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GANGTOK, 02 May: The pastis returning to haunt AnilKhanna, a former IPS officer, injudicial custody at present onseveral counts of forgery andfraud including the notoriousforgeries made of the ChiefMinister’s recommendations.

Digging into Mr. Khanna’scrime-sheet, local sleuths haveuncovered his involvementwith a company in Mumbaiwhich, apart from operating onthe basis of a series of fraudsand other misdemeanours, hasalso been charge-sheeted by theMinistry of Company Affairs;Serious Fraud InvestigationOffice, New Delhi.

It is learnt that Mr. Khanna,an IPS officer of the 1981Rajasthan cadre, served as execu-tive chairman of Vatsa Corpora-tion Ltd., Mumbai, between June

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GANGTOK, 03 May: A fam-ily quarrel ended up in thealleged murder of a son bythe hands of his father inWest Sikkim.

Amber Rai [26] ofChumbung Bustee, WestSikkim, under Nayabazaar po-lice station, was reportedlykilled when his father TulBahadur Rai hit him with ahuge stone.

They were reportedly argu-ing over the issue of demarcat-ing their property.

Apparently, Amber wasmissing from home since 30April but no complaint waslodged by his family. It wasonly on the morning of 02 Maythat the Panchayat secretary,Jacob Rai, informed theNayabazaar police that Amberwas missing.

An hour later, he againcalled up the police station to

inform that a dead body hadbeen found at Dharapay Bhirbelow the village.

The OC, Rajbir Dahal, im-mediately reached the spot and,at first sight, the death was pro-jected as a case of accidentaldeath. The body, which hadbeen lying there for the pastcouple of days, had been partlyeaten by animals.

However, police suspicionswere aroused when they foundinjury marks on the victim’s head

that seemed to have been causedby a blunt object. Furthermore,the family did not seem muchconcerned over the death. On ex-amination of the area, policefound a clump of Amber’s hairand bloodstains along with akhukuri in the maize field about500 ft. from where Amber’s bodywas discovered.

On interrogation, the vic-tim’s father claimed that hehad reported the matter regard-ing his argument with Amber

to the Panchayat. The police,not satisfied with this state-ment, then summoned him forfurther interrogation.

Initially, Tul Bahadur statedthat it could be a case of a sui-cide or an accident which ledto the death. However, on in-tensive interrogation, he brokedown and confessed to havingkilled his son.

He has been arrested andbooked under sections 302 and201 of the IPC.

Father accused of murdering son over boundary dispute

1996 to March 1997 apart fromserving as Director in other com-panies of the group. The Minis-try of Company Affairs regis-tered a case against the companyand its officers under section 235of the Companies Act, 1956, af-ter having learnt of their allegedindulgence in various offenceswhich were in violation of thesaid Act. The offences rangefrom falsification of documentsand inventories to rigging ofshare prices and swapping of in-vestments and a lot more.

Interestingly, a total of 106cases have been filed against thecompany and its officers andproceedings are going on at thecourt of the Additional ChiefJudicial Magistrate, Mumbai.

As per the All India ServiceRules, IPS officers are not al-

Mumbai catches upwith the Khannas

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MELLI, 03 May: Anil Rai, aresident of Mazigaon,Jorethang, was caught at Mellicheck post last evening whilehe was trying to smuggle in 286capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon.

As informed by the SP

[South], Dr. MS Tuli, the policeteam, led by OC Sonam Bhutia,got suspicious of Anil who wasin a Commander taxi coming toJorethang from Siliguri.

When they conducted asearch, the OC found the SPcapsules packed in a poly-

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The release of MadhavKumar Nepal, the general secretary of CPN-

UML late Sunday evening, andpartial resumption of mobilephone service are welcome fol-low-ups on the lifting of emer-gency. Such steps should how-ever not be on a piecemeal ba-sis, for they dampen the spiritfor reconciliation and give riseto new suspicions.

Even as General SecretaryNepal and his party’s politburomember Amrit Bohara, werebeing released yesterdayevening, senior Nepali Con-gress leader Ram ChandraPoudel, was handed over a de-tention order for another threemonths. Similarly, dozens ofother influential party leadersand hundreds of cadres are stillunder police detention. Ques-tionable as the arrest of thesepolitical leaders and activistswas, even during emergency; inthe post-emergency period, it isabsolutely unjustifiable. UMLGeneral Secretary Nepal madeit clear to media persons on theday of his release, that recon-ciliation was impossible solong as party activists remainedin jail. Political parties are sus-picious that detention of someleaders/cadres on the one hand,

The management of oneoffice in Thimphu re-counts a dilemma faced

by many Bhutanese people. Theoffice canteen had hired a 13-year old girl to serve food andbeverage and the girl sent hersalary home to help her old par-ents. But we are not supposedto employ minors and, after re-ceiving criticism from interna-tional visitors, the managementasked the canteen to stop em-ploying her. The girl was senthome to her village and, be-cause the family did not haveany income and could not sendher to school anyway, she re-portedly went astray.

