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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: The se-lection procedure of new doc-tors to STNM Hospital hasraised much acrimony betweenthe selected candidates and theSPSC on the one side and therejected candidates - particu-larly one Dr. Phur Lamu Sherpa- on the other. In fact Dr. Sherpahas approached the High Courtto verify whether the selectionprocedure was proper and alsoto quash the impugned selec-tion of the selected doctors.

Examinations for candidatesaspiring to work as doctors at theSTNM hospital were called bythe SPSC on 17-18 June thisyear. Of the total 49 candidateswho appeared for the 30 seats,29 were selected while one seat

was carried over for the nextexaminations in 2005.

Incidentally, in 2003, 10seats were filled of the total 30while 20 seats were broughtforward for 2004. While 14 ofthe 30 seats fell in the unre-served category the rest werereserved for STs [5], MBCs [8],SCs [2] and OBCs [1]. Andwhile the old roster system forselections was used for the 20seats which were carried overfrom 2003; the new roster sys-tem was applied for selectionprocedure of the remaining 10seats of which 9 were filled.This is what the selected doc-

tors contend.Dr. Sherpa, the petitioner,

contends that the new roster sys-tem should have been appliedfor the entire 30 seats which isvehemently challenged by theselected doctors who have beennamed respondents no 5-33.

“The new roster system canonly be applied for the 10 seatsof 2004 as was done by theSPSC, the old method has to beapplied for the 20 seats carriedover from 2003,” says one ofthe selected doctors.

The composition of re-served seats, if the new rostersystem is applied, is also an-

nexed to the petition which theother party says is totally falseand prepared by the petitionerherself. As pointed out by the re-spondent doctors, the documentshows an MBC reservation fora person with “locomotion dis-ability or cerebral palsy in 9thcycle”. “How can a person withcerebral palsy ever become adoctor,” they question.

It has also been revealed byanother selected doctor that Dr.Sherpa has sought for the ex-isting pattern of reservations bescrapped in favour of the dic-tum of the Supreme Court. Thisimplies that 74% reservation

practised at present be replacedby the 50-50 formula.

The petitioner has also con-tested that candidates with con-nection and influence havebeen able to secure selection inspite of their academic recordsbeing poor. She also contendsthat these candidates have onlypassed MBBS and have onlyone year rotatory internshipwhile she has more experience.

Incidentally, Dr. Sherpa passedher MBBS from Patna MedicalCollege and Hospital in 2002.

Her other point that a cou-ple of the respondents had even

STNM SELECTION PROCEDURE UNDER FIREPetitioner wants High Court to verify whether

selection process was “proper”

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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: DeepakPradhan, 20, became the victimof mistaken identity when hewas identified assomeone elsewho had alleg-edly beaten upone PaldenLachungpa on thenight of 04 Octo-ber. This mis-taken identity ledto a harrowingtime for Deepak,both in the hands of the friendsof the beaten up person and theSadar Thana cops.

For Deepak, his descentinto the vortex of Palden’sfriend in a vengeful mood andindifferent cops unwilling tohear his side of the story, be-

gan a day afterPalden was al-legedly as-saulted. Deepak,a taxi driver byprofession and aresident of Mid-dle Sichey Busty,was on duty ply-ing his taxi to-wards DC Court

on 05 October when, at around1:30 pm, a black jeep followedhim till Suren Dhara, DC Court

road and blocked his way. Fromthe black jeep emerged oneNamgyal Lachungpa accompa-nied by some more friends.Without any warning Namgyalstarted abusing Deepak refer-ring to the Palden episode ofthe day before. Deepak ofcourse had no idea of what washappening.

This group then sat insidethe taxi and forcefully tookDeepak to Syari via DistrictCourt, where they assaultedDeepak with kicks, blows andfists. After inflicting such griev-ous injuries, Namgyal and hisgang took Deepak to STNMwhere they showed him to

Palden Lachungpa, admittedthere, for identification. Palden,informs Deepak, identifiedDeepak as the person who hadattacked him the previous night.

Soon after, Deepak was

GUILTY UNTIL THE CULPRITS ARE CAUGHT!

Mistaken identity causes month-longtorment for local cabbie

DEEPAK, 20, WASFIRST BEATEN UP

BY PERSONS HE DIDNOT KNOW AND

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CHARGES OFHAVING ASSAULTEDA PERSON HE DID

NEVER MET

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SUBASH RAI

NEW DELHI, 05 Nov: UnionMinister for Development ofNorth Eastern Region[DONER] and Tribal Affairs,PR Kyndiah has said that de-velopment of North Eastern

ority areas of the CommonMinimum Programme is to en-sure special assistance to theregion to upgrade and expandinfrastructure and strengthenthe North East Council.”

Replying to NOW!’s queryon the reservation of seats for

Tamang and Limboo commu-nities in the Sikkim LegislativeAssembly, the Minister as-sured that the matter would besoon taken up with the con-cerned authorities in consulta-tion with the State Govern-ment.

The sectoral allocation offunds for the NEC in the XthPlan gives top priority to Trans-port and Communication

Region was a national priorityand the UPA government wastotally committed to the accel-erated development of the NEso that it finds a level playingfield with the rest of the coun-try in the area of economicgrowth and prosperity.

