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

 

SpiceJet, the only carrier flight in Sikkim's Pakyong, has decided to suspend operations in Sikkim from October 30 due to "operational constraints", reports the PTI news. Further, the airline spokesperson had said,  bad weather and low visibility were bottlenecks that had led to operational constraints. Pakyong airport is India's 100th airport inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in 2018 and is the only airport in the state of Sikkim. At a height of 4646 feet, it is one of India's highest airports.

Two days training cum Saffron corms distribution programme was concluded at Yuksom, West Sikkim on 12 th  and 13 th  October 2022, in a joint collaboration with  North East Centre for Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and Biotechnology Division of Sikkim State Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Sikkim Gangtok,  under the project titled "Saffron Cultivation project in Northeast India".   The training cum distribution of Saffron in Sikkim was the outcome of the meeting of Dr. B. C. Basistha Director DST, Govt. of Sikkim with Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma, Director General, NECTAR and Dr. Collin Z-Renthlei, Advisor, (Technical) NECTAR, in New Delhi. It was decided that NECTAR would support financially and supply Saffron corms for planting in Sikkim, where the basic research on soil and land arrangement was done by the DST, Sikkim.   It was fou...

12.10.22, Singtam: His Excellency the Governor of Sikkim, Shri Ganga Prasad, unveiled two special covers on October 11, 2022, during an event held at Raj Bhawan, Gangtok. The covers were designed by Roshan Prasad. Singtam-based philatelist and medalist Roshan Prasad created both the covers of Bakery Snacks Confectionary Products and Ginger Based Products. His work on this Special Cover was his ninth overall. The cover was an initiative of the Government of India highlighting "One District One Product" on the occasion of National Postal Week from October 9th through October - 13th, 2022. SPS has welcomed Col. Akhilesh Kumar Pandey and Shri Ravi Lama, the newly appointed Postmaster General, Sikkim Postal Division, and Deputy Superintendent of Posts, Sikkim Postal Division. Sikkim Philately will undoubtedly benefit from the new height adds Ganesh Pradhan, President, of  Sikkim Philatelic Society.

04.09.22, Singtam: A cleanliness drive was organised along the National Highway 10 drainage opposite Shiloh Church, Pipal Dara Ward, Singtam. The initiative was done by Swachh Bharat Mission Sikkim State in collaboration with Shiloh Church, Singtam. On occasion were Bimal Lamichaney, Brand Ambassador Swachh Bharat Mission Sikkim State, Praja Pradhan, Gangtok District Coordinator, Sikkim Swachh Bharat Mission, Pastor Marvin Lepcha, Pastor Roshan Chettri and Dorcas Tamang, President and members of Singtam Shiloh Church.

October 1, Singtam : A 2-day program on the "Swachhta Saarthi Samaroh 2022" was organised at IIT Delhi under the banner of the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Govt of India.  Earlier in 2021, the office of the PSA under its "Wealth to Waste" mission launched the Swacchta Saarthi Fellowship to recognise students and individuals working on waste management. Thousands of applications from 27 states and 7 UTs were received by the Invest India group out of which only 379 fellows were selected. The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine national missions of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM - STIAC).  Lomas Dhungel working as a Graduate Teacher at Govt Sr Sec School, Makha was one of the successful candidates who represented Sikkim. He was awarded the Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship Award 2021-22 for his socio-environmental project of Hariyo Makha which was started in 2015. At the end of the program, t...