Some of us would see thatas a good policy applied in thewrong circumstances.

When representatives ofBhutanese society – doctors,lawyers, teachers, students –discussed violence againstchildren in Bhutan last weeksome of us were a li t t lealarmed by the list of appar-ent abuses that our childrenare subjected to. What alsocame through was that, whilewe must discuss such issuesand also follow up on prob-lems, we should understand

Human Rightsand the U.N.

VIEWPOINT

The Bush administrationdid just the right thingrecently when it con-

demned the re-election of Zim-babwe to the United NationsCommission on Human Rights.No organization more embod-ies the U.N. at its worst thanthis ineffective tool of cynicalpolitics. Its rotating members,which meetfor six weeksevery spring,also includedChina, Cuba, Sudan, Nepal,Congo, Guatemala and SaudiArabia this year. Abusive statesget on the panel so they canblock criticism of their policies.

Now, as the United Nationsconsiders reforms suggested bySecretary General Kofi Annan,starting with different rules formembership, there is a chanceto replace the commission withone that actually helps protecthuman rights. Today, regionalblocs sponsor virtually any vol-unteer, even those committinggenocide. Membership allowssuch countries to stifle criticismof themselves and their politi-cal allies and weaken the re-sponse to abuses.

Mr. Annan is proposing a

smaller Human Rights Councilwhose members would be electedby the General Assembly aftercampaigning on their records andideas for promoting human rights.

A new panel should alsomeet year-round. The currentcommission can’t addressemergencies unless they occurin March or April and can do

little to pre-vent abuses.One exampleis from Au-

gust 1993, when a special in-vestigator warned, eightmonths before it began, thatgenocide was likely in Rwanda.The warning was not read untilMarch 1994, then disappearedin the crush of business. Meet-ing year-round would allow thecouncil to follow up on such re-ports with public pressure andmonitoring, to call attention toimminent massacres, or to askthe Security Council to con-sider sending peacekeepers.

When world leaders meet atthe United Nations in Septem-ber, they should abandon theexisting commission, a show-piece of dysfunction.-editorial featured in The New

York Times

and official restrictions on po-litical activity on the majorthoroughfares of the city on theother, means that the govern-ment intends to suppress politi-cal parties. So long as suspi-cions reign, any progress to-ward national reconciliationwill be impossible. Thus, un-conditional release of all pris-oners of conscience and com-plete freedom for political ac-tivities, are the first steps to-

wards confidence building forrapprochement. The govern-ment should understand thisand promptly act.

It should also move quicklyto restore the freedom of infor-mation flow. Even as the worldobserves May 3rd as WorldPress Freedom Day, Nepalimedia flounders under severerestrictions. The notice issuedby the Ministry of Informationand Communications on Feb-ruary 2 restricting media cov-erage still remains in place.May 3 will be the best occasionto withdraw the Feb 2 notifica-

tion and join the world commu-nity in celebrating this much-cherished freedom of the civi-lized world. Unfortunately, thestate’s actions continue to re-flect its prejudice against pri-vate media. Though state-owned Nepal Telecom resumedmobile phone service in theKatmandu valley from Mondayafternoon, the mobile phonesof most journalists remain cutoff. Many human rights defend-ers, lawyers and politicians alsohave been denied the mobilephone facility.

When mobile phones wentoff the air waves on FebruaryOne immediately after theroyal proclamation, the justi-fication given was this: mobilephone operations facilitatedMaoist actions. But now whenit has been resumed, promi-nent members of civil societyand media persons have beendenied the facility. What mes-sage does this give? Gaggingmedia and restricting humanrights defenders, along withcurbs on political activities,will not only hinder nationalreconciliation, but the govern-ment will also be perceived asdefaulting on its recent inter-national commitments.

[The Kathmandu Post]

the problem in the right per-spective.

We welcome the initiativewhich is obviously inspired byprogressive international normsand standards usually led by theUnited Nations agencies. It isgood to know accepted healthypractices and also some of the

problem faced by other coun-tries. What is important is thatwe do not over-do it.

To start with we need thestudies to be faithfully con-ducted. In the busy world ofconsultancies we might soonsee the self-professed profes-sionals who carry pre-con-ducted surveys and fill in theblanks when they get an assign-ment. There are many such ex-perts in our region.

It is also critical that thesurveys are conducted in theBhutanese context so that wereflect the real problems. It islikely that many so calledabuses are taking place only

because the parents and otheradults are not aware that someof their actions are wrong. Insome cases, however,Bhutanese people includinggovernment professionals mis-read observations as criticism.

A senior UNICEF repre-sentative would often point outthat, in all the developing coun-tries he had worked, he hadnever seen children enjoy moresecurity and family care thanBhutan. Yet he found even gov-ernment organisations unwill-ing to discuss the issue of childrights because “rights” oftencarries the connotation of be-ing “wrongs”.

