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About 1,000 people representing the various communities which give FRONT ASSURES CEO Gangtok its cosmopolitan mix gathered to hear the chief minister speak met with the district police officials there mainly consists of such acts as RANJIT SINGH along with other luminaries of the SDF electoral representation. and asked them to stay on “high stone throwing and damaging of ve- NK Pradhan, the SDF candidate from Gangtok and Nakul Rai, the GANGTOK, 06 May: The Chief alert” and attend to any untoward hicles. “Otherwise it is largely peace- Parliamentary candidate, kept their speeches brief to give time to their Electoral Officer, TT Dorjee, has just situation that might arise. ful,” he maintains. He is further con- party president at the dais. returned from a tour of the West Dis- “The recent incidences of vio- fident that there will be no more re- The oppressive heat could not take the punch from the delivery of Mr. trict. The trip was made yesterday to lence in the West District took place ports of violence from the West with Chamling, who, even as he held court on serious issues, amused the crowd assess the law and order situation because of insufficient deployment the deployment of a company of para- with his Bihari imitations. Incidentally, a large section of the Bihari com- there, Mr. Dorjee reveals. of police personnel,” he says. He military force to the district. munity was present to listen to the SDF president who began by asking “There have been incidents of assured that the security personnel “A platoon of ITBP has also the people to not just listen but understand his words. violence reported from the West, deployed in the West at present were been deployed in the west,” he in- The people of Gangtok, he said, need to understand the concept of especially from Soreng and Tharpu. adequate to contain any flare-up that forms. “Stray incidences of vio- having the right leader in the right place. In this context he went back in My visit was mainly concerned with might occur. So, a phase of quietude lence such as stoning and damag- time to exhort that Sikkim at the time of its merger with India had lost out the checking of the police deploy- can now be expected in the West ing of vehicles cannot be ruled out on the status of a tribal state. ment there and ascertain whether the which has been hogging attention and are quite impossible to pre- “There was no leader then who raised the demand that Sikkim be declared a deployment was enough to tackle for all the wrong reasons of late. empt,” he said. tribal state. Had we been a tribal state there would be no question of implementation the existing situation there,” Mr. He also feels that the violence turn to pg 7 turn to pg 4 Dorjee informs. He also says that he HONGHONG KONGKONG GNLF TO SUPPORT CONG BAZAAR IN SIKKIM TOO Any Item Rs. 90 to Rs. 150 FIRST GAC chairman, GM Rai, contest- tics. “We have submitted a list of a NOW REPORT Gift Items, Crockery & Other TIME IN ing from Central Pendam as an In- names to the CEO and are waiting SIKKIM GANGTOK, 06 May: “Purna dependent candidate had an- for him to take action against them. Attractive Goods! Kharka Chettri, the only GNLF can- nounced at a meeting that Congress The Congress maintains that the didate to contest the assembly elec- had agreed to support him at the elections should be held in a free tions [from Hee Bermiok] has Assembly level and that his organi- and fair atmosphere and govern- HOTEL BAYUL, MG MARG, GANGTOK pledged his support for the Con- sation would support Congress’ ment employees involved in elec- gress in the forthcoming elections,” Lok Sabha bid in Sikkim. This ap- toral politics should be sternly dealt Congress spokesperson, Jigme N. peared an unlikely scenario given with. Kazi today informed the press. It is the fact that the SPCC [I] president Mr. Kazi added that by not tak- also believed that GAC today de- and former chief minister, Nar ing prompt action against those of- nied reports of its supposed deci- Bahadur Bhandari was himself ficials named in the list, the gov- sion to support the Congress in the contesting from Central Pendam. ernment had failed to abide by the Parliamentary elections. Mr. Kazi at yesterday’s briefing order of the Chief Election Com- “It does not matter as it won’t had clarified that no such tie-up missioner. make much difference to our pros- was in place although he admitted Mr. Kazi, once again predicted pects,” Mr. Kazi countered on the that even he had heard of Mr. Rai’s a clean sweep of the East and West GAC denial. He had only yester- extension of support to Cong [I] in districts by the Congress in the en- day stated that GAC had decided the Lok Sabha elections. suing polls. “Mr. Bhandari has al- to extend support to the Cong [I] That apart, Mr. Kazi kept up his ways done well in the East which in the Lok Sabha elections. Confu- tempo concerning the Congress’ al- is mostly populated by NBCs, BLs sion over the support issue arose legation of officials of the state ad- and vyaparis,” he said. when reports suggested that the ministration involved in party poli- turn to pg 4 GAC SUPPORT [OR WITHDRAWAL] MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO OUR POLL PROSPECTS: KAZI
CMYK 2; NOW!; 07 May, 2004 ED-SPACE Dressing my master for dinner NOW! with the Governor FIRST WITH THE NEWS -48- were written in the beginning, for they white waistcoat, stiff dinner shirt, y master had dictionaries had been presented to my master by white tie and decorations.” These Decentralised Development of a great number of dif- the authors. My master knew all the decorations my master only wore ferent languages, espe- sahibs who had written these books. when the Governor or the Viceroy Economic development can only happen through true decen- M cially of the Himalayas, China, Ti- My master frequently went out invited him to dine with him, and I tralisation and inclusive democratic governance. This is some- bet, Siam, Burma and all parts of to visit his friends or to dine with think that this was to show his re- thing that even the donor agencies which power “development” Asia. I have counted more than six them, and he also received many spect. The invitation of which I am nowadays have come to realise and lay as a precondition be- different Tibetan dictionaries and visitors in his flat. Twice a year he now speaking was the last one is- fore bringing the dole out. Some might view this as Western even greater number of different had to receive the Viceroy and the sued by Sir John Anderson, the style arm-twisting of unwilling Eastern counterparts into their Chinese ones. There were also dic- Governor of Bengal in the Calcutta Governor of Bengal, for soon after style of governance, but that is the way things are and since tionaries of another kind in which Club, as he was a member of its His Excellancy would retire. the West controls the purse-strings, those pining for their lar- one could find information on any committee, and every year he went In general my sahib was never left gesse can do little but comply. The decision has been prompted subject in the