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Students of Tadong School from The Week magazine

Students of Tadong School from The Week magazine August 2002

Corona Virus, Sikkim ; the story retold

As I listen to the news of Prince Charles of Wales, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and others getting affected by coronavirus, I am worried about my small Sikkim. More than 190 countries are fighting against this deadly virus that started in Wuhan, China, at the beginning of January. We at Sikkim are blessed that we haven’t had any positive cases till now. On March 16, the state government came forward with a prominent decision to combat this pandemic disease. At Shantinagar, Singtam   A notification was issued of closing down educational institutions along with those places of mass gathering, including gyms, cinema halls, public gatherings, government meetings, melas, casinos, pubs, religious functions, and others, until April 15, 2020. A major step was taken when Sikkim banned the entry of domestic tourists. After that, a series of notifications came to public notice in passing days, mentioning every precautionary measure and announcement. The screening of vis...

Happy 14th Birthday Bebay

Mann tah yaha aakorirahanchha Jhyal batah…chitiz tirah heri nai rahanchha Timro naam ko gunjan, yo mutu ma Sadhainai dhak dhakai rahancha Aankha kholda, timi harauney bichar Aakhai nakholu nakholu, lagirahanchha Mah maun, mero bhawana mah bhitrrai maun Khai.. kasari timilay bhujney Mann tah yaha aakorirahanchha Jhyal batah…chitiz tirah heri nai rahanchha Dearest Bebay - I love You

Life as a hostellers at St Xaviers, Pakyong (90s)

Bhutan's actor Sangay Tsheltrim to feature at Salman Khan's Radhe

Bhutan 's actor Sangay Tsheltrim is playing the third villain in Salman Khan's much talked next release of 2020 'Radhe'. But sorry to say, web pages at internet is flooded with news that says Sang Hae (mis-pronounced) is a well known actor from Sikkim. Sangay Tsheltrim, former Mr Asia silver medallist and gold medallist at the 50th Asian Body-building and Physique Sports Championships's debut film Singye from Bhutan was a big hit and he had won the best debut actor award.

Success story of Hariyo Makha initiative celebrated

SINGTAM, March 16: A felicitation program was organized at the school premises of Adarsh Vidhya Mandir (AVM), Singbel, East Sikkim on March 14. Shital Pradhan , a teacher and a blogger was the Chief Guest of the day. The event also saw the presence of B.B. Chettri (Headmaster, Dipudara Primary School), Lomas Dhungel (Founder cum Developer, Hariyo Makha), Bhim Prasad Nepal (1971 Bangladesh war veteran), along with SMCs, SHGs, students and locals. The event was the celebration of the success story of Hariyo Makha initiative. Lomas Dhungel led Hariyo Makha initiative had shared his idea on upcycling plastics for book covers to Ajambari Self Help Group (Singbel) for a social experiment on cleanliness. For this purpose, a small Plastic Collection centre was established at Singbel in November last year.  More than 300 volunteers including the public, students and teachers from 11 government and 2 private schools from both East and South districts had collected and donated ...

Roshan Prasad wins his first International Literature medal on Philately

SINGTAM, MARCH 8: Sikkim Philatelist Roshan Prasad added another feather to his International Philatelic medals when he bagged a bronze medal at the Stamp Exhibition EPAEX 2020 – Dubai held on March 3-7, 2020 at Dragon Mart 2, Dubai, UAE. He won his medal for his book – The Stamp Collector’s Dictionary. Eight countries had participated in the exhibition that was organised by Emirates Philatelic Associati on.  Earlier he had won Vermeil in Saudi Arabia, two Silvers at Taipei and Dubai, and now his fourth medal too at Dubai. His three international medals were on his cricket philately while this year’s bronze medal was won at a literature class. In addition, he has also won four medals at National Philatelic Exhibitions. His book is also selected for the 37th Asian International Philatelic Exhibition NZ2020 to be held in Auckland, New Zealand (March 19 -22, 2020).  Speaking on the occasion, Prasad likes to thank Javed Mohammad, Emirates Philatelic As...