Mr. Kyndiah was address-ing the concluding day’s func-tion of the 3- day 5th EditorsConference on Social SectorIssues organised by Press Infor-mation Bureau here at ShastriBhavan, New Delhi, today. Mr.Kyndiah said, “One of the pri- turn to pg 4

Limbu-Tamang seat demand to be taken up soon with concerned authoritiesin consultation with State Govt, assures Kyndiah

GNLF infighting leadsto murder

BIRENDRA SHANDILYA

DARJEELING, 05 Nov: 55year old Krishna BahadurRai lost his life due to infight-ing in the GNLF camp. Lastnight Rai was hacked todeath in Dhajia under theSukhia Pokhari Thana.

SP [Darj], Rajiv Mishra, re-vealed that primary investiga-tion pointed towards CB Rai, acousin of Krishna’s. Nine peo-ple have been arrested in thisconnection.

Both CB Rai and KB Raibelonged to the GNLF party. In-cidentally, Krishna worked asthe Provident Fund Clerk at theDhajia Tea Estate. He was alsoa GNLF leader and the UnitSecretary of the HimalayanPlantation Union affiliated tothe GNLF. Senior GNLF lead-

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The victory of good overevil must be enacted inthe triumph of peace

over violenceThere was a time when bru-

tal violence was something thathappened elsewhere. Indeed,Nepalis took pride their coun-try in being known as peacefuland non-violent. But after10,000 deaths in less than adecade, many more missingand brutalised, creeping reli-gious and ethnic violence, wehave to question whether wewere ever as non-violent andpeaceful as commonly repre-sented.

Is it that our culture ofpeace has always co-existedwith a culture of violence?Doesn’t the viciousness of eve-ryday life and the symbolic bru-tal violence of religious mythsand rituals feed into the magmaof curelty hidden in the bowelsof our culture, waiting to erupt?And have we begun to localisethe global culture of violence?

Many Nepalis experiencestructural violence in their eve-ryday lives. Women, ethnicgroups and Dalits suffer socialexclusion, discrimination andoppression, and are often physi-cally and verbally abused. Thedesperate struggle for existenceand dignity by the poor is surelyone of the most pervasiveforms of structural social vio-lence. It is a part of our history,social structure and culture, anduntil recently were not seriouslyquestioned but considered anormal part of our tradition orculture. Even now, we do notaim to eliminate or reducestructural violence, but ratherescape from it, be part of theoppressors instead of the vic-tims. Perhaps physical violencealways lurks in the wings of

KARAN SHAH KALIMPONG, 05 Nov: Withthe inauguration of the NabaJagriti Kishan Club at thePaiyong Busty here, it is hopedthat some of the financial prob-lems faced by farmers in theregion will be addressed. TheClub which is affiliated to theWest Bengal State Co-Op Ag-ricultural and Rural Develop-ment Bank will offer easy loansat a subsidised rate of interest.

“This is the first farmersclub in Darjeeling district ini-tiated by WBSCARD Bank,”informed Managing Director,Nilesh Ganguli.

The club has been startedwith twenty members, who in

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DZONGU: A six-day consul-tation programme to deliberateon preservation issues concern-ing the region was held herefrom October 29-03 November.

It was organized by localNGO Mutanchi Lom AalShezum [MLAS] in collabora-tion with the Mountain Insti-tute, Ecotourism and Conserva-tion Society of Sikkim,Khangchendzonga Conserva-tion Committee and the SikkimForest Department.

Meetings organized inSalim Pakhel, Lingzaa andNamprikthang to explore fea-sible conservation and liveli-hood options for sustainabledevelopment had active partici-pation from 125 communityrepresentatives, informs a pressrelease issued by MLAS.

This planning exercise ofthe project, “Mountains, Mar-

history to either suppressresistence against structuralviolence or overthrow it.

Physical violence is an im-portant part of the religious dis-course, practice and imagina-tion of many Nepalis. TakeDasain, which at one level is aharvest festival, when we visitrelatives to receive blessingsfrom seniors and feast. At an-other level, it reinforces and

legitimises the authority of theking, the power holders andsenior family members. Yet atanother level, the carnage ofanimal sacrifices, the openflouting of naked khukuris as-sociated with Dasain glorifybloodhshed.

According to one katha,evil forces, represented by vari-ous danabs and asuras, threatenthe cosmos and gods who are

unable to defeat them. The godscombine to create a feminineforce, Shakti, to destroy the evilforces. The goddess can destroyevil only when she herself takeson an even more fierce formand ultimately is able to slay thedemon Mahisasura who hastaken the form of a buffalo. Thegoddesss sometimes appears nodifferent from the evil shefights. In sacrificing animalsduring Dasain, Hindus are bothslaying evil as well as propiti-ating the fierce goddess, whosethirst for blood has to bequenched.

If the gory slaying of ani-mals is one of the central ele-ments of Dasain, then surelyviolence is one of the centralmotifs of Nepali Hinduism.Perhaps this ritualistic violencehas been secularised such thatpeople considered evil (classenemies, enemies of the stateor whoever) are to be slaugh-tered. It is sometimes difficultto distinguish between the twoforces when both claim to befighting evil.

Physical violence is a nor-mal daily occurrence aroundthe world brought to us by avoyeuristic media: bombings,burnings, beheadings, not onlyof soldiers, insurgents, freedomfighters and rebels but also un-armed civilians.