world. I think that the a few times to Government House in peace. People would invite him day primarily by the failure of public servants to deliver the goods. biggest book he had was a collec- for a dinner or hall or garden party. after day for lunch or tea or to some Through most of the 90’s, funds for developmental projects tion of the holy books of Buddhism, One day when he had received an exhibition or meeting or other func- were directly handed over to the concerned government de- which he loved very much. It had invitation from his Excellency the tion. Sometimes he had to go to the partments in countries like India. The model failed miserably thirty-seven volumes and was Governor of Bengal to Dutch or French or Belgian Consul. and thus the change of mind. The adjustments should not be printed in Siamese letters, impos- dine with him, he told Then he would put a rosette on his too tough for India, or its constituent units like Sikkim, which sible to read, of very thin lines me to note the date. coat, as he had received decorations have a traditional history of people’s involvement in develop- that all look alike. It was in the “Asticot, you are from His majesty the King of the Bel- mental works at the village level with their panchayats or old language of Buddhism, gians, and the French Repub- Dzumsas as the case might be. Although panchayati raj has called Pali, and was given to lic. Such a rosette was only a been high on the national agenda for many years, it has been him by the Siamese govern- little coloured button to be put only in the recent past that the right moves have been made to ment. But he also had a great in the buttonhole of the coat. institutionalise it as part of the developmental process. This collection of Buddhist books To me such a thing would be too has been prompted largely by the failure of the macro- in Chinese, and he had more of no use, and if I would get development approach of trying to take everyone along in the than one thousand Tibetan Artist, filmmaker, keen photographer, columnist with one I would throw it away. But developmental march. With panchayati raj, development be- books, printed in Tibet, but of course, I will never get one, comes area specific and moves and progresses to the tempo international magazines... It’s hard to pin Twan Yang these he had given to be kept down. Born to a Chinese father and Tibetan mother, he for it is a very big thing for and capacity of the area in consideration. External deadlines in a library in Holland. About grew up in Kalimpong and worked in Sikkim. NOW! people like my sahib, as it cease to exist and because the controls of the developmental Chinese religion he had hun- serializes Twan Yang’s autobiography, Houseboy in India... shows that they have received activities are more immediate, the accountability is also high. dreds of volumes, and most of a title from the country or Earlier, there were too many faceless officials and senior minis- all the books of the great teacher now responsible, see that everything empire to which that decoration be- ters who remained beyond the earshot of local complaints to Lao-tse, of which he had more than is properly ready at the right time.” longs. On an evening when my mas- steer development in the right direction. The one problem that fifty different translations and more “Asticot” was a nickname, ter dined at Government House he had this model has is that it is too fragmented. If individual panchayats than a dozen Chinese editions. I felt which my master had given me to wear all these decorations, a kind are truly made as powerful as proposed, then each could start very much ashamed to see all these when he had found that I was a re- of talisman round his neck like a neck- charting its own developmental course and the nation would be in the house, for I was a Chinese boy liable servant to him. The real lace, and on the left breast a row of left with the paradox of having spurred anarchy when develop- and did not know anything about my Asticot was an English boy, but one miniatures. But this was only done for ment was the final aim. It is for this reason that the involvement own religion, but my master loved like me, who lived with his master the Governor or the Viceroy. A big of political parties at the panchayat level is preferred. While eve- Lao-tse and was always busy trans- in France and about whom a book name, a big title and big trouble: For ryone has reservations about parties and their leaders, what lating him as he said that, though has been written. So my master told if any of these things were to be lost this presence achieves is that development, even at the various there were more than fifty transla- me, “Asticot, I have to dine on such or spoiled it would be shameful. So I slivers that it progresses on, still has the cohesion of following a tions, there was not a single really and such day at Government kept these things most carefully, and particular ideology and basic aim. Imagine the scenario if pri- good one among them. House, and remember that you my master relied on me that everything vate individuals, each with his/ her own interpretation of what is In many of his books letters were should have everything ready that would be all right. good for their area were given a free hand... passed, or only some friendly words evening, dinner dress tail coat, -to be continued
puts this to the lack of discipline and purity RAJU TAMANG in people of the day. ometimes it is visitors to the state who MY GRANDPA, The new generation, he feels, does not offer you a fresh perspective on aspects have the faith or the patience to undergo the Sof your culture which you take so much strict regimen necessary to become a Jhakri. for granted. This is what happened to me re- A JHAKRI Another thing we were curious about was cently when I was offered the chance to be the lack of any popular writing on Jhakris the research assistant for Mitsu Salmon, a its began even earlier. At the age of 8, he told what he, at age 60, after practising this craft and also the lack of any organized institu- student of the Naropa University, Colorado, us, three Devis used to visit him in his dreams. for more than 47 years felt about the future tion for teaching the art of becoming a Jhakri. USA. Mitsu was here to complete her re- They taught him all the mantras as well as of Jhakris in Sikkim. He was quite frank in “This is a secret religion and we are not search project on Nepali Shaman or Jhakri the use of local plants and other things for his reply and said that soon Jhakris will be- supposed to display our knowledge in pub- as we call them. cure of various ailments. come a relic of the past, with their presence lic. But if someone comes with faith, we will Since Mitsu had only one month to com- Later, he would regularly visit the grave- only seen between the covers of a book. He help with all our knowledge. Those who dis- plete her project, it was not possible to study yard on the bank of the river. play their knowledge in public are not real the subject extensively. So we decided to fo- Here he would sit for penance Jhakris and that is what we