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

The back side of the photograph reads: 15.3.1968, signed by G. Pradhan with a small note "Taken down the streams side with Koushal's camera". Peter Shirdman, GS Pradhan, Awasthi, Oliver Paul, Narjeevan Kaushal, Ashok Dillon and Peter John Mathew. For more : When the Alwynian met after 41 years in Sikkim - i

PRESS RELEASE Press Secretary Office of PD Rai, Lok Sabha MP for Sikkim Senior leaders of the BJP’s Delhi state unit Shri Sanjeev Sharma, Shri KM Gupta and Councilor Archana Gupta called on Sikkim Lok Sabha MP PD Rai here today (June 20, 2014) at his residence at Tadong. They exchanged views on several important issues and appreciated the governance of the State under the leadership of Shri Pawan Chamling. Earlier the BJP leaders had visited Nathula and in their meeting with Rai, they expressed that there is great potential for the State in the tourism sector. They assured Rai that they will speak to MoS (IC) Tourism Shri Shripad Yasso Naik in this regard. They also commented on how Prime Minister Narendra Modi had praised Sikkim in his maiden speech in Parliament. Rai explained to them that Sikkim is a strategic border State and therefore maintaining peace within the state is of utmost importance. Stressing that any form of disturbance from across...

My daughter's Beli Bihay was on June 6th, 2014. Miss you Bebay. "It is no more than an irony that i was not invited or not informed." .

SOURCE: SAMAY DAINIK

RONGLI, MAY 28: : In one of a rare initiative of the state, an awareness plantation of fruits and vegetables saplings in the reserve forest of Baklakha was organized by the Scouts & Guides Unit and Generous Students of Dalapchand SS on May 25. The awareness plantation was held in presence of Scout Master, School teachers, S.M.C, Panchyat (GPU, Dalapchand), members of local NGOs and guardians. The press release reads, the idea was taken keeping in view the ongoing clash between wild animals and local people. The main objective was to provide sufficient food for animals in the forest such that they don’t have to invade the human’s habitation. Around 70 students that included Scouts & Guides Unit and Generous Students of Dalapchand SS from class vi to x had participated in the awareness program. The program started at 10 am with brief highlight by SD Bhutia, GT (Bio) and Scout Master of Dalapchand SS about the day long program. Mani Kr.Rai. Panchayat Secretary (GPU, D...

Diliram Sharma Neopany said, in earlier days he used to regularly visit the forest and look for herbal plants but these days he has all the plants in his field. There was even a time when he used to ask for plants from Chiwabhanjyang, he said. He talked about a few names of the herbal plant that he had in his small field. Those plants included Hathjorra, Kaulo, Birray jhar, bhui champa, aleo vera and others that he used in his medicines. He has 31 herbal medicine used as powders that have to be eaten while 21 other herbal plants are used during the wrapping of the wounds. According to this herbal practitioner, for a broken or fractured bone patient below 45 years it usually takes 18 to 28 days to be cured and for people above 50 years old it takes over one and half months. He shows his confidence and makes me believe that he had done this before. He made a more positive approach when he said that he had cured patients with intestine-related problems that do not need to be operated...

Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election 2014 RESULT SDF Winners; 1. Khamdong- Singtam - SDF Somnath Paudyal 2. Yuksom-Tashiding - SDF Sonam Dadul Bhutia 3. Burfung – SDF DD Bhutia 4. Poklok-Kamrang - SDF KN Rai 5. Dzangu - SDF Sonam Gyatsho Lepcha 6. Yangthang - SDF Chandra Maya Subba 7. Lachen-Mangan - SDF Tshering Wangdi Lepcha 8. Maneybong-Dentam - SDF NK Subba 9. Namchi-Singhithang - SDF PK Chamling 10. Chujachen- SDF Bikram Pradhan 11. Melli - SDF Tulsi Devi Rai 12. Namthang-Rateypani - SDF Tilu Gurung 13. Gyalshing-Bernyak –SDF SB Subedi 14. Rinchenpong - SDF K S Lepcha 15. Rangang-Yangyang- SDF PK Chamling 16. Timi-Namphing-SDF GM Gurung 17. Namcheybung- SDF BB Rai 18. Gnathang-Machong- SDF DT Lepcha 19. Tumin-Lingee- SDF Ugen Gyatsho 20. Daramdin- SDF DN Sherpa 21. Soreng-Chakung- SDF RB Subba 22. Soreng-Chakung- SDF RB Subba SKM Winners; 23. Kabi- Lungchok- SKM Ugen N Bhutia 24. West Pandam- SKM Gopal Baraily 25. Rhenock- SKM Hemendra A...