This combination of struc-tural social violence,secularisation of religious vio-lence, and localisation of theglobal culture of violencethrogh media has fostered a‘new’ culture of physical vio-lence in Nepal that threatens toengulf us. We can only over-come it by reinvigorating a cul-ture of peace, tolerance and co-existence.

-Nepali Times

Our Cult of Violence

kets and Biodiversity in theSikkim Himalaya” is an initia-tive of the United Nations De-velopment Programme[UNDP], Global EnvironmentFacility [GEF] and the Minis-try of Environment and Forests[MoEF].

The Mountain Institute[TMI], the GB Pant Institute ofHimalayan Environment andDevelopment, along with theSikkim Forest Department willbe preparing the detailed actionplan for the long-term conser-vation of theKhangchendzonga BiosphereReserve.

At the end of the six-day pro-gramme, an action plan wasformed which included feasibleincome generation and conserva-tion options for Dzongu area,building on the existing strengthsof abundant natural wealth, tra-ditional skills, cooperation andunity in the community.

turn will apprise others of thevarious subsidies offered bythe bank.

“The main reason for start-ing the club here is becauseKalimpong is well known forits floriculture and horticultureindustry with many peopleearning their livelihood out ofthese. More money invested inthese sectors will improve onthe overall development of theplace,” adds Mr. Ganguli.

The WBSCARD Bank inthe past three years has investedalmost 6 crores in the farming,non-farming, housing and non-priority sector.

“In view of the growing po-tential of tourism in places likeLava and Loleygaon, the bank

has also extended financial sup-port to the local entrepreneursfor construction and running oflodges and hotels. This has alsogenerated employment opportu-nities for the local youth,” saida bank official.

Says Saral Dev, Chairman,WBSCARD Bank, “Establish-ing the Farmers Club here willnot only provide better facili-ties and guidance to the farm-ers but will also help in bring-ing the bank closer to the peo-ple of this hilly region.”

The bank has disbursedloans amounting to almost Rs.14 lakhs to 26 beneficiaries.

It is believed that a secondFarmer’s Club will soon startat Mirik.

Club formed to rescue PaiyongBusty from economic gloom

Dzongu’s role in KhangchendzongaConservation discussed

Nothing Without The RodIt has been quite some time now since Gangtok’s mainthoroughfare, MG Marg, was declared a litter and spit freezone. And yet, those involved in making sure that thisinitiative succeeds are still trying hard to “inform” the peo-ple of MG Marg’s new status. Nothing amplifies the ab-sence of a Civil Society in Gangtok more than this. And ifthe capital, where all the so-called “intellectuals” convergecannot conceive a Civil Society, it is little surprise thenthat the society in general is rarely even civil. Call it thehangover of the monarchial times or plain disinterest, butnothing seems to work here unless it is enforced. Con-tinuing with the litter & spit issue, look at how well the notraffic rule worked. Many were opposed to the idea andmany still want to break it, but as the first siren blows toclear MG Marg of all vehicles, owners and drivers rush totheir rides to empty out of the Marg. They don’t do sobecause they want to leave the streets free for pedestri-ans, they do so because they don’t want their vehiclestowed away. Look at the general callousness that hasdescended on the drivers now that the cops are not asstrict about where they park or stop to off-load passen-gers. Taxis and private cars stop on the roads at will, un-caring of the traffic they are impeding or the near acci-dents they are causing. All these are signs that people, atleast in Gangtok, don’t care for anything beyond theirpersonal space. This does not go to say that the afflictionof indifference is universal. Surely there are many indi-vidual members of the society who rue the absence of acommunity feeling at times. There only shortcoming is thatthey don’t express themselves. Till such time that suchpeople stand up, only pressure tactics will work in Sikkim.

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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: An ag-gressive awareness campaignto keep the MG Marg litter andspit free began with rallies andstreet plays. In continuation ofthis campaign, the Green Cir-cle which is spear-heading theproject has now come up withsome novel ideas.

Every evening from 5 to 6,one of the safai karmachariswho has been designated as“Gangtok Beautifiers,” goesaround the MG Marg makingannouncements on a megaphone, both in Nepali andHindi exhorting the pedestriansincluding the tourist not to lit-

ter and spit as this is banned.In order to attract attention to

the cause, the Green Circle has alsohired the services of a person whois attired as Mickey Mouse with ano litter message emblazoned onthe front and back.

Mickey Mouse walks alongthe Marg every evening andspreads the message of acleaner MG Marg.

However, in spite of allthese efforts, litter on MGMarg, although less than beforeis still far from being absent.Green Circle and others asso-ciated with the No Litter NoSpit campaign will have tokeep the heat on for people tofinally get the message that theyare indeed serious about imple-menting the fines.

Can Mickey keep MGMarg clean?

GANGTOK, 30 Nov: “LegalServices Week” will be ob-served throughout the Statefrom 03-09 November. In thisconnection, the Sikkim StateLegal Services Authority in co-ordination with District LegalServices Authority [East] will beorganizing Legal LiteraryAwareness programme atSichey High School on 06 No-

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CORRIGENDUMIn the report headlined “CS pro-ceed on leave...” carried in yes-terday’s edition of NOW!, the out-going Chief Secretary, SWTenzing is inadvertently referredto as Mr. Wangdi later in the re-port when it should have read Mr.Tenzing. The error is regretted.