We know that some prob-lems in our society need urgentattention. In households wherealcoholism is common, andmany families do suffer fromthis problem, children are of-ten seriously abused. Equallydisturbing, children are al-lowed to become alcoholics atan early age.

Applied in the wrong con-text even some well-intentioned pointers could domore harm than good. For ex-ample the issue of domestic re-

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Saluting Free Press03 May was World Press Freedom Day. A day above the pettysquabbles of advertisement rates and circulation wars. A daywhen the world press fraternity remembers those who staytrue to their profession in the most trying of times, often puttingtheir lives at risk at foreign shores so that the world at largedoes not ignore issues plaguing distant destinations. This isa day reserved for the heroes of the information age. It isafter all the media that makes the planet a global village, con-necting people, linking events and keeping concerns alive inthe public memory. Journalism remains a poorly paid profes-sion [at least in comparison to other professions which makefar lesser demands] and now it is becoming increasingly dan-gerous. Reports sans Frontiers, a Paris-based organisation,in its report released on Tuesday, reveals that 53 journalistsdied while covering news in 2004, the highest since 1995. “Itmay never have been as dangerous to inform people,” RsFsaid in a statement. “Freedom of the press is far from beingassured around the world.”

Iraq is predictably listed as the most dangerous countryin the world for journalists, having claimed 19 journalists in2004 and caused the kidnapping of more than 15. Comparethis with the other American battlefield - Vietnam - where only60 journalists died in two decades. While just being a journalistis dangerous enough in Iraq, in Asian countries likeBangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka, free speech attractsdeath. The strongest threat to journalists, as to any free voice,comes from corruption and it is thus expected that journalistsin corrupt nations are most vulnerable. More than condemningthose who suppress the media, the need of the hour is forthe people to support media professionals. People mustrealise that a free and pluralistic media provides a solidfoundation for good governance, development and peace.The Press cannot however be free if the people remainimpassive receivers of news.

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GANGTOK, 03 May: SikkimPolice has launched a driveagainst shopkeepers creatingpublic nuisance.

As the DIG [Range],Akshay Sachdeva, informs,such nuisance relates to dirty-ing the footpaths, especially bythe lottery outlets, and en-croaching on public space.

In this drive, about 25 peo-ple were taken into custody on01 May and another 16 on 02May from various spots such asLall Bazaar, MG Marg,Nayabazaar and Deorali. They

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GANGTOK, 02 May: On 26August, last year, the ChiefMinister declared MG Marg asthe country’s first Litter & SpitFree Zone. Though ninemonths have passed since, MGMarg still awaits a rebirth as atruly litter and spit free zone.In fact, even the lukewarm re-ception to the initiative seemsto have subsided just as the“Welcome to MG Marg, a non-spitting and no littering zone”signage has gone missing.

So, what went wrong? Lackof civic sense and communityparticipation, inform officialsat the Gangtok Water Supplyand Sanitation Project.

The campaign to keep MGMarg clean was initiated byGreen Circle, a local NGO,who, along with GWSSP offi-cials, worked together for thefirst four months “developinga strategy.” Then came the in-stallation of hardware like dust-bins, signboards, posters andstickers with the help ofUD&HD, as well as arrange-ments for cleaning the area bySafai Karamcharis, which theUD&HD continues to provide.

There were many awarenessdrives as locals from every sec-tion were educated of MGMarg’s new status. Street plays,postering and even a mascot was

deployed. However, nothing re-ally seems to have influenced thestakeholders, the residents andthe regulars of MG Marg. TheNGO has already handed overtheir project report to GWSSP.

Speaking to NOW!, offi-cials of GWSSP mentioned thatthe requisition of support forthe campaign came from thestakeholder advisory boardwho have people from all sec-tions of society directly partici-pating in taking care of the vari-ous problems and issues ofsanitation and solid waste man-agement in Gangtok.

“We were not obliged totake over the campaign and itwas not part of our project. Wedid it to show our support dur-ing the initiation of the cam-paign. But the participation ofthe stakeholders was nil andeven heavy campaigning hasnot changed things at MGMarg,” stated an official.

“You can still see peoplespitting and littering every-where. Without any authorisedbody to implement the cam-paign, it will not work. Most ofthe dustbins have been eitherdamaged by vehicles that parkhere or by miscreants. Thougha resolution had been passedthat all the business establish-ments in MG Marg would con-tribute to the maintenance, no

one knows what has come outof it,” informed another official.

Though stakeholders wereexpected to gradually take overthe project, no one stepped for-ward to take charge. In such ascenario, it was suggested thatthe task be handed over toGangtok Task Force for imple-mentation. The GTF has nowprepared a mandate and submit-ted its plan of action to GWSSP.

In the meantime, GWSSP isalso working in coordinationwith GTF and the stakeholdersto explore means to make thecampaign a success. A mediacampaign to effect an attitudinalchange is also being prepared.

