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BRING HOME PEACE OF MIND Supreme Court petitioned to order West Bengal and Sikkim to keep Cops raid Bypass garages, seal 16 NH31-A free of bandhs and strikes OP BHANDARI WANTS CENTRE TO OWN UP TO ITS a NOW REPORT RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SIKKIM’S ONLY LIFELINE COMBINED ASSAULT OF POLICE AND DISTRICT ADMN TARGETS ‘ILLEGAL’ OPERATIONS Darjeeling Joint Action Fo- GANGTOK, 01 August: In a NOW REPORT rum in the list of respondents. a major crackdown on busi- GANGTOK, 01 August: A The case seeks to end the nesses being run without valid Police suspect garages of providing safe haven to on the run criminals writ petition [civil] filed in the nuisance of bandhs called on the licenses and permissions, While garages have been is not allowed. In other cases, Supreme Court recently has whims of local outfits in West Sikkim Police today raided running at Indira Bye-Pass for establishments with a licence prayed for the Court to pass an Bengal and sometimes targeted and sealed 16 garages and quite some time now, so much to operate a garage had also in- order on the Union Ministries solely at blockading Sikkim. motor-parts shops operating so that the area is known as corporated motor-parts shops in of Home and Surface Transport The petition begins with on the Indira Bye-Pass with- Garage Para locally, some, in- their premises. and also to the State of West a complaint against the “apa- out any valid documents to form sources, had been opened One OC Khan was ar- Bengal to ensure that National thy” on the part of the re- support their operations. Two about 4 to 6 months back. rested today for encouraging Highway 31-A is kept open at spondents who, it alleges, are individuals, one for hiring Apart from establishments child labour. He had three all times for traffic to and from not taking appropriate action child labour, were also ar- which could not produce any minors working at his garage. Sikkim and to see to it that during bandhs and strikes to rested and fourteen others documents authorizing the While speaking to NOW!, bandhs and blockades on por- keep passage clear on NH taken in for questioning. business, also sealed today Additional SP, Tashi Wangyal, tions of the national highway 31A for Sikkim. A Sadar Police team led by were garages and shops oper- informed that the raids were in West Bengal do not disrupt Introducing himself as a their OC, Palden Bhutia, started ating on sub-leased licenses. being conducted as part of a connectivity for Sikkim. social worker, Mr. Bhandari the raids at around 2 pm and the During the raid, some shop- joint drive taken up by the The writ petition, filed by argues that development and process of verification and seal- keepers claimed that their li- Sadar Police, traffic police and OP Bhandari with Vinay Garg smooth progress of landlocked ing continued for about 3 hours. censes were in the process of the district administration. as his legal counsel, was sub- Sikkim, with the NH31A as its There are about 17 garages in either being renewed or issued “We have been receiving mitted in the Supreme Court only link to the outside world, the area and a similar number by the UD&HD. In some cases, many complaints from the lo- ANOTHER ONE SEALED: Gangtok Sadar Thana personnel seal a motor parts shop at about two weeks ago and was being held hostage by the of motor parts shops. Given a person with a licence to set cals of the neighboring areas, Indira Bypass for operating on subleased licence, something that is illegal in Sikkim. The apart from listing the above- frequent bandhs on this these figures, nearly half of the up on garage had branched out as well as information from three-hour crackdown sealed 16 shops, two garages for operating without a valid licence named agencies as respond- stretch. Everything from tour- outlets were locked out today. to more establishments, which turn to pg3 and 14 for running subleased businesses. ents, has also included the ism, trade, commerce and in- State of Sikkim, the Ministry dustry were negatively im- ragtime by PANKAJ THAPA East U-17 soccer of Defence and Sikkim- turn to pg2 Sikkim Police in Shahid Cup finals, again tourney reaches While Sikkim Police Sikkim Police coach in- qtr fnl stage a NOW REPORT Cops on to shady deals