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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: TheChief Minister Pawan Chamlinghas often announced that histhird term in power would beaction-oriented towards deliver-ing real development to the peo-ple. No quarters would bespared towards meeting thisend, he has said and the require-ment to push the State policyalong the right track has beenvoiced often. Those who don’tsubscribe to the expressedpolicy, don’t just get left behind,they get pushed aside. This is al-ready obvious in the shake-upin the administration and noweven the party is headed forsome spring cleaning.

The SDF Central ExecutiveCommittee meeting held on 04November decided to dissolve thepresent CEC and form a new one,informs a party press release.

This is not just a routineaffair. Senior SDF membersconfide that the party presidenthas been less than happy withthe way the party organisationis functioning. The formationof a new CEC is expected torid the party of some deadwood and infuse fresh spiritinto a party machinery whichmany believe has gone lazy af-ter ten years of more or less re-laxed stay in power.

Not just party organisation,what also seems to have peevedthe SDF president is the obvi-ous lack of discipline among

the ranks, including some sen-ior members who appear to begrowing increasingly casual.

Speaking to media-personsafter the CEC meet, the CM ad-mitted that even senior leaderswere coming unprepared andwith half-baked information tothe CEC meetings, which hepointed out were the highestpolicy-making body of the party.

“Take for instance the sug-gestion that we don’t haveenough teachers in Sikkim. Thisis wrong. In fact, we have moreteachers than required and yetschools in rural Sikkim continueto go through the year without

the adequate number of teach-ers. The influential teachers usepolitical clout to get their trans-fers around Gangtok, Geyzingor Namchi. As a result we havetoo many teachers in schoolsaround these towns and too fewin the remote areas. We have toset this anomaly right,” he said.

The party also seems to beserious about accountabilitynow. A press release informs thatas far as accountability goes, theCEC meeting decided that incase of delay in execution ofpublic works by any department,the concerned Minister wouldbe held answerable.

While the party and admin-istrative snags can be ironed outby Mr. Chamling, the attitudeof the Opposition is somethingthat continues to irk him.

The Opposition in Sikkim,Mr. Chamling reiterated, failsto understand that they, like theruling party, should prioritisepeople’s interest. “Emotionallyharming and communally incit-ing issues should not be thrownabout just because you don’thave anything else to talkabout. To keep people first isour duty towards our calling aspoliticians. The Oppositiondoes not seem to realise this

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BALUTAR, SINGTAM, 05Nov: Gurchung Bhutia, 28, asepoy of the Indian Reserve Bat-talion [E Company] committedsuicide by shooting himself withhis service 7.62 SLR Rifle atBalutar, NHPC Dam-site today.

Gurchung was on sentry dutyat the Central Store of the NHPC,when, at around 5.45 am, he shothimself under the chin. The forceof the bullet was such that it cameout through the left side of his

projects [41%] followed byHealth [15%] and Power [15%].

Renuka Chaudhari, Minis-ter of State for Tourism, in heraddress emphasised on qualitytourism in the country. Refer-ring to the development of tour-ism in North Eastern regions,she said that 8 states have pro-posed to be connected underthe Buddhist Circle.

Speaking to NOW!, GSDhar, Joint Director General,Ministry of Tourism said that vil-lage eco-tourism projects havebeen emphasised for Sikkim.

Regarding continuous de-mands of the State to recognizeBagdogra Airport as an Inter-national Airport, Mr. Dhar saidthat his Ministry has taken upthe matter with Civil Aviation

Ministry several times and theywere making a physical assess-ment of the project at present.

Human Resource Develop-ment Minister for State, MAAFatmi informed that the increas-ing number of dropouts was be-cause of social and economicproblems persisting in the Indiansociety. Referring to variousschemes like mid-day meal, freetextbooks, etc., Mr. Fatmi urgedthe parents to enroll their childrenin the schools. He informed thataccording to the 10th Plan targetof the UPA government, a mini-mum of 10% of the relevant age-group [17-23 years] needs to beenrolled for Higher Education.

Regarding the absence of aUniversity in Sikkim, Mr.Fatmi revealed that this was theprerogative of the State Gov-ernment and that his Ministry

could play the role of afacilitator. On the reduction inthe State quota in the field ofhigher studies, the HRD Min-ister assured that the matterwould be taken into considera-tion in future.

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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: With theCongress central high-com-mand directing all state-units tocomplete their membershipdrives by 15 November, it wouldbe expected that the Sikkim unitwas eagerly taking in new mem-bers, but if the dissident groupof the SPCC [I] is to be believed,there is much left to be desiredin the membership drive as isbeing carried out under the

ers today visited the house ofthe murdered.

Deepak Gurung, GNLFDarjeeling Branch CommitteePresident, admitting the murderto be the fallout of GNLF in-fighting in the area, said, “Itwas an inhuman act and theculprits have to be brought tobook immediately.”

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and continues to play up per-sonal interests,” he said.

“But this can only be ex-pected of them. They have af-ter all been publicly discardedby the Sikkimese people in thelast elections. They can’t selltheir lies to the people any moreso they are looking for otheravenues to keep misguiding thepeople,” he concluded.

On a more positive note, Mr.Chamling announced that a mod-ern and spacious Old Age Homewill soon be constructed in Sikkim.Also coming up shortly are twomeditation halls [one each for menand women] at Samdruptse.

