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Sikkim has tremendous
export potential: EXIM Bank

 

23 July, 2010
Observing that Sikkim has great potential to export various goods ranging from cash crops to handicrafts, a public sector bank official today advised the state government to ensure value addition to these products for them to fetch international market and accruing revenues.
The Himalayan State grows 90 per cent of cardamom of the country, a substantial quantity of ginger, and horticulture produces like orchid flowers with all these produces being in demands in foreign countries, the EXIM Bank Chairman TC Venkat
Subramanian said at a seminar here.


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FCA Deptt ensures consumers from black hoarding of essential commodities in Sikkim

 

23 July, 2010
The department of Food and Consumers Affairs has inspected and regularly checking the stocks of essentials food commodities around the state to ensured the consumers from black hoarding of essential commodities like sugar, wheat, rice and edible oils.
B K Kheral, secretary of Food and Consumers Affairs department told Himalayan Mirror that the departmental officials are directed to raid or inspect all the food godowns to take present food stocks available to ensure the consumers from black hoardings. He added that during last one week departmental officials has inspected more than eight food godowns in the state.


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Sikkim’s MLAs attended two days workshop on e-governance in Hyderabad

 

23 July, 2010
The Government of Sikkim has felt that active involvement of the political leadership at various levels is a critical requirement for achieving sustainable development of its people. The Government of Sikkim therefore has decided to organise regular training-cum-orientation for the elected representatives should be imparted on the latest developments in Rural Development.
In this background, a two day Training-cum- -Orientation Course on Rural Development Programmes and Decentralization was held on 27th and 28th August 2009 at the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.
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Shillong writer’s book finds global appreciation

Book written by Gewali was an eye-opener: Prof Chaturvedi

Shillong based writer Salil Gewali was felicitated by Ramanjuam Mission of Chennai during a recently held seminar organized at Chennai.
Chairman of Ramanujam Mission Prof Swami Chaturvedi felicitated Gewali for his book, ‘What is India?’
Gewali had published the book from Shillong which was released in April, 2009 by Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary.
According to the writer, the book is also being published from Georgia, USA. The book is the compilation of quotes of the world renowned greatest philosophers, scientists on the significance of Indian wisdom and spirituality, he said.
In his address, Prof Chaturvedi said that the book written by Gewali was an eye-opener.
The seminar was attended by national and international level scholars, scientists and writers.
New York neuro psychologist Dr Robert Maldonado said that the book reveals how the Upanishads and other Indian classics transformed the perception of many Western scholars.

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AIGL resumes work in the Hills

 

Following a calculated hibernation for several months in the wake of the mounting political tension centering round its political activities, the All India Gorkha League had resumed political work in the Darjeeling hills.
According to the AIGL Kurseong branch general secretary, Mr Prem Bomjon, his party would organise a series of public meetings in Darjeeling in the coming days. “The first one would be organised in Darjeeling on 7 September and this would be followed by others in Kalimpong and Kurseong which are slated to be held on 9 September and 13 September, respectively.
Confirming the resumption of political activities in the strife-scarred region, the AIGL chief, Mr. Madan Tamang said that his party could not shirk its responsibility in the fast changing political scenario in the hills. “Ours being the oldest political outfit we owe a responsibility to the struggling populace in the long-neglected Hills,” he added.
The party organised its last public congregation in Kalimpong in May last year. It could not carry on with its pre scheduled political programmes in Darjeeling and Kurseong due to the GJMM’s antagonism.

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NHPC conferred Amity HR
     Excellence Award

 

Two arrested on drugs peddling

 

ASDLF Aapdara Unit constituted

 

Former GNLF leader quit hills

 

GJM mission to extend its
     base in North E
ast

 

Second GJM team leaves
     for Capital

 

Mock drill on disaster management for villagers of remote hamlet of North Sikkim held
 A mock drill based on village disaster management was organised in a remote village of North District headquarter on August 27. The remote hamlet has not connected with proper facilities and link road where 38 house holds with less then 300 population are settled.

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Gorkha Shaheed Sewa Samiti to hold blood donation camp in
memory of martyr Maj. Durga Malla and Capt. Dalbahadur Thapa
of the Indian freedom movement.

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