2nd Singtam Badminton Tournament ends; Nepal and Namchi wins two titles each

29.01.23, Singtam: Shuttler duo Ramesh Bhattachan and Bishnu Lal Shrestha from Nepal defeated the Darjeeling duo of Dr. Probin Mokhtan and Nirkumar Rana in an exciting mixed doubles 60 plus final of the 2nd Singtam Open Badminton Tournament 2023 held at Indoor Sports Complex, Singtam. The 60-plus final was declared the most exciting match of the day.

The final day guests included Dr. MK Sharma, Health Minister and Area MLA, LB Das, UD&HD Minister, Rohit Raj Maharaj, Advisor to CM, SB Gurung, Singtam SHO, members of Singtam Nagar Panchayat, families of Nirmala Devi Foundation and others.

Khush Gurung and MB Rana, the other Nepal shuttlers in the finals of 45+ had a memorable win over the Assamese duo of Pranab Das and Batab Neog. In an exhibition match held between the teams of Dr. MK Sharma and LB Das, the former won the match.

In the other six categories final played on the last day of the tournament, Allen Rongkup and Santanu Bose (MBC) won both their 35+ mixed doubles and 40+ mixed doubles titles defeating Hemant Rai and Arjun Tamang (BAJ) & Prasanjit Shah and Mahesh Chettri (MBC) respectively.

The much-awaited Men’s Doubles finals saw the teams of the Badminton Association of Namchi facing each other. The duo of Nim Tenzing Sherpa and Kusal Tamang defeated Abhishek Pradhan and Prasan Chettri. Nim Tenzing Sherpa took home the second prized Mixed Doubles title with Selina Rai after beating Kusal Lama and Sarika Rai (both representing BAN).

In the Women’s Doubles, the team of Anisha Rai and Sarika Rai defeated Indu Rana and Surekha Rai. Both teams represented the Badminton Association of Namchi. In the 50+ Men’s Doubles final, the Assamese pair of Pranab Das and Batab Neog defeated Bhanu Pradhan and RK Gajmer, opponents from Jorethang.

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 ...

Sikkim closes for a day in support of their CM

A 12-hour bandh call by the supporters of the ruling SDF party was observed today. The bandh was called to protest the burning of Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's effigy by the Shiv Sena activists on the 11th of September in Siliguri, West Bengal charging CM Chamling with having 'dual nationality. Except for Army and GREF all other Vehicles, as well as shops, were closed. Such a state bandh was last held ten years back. (photographs from Singtam)

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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