Gangtok
4 Oct 2013
Chief minister Pawan Chamling today
inaugurated the super specialty wing of the Central Referral Hospital or
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) at 5th Mile
Tadong.
The wing, set up at some Rs37.67 crore,
has diagnostic facilities including Radiology, MRI, Digital X Ray,
Cardiac Cath Lab and Ultrasonography, among others. The Neurosurgery,
Urology, Gastroenterology, Skin and Cosmetology, Cardiology, Cardio
Vascular and Onco-surgery departments will function from the super
specialty wing.
SMIMS...
5 Oct 2013
Siliguri bound Bolero plunges into Teesta, five dead
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
4 Oct 2013
A
Bolero vehicle with registration number SK 01-J-1900 on its way to
Siliguri from Sikkim plunged into the Teesta this morning while trying
to overtake another vehicle near Gale-Khola. The accident has claimed
the lives of five people whose bodies have not been found yet except for
one who has been identified as Ram Krishna Rai (32).
According to sources, the vehicle
collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction while
overtaking another vehicle and plunged into the Teesta....
Committee formed to keep vigilance on child right violations
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
4 Oct 2013
Bal
Suraksha Aviyan Trust, a NGO working for eradication of child labour,
has formed a vigilance committee at Pedong to keep watch on trafficking
of children from the area. BSAT, in association with social organisation
Anujyal initiated this move as part of the ‘Towards a Child Labour Free
Society’ campaign run by Data Sanstha Karitas India.
The vigilance committee comprises
regional GTA Sabhashad Dawa Lepcha, Padam Gurung, Vhakta Rai, Amrit Rai,
Thendup T Bhutia, PB Rai, Basanta Kanu,...
4 Oct 2013
Morcha hope on talks
VIVEK CHHETRI
Darjeeling, Oct. 3: The
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today said it was hopeful of the Centre
convening the tripartite meeting on October 23 to solve the hill impasse
though the state government has protested Delhi’s unilateral decision
to call the talks.
Roshan Giri, the
general secretary of the Morcha, today...
Tremor in Sikkim
Gangtok, Oct. 3: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Sikkim around 11.43am today forcing people out of their houses.
No damage was reported but the
panic was palpable as Sikkim, especially the north, had suffered serious
damage in a 6.9-strong quake on September 2011.
Last year, on the
anniversary of the quake when people in Gangtok were lining up for a
memorial, another, much milder, tremor shook Sikkim. Over 60 people died
in the 2011 tremor.
According to the India Meteorological Department website, today’s quake...
3 Oct 2013
वार्ता आन्दोलनको एउटा अंश हुनेछ - ड़ा छेत्री
कालेबुङ
2 अक़्टोबर-(प्रदीप) प्रस्तावित त्रिपक्षीय
वार्तामा फलप्रद परिणाम निस्कन सकेन
भने पनि यसले आन्दोलनलाई अघि बढाउन सघाउ पुग्ने मोर्चा प्रवक्ता डा हर्कबहादुर छेत्रीको
धारणा छ। तिनले आउँदो लोकसभा चुनाउलाई केन्द्र गरी
केन्द्र सरकारको नियत देखेर आफूलाई यस्तो लागेको बताएका छन। तथापि, वार्ता अपेक्षाअनुरुप फलदायक हुन सकेन
भने पनि निराश भइहाल्नु पर्ने कुनै
कारण नरहेको डा छेत्रीको भनाइ छ। ‘केन्द्र सरकार धेरै दुब्लो छ अहिले, अगाडी 2014-को
लोकसभा चुनाउ...
Centre weak; maintain faith even if tripartite talks fail: Chettri
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
2 Oct 2013
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha spokesperson Dr.
Harka Bahadur Chettri today suggested people should not give up hope
even if the upcoming tripartite meeting fails to yield any major
results.
He said, “The central government is in a
weak position given the impending general elections and is eyeing the
Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for support. The truth is her
support is very crucial for the...
‘Janta’ poster accusing GJM chief surfaces again
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
2 Oct 2013
Kalimpong today saw yet another ‘janta’
poster urging the GJM leadership of refraining from including students
in any form of agitation. The poster in the town’s main road addresses
GJM chief Bimal Gurung saying involvement of students in the agitation
is adversely affecting the standards of education in the hills.
The source of the ‘janta’ posters, which
come out every now and then, has not...
Deb warns of strict action against agitators
Darjeeling
2 Oct 2013
The state government will not tolerate
anyone, including the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, taking the law into their
hands, ministers will continue visiting the hills to oversee
development work, while the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration can be
run by a deputy chief executive.
The above assertion came from North
Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb today in Bijanbari and thoroughly
reflected the state...
2 Oct 2013
BM Garg gets interim bail
Darjeeling
1 Oct 2013
The
Darjeeling Chief Judicial Magistrate court today granted interim bail
to prominent businessman Brij Mohan Garg who was arrested on September
11 on the charge of diverting PDS food grains to statehood agitators.
