chief minister Mr. chamling back from Delhi after four vdays visit

RANGPO-21ST SEPTEMBER 12 Atithidev bhava the best slogan for exploring the tourism business was seen a good response from the side of the chief minister of Sikkim Mr. Pawan kumar chamling .today Sikkim chief minister Mr. chamling was coming back from Delhi after four vdays visit .huge gathering of cabinet ministers ,chairman’s ,party leaders,yuva and cheli morcha members ,delegates of vyapari morcha was in the queue at Rangpo tourism campus to...

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LPG ball in Bengal’s court

Calcutta, Sept. 21: Non-subsidised domestic cooking gas will cost Rs 832 per cylinder in Calcutta following the Centre’s decision to forego customs and excise duties that add up to Rs 103.50 apiece. However, if the Bengal government drops local levies, consumers can save Rs 52.50 more as the price will fall further to about Rs 780 a cylinder. According to new rules, every family will have to pay the market rate once it crosses the annual subsidy quota of six cylinders available at Rs 401 apiece. Congress-ruled states have been told to raise...

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Balasun queries hit army hurdle - Elders fail to find reasons for delay in the completion of water scheme

Darjeeling, Sept. 21: A group of senior citizens tracking the Balasun Drinking Water Project is being made to run from pillar to post seeking an answer to why the army has delayed the project, but none is forthcoming. The Concerned Citizens’ Association had sought to know the status of the project from army officers in Darjeeling. Their query was forwarded to the eastern command in Calcutta, which in turn sent the matter to the defence ministry...

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बोङबस्तीसंलग्न जंगलमा मानव कंकाल

21 सेप्टेम्बर(कालेबुङ):- कालेबुङ थानाअन्तर्गत लोअर बोङबस्तीसंलग्न जंगलबाट संदिग्ध अवस्थामा मानव कंकाल भेटिएको घटनाले क्षेत्रमा सनसनी फैलिएको छ। घटनाबारे सूचना पाएपछि बिहीबार साँझ कालेबुङ पुलिसले घटनास्थलबाट उक्त नरकंकाल उद्धार गरेको छ। कालेबुङ थानाबाट लगभग तेह्र किलोमिटर टाडा बोङबस्तीको गैरीगाँउ संलग्न जंगलमा स्थानीय एक किशोरले उक्त मानवकंकाल देखेका थिए। गाई बाख्रा चराउन सो जंगलमा पुगेका उक्त किशोरले त्यहाँ मानव कंकाल देखेपछि गाउँलेहरुलाई सूचित...

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Govt. of Sikkim has Inaugurated 10 (ten) No's of Houses of CMRHM.

RANGPO-20TH SEPTEMBER 12 Smt. Tilu Gurung Honb'le .MLA. Cum Minister Building and Housing Department Govt. of Sikkim has Inaugurated 10 (ten) No's of Houses of CMRHM. Under Namthang BAC. To inaugurate such huge No's of houses at a time is to give the special present of DASERA / DASAI to rural poor people from the side of Government. She says that the value of CMRHM. houses can be realize only by the beneficiaries who was benefitted by this scheme, because they were the person who's dream was to live in the house where their family should be safe...

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Coach gives Barfi full marks - GTA peon makes it to the Bollywood set

Darjeeling, Sept. 20: Ajoy Singh, if he could speak, would have told his student, Ranbir, he gets 10 out of 10 for Barfi! Ajoy is a 40-year-old peon in a GTA office in Darjeeling who is hearing impaired. He was Ranbir Kapoor’s sign language coach in Barfi! On Monday, Ajoy, his family and 18 of his friends with similar challenges went to INOX to watch the film. Wife Sabita and 18-year-old son Anand, who acted as his interpreter when he coached...

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Trinamul might in Cong den Ruling party hits streets against strike in message to ally

Sept. 20: Trinamul workers today hit the streets of north Bengal, particularly in places that are Congress strongholds, to foil the strike and drive home the point that their party is the bigger force in the region. Workers of Trinamul encouraged people in the Congress strongholds of North Dinajpur, Malda and Cooch Behar to defy the general strike called by the Left Front and go to work and keep shops and other establishments running, sparking...

