Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

Oct 30: Nigerian Eagles brushed aside the home challenge of Sikkim Police 3-0 in the pre-quarterfinal match of the 29th All India Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup here today. The sturdy Nigerians began cautiously and were evenly matched by Sikkim Police till the first half. However, the visitors found their composure in the second half and Aigiojano Felix drew first blood in the 49th minute with a volley. The second goal for the Nigerian team came with a dose of luck and Egaware Charles's long range shot was slipped by Sikkim Police goalkeeper into the net through his legs. Oyoh Emmanuel then beat the offside trap and the Sikkim goalie with a neat placement in the 83rd minute to make it 3-0. The Nigerian team now plays BJS, a Bangladesh football club, in the quarter-final on November 1. The second pre-quarter final match between Punjab Police and Chittagong Abahon of Bangladesh ended in a goalless draw. The extra-time was called off due to bad light and will be played tomorrow. Bhut...

GANGTOK, Oct. 30: Nigerian XI Eagles reached in the quarterfinals of the 29th All India Governor’s Gold Cup Football Tournament beating Sikkim Police FC 3-0 here today. The first goal was scored by Aigiojano Felix in the 5th minute of the match off a pass from Egware Charles, who, later in the 63rd minute scored the second goal of the match. Though a thoroughly one-sided affair, the match saw a heavy turnout in the stands supporting the local team. The final goal was netted by Oyoh Emmanuel in the 81 minutes off a through from Edoho Gilbert. The Nigerian XI Eagles have got a direct entry to the quarter-finals of the tournament. Despite winning the match, coach Mr Fuja Tope felt that his boys didin't play upto their potential due to the less time on hand for adapting to the conditions of this Himalayan hamlet. “We’ll try to perform better in the next matches and hope to reach the final,” said Tope. At present Nigerian team fulfilled the viewers’ expectation today on the knockout ma...

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today became the richest person in the world, surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and famous investment guru Warren Buffett, courtesy the bull run in the stock market. Following a strong share price rally on in his three group companies, India's most valued firm Reliance Industries, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani rose to $63.2 billion (Rs 2,49,108 crore). In comparison, the net worth of both Gates and Slim is estimated to be slightly lower at around $62.29 billion each, with Slim leading among the two by a narrow margin. The five richest people in the world with their net worth 1. Mukesh Ambani ($63.2 billion) 2. Carlos Slim Helu ($62.2993 billion) 3. William (Bill) Gates ($62.29 billion) 4. Warren Buffett ($55.9 billion) 5. Lakshmi Mittal ($50.9 billion) Warren Buffett, earlier the third richest in the world, also dropped one position with a ...

September 13, 2007 12:39 IST D anny Denzongpa , at 59, is not exactly not idle. The actor, who began his career with  Mere Apne  in 1971 and played the villain in many films, has an interesting role in  Frozen , his 150th movie. The film is making the rounds of many festivals, including the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival, this month.  He plays Karmam, the father of a young woman called Lasya and a son called Chomo in a remote village somewhere in the northern Himalayas. The family's quiet life is disturbed when the army moves into the village in search of the enemy but instead finds a frozen body. First-time director  Shivajee Chandrabhushan , a sociology graduate from Delhi University, says the low-budget film, which got stuck for want of money, got a big morale boost when Danny stepped in.  'Danny Denzongpa fitted well with the character of Karma. He is a Buddhist and the son of a monastery head priest,' Chandrabhushan recently said. 'He loved t...

As part of a series started last week when we published the speech of Manipur Chief minister, Okram Ibobi in New York, we are again reproducing the full version of the written presentation read out by the Sikkim chief minister, Pawan Chamling at the “North East India Investment Conference” New York on September 26, 2007. The speech is more than twice as detailed as Ibobi’s, and there is also a world of difference in the range and depth. Sikkim and Assam were the two states which commanded attention at the conference. We are reproducing these speeches so that the people can make their own assessments. I bring with me the warmest Greetings of the people of our State Sikkim and country India to the people of the United States of America and the members of the Pravashi Bharatiya fraternity. Our greetings carry in them the fragrance of rhododendrons and orchid, serenity of the pristine Kanchenjunga mountain, holiness of priceless cultural heritage and affections of hill folks with rich soci...

