कुनै समय रेडियो नेपालबाट बजिरहने यो चर्चित गीतले मान्छेको जीवनमा प्रणयसम्बन्धको आरोह अवरोहले पार्ने प्रभावलाई सुन्दर ढंगले व्याख्या गरेको छ। यो लोकप्रिय गीतको यही एक हरफ कुनै राजनीतिकर्मीको जीवनसँग गाँसेर हेर्दा के उत्तर पाइएला?
साहित्य अनि सर्जकलाई माया गर्ने घिसिङ
80 को दशकमा देशभरिका गोर्खाहरूलाई जातित्वको भावना उत्पन्न गराउने प्रथम नेता सुवास घिसिङको निधनले अहिले घड़ी सम्पूर्ण दार्जीलिङ पहाड़ नै स्तब्ध बनेको छ। गोर्खाहरूका हित अनि अस्तित्वका निम्ति छुट्टै राज्यको बहस लिएर सुवास धिसिङले त्यसताक पहाड़का प्रत्येक गाँऊहरूको भ्रमण गरेका थिए। 22 जुन 1936 सालमा मिरिकको मञ्जु चियाबगानमा जन्म लिएरका सुवास घिसिङले आफ्नो तर्क राख्न एकलै जनसभा गर्थे। घिसिङले सम्पूर्ण गोर्खाहरूलाई एकै शुत्रमा बाँध्न "गोर्खाल्याण्ड" शब्दको जन्म गरेका थिए।
निराश छन् विधायक डा. छेत्री
“बजट सत्रमा के कुराहरू उठान गर्नु पर्ने भन्नेबारे हामीले जीटीएबाट कहिले फिडब्याक पाएका छैनौं” डा छेत्रीले भने। डा हर्कबहादुर छेत्री मोर्चाका प्रवक्ता हुन् अनि कालेबुङका जनप्रतिनिधि। दुइवटा महत्वपूर्ण पदमा बसेका डा छेत्रीलाई अहिलेसम्म जीटीएको बैठकमा निम्ताइएको छैन, पार्टीको राजनैतिक लाइनबारे उनीसँग चर्चा र छलफल नगरिएको त झन कति भयो, उनैलाई हेक्का छैन।
20 Jul 2012
Sikkim highway slide near border
Gangtok, July 19: A landslide on NH31A near the Bengal-Sikkim border paralysed traffic on the key highway for around eight hours.According to the Border Roads Organisation chief engineer Brig. Rajiv Sawhney, the landslide happened at Tarkhola, 6km from Rangpo, near the spot where a slide on Tuesday had blocked traffic for 17 hours. Today’s landslide occurred at 6am. The road was cleared around 2pm.“We have started the road clearance operation by pressing into service three JCB excavators but as of now, the highway is closed to traffic.” said the...
Gurung pledges hands-on leadership
RAJEEV RAVIDASKumani (Kalimpong), July 19: Bimal Gurung said in his first election rally that was held here today that he wanted to be a “hands-on” administrator once the GTA Sabha is formed.The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president arrived here from Siliguri, 70km away, around 4.30pm. Over a thousand party supporters had gathered since 11am despite spells of rain.The venue of the meeting was seven kilometres from Sibchu where three Morcha supporters were killed in police firing early last year.In his one-hour speech, Gurung said he would ensure that...
19 Jul 2012
Krishi Vigyan Kendra South Sikkim and NABARD creating milestones for Rural Development and Poverty Elevation.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, South Sikkim was established in the year 2007 vide memorandum between State Government and ICAR. Since then, the Kendra has been doing its mandated activities as prescribed by ICAR, Zonal Project Directorate, and Zone III which is at Barapani, Shillong, and Meghalaya. Besides the mandated activities the Kendra made proposals to the NABARD for implementing the Bagan Development Project (WADI) considering the Agro-climatic zones which is highly suitable for perennial plantation fruits crops like orange, guava and Nimboo at the...
