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

Shri C Choppel, (Officer-In-Charge, Singtam) Captain Iqbaljit Singh, OIC, GREF Shri Manzil Kharel, Range Officer, Singtam Shri Mohan Pradhan, Headmaster, Government Primary School Sawney Shri Nandu Dutraj, Press Reporter, Singtam Shri PB Tamang (SMC Member) Shri Pema Lama, Bank Manager, State Bank of India, Singtam PN Pulger, Assistant Engineer, Road  & Bridges, Singtam Shri PS Lepcha, Food Inspector, Rangpo Shri Ramesh Gurung (Govt. Contractor) Shri Sarad Tamang, Food Inspector, Singtam Shri T B Pradhan, Inspector, Communication, Gangtok Smt. Tesering Kee Chingapa,Singtam SSS

Mr Sudash Dhakal, PGT, Geography at Mangan senior secondary school has been awarded with a PhD degree by the University of Pune.  Dr Dhakal joined th e school last year in the month of June after submitting his PhD thesis. He probably is the first student from Sikkim to complete PhD in Physical Geography.

FROM SIKKIM EXPRESS BY PRANIL SUBBA GANGTOK, February 27: ‘Small but Beautiful’ Sikkim has not only bagged yet another tourism award but this Himalayan State has also cemented its position as a most sought-after destination in the nation. This actuality is reflected strongly in the phenomenal growth in terms of tourism flow to Sikkim in 2008 and another national tourism award from the Ministry of Tourism that was given on February 24. The award, national tourism award 2007-08 as the Best State for tourism-related programmes was received by the State tourism secretary SBS Bhadauria from Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni at the awards function held in New Delhi.   Speaking to the media here today, Mr Bhadauria said that this was the 14th major award won by Sikkim in the field of tourism in the last decade due to the dedication and enthusiasm of the State government which had been instrumental in achieving the goals. “The award p...

FROM Mizo Reporter GANGTOK, Jan 21 – Vineet Kumar, a second year IT student of Sikkim Manipal University, won the award in the social work category for his nationwide campaign on spreading awareness of cyber crime. He has conducted hundreds of cyber security awareness programmes in schools, colleges and banks. The award comprises Rs10,000 Lenovo laptop and a trophy. “The objective of the award is to give young Indians a platform to showcase their ideas and achievements,” said Kal Raman, CEO of GlobalScholar.