are taught by cus on one Jhakri for detailed study and at the for three months at a stretch. Mahadev in Satya Yug,” he told us. same time meet others for more varied input. Initially my rational mind After spending a month with him, I real- Co-incidentally, my grandfather Tshering was questioning all the things ized how important a role Jhakris play as a Tamang happens to be a reputed Jhakri re- he said and I did not believe him local healer. My Grandpa, Tshering Tamang siding at Dokothang near Pelling in West totally. But after meeting with performed the triple role of a healer, witch Sikkim. So, we decided to go there first. relatives and villagers I was doctor and astrologer. I also found that a Jhakri For the next one-month Mitsu and me convinced that my grandpa, the is not a block to medical treatment, rather they stayed with grandpa in his house. While she Jhakri did indeed have special facilitate the treatment of the patient. In the questioned him on different aspects of his powers bestowed on him. Each case of Tsering Tamang, I found that when- practice, I rediscovered my grandpa as a one had a story of how he had ever someone comes to him for healing, he Jhakri. He told us that by the time he was 11 healed this ailment or that. Most often directs the patients to go to the hospital. years old, he was already recognized as a said that they never take any pa- Over the one month many people came Jhakri and had started doing chinta from the tient to the hospital without to see him with various kinds of ailments, age of 12. consulting him first. both physical and mental and he never de- In fact his initiation into the world of spir- We were curious to know turn to pg 7
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EVERYONE GETS ARRESTED CHUNGTHANG: A case was reg- istered against one Namtey Lepcha Gyatso walks tall after convincing UN on the complaint of Thendup Tshering Lepcha of Shipgyer. Ac- cording to the complaint on May 4 at around 5 pm, Namtey Lepcha of the strength of Tibetan beliefs attacked the complainant with a wooden stick, causing head inju- off, TYC Gangtok saluted the cour- a NOW REPORT ries. During investigation the com- IT TOOK HIM AND HIS TWO age and endurance of the three Ti- plainant was sent to the hospital for GANGTOK, 06 April: Gyatso, a TIBETAN COLLEAGUES 32-DAYS OF betans and stressed that Tibetans all medical examination. Namtey Tibetan from Sikkim who was sit- over the world look upon their ac- Lepcha was arrested and later re- ting on a 32-day hunger strike along HUNGER-STRIKE TO DO SO tion as an inspiration for their con- leased on bail. with Sonam Wangdu, a construc- tinued struggle to regain the rights Interestingly, Namtey Lepcha tion worker from Brooklyn and of the Tibetan people. also filed a complaint against Dolma Choephel of Dharamshala, The protesters had a list of de- Thendup Tshering Lepcha and to protest Chinese treatment of Ti- mands: They wanted the United Na- Chewang Lepcha alleging that on betans ended the hunger strike on tions to urge China to repeal the death the same day and time the duo had 04 May after a United Nations of- sentence of Tibetan religious leader entered his house and assaulted his ficial assured them that their con- Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and to appoint wife who received ‘simple’ injuries. cerns had been heard. Earlier, Ms. a human rights monitor in Tibet. Eventually both the accused per- Choephel had collapsed on 30 April They also demanded the release sons were arrested and later released and was taken to the hospital, but of Tibetan political prisoners, a on bail, while the victim was sent to Gyatso and Sonam Wangdu had General Assembly debate on the hospital for medical examination. carried on undeterred. situation in Tibet, and a Tibet visit Carolyn McAskie, deputy to the by Secretary General Kofi Annan. CABBIE ARRESTED under secretary general for humani- The strike’s organizer, the Ti- FOR RASH DRIVING tarian affairs, visited the two Ti- betan Youth Congress, said protest- SINGTAM: Jit Bahadur Chettri, betan men fasting outside the UN ers had been told that a U.N. envoy driver of a local taxi was arrested office in New York on 03 May, would raise the issue of Tenzin for causing injuries by rash driving. more than a month after the hun- UN official Carolyn McAskie meets one of the two Tibetans left in the Delek Rinpoche during a visit to ger strike began on 02 April. hunger-strike outside the UN office in New York to convey the China next month. The accident occurred at Manjey message that their voice has been heard. Busty on 5 May. At around 8.30 in “My message to the hunger “We look at the assurance pro- the morning 60 year old Chandra strikers is that they’ve been very rich broth, said their doctor, Blake Rs. 70,000 as donation to TYC, vided by McAskie as a step forward Prd. Acharya was hit by the vehicle, courageous in showing us their be- Kerr, a Tibetan rights advocate. Gangtok as a supportive gesture to in the United Nations giving con- causing serious head injuries. Dur- liefs, and the strength of their be- Gyatso, who owns a gift shop help them function smoothly in sideration to the plight of the Ti- ing investigation the driver was ar- liefs,” McAskie told reporters out- at Tsomgo, is an executive commit- support of the ongoing hunger betan people,” Tibetan Youth Con- rested and the vehicle seized. The side the UN. tee member of RYTC Gangtok. strike in New York. gress president Klasan Phuntsok injured person was taken to Singtam The two men were in good con- Recently, the Gangtok Driver’s In a press release issued here said in a statement issued to an- hospital and later referred to STNM dition and would be fed a nutrient- Tsokpa had got together and raised after the hunger strike was called nounce the end of the hunger strike. hospital for further treatment.
ACCIDENT TEMI: On 5 May, at around 5 pm, NYK training to groom an accident caused grievous inju- ries to both the rider and the pil- lion rider of a motorbike when a sustainable NGOs government vehicle hit them. The spoke in depth about the Kendra’s guided the representatives of differ- accident occurred near the bridge a NOW REPORT functions and programme for devel- ent organizations present in book at Manparu Busty. Both the victims GANGTOK, 06 May: Nehru Yuva opment of human resource. He em- keeping, managerial and administra- were taken to Singtam Hospital Kendra [NYK] organized a one-day phasized on the need for change in tive skills, networking amongst the from Rs. 1,000-2,200 while the driver of the vehicle was capacity-building workshop for the attitude, proper documentation and NGOs to redress common problems arrested and the vehicle seized. He NGO’s of East Sikkim at its Deorali methodology in adopting sound and and knowledge about the funding visit Exhibition was later released on bail. Case is office, here today. The main theme influential relationship between sources and nature of funding. still under investigation. cum Sale of the workshop was to highlight the government and NGOs and volun- The workshop concluded with constraints being faced by different