“Soon, the first workshopto develop the campaign strat-egy will be held. We are work-ing on GTF’s plan and every-thing is in the process. Thoughpeople’s active participation isvery important to make theproject sustainable, the cam-paign is lacking that,” stated aGWSSP official.

Recently, the Presidentpraised Sikkim for being theonly State in the country to de-clare an area ‘litter and spitfree’. It is time all concernedpeople realised the prestige thatcomes with such an appraisalby the head of the nation anddisplayed some genuine com-mitment to the project.

THE MG MARG LITTER & SPIT FREE ZONE:STILLBORN IN THE NINTH MONTH

Just like this spitoon at MG Marg is missing an important link to the base

drain whatever gets spilled into it, the initiative to make MG Marg a Litter &

Spit Free zone seems to be losing something in communication.

were challaned by the police forcreating public nuisance.

Mr. Sachdeva has appealedto the shopkeepers to keep theirsurrounding areas clean and notto block public paths. “This isa tourist State and we need toproject a clean image,” he says.

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GANGTOK, 03 May:Bikash Pradhan, presidentof Sikkim Nagarik UtthanSangh [SNUS], has con-demned allegations leveledby R. Moktan of SikkimDarjeeling Joint ActionCommittee, that SNUS was

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JORETHANG, 03 May: Act-ing promptly on a tip off,Ongyal Tshering Lepcha, aconstable of Jorethang PoliceStation, arrested one of thefour miscreants stealing ironscrap from the old carton fac-tory at Mazigaon.

The incident took place onthe intervening night of 28 and29 April when the constable onduty at Jorethang PS was in-formed by two minor boys,Rohit Pradhan and Biren Mazi,that four boys were making offwith the scrap to sell them.

Mr. Lepcha immediatelyrushed to the spot and nabbedone of the accused. Thoughthree others managed to escape,one of them was later arrestedon 01 May; the other two arestill absconding.

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GANGTOK, 03 May: Execu-tive members of the SikkimLimbu-Tamang Joint ActionCommittee, led by their presi-dent, PR Subba, today called onGovernor V. Rama Rao and sub-mitted a memorandum, de-manding his intervention onseveral issues pertaining to thepolitical rights of the LT com-munity, which includes holding

of a census before the delimita-tion process starts, reservationof seats for the community in theSikkim Legislative Assembly aswell as in the ensuing Panchayatand Municipality elections.

The SLTJAC members ap-prised the Governor that despitetheir induction on the ScheduledTribe category, Limbu-Tamangswere the only community in thecountry who had been deprivedof their political rights. They fur-

ther accused the State Govern-ment of not being sincere in ac-cording the community its po-litical rights and instead limit-ing the seat reservation issue“only within the parameters ofpolitical propaganda”.

This, as a press release is-sued by the Committee states,was unconstitutional, illegal,went against the spirit of hu-man rights and was also a grossviolation of fundamental rights.

The committee, in itsmemorandum, also stated thatdepriving the political rights tothe LTs was a violation of Arti-cle 332 of the Constitution,which deals with seat reserva-tion for Schedules Castes andScheduled Tribes, as well asArticle 371 F [f].

Pointing out that the UnionHome Minister, Shivraj Patil,was also briefed by the commit-tee on the matter during his re-

cent Sikkim visit, SLTJAC, inits memorandum, urged theGovernor to apprise the CentralGovernment of this issue andfurther use his special powers togive proper instruction to theconcerned authorities in theState in this regard.

The press release issued bythe committee further states thatit welcomes the assurance of theGovernor that “positive actionwill be taken at the earliest”.

SLTJAC approaches Raj Bhawan for Limbu-Tamang rights

While the boy arrested byMr. Lepcha has been remandedto police custody, the one ar-rested on 01 May has been sentto Juvenile Home at Sichey, in-formed SP [South], Dr. MSTulli. A case has been registeredagainst them under sections 379/511 of the IPC, which deals withthe attempt to theft.

The SP further informedthat one of the accused has al-ready confessed to stealing thescrap on earlier occasions too.

“Investigations are now onto ascertain where they havebeen selling these stolen items;and the two other accused, whohave managed to escape, willsoon be arrested,” he added.

For his prompt and com-mendable work, the departmenthas also issued a letter of appre-ciation to Constable Lepcha, theSP [South] informed.

Constable snips scrap pilferageart, religious practices, cuisineand lifestyles of the people ofHee-Bermiok on the last dayof the three-day Pelling Tour-ism Festival, which is to beheld from 08 to 10 May.

This was decided during ameeting held by the society lastmonth that was also attended by

area MLA, NK Subba, ZillaPanchayat, and locals.

Promotion of tourism inHee-Bermoik by way of adver-tising the area’s rich culture andheritage, which would eventu-ally create various income gen-erating avenues for the localunemployed youth, was alsodiscussed during the meet.

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defending the Chief Minis-ter’s statements on the out-sider-insider issue.

