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all Rhenock Fire pix: Joseph Lepcha
A FREAK FIRE ROARED THROUGH THE HEART OF RHENOCK ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SNUFFED OUT SEVEN HOUSES AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHERS. THE PHOTOGRAPH ON LEFT SHOWS THE BURNING EMBERS OF THE FIRE WHILE THE RESIDENTS SIFT THROUGH THE CHARS THE NEXT DAY [22 MAY]
RHENOCKating the houses in danger, an LPG INFERNO a NOW REPORT cylinder exploded and soon even RHENOCK, 22 May: A shell- attempts at rescuing valuables from shocked Rhenock awaited visitors the houses were abandoned. The who made it to this east district inferno was simply too intimidating. border town today. The residents First detected at around 9 PM had not slept the entire night as they last night, the fire started from the battled flames licking the night sky house of Pawan Agarwal, who, as and which eventually razed nine mentioned earlier was in Siliguri on houses, partially damaged four oth- some personal work. The fire ers and caused some five houses to spread rapidly through the closely be dismantled to prevent the fire clustered houses and soon even the from spreading. A horror that had power went off, perhaps spiked by been giving Rhenock residents the flames and the heat. nightmares for a long time [see let- The Rhenock Police Station ter on pg 3], had finally come vis- sent out an SOS for help and fire iting. Thankfully, the inferno did tenders from neighbouring areas not cause any human casualties. were rushed to the spot. The first Speaking to NOW!, the DC to arrive were firefighters from [East] K Srinivas, who accompa- Rangpo followed by Singtam, nied the Chief Minister Pawan Kalimpong and Gangtok fire ten- Chamling to Rhenock earlier this ders. Nine houses had already been morning, disclosed that the fire was razed by that time, but the profes- triggered by an electrical short-cir- sional skill of the fire fighters cuit in a wooden house near the helped contain the fire from Rhenock Haat Bazaar [also known spreading. Army volunteers, who as Camping Ground]. Since the ten- were already on the spot, battled ant was away in Siliguri at the time, the fire alongside locals and were the fire could not be detected in helped along by a group of volun- time and started spreading rapidly. teers from Pedong in neighbour- Residents of nearby houses had ing West Bengal who had rushed barely enough time to evacuate be- to Rhenock’s aid. fore the flames engulfed their houses The newly elected Area MLA, too. Earwitness accounts suggest Bhim Dhungel, fought the fire that even as the people were evacu- turn to pg 3 MORE PHOTOGRAPHS ON pg 3
CMYK 2; NOW!; 23 May, 2004 ED-SPACE NOW! THE OTHER LAME FIRST WITH THE NEWS ‘TIMES’ f liberals won’t move on from by the paper’s liberal bias by servatives were getting to be a bore WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE OPPOSITION the prison abuse photos calcu putting Michael Kinsley, one of on the subject. Ilated to incite hatred toward the America’s leading leftists, in charge Carroll’s case-in-chief of Fox The immediate reaction to the results for the 7th Legislative Assem- very troops liberals loudly claim to of the editorial page. News’ “pseudo-journalism” is “The bly among many in Sikkim was of surprise, some of course were “support,” I’m not moving on from And this is the same L.A. Times O’Reilly Factor.” [Only liberals also shocked, maybe some were even dismayed and disappointed. the fact that the editor of the Los that pays unrepentant Castro fan could force conservatives into de- While few had doubted SDF’s return to power, there are many who Angeles Times, John Carroll, is in- and former North Korea defender fending Bill O’Reilly.] Carroll believe that more legislators should have been elected to the oppo- structing journalists on ethics. The Robert Scheer for his hysterical lyingly says of O’Reilly: “Where, sition bench. One wonders in which world this set of someone be- editor of the Los Angeles Times anti-American rants every Tuesday, he asked, was the L.A. Times on long. After all what has the Opposition done so far to deserve votes, leave alone a margin of victory. And one is not speaking of the last telling reporters how to behave after hiring him mostly because his the so-called Troopergate story?” term or even the last two terms. The Opposition has failed Sikkim ethically is a complete contradic- wife was on the editorial board. In fact, O’Reilly never men- throughout its history as a democracy. In fact, the one consistent tion, like ... oh, I don’t know ... giv- The title of Carroll’s speech tioned “Troopergate.” He didn’t feature of the last six Assemblies has been the absence of an Op- ing Yasser Arafat a Nobel Peace was “The Wolf in Reporter’s Cloth- mention the Arkansas State Troop- position, except that brief period of two years when the present Prize or something. You know, just ing: The Rise of Pseudo-Journal- ers. And he certainly didn’t men- Chief Minister treated Sikkim to an experience of what a determined patently silly. ism in America.” One has to admit: tion “so-called Troopergate.” He Opposition leader can do even in a State where the people are This is the same LA Times that If you wanted an expert on the compared the L.A. Times coverage generally considered mild and non confrontationist. engaged in desperate, 11th-hour practice of partisan pseudo- of Schwarzenegger’s alleged inap- Many remember just the last incident of a crossover when SSP MLAs attempts to sabotage Arnold propriate behavior decades earlier joined the ruling Front earlier last