tary organizations. a gift of a football/volleyball to at ASSAULT voluntary organizations, their obli- U Chettri, MK Gurung and each participating NGO and wel- GANGTOK: Lal Singh Tamang of gations as registered societies and Yangdi Sherpa, members represent- coming them to participate in Jagrit STYLE old Sikkim Jail Complex, Chanbari, self-reliability and sustainability in ing Nagbelli Pragati Sangh (NGO), Bharat Utsav programme from May Hotel Golden Pagoda filed a written complaint with the an organization. Youth Development Society of 19-25 at Gangtok. MG Marg, Gangtok police alleging that on May 5, at JK Limbu, Youth Coordinator Sikkim and Janjagaran Samithi around 6 pm his son Bikash Tamang was badly assaulted by MOBILE!MOBILE!!MOBILE!!! Bikash Rai and Deepak Pradhan. DISCOUNTS FOR BEST Tamang, who was on his way to Easy Instalment Scheme for Salaried individuals pick up his child after tuition was FLOORING (Just pay Rs. 1,000 and take away mobile handsets. Ltd. period) walking on the Tourist Lodge Road Mobile Phone at Reasonable Prices when the duo who were traveling No parking problems even after 5 PM Wooden parquet flooring, Lucky in a vehicle, stopped the car and Connection facility started roughing him up. They are PVC floor tiles, PVC wood plank, Exchange offer available accused of beating him till he be- tiles, Vista floor, SUper marblex, came unconscious. 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Investigations on the case Ph: 231394 M: 98320 96499 are still going on. 98320 42096 rediffmail.com CMYK 4; NOW!; 07 May, 2004 POWERPLAY RIGHT LEADERSHIP IMPORTANT FOR SIKKIM: CHAMLING tionary forces, he said, were feeding on the the Centre that the implementation of the said sition party could provide if they engaged in fear psychosis they themselves had planted in law had not been executed in the state. “I have such a debased form of campaigning. the minds of the BLs and Nepalese of Sikkim. been assured by the NDA leaders that as long He also touched upon the importance of a “The protection of the rights of the BLs as they are in the government we have noth- regional party forming the government in and those of the Nepalese are interdepend- ing to worry about,” he assured but added Sikkim. Since the state could send only one ent,” he stressed. He assured that the pro- that in politics one couldn’t be too sure. member to the Lok Sabha and being a very gramme of the SDF included preservation of Despite this, he assured that he would small state, he said that a regional party with a the reserved seats allotted to the ethnic com- request the centre to ‘make’ Sikkim an in- national outlook could best serve the interests munities of Sikkim. come tax free state. of the state. At the same time he iterated the Reverting to the subject of Direct Taxes, he “If not, I will ask the centre to exempt importance of having good relations with any said that central income tax laws had been imposed the OBCs, tribals, SCs, STs and the purano party which came to power at the Centre. on Sikkim 15 years ago but have not yet been im- vyaparis from the purview of the Direct Tax Other people who addressed the gathering plemented . “No one has ever bothered to question laws,” he announced. were the SDF MP candidate and Mr. Pradhan, how this has come about,” he said. He also spoke on the allegation made by SDF candidate for Gangtok constituency. The In this context he brought out a letter al- the Congress on the Arithang Panchayat of latter promised to win Gangtok for the SDF this legedly written by the then CM, Nar Bahadur ‘eating money’ meant for the area. time. SDF has not won from the capital thus far. Bhandari, to then finance minister “The opposition can only make accusa- Mr. Rai assured of working for the interests of Manmohan Singh which requested deferment tions and allegations but never reveal their the Sikkimese people if voted to Parliament and Chamling arrives at Old Slaughter House, of implementation of direct taxes till 1995. policies and programmes,” he said. Com- welcomed any ideas that the people might have Arithang, for the Gangtok meet The letter was dated 1993. menting on the abusive language used by on any issue. The two issues which he said which Regarding this, he revealed that the SDF leaders of the opposition in their campaign he believed in were the elimination of exploita- Contd from pg 1 had requested time from the centre. speeches he said, “They throw dirt on us as tion and conflict and the open participation of of the Direct Tax Laws which today hangs like a “But there is no escaping that one day that is all they have. We prefer to challenge the people in a democracy. sword above us,” he explained. this law will be implemented as it has already them with issues and policies” At the public meeting, Palden Lama, on behalf He also explained that in such a scenario been imposed on us,” he said. He further re- The campaigning of the Congress party, of the Traders & Hawkers Association pledged sup- there would also have been nothing to threaten vealed that it was only due to the good rela- he said, had reached shameful levels. He port to the SDF party in the polls. The Bihari Manch the security of the ethnic communities. Reac- tions he shared with the NDA government at questioned the kind of leadership the oppo- too handed a letter of support to Mr. Chamling. Chopel addresses Ranka meet Wok celebrates Bijaya Diwas a NOW REPORT The meeting was attended by tary polls. GANGTOK, 06 May: A public meeting of Sikkim Pradesh Congress a NOW REPORT about 3,000 party supporters along The people of Wok presented Party was held at Ranka today. Pintso Chopel Lepcha, The Congress can- RAVANGLA, 06 May: With CB with the new MLA Mr. Karki and their former MLA with an didate for Ranka constituency, while addressing the meeting gave his Karki having been declared winner its former representative, KN Rai, “Abhinandan Patra” and thanked surety of having large support of the people. uncontested from Wok constitu- who is now contestingf from him for the development he had The meeting was addressed by several speakers and attracted a hand- ency, the party today celebrated Jorethang. brought about in the constituency. some attendance. Bijaya Diwas. This coincided with At the meet, Mr. Karki praised The meeting was also ad- Congress leaders accused the SDF of injustice by fielding a candidate the final day of Parliamentary cam- his predecessor for the work he had dressed by party youth convenor, from South Sikkim for the Ranka constituency. paigning for Wok, the meeting for done for Wok during his tenure as BB Gurung, Nikita Rai, Chelli A press release issued by Ranka Samashti Yuva Morcha, SPCC [I], which was held at Sambong Junior area MLA and urged the voters to Morcha convenor and BM Rai, further informs that about 20 SDF supporters joined the Cong [I] at to- High School ground today. vote for Nakul Rai at the parliamen- Upadhyaksha, south. day’s function. The above report has been communicated through POLL CAMPAIGN ENDS FOR DAMTHANG Namkha confident that the The assembly constituency has al- Sangrami accused the SPCC [I] a NOW REPORT ready elected