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DK Subba, Teeringkee Chingapa and Dhirendra Kr Pradhan felicitated as Singtam SSS celebrates Annual Day SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 19: In a grand annual day celebration held at Singtam SSS. Late PR Rai, former Headmaster of Singtam SSS, who was head of the school for more than 10 years during 1980s to mid-90s was honoured as the first recipient of Vidhyalaya  Gyan Sagar Award. Similarly DK Subba, founder of East Point SS, Singtam along with former Principals of Singtam SSS Teeringkee Chingapa and Dhirendra Kr Pradhan was also felicitated for their contribution towards society and development of the school. RB Subba, HRDD Minister along with Somnath Poudhyal, Agriculture and other officials from HRDD, Headmaster’s and teachers from other school, members of SMCs, members of Singtam Nagar Panchayat, members of GPUs were present on the occasion. Deepraj Rasaily was the winner of the School Idol, followed by Pranesh Pradhan and Sumiran Gurung who stood second and thir...

Sikkim Human Resource Development Department Minister RB Subba receives the India Today State of State 2015 Special Jury Award for Overall, Cleanliness, Investment, Governance and Macro Economy from Home Minister Rajnath Singh as Sunil Kanoria, Vice Chairman, SREI and Aroon Purie, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group, looks on during the SOS 2015 award ceremony in New Delhi on November 06, 2015.

Mrs Tilu Gurung Minister inaugurating rural marketing center at Maneydanda Namthang under South Sikkim   PIC: Sanjay Agarwal;

Press Information Bureau , Government of India The Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that the UPA Government has conceived and embarked upon a massive programme of affordable housing and basic amenities to the urban poor under the flagship programme, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). She was speaking on the occasion of laying the foundation stone for houses sanctioned by her ministry under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) component of JNNURM, here today. She said her ministry has been pursuing the goal of Slum-free Urban India Campaign under JNNURM, launched since October 2007 from Tirupathi. This Campaign stipulates that seven basic amenities and entitlements to the urban poor, namely land tenure, affordable shelter, water, sanitation, education, health and social security must be provided to the slum-dwellers in the country by 2012. Following is the full text of the Minister’s address on the occasion: ...

Central Union Minister Kumari Selja laid the foundation stone of BSUP Project at Rangpo on December 5th, 2009. Seen along with her is Sikkim's Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling. pic: Sanjay Aggarwal