BIO-DATA NAME : Pawan Chamling. NAME OF CONSTITUENCY : Damthang. FATHER’S NAME : Shri Aash Bahadur Chamling. MOTHER’S NAME : Smt. Aasha Rani Chamling. DATE OF BIRTH : September 22, 1950. PLACE OF BIRTH : Yangang, South Sikkim. MARITAL STATUS : Married. NUMBER OF CHILDREN : Daugthers - 4 Sons - 4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : Sr. Secondary School, Yangang; PhD (honoris cousa), Manipal University, 2003. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Chintan Purashkar, 1987 – pre...

Sikkim: Pawan Kumar Chamling (SDF) (Came to Power in November 1994) • Banned plastics after the 1997 landslides in Gangtok. Promoted ecotourism. Open grazing in high-altitude pastures and forests stopped. Stopped commercial felling of timber • Free distribution of ginger seeds to farmers. • Rathong – Chu Hydel Project at Yoksum called off. Firing range in north Sikkim scrapped. Ban on smoking in public places. • Tourism department initiated clean-up campaigns in tourist spots. Afforestation scheme started by the forest department. • Set up the Civil Defence to promote environmental management. Keen to tap wind energy in south Sikkim. Established a garbage disposal yard 10 km from Gangtok. Waste no longer dumped into the river. • Social forestry carried out by panchayats. • Sanctioned loans for planting fruit trees and other valuable trees teak and sal SIKKIM PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING THE LONE CRUSADER From social worker, to government contractor, to politician, and the...

KOLKATA, Oct. 27: In the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (under–19 one dayers), Bengal beat Jharkhand by 5 wickets. Writom Porel top scored with 90 for Bengal. Kamal Gope of Jharkhand scored for his side with 58 runs. Jharkhand set a target of 231 in 50 overs, which Bengal achieved with four balls to spare. In another match, Sikkim beat Tripura by 62 runs. In reply to Sikkim’s 286, Tripura managed to score 224.

Gangtok: Hosts SFA XI lost to JCT Academy 3-1 in the opening encounter of the 29th All India Governors Gold Cup football tournament at Paljor stadium on Saturday. Jagpreet Singh, who scored a brace, proved to be SFA XI’s nemesis. The win helped JCT Academy make the pre-quaerter finals where they will lock horns with NRT, Nepal. JCT Academy took the lead when Jagpreet Singh scored in the seventh minute of the first half. Jagpreet netted his second goal 12 minutes later. SFA custodian Karma Tshering Lepcha fumbled on both the occasions as the visitors took a 2-0 lead. JCT completed the tally when L. Zira made it 3-0 in the 51st minute. However, SFA restored some parity when skipper Dawa Lepcha scored in the 64th minute. Seventeen teams from all over the country including sides from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh are vying for top honours in the knock-out tournament. Nigerian Eagles, an all Nigerian team, are the special attraction this...

Gangtok:, 27 October Panchayat election, simultaneously held in all the four districts of the state on October 26, was totally peaceful without any untoward incident, informed the state election commission secretary Mr. C.P.Dewan. According to reports received in the commission office till 4 pm on the day, polling was 85 %. Election was held for 889 gram panchayat wards,161 gram panchayat units and 93 territorial councils (TCs) of the state. In 585 wards and 45 TCs the Sikkim Democratic Front candidates having already won uncontested, 717 candidates contested for 314 panchyat wards and 124 candidates contested for 47 TCs. For TC seats 61 independent candidates, 43 SDF,13 Congress, 3 CPM have contested and for gram panchayat wards 283 SDF, 34 congress, 5 CPM, 23 Sikkim Gorkha Prajantantrik Party and 372 independent candidates were in the fray. In this election five Electronic Voting Machines had to be replaced, one each at Kolok of West, Gom, Mallipayung and...