the Chief Minister chief NB Bhandari of misguiding Sangha will vote for SDF NAMCHI, 06 May: The final cam- Pawan Chamling uncontested. the people. and SIBLAC and urged them to ex- a NOW REPORT paign meeting of the SDF party at Addressing the gathering, Mr. Mrs. Phurmit Lepcha, Zilla ercise their franchise in such a man- Damthang constituency was held to- Pasang Ringzing Sherpa, SDF gen- Adhyaksha, south said that the SDF GANGTOK, 06 May: Namkha ner as would favour the state, coun- day, 06 May, at the Bhaichung Sta- eral secretary, south district claimed had done much for the women of Gyaltsen, SDF candidate for the try and the public of Sikkim, informs dium here. The campaign for the con- that with Mr Chamling having won the state. Gagan Rai, general sec- Sangha seat has completed his tour an SDF press release. stituency which began on 27 April uncontested from here, not a single retary, central executive committee, of south and west Sikkim. Mr. Gyaltsen also assured his has covered Damthang, Jowbari, vote would go for the opposition Raju Pakhrin, publicity secretary, Mr. Gyalsten, during his tour, party high-command that he would Pabong, Kamrang and Bhanzyang. party for the parliamentary polls. south, Badri Thatal and Lakpa met almost all the voters comprising win the contest for the Sangha The main aim of the meeting “All of Damthang supports Ghising, Zila member also ad- the Sangha family in the two districts. seat. The Sangha constituency has was to garner support for SDF Par- SDF,” he said. Mrs. Choden Bhutia, dressed the gathering. He apprised them of the divisional about 3,000 voters who he felt sure liamentary candidate, Nakul Rai. an active party member and former politics resorted to by the SPCC [I] had already decided to vote for the SDF as they were impressed with the economic policies of the chief GNLF to support Cong GOOD NEWS for +2 Science students minister which had brought about in Sikkim too awaiting results to enrol in one of India’s much development in the state. bances and confusion with the hope leading Institutes of Technology Contd from pg 1 of coming to power,” Mr. Kazi opined. Of the remaining seats in the “We have informed the CEO and KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, South and North constituency Mr. asked him to conduct a raid on the Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Kazi maintained that his party premises,” he further informed. The An institute that can fulfil all the options you are would win at least five of them. Chief Electoral Officer, TT Dorjee, Continuing with his allegations, when asked on the matter said that he planning for in the very best environment. he claimed that a room of a certain had passed the information to the SP, LIMITED SEATS girls house in Baluakhani had been East, for further action. wear found to be full of pamphlets “al- Mr. Kazi also informed that For further details & prospectus contact: legedly written by SIBLAC but ac- INC Sikkim in-charge, Salman only tually printed by the SDF.” Khurshid, would arrive in Sikkim Jesus Calls Prayer Centre The pamphlets, according to him on 07 May to supervise the party’s Near Omega Christian Church, Below Community Hall, Development at are written in Nepali and the house, final poll push. He is expected to Area, Gangtok 737101 REEBOK SHOWROOM he says, belongs to a certain pressman. remain here till the date of the elec- Below Bank of Baroda ph: 229438, 229561, 220493, 98320-78895 MG Road, Gangtok “Their intention is to create distur- tions, 10 May. CMYK POWERPLAY 07 May, 2004; NOW! 5 Ghising says his stand Gorkhaland misinterpreted, won’t clarify what he really means terpreted. tions and whether it was to help the Minister. a NOW REPORT As for his decision to support CPI [M], Ghising added, “It was apt Meanwhile IN Pradhan, GNLF DARJEELING, 06 May: GNLF Cong [I] in the Hills, Ghising during that time to call a boycott leader from Kurseong, while ad- supremo, Subash Ghising, today stated: “I took the decision to sup- and I called it. It was not to benefit dressing a public meeting at Sukna claimed that the Gorkhaland issue port Congress taking into account any party. Those who benefited today, alleged the involvement of raised by him recently was being the prevailing political situation in were happy and those who did not some top-rung CPI [M] leaders in misinterpreted and blown out of the country and time demands it.” criticized me.” the assassination bid on Subash proportion by other political parties When asked whether it was a Incidentally Ghising’s decision Ghising on 10 February, 2001, at and a certain section of the public. move to counter the Peoples’ to support the Congress has Saathgoomti near Kurseong. Ghising while attending the Democratic Front [PDF], the coa- strained his relation with the CPI “We had at that time demanded three day long Buddha Jayanti com- lition of GNLF-opposed parties [M] to the extent that Asok a CBI enquiry. If there had been a memorations at the Mall warned which is also backing Congress, Bhattacharjee yesterday revealed CBI enquiry at least two senior CPI that the Gorkhaland issue raised by Ghising said: “It is after analyzing that the CPI [M] would “rethink” [M] leaders would have surely be him should not be misinterpreted. A to Z of the welfare of the Hills many things relating to the GNLF- behind bars today,” said Pradhan. He, however, himself did not that I took the decision. It has got run DGHC. He went on to allege that cell-phone want to clarify what the actual in- nothing to do with the PDF.” “The political relation between records of “terrorist” killed in the terpretation of the demand was or Asked why he had called for a the Writers Building and the DGHC encounter revealed a call made to a in which way it was being misin- boycott in the past two MP elec- is also under threat,” added the CPI [M] leader in Kurseong. Congmen on defection spree in South OFFICIAL CHINA MAP PUTS and West SIKKIM IN INDIA Mangzing under Khamdong con- n a significant move that could had mentioned it among “inde- China in June last year, when the a NOW REPORT stituency, 51 youth joined the SDF go a long way in improving bi pendent” nations. two countries agreed that border GANGTOK, 06 April: Senior party along with Man Bahadur Ilateral relations, China has for The move is significant since it trade would be conducted through members of the Congress party Chettri, Congress campaigner. the first time officially shown involves recognition of the present Chhangu in Sikkim. Premlall Barahkoti, GR Sharma, All Sikkim Democratic Sched- Sikkim as part of India. Sikkim-China border which is part Buddhiman Subba and 30 other po- uled Caste Welfare Front has since The world map in the just-pub- of the Mcmahon line’ which The latest Chinese move to for- litical workers were yesterday, 05 4 May begun an awareness cam- lished World Affairs Year Book - Beijing has never accepted as con- mally accept Sikkim’s Merger with May, welcomed into the SDF fold paign on the social, economic and 2003/2004 has stopped showing stituting the boundary between In- India in 1975 is the second step by working minister