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A Bhutanese woman in a kira and toego in Darjeeling on Monday. (Suman Tamang)
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TT, Darjeeling, Nov 16: Bhutanese students across the Darjeeling hills have been caught in a crossfire between the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and police on wearing of their national dress.
The Morcha has asked all students and teachers to wear their traditional dresses for three days a week from October 26 till further notice.
Bhutan government officials, along with senior police officers of Bengal, have appealed to Bhutanese students to stop wearing their national dress, which incidentally is mandatory in their country, while attending colleges in the hills.
The Gorkha Janmukti Vidyarthi Morcha, the hill party’s student wing, however, described the appeal as a move to derail the agitation for Gorkhaland. “It is the conspiracy of K.L. Tamta (inspector-general of police, north Bengal) to derail the cultural movement by using the Bhutanese government. The conspiracy is being hatched to create problems before the next tripartite meeting,” said Keshav Raj Pokhrel, the general secretary of the Vidyarthi Morcha.
The Morcha student wing has decided to “be more vigilant” from tomorrow to ensure the strict compliance of the dress code. “If the police want to use their power to ensure that the dress code is not followed, we, too, will use all our means to ensure that the dress code is adhered to by all students,” Pokhrel said.
Tamta, who held a meeting with Bhutanese officials in Darjeeling and Kalimpong, said: “They (the Bhutanese officials) were of the opinion that as foreigners they should not be forced to wear the dress.”
The Bhutanese government also felt that the dress code could pose serious problems for the safety and security of the Bhutanese students in a foreign country, Tamta said.
“After the people of Nepali origin were pushed back to Nepal from Bhutan in 1993, there are apprehensions that Bhutanese citizens could be attacked. Wearing the dress would make them soft targets especially after some members of the Bhutan Tiger Force were arrested in Siliguri a year ago. Their intention is to attack Bhutanese citizens and the government has strong views on this issue,” the police chief of the region said.
Tamta called upon the Morcha to consider the appeal from the Bhutanese officials.
Over a lakh of people of Nepali origin who had been pushed out of Bhutan have been living in refugee camps in eastern Nepal, close to the border with Darjeeling district.
Pokhrel, however, argued that the dress would not make the Bhutanese students “soft targets”. “If anyone is bent on doing something to Bhutanese students, they can easily be identified by their language. Moreover, the refugees were pushed back almost 15 years ago and till now the Bhutanese have never been attacked in the Darjeeling hills,” he said. “Even last year, the Bhutanese students wore their dress for a month without any problem.”
The 700-odd Bhutanese students who mostly study in various Darjeeling and Kalimpong colleges are now in a dilemma. Many of them refused comment when asked about their reaction.
Bhutanese men wear gho, while the women’s dress is called kira. Gho is a knee-length robe, which is tightly wrapped around the body to form a pouch above the waist. The kirais a floor-length cloth wrapped over a wonju or blouse. It is held from the shoulders bykomas or hooks. The dress is complete with a short toego or jacket.
Four held for Sikkim overdraft fraud
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TT, Gangtok, Nov. 16: Four persons were arrested today for their attempts to withdraw Rs 85 crore as overdraft from the State Bank of Sikkim by fraudulent documents.
The four arrested — Sunil Rai, Subroto Banerjee, Gautam Das and Sudip Malik — have been charged with cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy under different sections of the IPC, said S.T. Bhutia, the senior superintendent of police, crime branch.
“We had started investigations into the case after receiving credible information. Today, we registered the case against the four following nightlong raids at their residences,” Bhutia said. He refused to elaborate further.
Sources said the CID seized four cheques drawn in favour of one P.K. Anand — three worth Rs 25 crore each and one worth Rs 10 crore — from the bank, besides documents. The cheques were dated between November 10 and 13. The identity of Ananda is yet to be established.
Investigations reveal that as part of the overdraft deal, the four had provided collateral based on false documents from three companies which are based in different parts of the country but have offices in Gangtok. According to the agreement, the payment would have been made in November 2014.
