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

Singtam, September 8: Dengu Awareness Drive program was organized at Singtam by members of Dengu Monitoring and Prevention Committee and United Sporting Club, Singtam under the guidance of Singtam Nagar Panchayat. Present on the occasion were Sanjay Regmi, Chairman, Dengu Monitoring and Prevention Committee, Dr. Prabhat Mokhtan, District Hospital Singtam, Yad Kumari Bishwakarma, Councillor Ward No. 5, Sundar Rai, AEO, Khamdong BAC, Pritam Shilal, Coach, Singtam Boxing Club, Rajen Baniya and others. The highlight of the program was a rally by the boxing students of Singtam Boxing Club with placards sharing messages on Dengu Prevention. The cleanliness drive was also done at different localities of Singtam. The students also performed mimes on the occasion to spread the message of prevention and safety measures against the Dengu illness.

SINGTAM, AUGUST 10: An awareness program on Dengue for the students' guardians was held today at Chisopani JHS. More than 30 parents were present on the occasion, which was attended by Mahesh Kr. Dahal, the Headmaster of the school, and his staff. The guardians were explained symptoms and preventive measures related to dengue . In his welcome speech, Mahesh Kr. Dahal, Headmaster of Chisonai JHS, informed the gathered parents of the immediate and essential message-sharing session about the Dengue virus. Dahal went on to say that the Dengue Virus is spreading to our nearby regions, and we need to understand and share the message of getting prevented from this contagious disease. Shital Pradhan, the primary teacher of the school, was the resource person for the occasion; Pradhan explained that female  Aedes aegypti  are responsible for the spread of Dengue illness.  Pains in muscles and joints, fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, rashes on the body, and bleeding from the ...