CM ON A SPRING-CLEANING DRIVE, AFTERTHE ADMINISTRATION, IT’S THE PARTY

SPCC [I] president Nar BahadurBhandari in Sikkim.

In a letter sent off to AICCmember Oscar Fernandes, severalfrontal organisations of the Cong[I] in Sikkim have informed thecentral leadership that Mr.Bhandari was denying member-ship forms to many who wantedto join the party. They allege thatforms are being distributed onlyto those whom Mr. Bhandari be-lieves to be his supporters.

These letters have been des-

patched by the Sikkim PradeshMahila Congress and Cong [I]presidents of three districts.

The letters say that depriv-ing many genuine people inter-ested from becoming primaryand active members was a greatinjustice on the party’s futureprospects in Sikkim.

It has been further allegedthat the non-issuance of formssmacks of ulterior and self in-terest motives on the part of Mr.Bhandari. Denying senior party

leaders membership forms wasbeing done so that people of Mr.Bhandari’s choice take over thereins of various party organisa-tions, the dissidents allege.

The letters request the in-tervention of Mr. Fernandes sothat necessary directives are is-sued to the SPCC [I] presidentto ensure availability of mem-bership forms to all as soon aspossible and without any bar onthe number of forms and theperson who collects them.

Dissident Congress alleges denial of membership forms by Bhandari

skull and even pierced through theceiling of the sentry box where hewas on duty from 4 am to 8 am.

“As a precautionary measure,the magazine of the rifle is notloaded at the time of duty. Theperson on duty has a spare pouchwhere a loaded magazine and am-munition is kept. Gurchung tookout a single bullet from the pouch,loaded it into the empty magazineand shot himself. Death was in-

stantaneous,” reveals DIG[Range], SD Negi, who visited thesite to personally conduct an en-quiry into the circumstances thatled to the suicide.

The enquiry revealed that theconstable was given to bouts ofdrinking and of late was attempt-ing to give it up but it seems hewas also suffering from mentaldepression. Gurchung had beenheard telling friends and others

that both his parents had expiredand that he was thus feeling verylonely. He had also been talkingabout a compulsive urge to com-mit suicide.

The dead body has been sentfor autopsy to STNM Hospital,Gangtok and the case is beinghandled by the Singtam Policeunder the supervision of SP East,Sridhar Rao. Gurchung, who wasa bachelor is survived by fourbrothers and three sisters.

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GEYZING: A 3-day healthcamp was organized by doc-tors and staff of District Hos-pital, Gyalshing, West Sikkimat Karzee, Dhupidara andKangree from 29 October to01 November.

The camp covered the vil-lage of Kargee, Mangnam,Dhupidara, Labdang andKangree. More than 500 peo-ple visited the camp with dif-ferent ailments.

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GANGTOK, 05 Nov: Repre-sentatives of the National Com-mission for Women are on a 3-day visit to Sikkim to evaluatethe progress of the develop-ment of women under the Stategovernment.

In this connection they vis-ited the State Jail at Rongyekon 04 November to see condi-tions there. Today, a Consulta-tion Meeting with NGOs andPanchayats was held here atCommunity Hall.

The programme was organ-ised by the Sikkim State Com-mission for Women to allowBaby Rani Maurya and NandiniThakchuk, Member of NationalCommission to interact withmembers of NGOs and ruralrepresentatives.

Also present during thecourse of the meeting wasManita Pradhan, Chairperson,SSWC, CK Cintury, PrincipalSecretary, Social Welfare,Namrata Thapa, Deputy Secre-

tary, Social Welfare Depart-ment who conducted the entireprogramme.

The programme startedwith a welcome speech byRinzing Ongmu, advisor RDD

and Member, SSWC.Ms. Cintury in her address

said that since its formation, theState Commission for Womenhas been doing a lot of work invarious fields to look after theinterests of women of the State,to improve the conditions thatthey live in as well as to pro-vide social security.

She also informed that thedropout rate of girls fromschools has been on the declinewith a corresponding increasein literacy levels among them.She also talked about the im-provement in the health sector.

Ms. Pradhan, talked aboutthe fact that the status ofwomen in Sikkim was very dif-ferent from those of women inother states. Evils like dowryand infanticide were unheard ofand women lived in relativelybetter conditions here, she said,adding that women in Sikkimwere proving themselves inevery field of operations.

Ms. Maurya in her addresssaid that they were here on afact-finding mission and sheappealed to the participants tocome forward and speak on is-sues that concerned them.

The Commission Memberswill also be meeting with theChief Secretary and head ofdepartments to get a clearer pic-ture on the real status of womenin Sikkim.

On 06 November a PublicHearing is being organized atRakdong.

NCW members on 3-day fact-finding mission on status of women in Sikkim

medical check up here, somewere further referred toSTNM hospital, Gangtok.Some of the patients wereasked to go to district hospi-tal, Gyalshing for further con-sultation and management.

A talk on leprosy was de-livered by Dr. Thinley WongyalBurfunga, DMS-cum-DIO [W]and BB Basnet. Similarly, a talkon tuberculosis was given byDr. Tshering Laden, DTO [W].

