January 2011
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DoNER Approves Road Projects for 5 NE States including Sikkim
Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), BK Handique, has approved road projects of 434.23 crores spanning the five states of Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur and Mizoram as part of the ongoing 11th Plan Projects of the North Eastern Council (NEC). According to a DoNER press note
AAGSU to hold ‘Sit in Demonstration’ at Dispur Lastgate
The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) is holding a ‘Sit in Demonstration’ program at Dispur Lastgate, Guwahati on the1st day of the last winter assembly session of the Assam Legislative Assembly that is on 1st February 2011 Tuesday to press for AAGSU’s fundamental demand formation of the Gorkha Autonomous Council (GAC)
![KN Upreti [first from left] and State Congress dissidents hold up leaflet released by them on Monday, 31 Jan 2011, to explain their version of the reasons behind factionalism in the Congress party in Sikkim.](http://voiceofsikkim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/KN-Upreti-and-dissidents-100x100.jpg)
Upreti releases leaflet to explain his version of division in state Congress
The dissident group of the Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee led by KN Upreti today released a leaflet ‘Sikkim Pradesh Congress Ma Vibhajan Ko Jimmewar Ko?’
The four-page leaflet seeks to explain what the dissident group sees as the factors which led to the ‘division’ within the Congress here and blames the SPCC president, Nar Bahadur Bhandari,
Candle light vigil in support of 17th Karmapa held in Gangtok
As a first measure, the meeting decided to participate in a candlelight vigil to be held at the Titanic Park in Gangtok on Monday evening. This vigil began as an impromptu gesture of support for the Karmapa following growing chatter on the social media and is now growing larger.
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The human side of cricketing ‘god’ Sachin Tendulkar
Many a time, his mother and wife are at the receiving end of his occasional outbursts, the batting maestro himself revealed at a function on Saturday.
Speaking after releasing a collection of poems penned by his brother Nitin and a CD containing Marathi poems written by his father late Ramesh Tendulkar, the champion batsman said sometimes he does get angry on the field.
Candle light vigil in support of 17th Karmapa
Today in capital a candle light vigil was observed by huge followers of Ugyen Trinley Dorje, 17th Karmapa. Huge followers, supporters gathered at the heart of town at Titanic Park carrying a candle in support of their beloved spiritual leader Ugyen Trinley Dorje. In the shivering cold winter where temperature was almost 5-6 degree
NHPC beacons for destruction of human lives
Sikkim is a tourist destination place as well as nearby hills of Darjeeling lives up with tourism benefits from river Teesta using it for adventure sports like rafting. In that case what precaution is made so as to notify the innocent people about sudden rise in water level or even while draining excessive water level in reservoir in dam site?
We have full confidence on our Karmapa: KRC
The Karmapa Reception Committee , a united body of associations here in support of Ogyen Trinley Dorjee as the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa has asserted that the incidents unfolding thick and fast a Dharamshala has not dented the faith of his followers in Sikkim.
Thousands unprecedented pours in support of their holiness
A large number of devotees bowed before him and they chanted the padmasutra with beads in their hands inside the massive temple complex. Many prayed for his safety. Shrine officials said the crowds swelled as TV channels indicated that he could be questioned. One woman received the thread from him and started crying.
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