Sher Bahadur political rights of the Scheduled Sikkim as a separate country in Asia dia and China. taken by China since Vajpayee’s Subedi at a meeting at Legship- Castes. The Front also urged its and does not mention Sikkim sepa- The formal change of Chinese meeting with his Chinese counter- Hingdam which falls under Geyzing community members to caste their rately in its index of countries. maps will also seal the commitment part, Wen Jiabao during which both constituency, West Sikkim. vote in favour of the SDF party as The official Chinese publica- implicit in the trade agreement leaders agreed to find an early so- In another meeting at Rateypani it felt it to be the only party con- tion last year had shown Sikkim as signed during Prime Minister Atal lution to pending problems in bi- Binod Thing along with 24 Con- cerned with securing the commu- a separate country in its map and Bihari Vajpayee’s historic visit to lateral ties. gress youth defected into the SDF nity members their rights. party, an SDF press release informs. The meeting was addressed by Similarly, in a meeting conducted Gopal Lamichamey, former SDF SC stays order on undertrial candidates by SDF candidate and former Min- MLA from Khamdong, Basant he Supreme Court on Thursday said, “When the elections have The EC’s main objection to the ister BM Ramudamu at Limbung- Lamichamey and others. Tstayed a Patna high court order reached the last stage, the directions April 30 order was that under Article directing the Election Commission of the high court are not practicably 329(b) of the Constitution, the judici- to countermand polls at constituen- implementable.” ary is specifically barred from interfer- CONFUSED? cies contested by undertrials, who However, the court kept open ing in the election process once it starts. are these some of your concerns...... do not have the right to vote. the question of “whether an The commission in its petition What subjects should I select? 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Interior Designing BOOKING STARTED FINANCE AVAILABLE E-mail: [email protected] GMT [Real Estate] Tarjum counters Tseten’s allegations Predict poll Dev. Area Gangtok Sikkim Tarjum still works genuinely for press release informs that it parted a NOW REPORT Cell: 94341-78999 Lepcha interests, the Association ways with SIBLAC when it did not Cell: 94342-35745 results and GANGTOK, 06 May: The has turned the mirror on Mr. Bhutia even bother to respond to their EARNING OPPORTUNITY Renjyong Mutanchi Rong Tarjum and his tenure as SIBLAC convenor memorandum. has taken exception of former by pointing out that it was SIBLAC The Tarjum, which has openly win a car! Join Hindustan Lever and SIBLAC convenor and Cong [I] which turned its back on Lepcha been supportive of the Sikkim oll pundits, get ready with your get 7 ways of earning, for- candidate from Pathing, Tseten demands. Democratic Front government re- Pcalculations. Just predict cor- eign trips and much more. Tashi Bhutia’s recent statements Revealing that the Tarjum had iterated that only the SDF “ac- rectly the number of seats to be won For more information, that the Tarjum had sold out the earlier submitted a memorandum to knowledged the plight of the by the winning party in the Lok contact: 202589 Lepcha cause. SIBLAC seeking its support to cer- Lepchas and conceded the demand Sabha polls and win a new Ambas- While maintaining that the tain Lepcha demands, a Tarjum of the Lepchas by allowing six Leg- sador ‘Grand’. LOST Miss Juna Rai, D/o islative Assembly seats reserved for That is what Kolkata-based au- Shri Ranjit Rai, resident of INVITING the Lepchas.” tomobile major Hindustan Motors Assam Lingzey, East NOTICE The Congress, which SIBLAC promises. Sikkim has lost her original All Sikkim Student’s Asso- ACHIEVERS supports, has by contrast awarded The Ambassador Grand Con- test, which kicks off on Thursday marksheet of Class X ciation (ASSA) registered tickets only to three Lepcha candi- Looking for and continues till May 12, invites [CBSE] alongwith the Iden- dates, “due to Mr. Bhutia’s advo- will be holding it’s 1st Gen- participants to predict the number tity Card issued by North SALES EXECUTIVE (3) cacy,” the press release alleges. eral Meeting on 08 May, of seats expected to be won by the Bengal University, Siliguri. 2004, at TNSS School Au- Applicant should be: victorious party. You can SMS your Finder may kindly contact ditorium at 1 pm. a) Minimum – XII pass answer to 6388. at: Tel. 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Election quested to join us in offering Anteysthi Kriya of Late Mrs. Aita residents of Namchi and and ancient caves in north prayer for the departed soul at our Maya Rai, (101 yrs), wife of late Jorethang. are of immense interest to every- Dhaney Rai of Assam Lingzey, Sikkim contact one in this country. We are utilis- residence Tinkitam Lall Kothi, All application with bio South Sikkim. We would also like East Sikkim who passed away on PHALBHEU Tours & ing this opportunity to reach out to to take on opportunity to thanks 30.4.2004 falls on 8.5.2004. All data & photograph should Travels, Gangtok. our target audience,” company all who attended them help in our relatives, friends and well wishers be forwarded to CEO, Phone: 226193 or General Manager (corporate com- are requested to join us at our Entel Motors (P) Ltd. 6th bereavement. call 9834184370 munications) Soni Shrivastav said. 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CMYK NEWSSCAN 07 May, 2004; NOW! 7 LIFE IS A CIRCUS FOR SOME NEPALI CHILDREN Parents are selling children to circuses in tired acts in which the children’s re- travelled vast distances across India India where they become the act themselves vealing gold-sequinned costumes to the capital and handed over a total writes MALIKA BROWNE were held together by safety pins. of nine children to the charity. The raid Not a single child smiled during the two weeks ago by child rights groups he rescue of 29 Nepali chil- that works exclusively for children three hour show I endured. It was was more confrontational, the second dren working for the Great in Nepal, Santosh is now back home. payday and the festival of Eid when phase of the campaign to repatriate TIndian Circus in Kerala on After a medical examination at the I visited, so at least the Empire Nepali children from circuses that re- 17 April has highlighted the work trust’s refuge in Bhairawa, he was played to a full house. fused to cooperate. EBT believes that child rights activists are doing to stop reunited with his parents who are in the ring, and regular injuries from The Asiad Circus in Bhopal, in its role is not only to retrieve the chil- the exploitation. But for many other now aware of the dangers present accidents are left untreated. The no- contrast, squeezed out three shows dren from the circuses, but also to re- Nepali children, the circus still rep- in circuses. As he began his 24-hour madic nature of circuses means the a day to an audience of about thirty habilitate them within society, prepar- resents one of the only ways out of journey home by train from Old children are prevented