A probe is on the antecedents of the companies and whether they had adequate funds in their accounts held with the bank. The CID has not ruled out the involvement of bank officials.
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Tata tea workers stall traffic
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TT, Siliguri, Nov. 16: More than 2,000 people, including workers and their families in the closed Nowera Nuddy Tea Estate, blocked the Lataguri-Chulsa road for eight hours today, demanding police action against hooligans who were creating terror and the immediate reopening of the garden.
Nowera Nuddy — one of the four estates owned by Tata Tea in the Dooars — has been shut since September 14 after the management declared an indefinite suspension of work.
The garden that has 922 permanent workers is located around 65km from Siliguri.
“The labourers are fed up with these hooligans, who were earlier associated with the CPM and are now with the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad,” Samir Roy, general secretary of the West Bengal Cha Mazdoor Sabha, affiliated to the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, said today. “They had assaulted one of our leaders in the garden earlier and are responsible for the closure of the estate, leaving thousands of people jobless. Even yesterday, they threatened some workers.”
“We demand police action against them. The administration should mount pressure on the management for the immediate reopening of the estate,” he added.
The management had declared a lockout in the garden earlier following an attack on the estate medical officer, R.K. Ratan Singh, on August 10 by some workers. After many rounds of talks initiated by the administration, it was decided on August 27 that the garden would be reopened the next day and an inquiry would be conducted into the attack on the doctor. The agreement said the workers accused of assaulting Singh would not be allowed to join work till the probe was completed.
However, the accused labourers did not abide by the accord and continued to attend to their duties, forcing the management to walk out of the garden on September 14.
This morning, the workers initially sat on a dharna in front of the garden gate for two hours. At 11am, they started blocking the road at Nowera, prompting civil and police officials to rush to the spot.
“We will not withdraw the blockade unless the administration specifically tells us that the criminals will be arrested and the garden will be reopened,” said Pulin Goldar, another leader of the trade union.
Vandana Yadav, the Jalpaiguri district magistrate who was out of station, called up Roy. “She assured us that our grievances would be redressed by next Saturday. We submitted a letter, addressed to her, to the Malbazar BDO,” said Roy.
The blockade was withdrawn at 7pm.
Jumbo ride: Tourists get ready for a jungle safari at Dhupjhora elephant camp in Gorumara National Park, 50km from Jalpaiguri.
The five lodges in the camp can accommodate 15 visitors at a time.
During the hour-long safari, tourists are taken to a watch tower from where different local and migratory birds can be seen. Visitors can also feed and bathe elephants inside the camp. Picture by Biplab Basak
A daily dose of petrol and diesel for living!
SNS, JALPAIGURI, 16 NOV: Meet Kalu Biswakarma, a resident of Kharibari in Madarihat of Jalpaiguri district. The man practically lives on burnt lubricant, kerosene, stone chips and burnt wick. He also enjoys sniffing exhaust fumes from machines.
Aged around 50, Biswakarma, a househelp, has been consuming the unconsumable for the past many years and has managed to maintain proper health too.
The doctors are puzzled. “The man definitely has a psychological problem,” summed up the Indian Medical Association Jalpaiguri district president Dr Pantho Dasgupta.
“A mental disorder can lead a man to develop such distorted food habit. The items in his consumption list do not have any nutritious value and we cannot understand how one can digest such things. We would have to look into the matter before commenting any further,” the doctor added.
Biswakarma is unconcerned. “I also eat normal food like any other human being but I cannot live without drinking the lubricants. They provide extra energy in me,” he claimed. Biswakarma, however, draws the line when it comes to petrol. “No, I do not drink petrol as, it could harm me,” he pointed out, ‘cautious’ of his health.
Biswakarma works in the house of one Mr Bipin Sharma in east Khairbari. “He has been working in our house for the past 25 years and we have seen him drinking lubricant and consuming other stuff like burn wick and chewing stone chips. He needs a glass full of thick burnt lubricant for breakfast. At lunch he again drinks diesel or kerosene and in the evenings he requires two or three stone chips to chew,” confirmed Mr Sharma.
