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

PRESS RELEASE Guwahati city flooded with International film personalities in the biggest film festival of Northeast India's history. The 2nd Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) 2018 started with a bang on 25th October 2018 and concluded on 31st October 2018. Over 100 international films from more than 40 countries are being screened in one of the largest film festivals in India. During the festival, Guwahati city is flooded with more than 100 internationally acclaimed filmmakers, actors and film personalities from all over the world. The closing film of the festival is the multi-award-winning film Black Crow (Turkey) directed by Muhammet Tayfur Aydin. Other notable films to be screened at the festival were - Bhoga Khiriki (Assamese), In the life of music (Cambodia), Miracle (Lithuania), Comic Sans (Croatia), Ballad from Tibet (China), The man who looks like me (Estonia), The Pagan King (Latvia), etc. Axl Hazarika, Assamese experimental music artis...

 FIRST PUBLISHED ON JUNE 6, 2010 Shantinagar Goan Sudahar Samiti felicitated the passed out students of class x and xii from the locality out at Shantanagar. The five students were Sushmita Subba, Karishma Rizal, Seema Pradhan, Nikhil Sundas and Arpan Pradhan.  A small program was organised that was attended by people of Shantinagar, five students along with their parents and members of Shantinagar Goan Sudahar Samiti. Bimal Lamichaney, General Secretary Sirwani Tshllamthang Panchayat was the chief guest. 

This MY STAMP was made on my son Suyog's stamp during Cooch Behar Exhibition 2017.

 NEWS FIRST PUBLISHED ON SIKKIM EXPRESS (22/07/08) NEWS BY SHITAL PRADHAN SINGTAM : A medical camp to spread awareness about AIDS was held at Shantinagar, Singtam on July 20. The camp was organized by Navudaya Sangh, a local organization of Shantinagar, Singtam and was sponsored by AIDS Cell from Gangtok. The personage attending the function included members of Navudaya Sangh, the AIDS Cell from Gangtok and the locals of the nearby areas.  The larger section of the assemblage included the girls in their teens. Speakers at the function narrated in detail the preventive measures to be taken, the role of women in the campaign against AIDS, the medical assistance offered to AIDS patients etc. The talk of the programme included different views on AIDS and discussed about the growing drug addiction among youth. Palmpets and banners were distributed among different schools, NGOs and other institutions. Speaking on the occasion P.S. Lepcha, President of Navudaya Sangh info...

 NEWS FIRST PUBLISHED ON SIKKIM EXPRESS (15/03/07) NEWS BY SHITAL PRADHAN Passenger Reservation System (PRS) was opened at Singtam SNT Office on 15/03/07. The opening function was graced by Dr C. Ethenpa, Chief Medical Officer, District Hospital, Singtam as Chief Guest. Senior citizens, local leaders, Govt. Officials and the officers from the Telephone Exchange, Singtam, 60 in numbers were present on the occasion.  Shri L. N. Pradhan, Jt. Secretary SNT, Rangpo while delivering a welcome address urged all to be benefited from the PRS. Shri Samdup Bhutia, Shri Norbu Bhutia, TTA Singtam and Gangtok explained the function of PRS and urged all to co-operate for the smooth functioning of PRS. Both of them replied to the questions raised by the participants. The Chief Guest in her speech thanked the Transport Department, SNT Division for establishing PRS at Singtam. She called upon the participants to utilize the services rendered by PRS. The programme was conduc...

Singtam, October 13: Riverine Elementary School, Rongli organised an educational tour for students from class two to class seven on October 12. They visited different government offices in and around Rongli to get familiar with their individual works. The students accompanied with teachers interacted with the officials at the respective offices. The places of visit included Rongli PHC, SDM Office and Post Office.    Dr. Tshewang Sherpa was present at the Rongli PHC Hospital, he greeted the students and teachers. He talked about the role of health care and the importance of a hospital. Mr. Raju Pradhan, hospital staff briefed about the function of different departments. There-after SDM Office, Rongli was visited. AB Gurung, SDM briefed about different functionaries of his office building. Students were allowed to visit different offices under SDM. The visiting school then went to Post Office of Rongli bazaar and learned about how the letters a...

TINEK, EAST SIKKIM Tinek Kalyan Sangh celebrated the 149 th  Gandhi Jayanti Celebration in a colourful way. The program started with the offering of prayers at the Singha Devi Mandir by the members of the society. The program started with the offering of khadas to the Chief Guests and other distinguished guests. A national song was sung on the occasion. Pushpa Kumar Pradhan gave the welcome speech while Srijana Rai spoke about the life of Gandhiji before the crowds.  Anisha Shanker recited two Nepali poems on the occasion. Keshav Chettri was the host of the day. Hom Kumari Pradhan, a member of ASHA shared information regarding the spread and precautions of dengue before the gathered audience. Yogita Pradhan, a member of ICDS spoke about the ICDS and the importance of nutrition for the growing child. SK Pradhan, Chief Guest of the day spoke about the importance of the day. Pradhan informed that UNO had promoted this day as an observation of Non-Violence...

I had been a Mukesh and Nitin Mukesh fan since my childhood. I am proud of them, but when I see the people of India bullying their names, I feel very sad. The jokes made of the name 'Neil Nitin Mukesh' as a three-person name on Neil, son of Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukes, was fun when you do it once or twice but when you repeat it on national channels often, it becomes an irritation and an insult to the legends. I feel sorry for the person who created the joke. Brother, you need to respect your seniors?  I would like to request that each individual please stop this nonsense. "If we can't give them the respect we don't have the right to disgrace their names too".

02.10.18 : Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti celebrated the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with joy and enthusiasm. The day long event held at Shantinagar included the inauguration of the paintings on the wall on the National Highway at Shantinagar, felicitations and cultural program. The beautiful paintings featuring the messages of healthy, green and organic Sikkim were made by the members of Krypton Arts Society Sikkim, based on Singtam. The wall painting was inaugurated by Head Lobella, Karma Thujee Monastery, Shantinagar, Singtam, the Chief Guest of the day. Plantation drive was also held along the wall by the Chief Guests and other distinguished guests. LN Pradhan, Chief Advisor of Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti gave the welcome speech. He informed the gathered audience about the importance of the day and the proceedings. PP Upretti, Vice President, SGSS was the host of the day. Krishna Chettri, President, SGSS in his speech spoked about the role of an organisati...