from going to farm labourers. Both circuses were ing them for a return to school or, in extreme poverty. Instead of being Delhi Railway Station with EBT school, and are instead thrust into the run by men with huge curling the case of the older children, for work. taken by parents to see cavorting ac- volunteers, his eyes lit up when I university of life. moustaches who, after initial sus- One of the staff members at the robats, some children are forced to asked him about plans for the future. Two recent developments in In- picion, gave me their business ETB refuge, 17-year-old Maya, travel to circuses in India where they He hoped to start school by the end dia have contributed to an increase cards, which read ‘Impresario’. smiles broadly as she teaches basket- are abandoned by their parents or of the month, and he wants to be a in recruitment of circus children They both admitted that satellite weaving and other marketable skills agents to become the acts themselves. pilot when he grows up. from Nepal. In the early 1990s, the television and cinema were affect- for teenage girls. But behind Maya’s Until January this year, Santosh, There are currently over 250 success of the literacy campaign in ing audience numbers, but both smile are four years of pain when she who looks wiser than his 12 years, Nepali children working in circuses Kerala, where circus performers denied that any of the children in worked as a circus performer. Dur- worked as a clown in the Great Bom- in India, over 80 percent of them were traditionally from, has meant their troupe were either Nepali or ing that time she personally witnessed bay Circus, making other children female. Their fair complexion and that fewer Keralites are willing to unaccompanied by parents. a fellow performer being beaten to laugh. He had been there since the Mongoloid features make them an join circuses. And lobbying by ani- Last year, EBT conducted an un- death for the ‘crime’ of fainting from age of five when his father sold him exotic lure for Indian audiences, as mal rights activists in India has made dercover six-month survey of 22 cir- hunger. She feels able to talk about to an agent. As the circus travelled to does their renowned flexibility. The it illegal for wild animals to be used cuses around India and appealed to what she has seen, but many others towns all over India, Santosh lived fact that they are Nepali makes them in shows [although elephants still India’s 30 main circuses to release the choose to remain silent. in a basic tent with male artistes of vulnerable: they are not legally In- count as domestic animals], leaving children they had bound to illegal con- - All names of children in this all ages. His day started at 5AM with dia’s problem. Children are sold to huge gaps in the circuses’ repertoire. tracts. The result was slight, yet en- article have been changed. training, followed by three shows of circuses for as little as Rs 2,000 and I visited two Indian circuses couraging: in January, three circuses courtesy: Nepali Times three hours every day. Exhausted, he forced to work for Rs 256 per week, anonymously in January, the Asiad would clamber into bed at midnight. if they get paid at all. Circus in Bhopal and the Empire Spending time with his sisters who Reports of sexual abuse and even Circus in Bombay. The latter, which SOME QUIET AT THE had joined the company five years rape in circuses are rife. Young girls bills itself enigmatically as ‘An before him was forbidden. aged between 14 and 16 may be forced Exploring Exposition of Enthrilli Thanks to the Esther Benjamins to ‘entertain’ the circus owner and his Shows by Indian expertise’ [sic] WESTERN FRONT Trust [EBT], a UK-based charity sons. There are few safety precautions was a sad three-hour marathon of ASSURES CEO taken,” he said. The list of names, Contd from pg 1 he says, has been passed on to the The security arrangements in- Chief Secretary under whose direc- MY GRANDPA, A JHAKRI clude flag marches and mobile pa- tion the investigation is to take place. nary things. Jhakris can also be you see the important role that they trolling, the CEO informs. “The Government will ensure Contd from pg 2 called ‘Rural Psychologist’ and it perform, the healing that they give. He further reveals that one action is taken against those found nied them solace or treatment would not be wrong for they deal We the new generation have to ac- company of paramilitary forces guilty,” he says. He gives the in- To some he gave grains of rice with so many aspects of a person’s cept this secret religion and its func- have been deployed to each district. stances of two officials who had been blessed by mantras, to others a ro- personality and mental make-up. tion in rural life. I hope some kind “We have 5 companies of para- transferred a few days ago. “A Sub sary, and for the rest medicine he The Jhakri is also a ‘cultural of symbiosis comes about between military forces. Apart from the four Divisional Development Officer claims he got from the Himalayas. broker’ and a valuable resource in modern medicine and our Jhakris. deployed to each district one com- from Soreng and one IT & CT Of- In extreme cases he performs the situations of cultural change. But pany is in reserve to attend to any ficer from Jorethang have been Chinta too. Often he played the role can Jhakris survive the onslaught This research project gave me ‘situation’ that might arise in any brought to the head-offices in of a psychologist to the many peo- of modernity? an opportunity to understand my of the districts,” he says. Gangtok and assigned as OSDs with- ple who came with mental ailments I think they can. Because, we own culture in a better way and for Countering the Congress’ alle- out any election-related duties,” he like fear of ghosts or other imagi- need them to. Only in rural areas can that I am grateful to Mitsu Salmon. gation of inaction on the part of the informs. 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CMYK 8; NOW!; 07 May, 2004 THEFINALONE Historytoday in PICASSO OIL BREAKS $100 MILLION AT SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK: Picasso’s “Boy With studio, generated excitement in the 7th May the Pipe” set a new world record for art world in recent weeks with ex- 1429: English siege of Orlans the most expensive painting ever sold perts predicting it could break the broken by Joan of Arc at auction on Wednesday when it $100 million barrier. 