Magnificient 80s : A Sikkim Trivia

• January 9,1981- Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan was appointed as 2nd Governor of Sikkim.
• April 13, 1981- The Union Finance Minister, Mr.R. Venkataraman inaugurated the Central Blood Bank of Sikkim.
• November 6, 1981 - His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa passes away.
• January 30, 1982 - Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal passes away at the age of 59.
• May 1, 1982 - First Helicopter service between Bagdogra and Gangtok was inaugurated.
• June 5,6, and 9,1982 - A portion of Tsongu Lake turned red.
• August 22,1982 -Chief Minister, Mr. N.B. Bhandari inaugurated R.D.D. Complex at Jorethang.
• May 23, 1983 - The Eighth Finance Commission headed by Shri Y.B. Chavan visited Gangtok.
• June 13, 1983 - The 691 ft. long concrete bridge over the river Teesta at Melli was inaugurated. The bridge was named after Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
• January 16, 1984 - Enforcement of the Cardamom Act, 1965 (42 of 1965) for the benefit of the poor cardamom growers of Sikkim.
• April 7, 1984 - A pioneering collaboration was signed between Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology and Nalanda Mahavihara at Patna in the presence of Dr. A.R. Kidwai, Governor of Bihar and Mr. Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan, Governor of Sikkim for collaboration in matters relating to exchange of scholars, information and other literary data.
• May 11, 1984 - Mr. B B Gurung was sworn in as the third Chief Minister of Sikkim.
• May 25, 1984 - President Rule was imposed in Sikkim.
• June 17,1984 - Kona Prabhakar Rao was appointed as the third Governor of Sikkim.
• March 8, 1985 - Mr. N.B Bhandari was re-elected and sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim once again.
• May 31,1985 - Shri. Bhisma Narain Singh was sworn in as the new Governor of Sikkim.
• October 7, 1987 - President Mr. R. Venkataraman inaugurated G.B. Pant Leprosy Hospital at Sajong, East Sikkim.
• October 9, 1988 - New Sikkim House was inaugurated in New Delhi.