An interactive session wasorganised for panchayats,teachers, Aaganwadi workers,

members of NGOs and villageelders to discuss various healthproblems including alcohol-ism, malnutrition etc. in whichDr. Govind Lama, CMO [W],Dr. Thinley Wongyal Burfungaand Dr. Tshering Laden par-ticipated.

Dr. Tseten Namgyal, RCHOfficers and Rikki LamuLepcha, Senior DPHNO [W]spoke on issues relating tomaternal and child healthproblems including contra-ception and adoption of smallfamily norms.

West Health Camp for awareness and treatment

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failed to clear MBBS in theirfirst attempt is waived off bythe respondents who say that itdoes not make any difference.

“AIIMS, Delhi, says that thereis no limit to the number of sup-plementaries one gives though, ofcourse, after 4 or 5 tries the col-lege itself disqualifies you,” theyretort. Further, they add, it is MCIrecognition that matters and these

two named have got that.Dr. Sherpa has sought for

the Court to declare the selec-tion illegal and also to quashthe selection of the 29 candi-dates. She has also written tothe Chief Minister alleging thatthe entire exercise was a bigfarce and simply an eyewash asthe SPSC did not follow theprocedure prescribed by law.

She also alleges several dis-crepancies in the examination

papers themselves. She alsoasks for the government to ex-amine the academic records ofthose selected and for the ap-pointment of a qualified com-mittee to conduct the examswith a qualified SPSC chair-man preferably an IAS officer.

Following the petition, theHigh Court had, on 13 October,stayed the appointment of theselected doctors to STNM Hos-

pital in an order which said thatthe government would not pro-ceed with the appointment. TheCourt was also informed that the“impugned recommendation ofthe SPSC is under considerationat the government level”.

Today, the High Court di-rected for a counter affidavit tobe filed by the respondents. Thematter will come up for hear-ing on 08 March, 2005.

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STNM selection procedure under fire

a NOW REPORT

DZONGU: A filmmakingteam from the Ministry ofCultural Affairs, Govern-ment of India recently visitedDzongu to document the tra-dition and culture of theLepchas.

The team mainly focussedon the cultural heritage andthe ancient tradition of na-ture worship which has beencarried out by the Lepchassince time immemorial.

“Some of the aspects thatwas highlighted during the

shooting was the role playedby the Bongthing in the com-munity as well as ceremonialrituals of the Lepchas,” in-forms Ugen Lepcha, Execu-tive Director, of local NGOMutanchi Lom Aal Shezum[MLAS].

MLAS coordinated the

entire filming schedule andproudly say that this is thefourth instance when theyhave done so. In the past, theyhave been involved as pro-gramme co-ordinators forfilms made by Doordarshanas well as by the NationalGeographic channel.

Cultural Affairs documentary film crew captures the Lepcha way of life

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taken to Mandakini falls, tiedto the vehicle and beaten upagain till he fainted.

In the meanwhile, Deepak’sfather, Tara Pradhan had heardsome people were on the look-out for his son and as a precau-tion, made a complaint at theSadar Police station. Soon, it islearnt, Namgyal’s friends calledhim on his mobile and told himabout the complaint againstthem. Namgyal and his gangthen brought back Deepak to hisresidence at Sichey and alleg-edly beat him in front of his fam-ily and all the village people.Deepak lost consciousness.

When he regained his senses,he was locked inside the slammer.

After five days, on 11 Octo-ber, Deepak was released fromSadar Police Station only aftera payment of Rs 8,000 to

Namgyal Lachungpa, whichwas for the medical expenditureof Palden Lachungpa, the per-son who identified Deepak ashis assaulter. Namgyal and hisgang are then alleged to havecompelled Deepak’s father andpaternal uncle to sign in a com-promise document wherein itwas alleged that it was Deepakwho had assaulted Palden.

That was that. But not quite.Today, Sadar Police Station

arrested two truck drivers, TikaChettri and Ishwar Chettri, inconnection with the assault onPalden Lachungpa. Both haveconfessed. One month after histrauma began, Deepak was ab-solved of all blame. But Deepakhad suffered much, not justphysically, but also mentally inthe trauma and humiliation hewas made to endure. His familymembers suggest that Deepakwas so disturbed by the whole

episode that he had even devel-oped suicidal tendencies.

Today, Deepak was alsoback at Sadar Thana with a com-plaint letter addressed to the OC,Sadar Thana. His complaintreads: “Since your Police stationhas arrested Tika Chettri andIshwar Chettri, who are bothtruck drivers today on 5th No-vember 2004 at around 9:30 am,in connection with the assault-ing of Palden Lachungpa andhis friends. Both are presentlyin the police custody at SadarPolice Station. It is cleared thatsaid Namgyal Lachungpa andhis friends without knowing thefacts assaulted and abducted meby taking the law in their handsas such, they are eligible for ap-propriate legal action. I there-fore, would like to request youto be kind enough to kindly takecognisance of the instant case asper the law of the land and nec-

essary action against the said ac-cused persons may kindly betaken. Punish them for theirgreat illegal and unlawful activi-ties caused upon me.”

When NOW! spoke to theDIG Range, SD Negi about theincident, he said that the policestation was made to believe thatPalden Lachungpa was the vic-tim and Deepak the assaulter.

