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Gram Sabha has
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PRAKASH CHETTRI
Namchi: Gram Sabha for 20-Maniram-Singithang Gram
Panchayat Unit was held on Monday at Maniram Bhanzyang
School premises. Minister RM&DD and Panchayati Raj, KN Rai
was present as chief guest of the meeting which was attended
by Zilla Adakshya South, Rabi Chandra Gurung, Upadakshya
South, Himal Tamang, Chairman Tea Board, Gagan Rai, DDO,
South and BDO, Namchi along with the representatives and the
officials of various line departments and the local people.
During the meeting panchayats presented demands of people of
their respective wards which were earlier passed in ward
sabhas. Construction of community hall, library and drinking
water supply in the wards were among the genuine GPU demands
placed by the panchayats, urging the concerned departments
to look into the demands seriously. Destruction in the
villages due to landslides was mentioned and remedy sought
by the representative panchayats. They also urged the
tourism department to develop potential spots for village
tourism.
Minister Mr. Rai in his address said that there should be
more public participation in such Gram Sabhas in order to
promote awareness about various government schemes through
different departments. “This Gram Sabha was the result of
one of the visions of our Chief Minister Dr. Pawan Chamling
to make ‘Janta Raj ma Jantai Raja’ a reality”, he said,
adding, “in such sabhas the people can decide on
developmental works required in their areas”. Mr. Rai
further said, earlier administration was run from Gangtok
but now by power decentralization the government has brought
administration to the doorstep of the common people. He
pointed out power decentralization has not only brought the
power in the hand of people but has also given them the
related responsibilities.
Earlier the Minister inaugurated the new Panchayat Bhawan
for 20- Maniram – Singithang GPU at Bhanzyang Bazar under
Damthang Constituency which has been named as Late Dhan
Narayan Pradhan Smriti Panchayat Bhawan in the name of the
land donor of this Panchayat Bhawan. Panchayat President of
the GPU, Topda Bhutia, conducted the day’s programme. |
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Techno-cultural fest at SMIT |
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Gangtok: Sikkim Manipal Institute of
Technology, SMIT’s All Core Computer
Engineering Students Society (ACCESS), under
the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering (CSE), is organizing an Inter
College Tech Fest VAASTUSASMITAM-’08
(engineering with fun) from 28 to 30th
August.
Addressing a press conference held at SMIT
conference hall, Dr. Mrinal K. Ghose,
Professor & Head of CSE department said the
fest is being organized to make the students
active beyond their syllabus, to provide a
platform to exchange their ideas with each
other and thereby foster quality leadership
in them.He said 12 institutes from Kolkota,
Bhubenesawar, Lucknow and Siliguri have
already registered their name and other
institutions are also likely to be
participate in the programme. The institute
has slated two events, one technical and the
other cultural, Prof. Ghose informed,
adding, visiting participants can
participate only in the technical events,
namely, programming contest, video making,
business plan, gaming, paper presentation,
debate, quiz and robotics. Cultural events
will comprise of singing and dancing
competition, street play, comedy show, shirt
painting and others.
Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University, Chief
Secretary and Director of Human Resource
Development Department, Govt. of Sikkim and
Director of Postal Department, Sikkim, will
attend the programme, it is informed.
Mr. Ashish Bhusan, vice president of ACCESS,
said the CSE department is equipped with
fully air conditioned computer labs which
can accommodate 150 students at a time. He
also said the departmental faculty is
comprised of renowned scientists from Indian
Space Research Organisation and the
department is recognized by ISRO as a centre
of excellence in the field of Remote Sensing
and GIS and an amount of Rs.20 lakh has been
sanctioned for the department by ISRO, he
informed. |
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NIC participants donate blood at VBDAS inspiration |
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OUR CORRESPONDENT
Namchi: Voluntary Blood Donors Association of Sikkim (VBDAS),
Namchi, after a short gap once again organized a blood
donation camp on Tuesday at District Hospital Namchi where
total 18 volunteers donated blood voluntarily.
All the volunteers are participants of the ongoing National
Integration Camp at Women’s Hostel in Namchi. On 24 Aug, the
executive members VBDAS conducted a motivational programme
at the camp and urged those participating in the camp from
various parts of India, to donate blood anywhere anytime.
Following the encouraging words of the Association members,
the camp participants promised to donate blood. Tuesday’s
camp was conducted by Dr. Baroon Subba, Sr. Blood Bank
Officer, Namchi Hospital, along with technicians TR Sharma,
Baichung Bhutia and Mohra. Among the donors of the day were
Purnima Chettri, Suklal Limboo, Rinchen Doma Bhutia of
Gaylzing, Sonam Diki, Bikendra Lingden, Punam Tamang of
Mangan, Laxmi Sharma of Bermiok Chalamthang, Devi Maya Dulal,
Ganga Sapkota, Dhanan jai Dulal, Parsuram Sharma of Tumin
East Sikkim, Suraj Chettri, Bijay Bomzon, Suraj Mangranti of
Darjeeling, Raziya Sultan, BK Jha of Kisan Ganj, Bihar,
Utpal Kalita of Guwahati, Assam, and Swapan Biswas of
Kolkata, West Bengal. All the volunteers will be given
certificate at the NIC closing ceremony. VBDAS has thanked
to all the volunteers from Sikkim and other states for
helping the needy patients. |
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