According to the employer, he has never seen Biswakarma taken ill from consuming such stuff. “He suffers from jaundice often though,” he ad
Activists to fight for Adivasis
SNS. SILIGURI, 16 NOV: At a time when the Lalgarh Adivasi agitation is catching news headlines, around 25 social organisations hailing from the north and south Bengal districts in West Bengal are all set to float a united body to fight for the rights of the Adivasis and the forest villagers in the state.
As planned, the proposed united body named Adivasi O Banabasi Unnayan Adhikar Mancha, would surface through a mass convention at the Moulali Yuva Kendra in Kolkata on 24 November. The social organisations contributing to the formation of the united body come from the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, West Midnapore and Murshidabad, which have a sizeable concentration of Adivasi and forest populace.
As a preparation for the 24 November Kolkata meet, the National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) today organised a north Bengal mass convention in Siliguri involving the activists from the region. The convention was held at the Udayan Sports Library in the town. Ms Jharna Acharya, of the Midnapore Lodha Sabar Kalyan Samity, who attended the convention as a representative from south Bengal, said that their aim was to launch a statewide movement for the rights of the Adivasis and the forest villagers, who have so far been fighting separately.
“Some of the common demands that we have worked out include ~ awarding tribal status to all Adivasis across India, implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 without any twist and turns by the states concerned and all round development of the Adivasi areas amongst other things. To pursue these issues, we would decide on the course of action at the 24 November meet in Kolkata,” Ms Acharya said. Speaking on the issue the NFFPFW national steering committee member Mr Soumitra Ghosh said that despite striving for similar demands, their movement would be distinct from that of the agitation at Lalgarh.
“This is a difficult time, when both the state and others are indulging in atrocities in the name of Adivasi development and thus contradicting the very purpose. But we want to take forward the democratic means of protest and compel the authorities to facilitate the legitimate rights of the Adivasis and the forest villagers,” Mr Ghosh. Amongst others, Mr Rupak Mukherjee, Mr Lal Singh Bhujel and Mr Shibu Sunuwar attended today's convention.
A single Bhutanese with too many geniuses (Nov. 15) There are rare cases that a single person is embeded with too many skills to display dexterity in the field of sports. Amid this rarity has evolved a young Bhutanese who has demonstrated enough to be the subject of discussions in press and media.
 Ran Bahadur Yongyang Subba, son of Ranadhoj and Runchimaya and a resident of Bhutanese refugee camp, Beldangi, sector B/2-210 has a lot of skills to perform in football, volleyball, cricket, badminton, table tennis and martial arts with excellence. He has demonstrated exquisitely in varous camp-based and out-of the camp competitons and has bagged many shields, awards and badges of honors.
Living as a refugee is not an easy job but Ran Bahadur transcended all barriers and obstacles to achieve his childhood dreams. He has challenged the old saying, “If wishes were horses begger could ride them”. While as a student at camp he had times learning a lot about sports and arts from his seniors and peers. Along with his desires to excel in sport he also mettled his best and completed his high school from Tri-Ratna Secondary school located in Beldangi-2. He went to further his education in Kumudini Homes, Kalimpong (India) where he got opportunities to learn from his Indian counterparts and teachers. Next, he continued his study and got his bachelor’s (B.Com) from North Bengal University, Siliguri.
 Subba with his team in Kumudini HomeFanatic of the sports from the very young age, Ran Bahadur choses to say cricket as his best game. He claims that he is an all-rounder in the game as he has helped his team win different camp-level and other matches played out side camps.
He equally performs in football (soccer) as a defence and half line player. He has played this game in different places including his school in Kalimpong and other district-level matches in India not only to participate but to help his team win awards and medals. Mr Subba is a good performer in martial arts too. He is a green-belt achiever in karate.
Besides, he is an excellent dancer, a social worker, and a teacher of English for adults in camp.