Addressing media personshere today, Mr. Pradhan said,“SNUS is a non-political or-ganisation, whose only demandis to set 26 April, 1975, as the‘cut-off’ year.”

He further said, “Neitherwe have any relation with SDFGovernment nor with the ChiefMinister. In my statement, I hadjust tried to clarify that ‘outsid-ers’, as claimed by the ChiefMinister earlier, referred notonly to people from Darjeelingand Kalimpong but applied topeople from all other states and

neighbouring countries of Ne-pal and Bhutan, etc.”

He also suggested that dec-laration of cut-off year was theonly way to solve problemsarising out of the insider-out-sider issue.

“Any government inSikkim will be forced to raisethis issue since influx contin-ues,” he said.

Finally, the SNUS Presi-dent appealed to the SikkimDarjeeling Joint Action Com-mittee not to strain the relation-ship that exist between the peo-ple of Darjeeling, Kalimpongand Sikkim by emphasizing onthe ‘insider-outsider’ issue.

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HRD DepartmentR.O. No. 57/IPR/05-06Dated: 3/5/2005

DEEPAK SHARMA

MANGAN, 03 May: Public ini-tiative and participation for gar-bage management in Manganhas relieved the Urban Develop-ment & Housing Department ofits responsibility in this regard inthe area, which, incidentally, getsa fund of only Rs. 30 lakh peryear for garbage disposal.

Now that Mangan has itsown Garbage ManagementCommittee [GMC], it will col-

lect sanitation tax from the resi-dents and utilise the same forgarbage management.

This was informed during ameeting on improvement of gar-bage management held here atCommunity Hall yesterday byMangan GMC and DAC officials.

At the meet, Joint Secretaryof UD&HD, Geeta Gurung,pointed out that according toSikkim Non-Biodegradable Gar-bage [Control] Act, 1997, it wasnecessary to maintain different

coloured bins for garbage dis-posal in shops and medical andpharmaceutical clinics - green forbiodegradable waste, black fornon-biodegradable waste andyellow for medicinal waste.

She also mentioned thataccording to the State Sanita-tion Rules, sanitation tax hadto be paid by every houseowner: Rs. 10 per sq. ft. perannum for house owners andRs. 20 per sq. ft. per annum forshopkeepers. She also stressed

on the need to dump garbageat designated places so that de-composed waste can be turnedinto manure and put to use.

In response to the Joint Sec-retary’s statements, the SDM[Mangan], PW Lepcha, pointedout that Mangan already hadformed a GMC and divided itinto four sectors - Old Bazaar,Middle Bazaar, Highway Zoneand Pentok area.

The SDM also informed thatthe committee will now collect a

monthly sanitation tax of Rs. 30from shopkeepers and Rs. 50from house owners.

However, to make this pub-lic initiative work, the SDM re-quested the UD&HD to provide12 wheelbarrows, dustbins andproper public toilets at the ba-zaar area, besides deploying twoadditional safai karmacharis.

DFO [T] was also directedto select a permanent dumpingarea where the garbage collectedfrom Mangan could be dumped.The decomposed manure willlater be utilised at Forest Depart-ment’s nursery, it was informed.

The parking problem facedby the taxi drivers was also dis-cussed during the meet. In thiscontext, the Joint Secretarysuggested that a proper projectfor the bazaar area be made andsubmitted to the department atthe earliest. The problems willbe taken up and solved one at atime, she added.

Mangan GMC to address problems of filth

SAGAR CHHETRI

GANGTOK, 03 May: Theneed for farmers to aggres-sively market their produce wasstressed by Minister for AnimalHusbandry and VeterinaryServices, Kalawati Subba, whowas speaking here today dur-ing the inaugural function ofthe three-day long workshop onParticipatory Technology De-velopment Programme heldhere at Chumbi Residency.

The workshop is a new ven-ture for the department and isintended at facilitating directinteraction between the scien-tists and farmers in the State.

Stating that the departmentwould provide all possible helpand support towardsinfrastructural development andother issues related to animalhusbandry in the State, Mrs.Subba stressed that all concernedhad to work sincerely and effi-

ciently towards realising theChief Minister’s vision to makeSikkim a totally organic state.

During the first day, pres-entations were made by the par-ticipants on their experiences inparticipatory approach of theIndo-Swiss Project, Participa-tory Technology DevelopmentProgramme [a developmentalapproach that puts farmersfirst], issues related to livestock

keeping in Sikkim, and per-spective of livestock develop-ment in Sikkim.

Presentations were alsomade by the farmers’ group rep-resentatives from Reshi-Paley,Lower Tarku andNamcheybong. The scientistsand experts present also pro-vided insight to the farmers onvarious issues related toAH&VS in Sikkim.

The programme also in-cluded power-point presenta-tions and slideshows by differ-

ent cells of the department. Anexhibition by the Disease Inves-tigation Cell with exhibits anddisplays on promotion, diagno-sis, health care, medication andother livestock related issueswas also put up.