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Tremor in Gangtok on first quake anniversary

Gangtok, Sept. 18: A 4.1 magnitude quake today shook Sikkim at 5.56pm when the state was marking its first anniversary of last year’s tremor.There has been no report of damage or casualties yet.Last year on the same day, a 6.9-strong quake killed 60 people in the state. That quake, with its epicentre near Mangan in North Sikkim, happened a little before 6pm.This evening’s tremor, which lasted barely two seconds, created panic in Gangtok where people...

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Morcha rally test in plains

Darjeeling, Sept. 17: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha will hold rallies in the Dooars and Terai on September 20 to protest the fuel price hike, but it is the footfall at the rallies that will be watched keenly.The Morcha has planned to hold the rallies at a time when its own leaders in the plains are disenchanted with the party after the formation of the GTA.Binay Tamang, the assistant general secretary of the Morcha, said: “We have decided to organise protest rallies in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Mirik, Terai and Dooars on September 20 to protest...

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Vet hospital in North Sikkim in ruins

NIRMAL MANGARGangtok, Sept. 17: The sole sub-divisional veterinary hospital at Chungthang in North Sikkim continues to be in ruins nearly a year after the September 18 earthquake and the only remains is a guest house with a single room where 37 employees carry out their duties.The hospital is a vital centre in the region where people are largely dependent on animal husbandry and was constructed in 1976.Staff quarters and feed stores damaged in the earthquake last year are yet to be repaired.The employees are forced to share a room in the guesthouse...

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Sikkim food and civil supplies department has started campaigning for issuing new ration card

RANGPO -18TH SEPTEMBER 12Sikkim food and civil supplies department has started campaigning for issuing new ration card but for the consumers and residents of the state new ration card issue form is too much tough as like to win the battle war .along with several other documents the issuing authority has demanded the post office or bank account number ,lpg gas connection book number along with electricity bill Xerox copy .what a funny documents that the issuing authority must know that all the residents of the state may not live in their...

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Quake cash crunch for school - 112-year-old Graham’s Homes school needs Rs 20 crore but has a tenth of the amount

Kalimpong. Sept. 16: Nearly a year after the September 18 earthquake, the 112-year-old Dr. Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong is yet to get adequate assistance to rebuild all its facilities.The school suffered extensive damage and authorities have estimated that Rs 20 crore would be required for the repair. But the institution has managed to gather only Rs 2 crore from alumni, one of them being the Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley,...

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20% bonus for tea hands

Darjeeling, Sept. 16: The Darjeeling Tea Association (DTA) last night agreed to pay the annual bonus at the maximum rate of 20 per cent, but managed to extract a promise from all trade unions that they would ensure each labourer puts in eight hours of work, excluding their lunch time, by September 30.Bonus percentage is calculated on the total annual earnings of a worker and 20 per cent is the highest rate permissible under the Plantation Labour...

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2nd late dhanapati Sharma memorial challenge cup football tournament

RANGPO-16TH SEPTEMBER 12Rangpo maazi gaon youth wing has organised the 2nd late dhanapati Sharma memorial challenge cup football tournament from yesterday .Rangpo police station in charge PI Sonam wangdi as a chief guest inaugurated the football tournament organised by the Rangpo mazigaon youth .32 teams participated in the tournament the final of the tournament shall play on 2nd octuber on the eve of Gandhi jaayanti between colourful cultural...

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A truck accident at kaami bhir

RANGPO-15TH SEPTEMBER 12A truck accident at kaami bhir between Rangpo and Majhitar at national highway 31 a claimed the driver of the truck missing .according to the news the truck bearing no WB 73 A 1059 loaded with cement from siliguri plying up to Singtam was plunged into the tista river 150 feet from the road . Rangpo police and fire department suddenly reached the spot but due to lack of electricity and area covered with dark as accident...

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