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Students claim ‘commission’ in uniform drive of Tadong College
Third class materials provided at very high rates: Students
Sikkim Express | www.sikkimexpress.com
Students claim ‘commission’ in uniform drive of Tadong College | Third class materials provided at very high rates: Students
GANGTOK, September 2: The ‘uniformity’ drive of Tadong Government College has stumbled into its first controversy with a...
The Udasis of Guru Nanak : Guru’s spiritual connection with Sikkim – Part I
Dalvinder Singh (Grewal)
The third time Guru Nanak Dev Ji left home on his famous Udasis (journeys) 0in 1516 he trekked towards the north. He was accompanied by his long time companion Mardana Ji. Guru Nanak Ji's first halt was at Srinagar. At Srinagar, Guru Nanak Ji met a Muslim dervish known as Kamal, and a Hindu pundit called...
MK Rai’s vehicle torched in Namchi by an unidentified miscreant
Special Correspondent
MK Rai’s vehicle torched in Namchi by an unidentified miscreant
01 Sep, Namchi: In a bizarre incident occurred in Namchi, a South district headquarter of Sikkim the vehicle owned by Milan Kumar Rai was torched down to ashes by unidentified miscreant in his house. According to Rai on 31 August at 11:30 PM he heard a blast sound outside...
Stir over ‘anti-local’ policy of NHPC Teesta Hydro Power Project Stage V
Sikkim Express | www.sikkimexpress.com
Stir over ‘anti-local’ policy of NHPC Teesta Hydro Power Project Stage V
GANGTOK, August 31: Administrative work at the 510 MW NHPC Teesta hydro power project Stage V’s power plant at Balutar near Singtam in East Sikkim was crippled the whole day today during an indefinite strike called by local labourers...
Sick PHC puts off patients
Ajay Thapa
The notice also informs about ‘unavailability of medicines and other items like bandage and plasters in the Medical Stores’ and suggests that the patients buy the items, if needed.
31 August, Pakyong: The Primary Health Centre in this sub-division is not admitting patients. Instead, the PHC is referring the patients to STNM hospital in Gangtok. The reason given in a notice says,...
Tirupati rocked by new controversies
Finiancial Express
Tirupati Temple
The committee managing the affairs of the revered shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati has come under a cloud following allegations of a series of scandals in recent times.
One scandal after the other has rocked the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) over the last six years. Various committees probing the alleged irregularities in administration...
Swiss banks will share account info of tax evaders
Sachin Parashar | TOI
TNN
UBS-Swiss Bank
31 august,NEW DELHI: In a major step towards the government getting hold of details of Indian money stashed in Swiss bank accounts, a revised agreement with Switzerland will allow investigators to access information relating to not just tax fraud but evasion as well.
The reworked double taxation agreement ( DTA), signed by India...
HC direction to Kerala Govt
PTI
HC direction to Kerala Govt
Kochi,Aug 30 (PTI) The Kerala High court today directed the state Government to accept advance tax from Megha Distributors, promoters and agents of Sikkkim and Bhutan lotteries, for selling lottery tickets in Kerala. However, the court imposed restrictions in the sale and conduct of draw of lotteries in the state. Justice P R Ramachandran Nair clarified that...
A PHC fails to catch the CATCH, BJP claims CATCH a gimmick
Pravin Rai
A PHC fails to catch the CATCH, BJP claims CATCH a gimmick
Gangtok, 30 August: Days after the launching of a programme – Comprehensive Annual & Total Checkup for Healthy Sikkim (CATCH) – in order to make Sikkim one of the healthiest State of India by 2015, a Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Pakyong was found running without medicines and everyother...
State Labour Front come up to support NHPC workers agitation
Pravin Rai
State Labour Front come up to support NHPC workers agitation
Gangtok, 30 August: Sikkim Democratic Labour Front (SDLF) has come forward to support and to trigger the indefinite strike called on by the W-O grade workers of NHPC, Teesta stage V, Balutar, Singtam East Sikkim from 31st August against the project management.
Over the phone line, the aggrieved...