REPORT ON TIRANGA RELAY RALLY ORGANISED WITHIN DUGA BLOCK

All schools under Duga BAC have participated in the Relay Rally organised by every three Clusters under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. A rally was flagged off by Ms Pramila Chettri (Panchayat Vice President of Sumin Lingchey GPU) More than 500 Students along with Teachers, Panchayat Members, HM of Sumin Lingchey SS, SMC of Sumin Lingchey SS, East Point SSS, Mount Zion Kidzee, Sunder Kumar Rai AEO and Shri K B Chettri, Joint Director (SDEO, Rangpo) participated in the rally with great enthusiasm to make it a grand success. The rally ended at ATTC Bordang.

Another rally was started from Majhitar SS and has been joined by Divya Jyoti Pvt. school and ended at Sunder Resort Majhitar. More than 100 students, teachers, SMC Members, School heads, and panchayat members participated in the rally along with Shri Deepak Rai, Assistant Director of Education Dept. Duga BAC).

Likewise, another rally was organised by Rangpo Cluster from IBM Petrol Pump(Rangpo) wherein more than 500 students and teachers of Rangpo SSS, Rangpo Chanatar SS, and Little Bells PVT. School, Tiny Tots Pvt. School, Hansraj Academy have started the rally from their respective schools and gathered at Rangpo Goli Ground from where they dispersed for their respective schools.

The rally was flagged off by President, Rangpo Nagar Panchayat and joined by the members of Rangpo Nagar Panchayat, SDM (Rangpo), Municipal Executive Officer (Rangpo), PI (Rangpo Police Station), SMC members of different schools and School heads with Shri Krishna Kumar Sharma, Deputy Director (SDEO, Rangpo) and officials from Duga Block office. Similarly, another rally was organised wherein Zitlang JHS, Samsing Suntalay PS, Cheuribotay JHS reached Duga SS and Duga SS went up to Padamchey Fatak and returned back.

Meanwhile, the Sunrise Academy and Padma Kumari have also joined the rally. In another rally students and teachers of Singlebong JHS set off from their school and reached Syaplay SS who then took over the rally and reached Sakhukhani PS and rallied along the village where Panchayat Members and SMC members have taken part along with school Heads.

Simultaneously, another rally was organised by Central Pendam Cluster from School Gate and took towards the Karmithang village jointly with Central Point Academy where SMC members, Panchayat members, and block officials(Duga) participated in the rally along with more than 150 students and teachers.

Concurrently, Lower Sumin SS, Upper Sumin SS, Kameray JHS, Upper Pachak PS, Budang PS, Sajong JHS, and Khanigaon PS have also organised Flag rallies where the Panchayat members, SMC members and School Heads participated in the students and teachers. To make the program safe and successful, especially along the National Highway and marketplaces, the involvement of police personnel and Health workers have been indispensable. All the rallies have ended up successfully.

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.

Sikkim Mahinda Thero: A national hero of Sri Lanka

Sikkim Mahinda Thero BY SHITAL PRADHAN I first heard about S Mahinda Thero in 2005 while in Kolkata when I was asked by one of the stamp dealers whether I was interested in a 20 paisa stamp of S Mahinda Thero issued by the Sri Lankan Postal Department in the early 1970s. I collected philatelic items on Buddhism, but I never understood who he was talking about. He told me, as I was from Sikkim, I might be interested to know more about the person, and he went on to add it was Sikkim Mahinda Thero, a Buddhist monk who is regarded as a national hero, a famous poet in the Sinhalese language whose poetry promoted patriotism and the revival of Buddhism to this part of the Island. He promised to send me the stamp of S Mahinda Thero from Colombo through the mail, but I have never heard from him since then. However, regarding my limited concern, it was enough to know that such a person keeps the name Sikkim with honor and pride in Sri Lanka. I had the name...

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 ...

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