year. In fact the trio were an excep- Schwarzenegger during the Cali- elsewhere with that paper’s coverage of the tion in having warmed the Opposition bench for more than three years fornia recall election with lurid sex USA scandals of various Democrats - before crossing over and leaving Mr. Bhandari as the sole Opposi- stories from anonymous assistant among them the stunning, contem- tion leader in the State. Others before them had jumped ship much crudite girls who worked the craft journalism, you could do a lot poraneous sexual assaults by Bill earlier and more frequently. The last trio joined the ruling party claim- services tables on Arnold’s mov- worse than the editor of the Los Clinton on identifiable women. ing that their voters wanted them to make the switch-over. Their claims ies from the 1980s and were still Angeles Times. I suppose it’s easy to confuse might be correct and, anyways, one cannot fault them either. It is the trying to break into show biz 20 Alas, Carroll’s speech wasn’t sex scandals involving Bill Clinton precedence set into place from the first elections onwards. People years later. the “how-to” lecture dozens of - I keep a “Women Bill Clinton Has just refuse to stay in the Opposition. This hesitancy is not seen in This is the same L.A. Times would-be yellow journalists were Raped or Groped at a Glance” file bigger parties with more thought-out ideologies. The reason why Op- position MLAs develop cold-feet after an extended stay in the Oppo- where reporters had to be told in expecting when they showed up for on my Blackberry, just as a time- sition is because parties here are identified by the “person” who heads an internal memo (from Carroll his presentation. Like the “ombuds- saver - but O’Reilly was referring the party and not really the ideology it espouses. To take the argu- himself) to stop injecting opinion man” at The New York Times, not to the 1993 allegations from ment further - what such a power structure does, is that it takes away in news stories, specifically the Carroll chastised his own newspa- Arkansas State Troopers, but to the the individuality of the elected leader. Such leaders know that it is the practice of prefacing the term “pro- per for some small, irrelevant in- 1998 Clinton sex scandals involv- party ticket and not their individual charisma or worth which wins life” with the term “so-called.” fraction no one would ever com- ing allegations from specific them the elections. What also forces their hand is the fact that they This is the same L.A. Times that plain about while ignoring the pa- women, such as Kathleen Willey. do not see themselves doing anything in the Opposition. Even an in recent years instituted racial and per’s consistent Soviet-style report- We know this because while the exaggeration cannot save the Opposition of the last five years from gender quotas for sources on “so- ing that has led thousands of read- word “trooper” never passed being branded as somnolent. One can expect the ruling party to get called” news - oops, I mean, news ers to cancel their subscriptions. O’Reilly’s lips, he did expressly relaxed and casual, but those in the Opposition should be working stories - which puts reporters in the Instead, Carroll’s speech was an refer to “Kathleen Willey.” towards the next elections from the moment the results are declared. position of having to round up a attack on Fox News Channel. If When it came to these Clinton Surfacing two months before poll-dates will just not do. The best op- black expert on nuclear fusion, a conservatives complained about sex assaults, how did the L.A. Times tion for the Opposition literally voted out of the legislative Assembly Native American expert on cubism, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, do? Reporter Richard A. Serrano would be to first get its organisational network streamlined, then start and a female expert on great mo- PBS, The New York Times, The described Willey as “embittered” getting in touch with the people and then start criticising the govern- ments in football. Washington Post, Time, and said her accusations were ment in power. If it starts haranguing the powers that be from now on This is the same L.A. Times that Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Vogue, “fraught with contradiction” - unlike itself, it runs the risk of being ridiculed by the people and discarded responded to the largest number of Reader’s Digest, NPR, etc. etc. half the truth-tellers who waited 20 years once again. They should first understand what the people want, not only of them, but for themselves too. canceled subscriptions in the pa- as much as liberals scream about to make anonymous accusations per’s history from readers enraged Fox News, even I would say con- turn to pg 4