AH&VS scientists interact with farmers

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But when we see our chil-dren today, sitting in front of thetelevision for hours, soaking inunhealthy images, such a wrongseems so right in comparison.

-editorial featured inKuensel, Thimpu Kutse Shegu

The KUTSE SHEGU of late Dorjee DadulBhutia, who passed away on 27 March 2005,falls on 14 May 2005. All family members,friends and well-wishers are requested to joinus in offering prayers for the departed soulat our residence at Martam Thassay, NearSt. Joseph’s School, East Sikkim. We alsotake this opportunity to thank all those who stood by us at ourtime of bereavement and regret our inability to do so personally.

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Memorial ServiceMemorial Service of our beloved father late Bhim Lal Thatal,who left for his heavenly abode on 25.04.2005 will be held atRanipool, East Sikkim on 17.05.2005 at 10.00 am[Saturday]. We request all the relatives and well wishers toattend the prayer service and join the bereaved family to prayfor the departed soul at our residence at Ranipool.

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The rights andwrongs

affairs of any company. Mr.Khanna, not only defied the rules,but did so with a company alleg-edly engaged in big time fraud.

Interestingly, Mr. Khannahad, during the course of inves-tigation into the offences of thesaid company, admitted to fourof the charges. It has been learntthat Mr. Khanna, though he didnot make any statement to ac-cept these four charges, was rec-

ommended a “major penalty” bythe inquiry officer and that Mr.Khanna was no longer thoughtfit to continue as a police officer.

It was also recommendedthat he be given “compulsoryretirement”.

That was in May 2003. Mr.Khanna did opt for voluntaryretirement and criminal pro-ceedings are currently going onat the Mumbai courts.

Thereafter, it is assumedMr. Khanna came to Sikkimafter availing bail.

Mr. Khanna and his wifewere picked up by CrimeBranch officials for their in-volvement in a series of forger-ies, the first of which was for

having forged the signature ofthe CM to procure the contractfor the supply of textbooks toTNA. Thereafter, they werebooked for trying to enter thelottery business through forgeryand falsifying documents to gainownership of property whichbelonged to a relative.

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Mumbai catches up with the Khannas

thene bag and hidden insideAnil’s trousers.

During interrogation, theaccused revealed that he hadbeen arrested by the Mellipolice earlier too on the samecharges.

Bootlegging SPContd from pg 1

Party workers denycomplaining against

Norzanga NOW REPORTGANGTOK, 03 May: ThreeSDF workers from Rakdong-Tintek have denied allegationsthat they were opposed to thedecisions taken by their areaMLA, Norzang Lepcha, andclaimed it was a conspiracy ofsome anti-SDF elements to bringabout a division in the party.

Incidentally, the problemsurfaced after a complaint waslodged with the SDF publicgrievance cell against PrasuRam Adhikari, Khim LallAdhikari and Tika Maya Chettriof Lower Tumin, alleging thethree of accusing the area MLAof giving job priority to an op-position party supporter.

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NAMCHI, 03 May: The DFO[T], South, yesterday confis-cated a truckload of firewoodthat was being illegally trans-ported at Denchung, SouthSikkim. According to theDFO, the load had beenbrought from Dong and wasbeing unloaded at Denchungwhen he nabbed those in-volved red-handed at around8.30 PM.

“They were illegally trans-porting timber without anytransit permit,” he informed.

In the third week of April,a similar arrest was made atTemi Tarku, where around 10cubic ft. of panisaaj, which wasillegally felled, was recovered,he added.

Both the cases were settled

in the office of DFO [T] andthe culprits were released afterthey paid compensation.

He also informed that totransit any timber or firewoodafter 6 PM, even if legallyfelled, is illegal as the time setfor the same by the departmentis from 6 AM to 6 PM. He fur-ther said that since it was theplanting season, the markingorder has been stopped from 01May till 30 September.

Forest nabs truckloadof firewood

04 May, 2005; NOW! 7� NEWSSCAN

These were the various viewsand opinions some studentsshared with me. It is a goodthing that the youth havedreams about theirTomorrow[s] even as there aresome, yet to begin dreaming.

What is obvious is thatthey have broken the bounda-ries of restricted employmentopportunities and have daredto dream bigger and bolder.

Their dreams will howevercome true only if opportunitiesare provided to them and theiraspirations respected and en-couraged. It is after all, “their”Tomorrow...

AVVANTIKA

AVVANTIKA R.

The conversation about our future, or rather our Tomorrow,has always been exciting and interesting. I can vividly re-call all those talks that I’ve had with my friends at the board-

ing school that I grew up in. It always left us mesmerized and wecould fantasize about our tomorrow[s] during those long and never-ending study hours. The word ‘Tomorrow’ meant more than the Fu-ture to us. It meant a lot of Freedom. We could hardly wait for ourTomorrow[s]; and yes,our Tomorrow came and somehow we didn’tfeel as good as we had thought we would. We had tears in our eyesand there were unspoken words within our hearts. Our Tomorrowjust came and went by. The surprising part was that It wasn’t over!There was another Tomorrow waiting for us, waiting for Me!