Despite having all this skills in him, he expresses his bitterness of having to live without citizenship. “If I were a citizen, I would have better opportunities” Subba regreted. His last words for those who fail in life goes like this, “Failure is not the end but just a bend on the way to success”.
(News courtesy: www.titopiromitho.com)
[KalimNews:A press report issued by Matri Bhumi Suraksha Shangathan signed by its Coordinator Duknath Nepal of Sikkim has stated that Sikkimese people donot accept the concept of dissolution of Darjeeling in Sikkim propounded by Gorkha Rashtriya Congress. The Press Report is published below]
MATRI BHUMI SURAKSHA SHANGHATHAN
GANGTOK SIKKIM
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Weather report dated 17.11.09
Local forecast for next 24 hours (Gangtok & its neighborhood):
Generally cloudy sky. Light rain in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 14°C and 11°C respectively.
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NATIONAL PRESS DAY -CM announces financial aid of Rs 5 lakhs to Patrakar Kalyan Kosh, Five journalists given positive journalism grant
SE, GANGTOK, November 16: Announcing a financial aid of Rs 5 lakhs to the ‘Patrakar Kalyan Kosh’ formed under the Press Club of Sikkim, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today also assured to look into funding for the construction of a building exclusively for the PCS.
Addressing the National Press Day function here, Mr. Chamling also announced that an award for rural journalism would be initiated next year. In the same vein, he opined of providing 100 percent scholarship from the State Government to those journalists interested in pursuing higher education in journalism in India.
Assuring the press fraternity to fulfil all their demands one by one, the Chief Minister urged them to develop a ‘sense of belonging to the society’ as all the journalists, he added were a part of the society and that they should nurture a feeling of attachment to the society and the nation as a whole. “Only then can you give justice to your responsibilities and the entire population of India and Sikkim,” he said adding “I feel our journalists lack this sense”.
He further went on to say that the press should always consider the interest of the mass and practice responsible journalism rather than be self-centred. “Although there is progress in quantity of the newspapers here, I find there is lack in quality,” Mr. Chamling said.
“Go for positive journalism and investigative reporting than digging into negativity with no authentic grounds,” he said adding that the press should rather highlight the works of the state government.
Interestingly, the Chief Minister while referring to Article 19 (1) A of the Constitution of India also briefed the journalists comprising of veteran editors and senior editors on the do’s and don’ts in journalism and its legal implications.
Earlier, a 13-point demand on behalf of the entire press fraternity was submitted to the Chief Minister. The demand includes providing press releases in Nepali for Nepali newspapers and also photos by IPR Department, State Government to establish a separate directorate for advertisement to avoid wear and tear of the press people for realization of the bills, establishment of a stable office of the PCS, establishment of Press Akademy, IPR Department to amend the rate of advertisement given to different non regional newspapers and also their empanelment in the IPR Department and also ascertain a fixed rate for advertisement to FM and other irregular newspapers. Other demands are allowing accreditation card to the journalists having five years experience by the IPR department, State Government to create ‘Patrakar Kalyan Kosh’ as PCS or providing financial assistance to the Kalyan Kosh of PCS for the welfare of the press fraternity, insurance coverage to the journalists, pension policy to the journalists, to form a Pay Commission Board for the working journalists, setting up of a Press Gallery in the State Assembly, financial support to the newspapers having financial constraints for their survival and initiation of journalist awards in diverse fields like rural journalism, social journalism etc for motivation.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also handed away the positive journalism grant to five journalists of various media houses. The recipients were Menuka Pandey, Nayuma Correspondent, HK Khawas, Editor/Publisher of Nepali Weekly ‘Kija Aaja’, Pranay Lamichaney, Editor/Publisher of Nepali Weekly ‘Himali Purva Sandesh’, Suresh Rai, Editor/Publisher of Nepali Weekly ‘Nav Nirmaan’ and Bhim Rawat, Editor/Publisher of Nepali Weekly ‘Swatantra Manch’.