“The Police station was

misled by Namgyal Lachungpaand his friends. On the basis ofthe complaint registered, thepolice acted accordingly. TheSadar Police station has nowregistered Deepak’s complainttoo and appropriate legal actionwill be taken against the ac-cused”, assured the DIG.

In the mean time, Deepak andhis family are waiting to get justiceand for the law to take its course.

Contd from pg 1

Mistaken identity causes month-long torment for local cabbie

PURAN TAMANG

NAMCHI, 05 Nov: The sec-ond semi final match of the AllIndia Governor’s Gold Cup2004 was held today, 5 Novem-ber here at Bhaichung Stadiumbetween Ever-Ready, Kolkataand Oil India, Assam. Oil In-dia defeated George Telegraphin their first match to enter thequarter finals where they beatMd. Sporting in an interesting

match and reached the semi fi-nal. On the other hand Ever-Ready went directly into thequarter finals which theyplayed against Assam SEB andwith the victory Ever-Readywas into the semi final.

They kept their winningstreak with a 3-0 win over OilIndia, Assam. With this winthey enter the finals of the tour-nament which is to be playedon 7 November. The other

team to enter the final is ANFANepal.

The second semi finalstarted today at around 2 pm.Minister DT Lepcha was thechief guest.

In the 33rd minute of thegame, ET Oshoshogwe ofEver-Ready scored the firstgoal of the match which gavehis team the lead. No furthergoal was scored in the first half.

During the second half As-

sam tried their best to equalize;they got a number of cornersand free kicks but were unableto convert them into a goal.Then at the 79th minute EJ Grayof Ever-Ready scored the sec-ond goal for his team. EJ Grayof Ever-Ready scored his sec-ond goal during injury time andwith this goal Ever-Ready wentinto the finals.

Nepal has lifted this trophy4 times but this will be the

golden chance for Ever-Ready,Kolkata to set a record in thehistory of Governor’s GoldCup in Sikkim.

5 yellow cards were flashedtoday of which 3 were shownto Ever-Ready and 2 to Assam.

The finals of the tourna-ment will commence on 12:30on 7 November. Beside thefootball match other pro-grammes will be also held.

EVER-READY TO CLASH WITH NEPAL IN GOLD CUP FINALS

8; NOW!; 05 November, 2004

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THEFINALONE �

ARIES: Remember how hardthings used to seem? Thank good-ness that phase has passed.You’re ready to have that ‘’state ofthe relationship’ meeting now - soget on with it. A happy but ratherunusual solution is guaranteed.TAURUS: You are surrounded byfriends. Don’t take them forgranted. Be the first to do a favour.Change is in the air - and suddenencounters under most unusualcircumstances, too. There’s reallyno such thing as coincidence, sopay attention to everything andeveryone that happens along.’GEMINI: You are not imaginingthings. Nor can you imagine yourway out of this dilemma. Yourfocus has shifted to your internalself; so hiding out is probablyyour activity of choice at the mo-ment. Don’t worry about becom-ing a hermit. This too, shall pass.For now, indulge yourself.CANCER: Don’t move aroundtoo much. You might injuresomething. Regain yourstrength. Better take your vita-mins, or maybe even double upon them. You’ll need someadded energy to keep up withtoday’s agenda. A positive atti-tude wouldn’t hurt, either. Evertry whistling?LEO: The cameras are coming.Are you ready? Freshen yourmake-up. You’ve never beenknown for being shy, retiring orafraid to voice your opinion - andyou’ll be willing to prove that now.Just try not to alienate the personwho signs your cheques. Youcan’t eat your pride.VIRGO: The climb is long, butthe view will be worth it. Keepmoving forward. You probablywake up in quite the fun-lovingmood, and you may not be toohappy that you had to rush offto work. But don’t be too put out.There’s always tonight; andwhat a night it might be!

today in

History06th November

1572: Supernova is observed inthe constellation known asCassiopeia1844: Spain grants DominicanRep independence1860: Abraham Lincoln elected16th US President.1913: Gandhi arrested forleading Indian miners march inSouth Africa1917: Bolshevik revolutionbegins with the capture of theWinter Palace1918: Republic of Polandproclaimed1936: RCA displays TV for thepress1944: Hannah Senesh Jewishpoetess, executed by Nazis inBudapest1952: 1st hydrogen bombexploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)1966: First entire l ineuptelevised in color [NBC]1975: 1st appearance of the SexPistols1978: Shah of Iran places Iranunder military rule

NOTICEThis is to bring to the notice of General Public that Share Certificate issued bySikkim Distilleries Ltd. in respect of Late Smt. M.Dolma w/o Late Mr.Dorji Dahdulof M.G. Marg, Gangtok has been lost and request have been made to the SikkimDistilleries concerned to issue the Xerox copy of the said Share Certificate infavour of Miss Sonam Yanchen Dahdul, Miss Yanchen Dahdul and Mrs. LucyChingapa as per the Succession Certificate issued reference Civil Case No. 73 of2004 (Succession) dated 15.9.2004.

Accordingly 50% of the shares held by Late Mrs. M. Dolma is to be mutated infavour of Miss Sonam Yangchen Dahdul and Miss Yangchen Dahdul and the other50% is to be mutated in the name of Mrs. Lucy Chingapa.

