Eight Students of SMIT suspended

The disciplinary action committee constituted to enquire into the January 31 clash between local and non-local students of the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) at Mazitar near Rangpo in East Sikkim today announced action against the students found involved in the scuffle.

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Police ransacked GJBM strikers in Siliguri, Hills in tense situation

A backlash on vehicles and police erupted tonight in the Darjeeling hills after the administration used force to defuse a menacing stand-off in Siliguri between residents of the plains and young supporters of Gorkhaland.

A police jeep was set on fire in Darjeeling. In Kalimpong, a constable and a night guard were assaulted by arsonists who set fire to two government buses and a private bus.

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GJMM members calls protest immediately in a night at Rangpo-Darjeeling against the West Bengal governement over dispute on 4th Feb in Siliguri – Pic VoiceofSikkim

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Apologize or face a defamation case – The message of SMU is loud and clear

Sikkim Manipal University SMU Management must know the fact that the news was not created by us. The news was aggregated from another news portal on the internet and news source was clearly mentioned in the news article carried in our site. But, unfortunately the management has only targeted our esteemed website. We have gone thoroughly the notice in hard copy sent to us, we respect your notice and we feel regret for the said news articles and place our apologies.

Written on February 4, 2010 | Posted in Featured, National News, Sikkim News | 2 comments

Ministers could hand over their biz to trusts: Khurshid

Following the Prime Minister’’s reported call to his Cabinet colleagues to stay away from any business interest, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today suggested that ministers could hand over their businesses to a trust, as is being practised in the US. “American presidents normally give their business over to a trust during their presidency and it becomes transparent who’’s running it, for what they are running it and the president or the politician concerned does

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Day 34, GJBM relay Hunger strike enters 34 Days Rangpo – Pic VoiceofSikkim

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Free coaching for poor students “only in Sikkim”: KT Gyaltsen

A month long Free Winter Coaching for Bhutia students of Class X and XII was concluded on 3rd February at Modern Secondary School. The coaching programme was initiated by Bhutia Kareb Yargay Chogpo (BKYC), a Bhutia association. Mr. K T Gyaltsen, Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly was chief guest on the occasion.
Mr. Gyaltsen in his address said, 21st century is a competitive time and the students are struggling to go forward.

Written on February 4, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Government | 12 comments

Labour gets badly hurt, authority sidelined

Please have a look at this person, he’s Akash Rai who is badly hurt in his face. What happened to him? Answer is Industrialization and Infrastructure Development. Akash Rai recently got married and he is the only bread earner.The said person was badly hurt by a machine in Airport Construction site in Pakyong on 03 Feb, having bleeded continuously, there was a delay and after repeated praying by his colleague an construction site Punj Lioyd vehicle deported Asish Rai to a Pakyong hospital.

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