Bhaichung fan in Team India
Gangtok, July 18: She shares Bhaichung Bhutia’s surname and love for the beautiful game. Nima Lhamu Bhutia, like her idol, will represent the Indian side.She’s Sikkim’s latest face in the Indian women’s side for the SAFF Cup.The 20-year-old forward, 5ft 5 inches tall, is training at the SAI centre in Calcutta’s Salt Lake. “I am happy I got selected for the national team and I will give my best,” Nima told the Metro over phone from Calcutta. Nima’s earlier training grounds were at the Women’s Football Academy at Mangalbaria in West Sikkim which...
Trinamul call for poll help
Darjeeling, July 18. Trinamul candidates contesting the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) elections have requested senior party leaders, including state and Union ministers, to campaign for them. “All 17 candidates were called to Calcutta for a meeting chaired by the party’s general secretary and Union railway minister Mukul Roy last evening. During the meeting, we requested senior leaders to campaign for us in the GTA elections,” said Chewang Bhutia, a candidate from Pedong constituency in Kalimpong.Roy, is said to have told the candidates...
Anti-Morcha posters torn
Kalimpong, July 18: Posters rejecting the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration put up by an anti-Morcha conglomerate on the first anniversary of the GTA agreement were torn down at Kalimpong by supporters of the hill set-up.Minutes after the posters condemning the GTA agreement were pasted on the walls around Damber Chowk in the heart of the town in the morning, a group of youths came and removed them.Some poster that were put up at another location, Ongden Road, a little distance from Damber Chowk, were not removed.The posters called for the...
17 Jul 2012
Bagdogra College strike call
Siliguri, July 16: The Chhatra Parishad has called an indefinite strike in Bagdogra College from today demanding the admission of over 1,000 students who have not been admitted to any institution yet.“We had requested the authorities to accommodate all students before the admission process (to the UG courses) was over. But they took no action leaving us with no other option but to shut down the institution. We will not let the authorities resume activities until our demand is met,” said Ronald Dey, the Darjeeling district secretary of the CP.The...
Couple die as car skids off highway
Kalimpong, July 16: An executive engineer of the Northeast Frontier Railway and a woman, who police assumes was his wife, were killed when the car they were travelling in skidded of NH31A and rolled down almost 300 feet below at Reang near Rambi today. The driver of the car has suffered injuries and has been taken to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri, 40km away.Kalimpong police said NFR official Debojit Bordoloi, 53, was travelling towards Siliguri from Sikkim when the accident occurred. “We could identify the deceased person...
16 Jul 2012
meeting of SDF Trade Cell
RANGPO-16 JULY 12Sikkim democratic front trade cell of Rangpo branch meeting was held yesterday under the president ship of Mr. Rajendra mangla president west Pandam unit of trade cell .according to mr mohammad Khalid publicity secretary central committee of trade cell traders and businessman attended in the meeting specially discussed regarding the developmental activities of the area and indrakil prayag project .the meeting has given special thanks to the ruling party and chief minister Mr. Pawan kumar chamling for taking positive innitiaves...
construction create dispute in mining
RANGPO-16 JULY 12The huge dispute is created between the youths of mining and Rangpo nagar Panchayat regarding the work of construction of cemented floor in Rangpo mining secondary school pray(prathna) ground .according to the news said school has several time requested to make possibility for cementing the prey ground .Rangpo nagar Panchayat taking initiatives has passed the proposal but has not discussed and pass regarding the expense for the construction and to whom the work has to sanctioned .but suddenly two weeks ago the work started .mining...
3 injured in Sikkim landslides
Gangtok, July 15: Three persons were injured and 30 houses damaged in multiple landslides across West Sikkim this morning.At Soreng, three members of a family were injured and their house was damaged in a landslide that occurred around 6.30am. The injured were, Pabitra Subba, 35, her sister Deepika, 18, and son Aditya, 10. Pabitra and Deepika have suffered have been been referred to Gangtok hospital.The first mudslide occurred around 4.30am at Labing Gerathang, 10km from Tashiding. “Sixteen houses have been partially damaged in the landslide. As...