Now, I ask myself, if Tomorrow comes, what will I do? Wherewill I be? And the most important question of all, Who will I be?

I cannot be the actress whose movies always left me in awenor the singer whose albums I never failed to buy even with thelittle allowance I got every month. Those were my fantasies, mydreams that were purely illusions. Something like a mirage.

They cannot be my Tomorrow.I look at my parents. They work from 10 to 5. Do they get

satisfaction out of what they do? Am I to be like them Tomor-row? After the strenous shift, Will I be able to come home to myfamily and children with a smile on my face? I take another lookat my friends and cousins living in cities, who have employedthemselves in call centres only to make easy money. Is this whatthey want their Tomorrow to be built on? Do they want to takeshort cuts in life and be content with it? Questions arise like aflowing river, confusing me with every second that passes by.

Our yesterday[s]’ conversation still rings in my head... I re-member my friend’s words. “I will become Ms. Universe,” thatis what she had said. I recall her exact words and it makes mesmile, even laugh a little! Those innocent days... Those days ofignorance, when we had thought Tomorrow was so far away...Those times when reality was concealed and our dreams werebuilt on clouds of impossibilities and utopian hope. Where has Itgone? Did our awaiting Tomorrow swallow it up? I don’t know...

After restless functioning of the mind, I tell myself, Tomor-row I want to be someone satisfied with everything I do, contentwith the sun rays slapping my back or the raindrops falling on myhead. Is it difficult to become someone like that??? Don’t askme! When Tomorrow comes, I will write another page, anotherstory, another anecdote; But first, let Tomorrow come!!!

tomorrow...

The Future of Their DreamsApart from personal

reflections on her

‘tomorrow,’ AVVANTIKA

R. also spoke to kids of

a diverse age-group

about what they want to

become in the future.

They have some

interesting dreams...

“There is no Tomorrowwithout God! Religion isabove all. I dream of becom-ing a pastor.”Asbel Rawnak Thapa, class IV,Palden Khangsar School,Arithang.

“We believe in taking lifeeasy, just as it comes.Tomorrow.. We don’t knowwhat will happen. Stillneed to give it seriousthought.”Sandip Lama, Rosen Kumar,Rajesh Chettri, Amit Rai andPhurba Lepcha, Class IX,Tashi Namgyal HigherSecondary School.

Tseten Bhutia and Sudesh Pradhan, ClassVIII, Tashi Namgyal Academy

TSETEN: “I want to become a basketball star just

like Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers.”

SUDESH: “ Tomorrow I want to be a rock star. I

know people here don’t usually encourage their

children to pursue a career like this but even then, I

still want to become one.”

“I don’t

know what I

want to

become

Tomorrow

but I would

like to

become a

man just like

my father.”

S a n j i pSingh, Class III, TathangchenSecondary School.

“I want to

become a

software

engineer

because in my

family no one

is into this

occupation. I

want to be the

first one.”

Shrawani Silwal, Class XII[Science], PNGS

Puran Giri and Dheeraj Raj Gurung, Class XII [Humanities],West Point School.PURAN: “I want to do honors in

economics as I feel that Business

and Finance are completely

ignored here in Sikkim. I want to

change that.”

DHEERAJ: “I haven’t decided about

my Tomorrow as yet but I know that education is very important for one to

establish oneself in any field. Without studies, nothing is possible.”

Bindu Gurung and Neelam Rai, Class X, Tathangchen SchoolBINDU: “I would like to become a doctor, not due to compulsion but

because of personal interest.”

NEELAM: “Law is an

interesting subject and

therefore I would like to

become a lawyer. With so

much of political, social and

economic injustice, our

society needs more lawyers.”

“I haven’t thought about my future much butas I’m doing Science, I feel I have a widerange of occupations that suit my interest.”

Jordan Kazi, Class XII [Science],Tashi Namgyal Academy

Mandita Baraily and Karishma Nayar, Class Xand Class IX, Deorali Girls SchoolMANDITA: “I want to be-

come an Orthopedician

because I am un-

healthy myself and

I know there are

many people out

there like me . I want

to reach out and

help them.”

KARISHMA: “I too

dream of becoming

a doctor. The medical facilities provided here is very poor. I want to bring

about a change in it.”

8; NOW!; 04 May, 2005

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Margaret Thatcher, leader ofthe Conservative Party, is

sworn in as Britain’s first femaleprime minister. The Oxford-edu-cated chemist and lawyer wassworn in the day after the Con-servatives won a 44-seat majorityin general parliamentary elections.