striker, Lokesh Lamichaney, formed that the Sikkim Po- a NOW REPORT GANGTOK, 01 August: scored two goals, Suman lice team has been participat- at Divya Electronics Sikkim Police has made it to Dewan scored once. ing in the Shahid Cup for the GANGTOK, 01 August: the finals of the Shahid Cup Sikkim Police had reached past 4 years. It has made it to The last pre-quarter final match of East District Inter- NAYABAZAAR POLICE ARRESTS Football Tournament at the semifinals after beating the finals thrice and has lifted PROPRIETOR FOR FRAUD Kalimpong. BSF, Kadamtala, 3-2. Gampo the Cup on the last two oc- school Football Tournament for U-17 Boys was played Tax, Finance Department, In the semifinal match Bhutia, Suman Dewan and casions. The team and its a NOW REPORT played yesterday, Sikkim Po- Lokesh Lamichaney scored a supporters are looking for- today between Tashi Jorethang. lice thrashed the team from goal each. ward to a hattrick when the Namgyal Academy and GANGTOK, 01 August: A Investigations into the Goom Jorebungalow, Thupten Rapgyal Bhutia, final is played on 03 August, Pabyuk Secondary School case of cheating and fraud case have revealed that the Darjeeling, 3-0. DSO [East and North] cum Mr. Bhutia added. here at Guards Ground. has been detected by the Central Bank of India, TNA won the match two Sikkim Police in the west Nayabazaar Branch, in one of goals to nil and reached the district town of Nayabazaar. its loan schemes had ap- quarter-final of the tourna- The case actually pertains to pointed Divya Electronics as ment. Loden Lepcha and siphoning of loans by an an authorised outlet from DGP Tenzing is one of the masses now... Palzor Lepcha, scored a goal “agent” of the Central Bank where the public could pur- each for TNA. of India, Nayabazaar branch chase electronic goods after ...remembers the professional policing of last elections as his proudest moment A total of 45 schools from the with the actual fraud taking availing loans from the bank. east district participated in the place at Jorethang. The ac- Under this scheme people the office to CM Ravindran new incumbent, Mr. Tenzing a NOW REPORT tournament, which commenced cused, Bal Badra Thatal, 40, are given loans by the bank at Police Headquarters here. said, “I have laid a peaceful on 25 July and was played at has an electronic goods shop for the purchase of electronic GANGTOK, 01 August: Speaking on his tenure as foundation and now, as the eight venues in the district. at Jorethang called “Divya goods from shops authorised “Now I have become an Aam the DGP, Mr. Tenzing said, trade route is scheduled to The other seven teams in Electronics” named after his by the bank and the instal- Janata but I thank all my of- “The perception of my tenure open and as Sikkim is becom- the quarter-finals are Rhenock wife which deals in televi- ments deducted from the in- ficers for giving me full co- as the DGP would be in the ing a prominent tourist desti- SSS, St. Xavier’s School, sion sets, refrigerators, etc. dividual’s bank account. The operation and support during way Sikkim Police handled the nation, it will be the responsi- Ranipool SSS, Central He is also employed as a loan forms are brought by the my 2 years and 9 months as last general elections. The po- bility of DGP CM Ravindran Contd on pg3 driver with the Commercial turn to pg4 the DG of Police here. I have licing, with the tremendous to carry on with the efficient been in the Police for 35 years support and coordination of all and proper policing and work and 5 months and I appeal to my officers, stood up to the towards the future. All my best all my officers to continue challenge and managed to wishes are with him.” with the same support and maintain peace. The elections Mr. Ravindran, the eighth cooperation that you have were over-shadowed by com- DGP for Sikkim, while speak- given me with CM munal disharmony and vio- ing on his future challenges re- Ravindran, the new DGP. I lence, but the way the men garding the security aspects of LIC Housing Finance Ltd. also wish him all the best in conducted themselves, com- Sikkim said, “We are the most all that he does as the DGP of mitted only to justice and serv- peaceful state in the country and Gangtok Area Office Sikkim.” DGP TN Tenzing, ice is what I shall always cher- we shall remain that way.