CD Rai, the advisor to the PCS while sharing his experiences in journalism, spoke on the fast changing journalism scenario in India. The IPR Minister Neeru Sewa on her part called on the journalist to carry their duties with utmost positive energy. Encouraging more developmental reporting she said, reporters should always write facts after thorough verification.
Speaking on the occasion, PCS general secretary Bhim Rawat, said: “There has been a major progress in the press in the last seven years. Presently, the state has 12 daily newspapers published in different languages and about 60 weekly vernacular newspapers which symbolize the progress in the press and still we are in the process of learning.” Highlighting on misconduct and assault on media persons by the security personnel and regular disputes with the police while on duty, Mr. Rawat said that the press has become a strong medium for justice for the people of Sikkim as people approach the press for justice first and not the police. “This is achievement for us,” he added.
The President of PCS Parasmani Dangal said also spoke on the problems faced by working journalists especially when special security passes issued by IPR department serves nothing when VIPs visit the State. “Our field staffs are not allowed to take the photographs and take adequate information when there is any programme dealing with VIPs like in case of the recent visit of the ice President of India. At the same time, the PCS president stressed on creating good working environment for the field workers as press has a vital role to play in dissemination of information to the mass and towards creating an intellectual society.
He further informed that the state government has increased the annual grant in aid given to PCS from Rs 1.50 lakhs to Rs 2 lakhs, provided facilities to the accredited journalists of Sikkim and also assurance into looking into the misuse of press stickers in vehicles not owned by press people.
Also present on the occasion celebrated with the theme ‘Bharatiya Patrakar Ko Badlindo Swarup’ were State Forest Minister Bhim Dhungel, Bhim Dahal, Press Advisor to the Chief Minister and State IPR Secretary MG Kiran, other senior officials of the department.
Lepchas from Dzongu demand diversion of ‘Long March 2'
DEEPAK SHARMA, SE, MANGAN, November, 16: Reacting to the news of ‘Lepchas from Kalimpong and Darjeeling’ planning for the ‘Long March 2’ to their ‘holy land’, Dzongu in North Sikkim, around 135 Lepchas hailing from different areas of Dzongu today met with District Collector (N) TN Kazi and placed a memorandum protesting against the visit.
Led by the Panchayats, the people from Dzongu have condemned the ‘Long March 2’ planned by the ‘Lepchas from Kalimpong’ and at the same time demanded the DC to arrange diversion the long march from Dzongu.
“The people of Dzongu are very much against this ‘Long March 2’ to Dzongu planned by the ‘Lepchas from Kalimpong and Darjeeling’ as it will bring about much sorrow among the people in Dzongu,” demanded the memorandum.
They have also stated that the Lepcha Association of Kalimpong had burnt the effigy of Dzongu MLA in the year 2008 without any reason. “If they respect our place and community, then they should not have insulted our MLA by burning his effigy. The peace and tranquillity of Dzongu is likely to be in danger due to this long march,” the people gathered at the DC office claimed.
Speaking to this correspondent, they said, they have requested the DC to take up necessary steps so that ‘peace and tranquillity would prevail in Dzongu’.
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KalimNews, Kalimpong 16th Nov: Mr. Lalit Golay a renowned film and video actor, comedian, story writer, lyricist and director was honoured with 2nd Kaleybung Ratna Puraskar for his contribution in the field of Film and Video by Kalimpong Press Club. During the closing of the Club’s 10th foundation day and on the occasion of 11th Foundation day and National Press Day Celebration at Ramkrishna Rangamanch Golay was honoured with a silver memento and a citation . Ecotourism and Neora Valley National Park by Sahadeo Giri the Club felicitated the Kumudini Homes and Jubilee High Schools of Kalimpong which celebrated Platinum and Rockvale Academy and Mt. Carmel School celebrated Silver Jubilee this year. Dr.G.C.Subba Director of Medicinal and Other Plantation, Chief Guest of the programme also launched Kalimpong News a blog site of news administered by the Club having the address http://kalimpongonlinenews.blogspot.com. 
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