Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) has signed six guest players for he new season

As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for Season 2021-22, Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) has signed three male guest players from Karnataka and Women’s cricketer from Bengal and Mumbai named Liyan Khan, Karthik C.A, Kranthi Kumar, Rinki Rajak, Manizha Mumtaz and Jetsun Narbu Chee.

Liyan Khan aged 29, the Right-hand top-order batsman and Leg Spinner has represented Karnataka in Under 19, Under 23, Under 25 categories and has also played Ranji Trophy for the State. He has also represented South Zone in the Under 19 category.

Kranthi Kumar aged 28, Right-hand batsman, and Right-arm medium-fast bowler has represented Karnataka in Under 19, Under 22, Under 25 categories and List A matches. Along with Liyan Khan he has also represented South Zone in the Under 19 category and was enrolled in the BCCI Specialist Academy. Karnthi has also played for Hubli Tigers in Karnataka Premier League.

Karthik C. A. aged 28, the top-order batsman, and the right-arm medium-fast bowler was in the probable’s of Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was part of the age categories team of the state in Under 19, Under 23, and Under 25. Karthik played for Ballari Tuskers in Karnataka Premier League.

Rinki Rajak aged 22, is a Right-hand batter and right-arm off-spinner. She has represented Bengal for 4 years in various categories and has also been part of the All India Super League, East Zone Under 19 team in one day. She has been associated with Sikkim since the 2019-20 season and is the leading scorer for Sikkim in both U23 and Senior categories.

Manizha Mumtaz aged 20, A Right-hand batter and right-arm medium pace bowler. She has been playing cricket for over 7 years and has represented Bengal and Mizoram in the Under 23 category and has led the Mizoram side as a captain.

Jetsun Narbu Chee aged 16, is a Right-hand wicket-keeper batter. She has been part of the Under 16 Mumbai team and was in the probable’s of Mumbai in Under 19 and Senior categories. In 2018-19 she was awarded the MI Junior Best Wicket-Keeper.

Since 2018, SICA has signed the guest players on the basis of their biodata and past performance. “SICA should give a platform to talented and younger players from top performing States who are capable and can be with SICA for at least a few years” says the President SICA Mr. Lobzang G Tenzing. He also adds that the message should be loud and clear for the cricketing fraternity in India that SICA not only promotes local talent but also supports many deprived players from top cricket playing States.

JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT

This was a national song of Sikkim sung in the Nepali language during the monarchy system. During the merger with India, the song got banned and later re-released. Two words on the 8th para, which earlier said 'Rajah rah Rani,' were replaced with "Janmah bhumi." This song was dedicated to the King and Queen of Sikkim. The song lyrics were penned by Sanu Lama, and the music was composed by Dushyant Lama. The song was first sung on the birth anniversary of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal on April 4, 1970, at Gangtok by Aruna Lama, Dawa Lama, and Manikamal Chettri. JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT, JAHAN KANCHENDZONGA SEER YEHI HO HAMRO DHANA KO DESH, TAPAWAN HO PYARO SIKKIM INTERLUDE PHULCHAN YEHA AANGANAI MAA, CHAAP , GURAS, SUNAKHARI SWARGASARI SUNDAR DESH KO HAMRO PYARO PYARO JANMAHBHUMI JANHA BAGCHA…… BATASHLE BOKCHAA YAHA, TATHAGAT KO AAMAR WAANI ...

Pandam Garhi and its surmise

--> RUINS OF PANDAM GARHI BY SHITAL PRADHAN The stories of the legendary ruined walls at Pandam, a 16 km uphill climb from Rangpo, as I had heard from old folks a few seasons back, had ever since excited me to visit this place. Never in the pages of a history book do we come across its talk about when it was built or how it was constructed at the top of the hill? Over the years, many theories have evolved regarding its origin. Some theorists associate the fort with some Lepcha legends, while few disagree with it and have their own adage. They make us believe one of the Chogyals constructed it to stop the approaching Bhutanese army from entering Sikkim. The last theory to add up, already baffling and controversial, says it was one of the Gurkha Generals from Nepal who constructed the fort along with the Kalika Mandir, also called Nishani Mandir, just below it. With each theory making questions over my mind, I decided to have my second trek to the Pandam Garhi. I had ...

Snake like fish caught in Singtam River

The Indian mottled eel, locally known as Raj Bam, was recovered from the Singtam River at Golitar this early morning. The snake-like fish weighed around 7 kg and was four feet long. The local people said that they had never seen this species for so long. Such mysterious-looking marine fish are also sighted from time to time on the river banks, local people added.

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