Margaret Hilda Roberts wasborn in Grantham, England, in1925. She was the first womanpresident of the Oxford Univer-sity Conservative Associationand in 1950 ran for Parliament inDartford. She was defeated butgarnered an impressive numberof votes in the generally liberaldistrict. In 1959, after marryingbusinessman Denis Thatcherand giving birth to twins, she waselected to Parliament as a Con-servative for Finchley, a northLondon district.

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the Conservative Party in Febru-ary 1975. She was the first womanto head the Conservatives. Underher leadership, the ConservativeParty shifted further right in its poli-tics, calling for privatization of na-tional industries and utilities andpromising a resolute defense ofBritain’s interests abroad. Shealso sharply criticized Prime Min-ister James Callaghan’s ineffec-tual handling of the chaotic laborstrikes of 1978 and 1979.

In March 1979, Callaghan wasdefeated by a vote of no confi-dence, and on May 3 a generalelection gave Thatcher’s Con-servatives a majority. Prime Min-ister Thatcher immediately setabout dismantling socialism in Brit-ain. She privatized numerous in-dustries, cutback government ex-penditures, and gradually reducedthe rights of trade unions. In 1983,despite the worst unemploymentfigures for half a decade, Thatcherwas reelected to a second term,thanks largely to the decisive Brit-ish victory in the 1982 FalklandsWar with Argentina.

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GANGTOK, 03 May:Mahadaan, a telefilm on envi-ronment protection and conser-vation currently under produc-tion, will be screened on WorldEnvironment Day, 05 June. Themahurat clap for the film,which is being produced byState Pollution Control Board[SPCB], was given by Dr.Gopal Pradhan, senior scientist,SPCB, on 22 April at the AritarDak Bungalow, Rhenock.

The film - a Channel AceProduction presentation - aimsto create awareness among thepeople on their role and respon-

LIBRA: You cruise over anyproblems you encounter. You ex-press unusual effectiveness andcaring by just being yourself. Apurchase for home or familycould make a bit difference in thequality of life. Others gravitatetoward you.SCORPIO: Knowing when not toget involved is a unique Scorpiotalent. Use it. You might like to re-verse direction and steer way fromtrouble. Express your unusual fi-nancial sense and gentle way.SAGITTARIUS: Don’t hem andhaw. The moment is now. Ask anddo more of what you want and de-sire. Someone close to you mightquestion what you are doing.CAPRICORN: Venus bestows akindness and gentleness uponyou that others cannot deny. Yourhappy ways will take you in a newdirection professionally, if youplay your cards correctly.

AQUARIUS: Your ability to seethe big picture is helpful to you,but maybe not to others, if youcannot explain it. A meeting mightbe very important.PISCES: Let a partner sharewhat he thinks he has to offer.You might be delighted by newsfrom another source, but mightnot be sure what to do with it.

sibility in protecting and con-serving the environment.

A major part of the film hasalready been shot at various lo-cales likes Rhenock, Rongli,Aritar and its surrounding areas;whereas Gangtok, Tsomgo,Yumthang, Tendong, Namchiand Barsey are the other selectedplaces where the remaining partof the film will be picturised.

Most of the roles are beingplayed by local artists, barringthe lead roles which have beenbagged by Ravi Chettri ofDarjeeling and PoonamGurung of Kalimpong.

Other artists includeChunnilal Ghimirey, who is also

the director, scriptwriter and lyri-cist, Bharat Basisth, PranayChamling, Dr. Gopal Pradhan,Hemant Giri, RK Pradhan, DilipRai, Purandip Sharma, SanjuBardewa, Sanjay Biswa, BhartiSharma, GM Bhujel, AmarBaniya, Uma Giri, DK Lepcha,and child artist Nilanjana Sharma.

Others working behind thescenes are Dilip Rai, productionmanager and technical director;Albert Gurung, music composer;Thupden Bhutia and BimlaPradhan, playback singers;Rupesh Pradhan, choreographer;Naresh Tamang and Sunil Subba,action director; and GyantsenBhutia, cinematographer.

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Pollution Control Board finances an entertainingway to popularise conservation

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GANGTOK, 03 May: Follow-ing the positive public responseto the Mobile Office during thesecond Thursday Haat atRorathang Bazaar on 28 April,the SDM [Pakyong], MKPradhan, has forwarded an ap-peal to the Chief Minister foropening a mobile office at theHaat every Thursday.

This, the SDM feels, willallow the public to get their of-ficial work done at their ownhometown instead of making along journey to Pakyong.

To ensure that the mobileoffice serves its purpose, theSDM has also urged the CM todirect the heads of departmentsin Pakyong to assign efficientstaff to the man the mobile of-fices once a week.

The idea of holding a mo-bile office at Rorathang was firstmooted by Lossing PacheykhaniMLA, Manita Mangar, duringthe inauguration of RorathangHaat on 21 April.

The plan was executed lastweek by the SDM who held hisoffice at Rorathang on the Haatday for the convenience of thepublic, informs an officialpress release.

SDM LOBBIES FOR MOBILE OFFICEFOR RORATHANG HAAT