1727: Jews are expelled from soared to $104,168,000 at Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s had estimated the Ukraine by Empress Catherine The price, which included the work, which was the highlight of its I of Russia auction house’s commission, eas- sale of the collection of Mr. and Mrs. 1812: Born, Robert Browning ily eclipsed the old mark of $82.5 John Hay Whitney on behalf of the England, poet (The Pied Piper) million set by van Gogh’s “Portrait late couple’s Greentree Foundation, 1824: Beethoven’s 9th of Dr. Gachet,” which had stood at “in excess of $70 million.” (Chorale) Symphony since 1990 when speculation took Auctioneer Tobias Meyer noted performed for 1st time hold of the art market. after the sale that the Whitneys 1861: Nobel Laurette Rabindranath Tagore born The 1905 oil on canvas, a mas- had purchased the Picasso in 1950 1928: England lowers age of terpiece from Picasso’s Blue period for about $30,000. Sotheby’s re- women voters from 30 to 21 which depicts a local boy who regu- fused to divulge any information 1982: IBM releases PC-DOS larly visited Picasso’s Montmartre on the buyer. version 1.1 US TOWN GOES ON HOLLYWOOD BRACES FOR SUMMER I’LL HAVE 10,000 CHOCOLATE A LION HUNT AND $200 MILLION MOVIES BARS TO GO, PLEASE COLUMBUS: Police in the sub- LOS ANGELES: The summer movie urbs of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, season swings into action on Friday LONDON: A woman with an ap- with 50 pound notes, a Woolworths called in a helicopter and big-game with industry watchers focused on the parently insatiable sweet tooth spokesman said on Wednesday. experts on Tuesday to help search debut of “Van Helsing” and May 14’s stunned staff at a British shop when The total bill was 2,131 pounds for what could be a lion. epic “Troy” to see if those highly she bought more than 10,000 [$3,828]. “It was very, very strange The large animal was first no- touted releases can begin taming the chocolate bars and had them loaded but nobody thought to ask her why ticed by a police officer on Mon- budget beast that has some studio ex- into her chauffeur-driven limousine. she wanted so many,” the spokes- day as it crossed a road in the town ecutives ducking for cover. The woman asked staff at a man said. of Gahanna. Hours later a courier 20th Century Fox admits that north London Woolworths branch “It would usually take us a service employee said he saw it as three to four films costing $200 for every single Mars bar in stock month to shift that number of he returned to his office nearby. million would be in theaters soon, - 10,656 of them packed in 220 chocolate bars,” he added. “Perhaps Two people sighted what might and not all would reap the ticket “Troy” was $175 million before cost boxes - and paid for them in cash she has a sweet tooth.” be the animal on Tuesday near Port sales needed to turn a profit. rebates and $150 million after. Columbus International Airport, the But whether the films are sum- It is hard to pinpoint film costs SINGAPORE’S OLDEST VIAGRA USER IS 99 capital’s main airport. mer movies is open to debate. “Ti- because producers and executives SINGAPORE: Singapore’s oldest “There will be a lot more older The Mayor said she was a bit tanic” was the first film to cost over rarely disclose them. The cost of user of Viagra is 99. That shows the people in the years to come,” Li told skeptical about the initial report $200 million, as well as the all time “Spider-Man 2” is said to be around spirit is willing, even if the flesh might reporters Wednesday at a function because in another recent reported box office leader at $1.8 billion $200 million, but that appears to be be weak, in the strait-laced city state marking five years for Viagra in sighting of a lion, the animal turned worldwide. a good bet for Sony Pictures given of four million, where people are re- Singapore, where more than 1.5 out to be a Great Dane. No lion was A Warner Bros. spokeswoman the $807 million global box office puted to have less sex each year than million prescriptions for the drug reported missing in the area. said the cost of Trojan War story for 2002’s original. any other place in the world and where have been filled since 1999. birth rates have dropped alarmingly. Singaporeans make love an av- ARIES: Agency businesses will do well. “I hope I can still go for treat- erage of 96 times a year, an annual Long travel is likely. Free flow of cash is THE FUTURE, NOW! indicated. Export businesses will perk up. ment when I am 99,” said Li Man sex survey by condom maker Du- Those in the film industry will enjoy popu- Kay, a consultant urologist who rex showed last September, the sec- larity and success in their new project. You lems between you and your brothers, which munication will be received. Loans will be surveyed the man, among 1,520 ond time in a row that the island may have skin problems. you will be able to sort out over time. Part- cleared. Religious activities will give you patients who used the drug in Sin- ranked last worldwide. TAURUS: You will save for a new invest- nership businesses will show promise. satisfaction. Students will excel. gapore, for a study published in the “The idea of older people being ment. You may acquire immovable prop- VIRGO: This will be a profitable period. CAPRICORN: You will go on a long busi- International Journal of Urology. sexual has been a difficult one for erty. Book traders will have a difficult time. You will lean towards the spiritual. You will ness trip. You may acquire new property. He said the man was a very fit us to come to terms with,” said Rosie Factories may have labour problems. Poli- travel a lot. Children will do well in stud- Politicians will have a good time. Oil and retiree who was on his second mar- King, an Australian sex therapist on ticians will receive good news from their ies. Family life will be smooth. Happiness petrol businesses will be profitable. Stu- riage, to a woman in her sixties, but the editorial board of the Journal of will prevail. Do not take undue advantage dents will receive encouraging news from seniors. You will enjoy life. gave no further details. Sexual and Reproductive Medicine. GEMINI: This will be a relaxed period. of your business partners. Be careful in foreign universities. Petrol prices will rise sharply. You will ei- your cash dealings. AQUARIUS: This will be an easygoing ther take a holiday or pursue new, enlight- LIBRA: Income from speculation is indi- period. Political life will be normal. Free ening interests. India will have a respect- cated. Transaction in shares will ensure a flow of cash is indicated. The stock mar- able place among other countries. Stu- healthy cash flow. Social status and popu- ket will do well. Litigation will be post- dents will have to work harder. larity will be maintained. Education will be poned. Understanding with life partner will CANCER: You will do better in your ca- successful. You may travel overseas. be good. Auspicious functions will be per- reer. Businessmen will sign up new con- SCORPIO: Do not take any risk in business. formed. Professionals will experience a tracts. There may be a misunderstanding It will lead you to a financial crisis. You will change of place. among family members. Religious activi- see a slow improvement in business. You PISCES: Business expansion is indicated. ties will increase. will receive your promotion whenever it is Unnecessary tensions will recede. Inter- LEO: This will be an encouraging period. due. This will be a trouble-free period. esting business opportunities will come You may tie up with a foreign company to SAGITTARIUS: You will be successful. up. Traders will make a profit. You will do develop your business. There may be prob- Business will be brisk. Encouraging com- well at studies. 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