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The Beijing Olympic
bronze medal winners, wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer
Vijender Singh with the President, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh
Patil, in New Delhi on August 26, 2008. |
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BCCI to give
cash prizes to India’s Olympics medal winners |
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Mumbai: The working committee of
the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today
announced cash awards to the three athletes who did India
proud by winning medals in the Beijing Olympics.The working
committee which met here today decided to award Rs 25 lakhs
to shooter Abhinav Bindra who gave India its first
individual gold medal at the Olympics.
Grappler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijendra Singh who also did
the country proud by bagging bronze medals will be given Rs
10 lakhs each.(Agencies) |
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SDF Cheli Morcha to felicitate CM |
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STAFF REPORTER
Gangtok: A meeting of Sikkim Democratic Front’s Cheli
Morcha (women’s front) was held at SDF headquarter at Indira
Bye Pass on Tuesday. Mr. K.B.Chamling chief whip of the
party presided the meeting in which Mr. R.B.Subba, MLA and
West District Incharge was chief guest.
The meeting was held as a follow up of the public awareness
campaign of the morcha held from 20 July to 25 August, said
a press release issued by SDF deputy publicity secretary Mr.
Ambar Rai.The meeting decided on felicitation of Chief
Minister Dr. Pawan Chamling at Sichey on 28 August by East
District Cheli Morcha for providing the tax exemption to
Sikkemese people. Mr. K.B.Chamling, in his address, said
Burman Commission is an important step for the welfare and
security of the Sikkemese society. It will ensure the
security and rights of all the communities of the State, he
said.
Deputy Speaker of Sikkim legislative Assembly Mr. Mingma
Sherpa, MLAs Bhim Dhungel, Kunga Jampo Bhutia, G.C.Rai,
N.K.Pradhan and Mrs. Manita Pradhan were present in the
meeting, the release said.
In the same day a meeting of North District committee of
Cheli mocha was held in the headquarter premises on the
agenda of “Village centric people awarness campaign”.The
meeting decided to take the messages of chief minister pawan
chamling in every villages of the north district. Mrs.
R.Ongmu, central exceutve member, coordinator Hissey Lahmu,
North district general secretary Mrs. Sumitra Subba and the
other cheili morcha members were present. |
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HIV/AIDS awareness
for barbers in town |
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JANUKA SHARMA
Gangtok: An awareness programme for barbers on HIV/AIDs,
organized by Rotaract Club of Gangtok and sponsored by
Sikkim State AIDS Control Society, was held at a hotel here
on Tuesday.DIG (Range) Mr. Akshay Sachdeva was chief guest
of the programme. In his address, he said barbers are also
one of the components of the society. They should also be
aware of the deadly disease as they also have an important
role in prevention of HIV/AIDS. He told them how to use the
blades while shaving customers in their saloons and
requested them to be careful in the matter.
The chief guest was of the view that in an important HIV/AIDs
awareness programme, absence of girls is a lacuna. As a
resource person Dr. Y. Verma said so far no remedy is
invented for HIV/AIDS and preventive knowledge is the only
safety for the people. He said there are 104 recorded HIV
patients in Gangtok area only. Mr. U.P. Sharma, President of
the Club, also addressed the gatherings. |
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