The particulars of the shares of Late Mrs. M. Dolma are as follows:-

Share Serial ValueCertificate No. of Total of each Total

Particulars No. Date Shares Shares Share Value

Transferred fromLate Mr. D. Dahdul 56, 81.Reg. III pg 26 26.11. 528-56on 1.10.88 2883 81 91,427 9,900 5/- 49,500

76, 65,Bonus Shares 1.10. 6851992-93 4,807 92 7667664 1,980 5/-

Bonus Shares 9.2. 9171566-1994-95 5560 95 9172753 1188 5/-

In this regard on issue of the Xerox copy of the above mentioned shares certifi-cate from Sikkim Distilleries Ltd. Rangpo: any one who wants to place any ob-jection to the authority concerned should be made within the period of 30 daysfrom the date of publication of this notice. Any comments/objections receivedafter issuing the Xerox Copy of the Shares Certificate will not be entertained.No.1 Miss Sonam Yangchen Dahdul – Lingmo House, M.G. Marg, Gangtok.No.2 Miss Yangchen Dahdul – Lingmo House, M.G. Marg, Gangtok.No.3 Mrs. Lucy Chingapa – C/o Lakhotia Trading Co. M.G.Marg Gangtok.

LIBRA: The climb is long, butthe view will be worth it. Keeptrudging forward. Your emotionsare so close to the surface thatyou’re actually dabbing awaytears during commercials. Sosad movies are definitely out ofthe question. Find some appro-priate human company instead.SCORPIO: You can’t shovel dirtwith a pitchfork. Pick the right toolsfor the job. It’s not that you’re go-ing to be fickle, exactly, but you willbe easily distracted. Keep that inmind before you get ready to takeeven three giant steps away fromthe person you’re with.SAGITTARIUS: Work comfort-ably. Tension isn’t part of this pic-ture. Share with any who asknicely. With the exception of afew possible fireworks, the dayshould go along quite well, andquite quickly, too. Do be preparedfor traffic jams, missed commu-nications or mixed messages.CAPRICORN: Preach to thechoir. Save the best for thosewho want it. Boost your reputa-tion. Physical attraction will bealmost overwhelming, and youshould expect the feeling to bequite mutual. You may be up late,but rest assured that it will be forthe most delicious of reasons.AQUARIUS: You know the sys-tem. You have inside information.Beat the crowd and get first pick.The miscommunications, troublewith machinery and missed ap-pointments are making you crazy.You, and everybody else too. Sono matter where you’re off to, ifyou get lost on the way, stop andask for directions. Just this once.PISCES: Friends seek adven-ture together. Your own reflexesare sharp. Pay attention anyway.If you can arrange it, this mightnot be a bad time to put a few ofthose sick days to good use, es-pecially if you have quality com-pany by your side.

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ing, is slated to start from 29December. The three-day mu-sic contest is hoping to get aneven better response than lastyear when 13 bands from theregion entertained and en-thralled the Manganites with avariety of performances.

The bands who want to takepart in the competition this yearhave to fill in the entry form withdetails like name of band mem-bers and what they play, profileof the band, list of instrumentsthat will be used, etc. Entry feeof Rs. 3000 is being chargedwhich is non-refundable if theband does not show up but theprize money is pretty good withRs. 50,000 for the first prize, Rs.

25,000 for the second and Rs.15,000 for the third.

Food and lodging will beprovided free of cost for upto sixmembers of the band with par-ticipating bands having to reportat Mangan on 28 December.

Based on a draw of lots, halfthe participating band will per-form on 29 December and theother half will perform on 30December. Based on their per-formance during these two days,six groups will be short listed toperform on the final day, 31 De-cember. The top three bands willbe chosen from amongst thesesix bands on their performanceon the final day. “Each band willbe given half an hour of perform-ance time and fifteen minutes ofpreparation time before the show.Keeping in mind the target audi-ence, the bands are advised toperform popular and lively num-bers,” say the organisers.

While the organizers will be pro-viding the sound system, any bandwhich wants to bring along their ownsystem is welcome to do so.

And what will be the crite-ria for judging? “Quality ofvocals and musical ability, pres-entation and showmanshipalong with popular appeal,”state the organizers emphati-cally, adding that the band willnot be allowed to “Misbehaveonstage, use abusive language

or show any vulgarity onstage.” Last year a total of 13

bands from Sikkim, Darjeelingand even from as far away asMeghalaya and Nagaland hadtaken part in the music contestheld at the 3 day Mangan Cen-tenary Celebrations. Gangtok’s

CRABH, was judged the bestband and romped home withthe Rs. 50,000 prize money.

The finals saw the bands clashin a 7 hour marathon beat contestwhich treated Manganites to someof the best music that the regionhas to offer.

The Mangan Public Ground at last year’s Centenary Celebrations

MANGAN’S SEEKING BANDS

Last day of submitting forms and entry fees is 15 December. Entry formsare to be submitted at Hotel Sonam Delek, Tibet Road, Gangtok. Ph:202566/ 228906. The forms are available at Gangtok: Baker’s Café, TashiMovie Club, City News, Hotel New Castle [Deorali]. Namchi: Multimedia,Metropoint. Jorethang: Hotel Chandra. Darjeeling: Glenary’s The Buzz.Siliguri: Unique [Hill Cart Road] Kalimpong: Park Hotel.The forms can also be downloaded from http://sikkim.nic.in E-Mail:slg_hsdelek@ sancharnet.in