Garg, the president of the Darjeeling
Chamber of Commerce, was granted interim bail on health grounds after
being levied a penalty of Rs 3,000. Garg is undergoing treatment
presently as his health...
Film fest on Public Service Announcement prog
Darjeeling
1 Oct 2013
In what could be termed as the first of
its kind in the hills, students from the Mass Communication and
Journalism department of St. Joseph’s College today organised a film
festival dealing with a Public Service Announcement campaign tilted
‘Sachetna- Hear it loud, 2013’.
Aimed at creating awareness and part of a
social responsibility initiative, the students showcased 21 two-minute
duration films dealing...
BGP to organise Gorkha congregation in Delhi this Dec
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
1 Oct 2013
The Bharatia Gorkha Parisangh has
decided to hold a Gorkha Congregation in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan from
December 14 to 16 as part of its ‘Delhi Chalo’ campaign for Gorkhaland.
The BGP plans to gather thousands of
Gorkhas in the national capital to press for the separate state demand.
BGP president Dr. Enos Das Pradhan briefed the press today in Kalimpong
on the Delhi Chalo for Gorkhaland campaign.
He...
30 Sept 2013
Tripartite talks on Gorkhaland issue Oct 23 - Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
DARJEELING : The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a
separatist movement in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills, Monday said the
central government has convened tripartite talks Oct 23 on the
Gorkhaland issue. “I am happy to get a call from the central government
for tripartite talks on the long pending demands of the Gorkhas.
The talks are scheduled on Oct 23. The GJM believes that our demand can
be solved with dialogue. “We are also appealing to the centre for
withdrawing central forces immediately,” GJM chief Bimal Gurung said on
...
Ghising returning to hills with new strategy, slogan: GNLF
KURSEONG/MIRIK
29 Sep 2013
The Gorkha National Liberation Front and
its chief Subash Ghising will return to the hills soon with a new
strategy and slogan, according to the party’s Kurseong unit spokesperson
Daya Dewan.
He said Ghising’s comeback will kick-off
with a public meeting in Sumeru Manch at Chowkbazar, Darjeeling. “Our
president will most likely make a comeback between Dusshera and Diwali.
Our demand will have a new slogan:...
MOLESTATION INCIDENT
Darjeeling
29 Sep 2013
The police have blamed Saturday’s
incident to rumours spread by opportunist elements that instigated
students to turn violent resulting in a clash between the administration
and the public in the heart of Darjeeling town.
Taking stock of Saturday’s clash,
Darjeeling Special IG Jawed Shamim today said, “We have always
maintained good relations and want to be in the best of terms with the
public. But things...
Kalimpong bandh condemning molestation incident peaceful
KALIMPONG
29 Sep 2013
The 12-hour bandh called today by the
Vidhyarthi Morcha across the Darjeeling hills to condemn Saturday’s
molestation incident was fully effective in Kalimpong.
All shops were all closed as also
transportation, with only ambulances and security vehicles seen plying
the roads. The townsfolk also chose to remain indoors giving the streets
a desolate look.
Paramilitary and police forces were
present in town...
29 Sept 2013
Darjeeling town tense following clash between students & cops
Darjeeling
28 Sep 2013
Students and the general public clashed
with the police Saturday evening following reports of a rape attempt on a
minor by a jawan of the Rapid Action Force at Ghoom-Bhanjyang, about
16km from Darjeeling town.
The police had to fire three blank
rounds and resort to lathicharge in the main town area to disperse the
agitated mob. Media personnel were also lathicharged and their vehicles
damaged, resulting in injuries to at least one journalist.
The incident started when a section of
the crowd that had gathered...
Too early to question GJM’s sincerity: Pradhan
kalimpong
28 Sep 2013
The GJM’s decision to revive the GTA has
given rise to confusion and discontent both among the general public
and within the GJAC.
Binay Tamang’s appointment as the GTA
chief executive is also receiving negative comments on social networking
sites. Statehood aspirants have expressed fear that the GJM may shelve
the Gorkhaland agitaion and stick with running the GTA’s affairs.
However, Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh president and GJAC spokesperson Dr.
Enos Das Pradhan has expressed faith in the Morcha saying the...
Infuriated mob burns govt bus in Kalimpong
PRADIP LOHAGUN
KALIMPONG
28 Sep 2013
The
Darjeeling hills has again erupted in violence after today’s rape
attempt incident in Ghoom-Bhanjyang by a RAF jawan. Following the
showdown in Darjeeling, an infuriated mob in Kalimpong too set a state
bus on fire around 9pm.
The bus that leaves for Siliguri every
morning at6:15am has been reduced to ashes. The bus with registration
number WB 76/3028 was parked at the motor stand when a crowd of people
provoked by the incident set it on fire.
The police reached the spot...
