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Envious forces behind anonymous pamphlets: SG
Lepcha |
 State
power minister Sonam Gyatso Lepcha today strong
condemned the proliferation of sleazy anonymous
pamphlets in the State targeting the leaders of
the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) party.
Lepcha accused elements who are jealous
of the peace, development and communal harmony
of Sikkim for circulating the anonymous
pamphlets which he said is vitiating the
Sikkimese society. He appealed the people not to
believe in such anonymous pamphlets.
The minister also challenged the persons behind
the pamphlets to come out openly if they have
the courage to do so. They are trying to
destabilize the peace of Sikkim, he said.
Lepcha pointed out that the since it came
to power in 1994, the SDF government has also
given equal treatment to all the communities of
Sikkim and has worked tireless for the
collective growth of al the Sikkimese people. |
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Gangtok bound taxi crashes into jungle |
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taxi vehicle, SK04-0955 proceeding towards
Gangtok from Siliguri plunged down the road
after it crashed with bus at Tumlang along the
NH 31A, six kms away from the Rangpo checkpost
today evening at around 7 pm.
The driver of the taxi vehicle was killed in the
accident, it is informed.
The taxi, a Wagon R was coming towards Gangtok
while the bus, WB76-3476 was going towards
Darjeeling from Rangpo when the crash took place
at around 7 pm.
While the bus capsized in the crash, the taxi
was blown off the road and crashed some 50 feet
down the highway into the jungle killing... |
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NH 31A vehicular movement crippled for 3 hours
Students sit on dharna on national highways
demanding Gorkhaland |
 Vehicular
movement to Sikkim along NH 31A was paralyzed
for three hours today as the students wing of
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) sat on a dharna
along the highway to register the Gorkhaland
demand.
The members of Gorkha Janmukti Vidyarthi Morcha
(GJVM) sat on the dharna along the NH 31 A at
Rangpo side of Kalimpong subdivision, NH 31 and
NH 55 blocking vehicular movement for three
hours from noon to 3 pm.
Hundreds of vehicles coming to or leaving out of
Sikkim queued at Rangpo as no vehicles including
army vehicles could ply as the students sat on... |
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Welcome 2010 from ‘Dawn to Dusk’ at Smileland |
 Among
the plethora of choices for spending the New
Year night in Gangtok, an event management group
‘Platinum Idea’ has thrown a ‘Dawn to Dusk’
offer to the Gangtokains for a fun filled
December 31 night at Smileland near Ranipool.
As the name suggests, the party will continue
from daylight till the night ushers in a brand
new year, 2010. |
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GORKHALAND CRY AT THE GATE |
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Students from Darjeeling
hills sit on a dharan
along NH 31A at Rangpo
bridge Gorkhaland. (SE
Pic) |
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SDF strongly condemns Bhojraj’s allegations |
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The ruling Sikkim Democratic
Front (SDF) party today refuted the allegations
leveled by dissident party advisor Bhoj Rai
against Chief Minister Pawan Chamling.
Rai had accused the Chief Minister of
masterminding the petrol bomb attack on his
house at Namchi on the early hours of Saturday.
Condemning the direct allegations on the Chief
Minister, the SDF party in a press statement
said that the attack on Rai’s house was
unfortunate and that the police should conduct a
deep probe in the incident.
But to directly connect the incident with the
Chief Minister reflects Rai’s poor rationale,
said the ruling front. |
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Rimpoche Dorjee demands stop on Monlam Chhenpo
at Boudh Gaya till ‘real’ Karmapa is identified |
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 Rimpoche
Dawa Sangpo Dorjee, better known as the Sherpa
Karmapa, the third claimant to the Rumtek throne
as the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa (head of the Karma
Kagyu sect) today demanded the postponement of
the Monlam Chhenpo (mass prayer) presently being
conducted at Boudh Gaya and other holy places of
Buddhism by the Kagyu sect till ‘the real
Karmapa is identified’ by the Union government.
“The practice of Monlam Chhenpo must be
stopped till the real Karmapa is identified and
he sits in his throne at the Rumtek Dharma
Chakra monastery after a series
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Former
MP Nakul Das Rai has
called for maintaining
peace in the peaceful
State of Sikkim.
The
Golay-SDF latent
infighting has sprawled
into the peripheries of
Sikkim politics with
former SDF
founder-turned-SDF
basher Biraj Adikhari
openly appealing the
founder members and
sitting legislators of
the ruling front to
‘support’ PS Golay for
heralding a ‘political
history’ in Sikkim.