-59- truth and get the money back for Phuphulhamo’s unhappiness in you. You have only to consult one.” Darjeeling was very terrible. This “At the moment when I said was her story: “When I reached this, I happened to be looking Darjeeling, I gave the five rupees My Mother-in-Law! straight at the servant girl, Khando. which you gave me in Siliguri to Her face changed colour. She my mother. Then I had nothing left fifty rupees to look after during her very day she beat me in the street “After this she took me to the looked afraid. I felt that she must to spend. Mother at first seemed absence. She herself put this money before many people in a most mis- police station and reported every- have stolen the money. Indeed, a glad to have me, but when she in a trunk and told me to guard it erable manner and told all other thing, how the money had been sto- little later, as soon as we were learned that I had no marriage gifts, carefully. Two days later I had to women that I was a thief. len, and that I was the thief because alone, she confessed to me and no jewelry or ornaments to show, take some money from that trunk, Some of them said she had given it to me to keep it for begged me not to go to a magician. she became very angry. “You have but when I opened it I found the that it could not be her. Then she had my father brought I immediately reported this to married according to your own fifty rupees gone. I was terri- true; others said to the police station. The police in- mother, and she asked Khando to judgement and have chosen your bly afraid. There was a serv- that she should not spector carefully questioned all of hand back the money at once. But husband yourself. What has that ant girl in the house, an or- us, and at last said that he did this girl had given the money to husband given you? She de- phan called Khando. When not believe my mother’s someone else to keep for her. At last manded. “If you had waited and let she heard of the loss, she story. The case was dis- it was found and given up, but of me choose a husband for you, you began to weep and said that missed. the fifty rupees ten had already been would have had lots of ornaments mother would beat both of us “When we came home spent. Mother felt satisfied that she to wear.” “I did not marry for orna- for this. On October 20 my mother tried to beat me had got back so much of her money, ments,” I answered. “I married for mother came back from Artist, filmmaker, keen photographer, columnist with once more, but I told her, but she did not apologize for what love.” I felt sad when my mother Kalimpong. The servant girl international magazines... It’s hard to pin Twan Yang “You should first find out she had done to me, so I did not spoke to me like that, but I did not told her immediately about down. Born to a Chinese father and Tibetan mother, he who really has stolen the like to stay any longer with her.” think anymore about it. the money, and she not only grew up in Kalimpong and worked in Sikkim. NOW! money and only beat after- “All right,” I said when she had “A few days after this conver- got angry but also accused serializes Twan Yang’s autobiography, Houseboy in India... ward. Without knowing who finished her story. “I certainly did sation my mother went to me of having stolen it. She the thief is, you have spoiled not like your mother myself. When Kalimpong to see you or herself, also suspected my father, who had beat a daughter who was married my name and cast it into the streets I saw her in Kalimpong she did not to know what kind of son-in-law separated from her and lived apart. and belonged to her husband. To before the people. even speak properly to me, and she you were. She left the house in my One of us two, father or daughter, this my mother answered, “You You ask a magician who is the looked very proud. care and also entrusted me with must be the thief, she said. That people have no right to interfere.” real culprit. He will tell you the CMYK NEWSSCAN 23 May, 2004; NOW! 3
Words can’t describe what Rhenock went through on Friday night. These photographs of the night of the inferno and the day af- ter should help gauge the enormity of the loss suffered by the residents. pix: JOSEPH LEPCHA
Letter carried in the Action Mail section of NOW! dated 17 March, A shell-shocked Satyanarayan Agarwal [sit- 2004. Reproduced here to drive home the point that the inferno that ting, first from left] stares into the empty space where his house used to stand till hit Rhenock on Friday night was not unforeseen. The locals had yesterday. While every family which lost been fearing such an eventuality for quite some time now... everything to the fire has suffered, TINDERBOX RHENOCK Satyanarayan has perhaps suffered the hrough the column of your newspaper I would like to draw the most. With only one daughter left to marry away [he has six daughters], he had man- Tkind attention of government authority and Panchayats towards aged to save some money and collect the negligence in the safeguard of Rhenock Bazaar. some jewellery for his last responsibility. In the month of November 2003, a complaint letter was sent to SP He lost all of it to the maleficent inferno. East regarding the illegal sale of petroleum products [LPG and petrol] He even lost the savings of another daugh- in the main market carelessly but there was no response from him. ter married in Nepal who had kept her be- Nothing has been done till now to check this illegal activity. Rhenock longings with her father to save them from the Maoists there. Satyanarayan still walks bazaar is not equipped with any infrastructure to fight fires and people around in a daze perhaps realising that the do not have any faith in the fire department, which is miles away from enormity of his loss will hit him once the our bazaar, but still government is doing nothing to check this activity fatigue of trying to first fight the fire and which is posing a great danger to our bazaar. then comprehend the cruel hand that fate Tashi Choden, for the People has dealt him wears off.
RHENOCKChamling, too rushed INFERNO to the spot he has been directed by the Chief Rhenock Dak Bungalow selected Contd from pg 1 early this morning to take stock of Minister to help in rehabilitation as the relief centre. Although the alongside the residents throughout the situation. During his visit, Mr. work on priority basis. affected families are now residing the night. He had rushed to the spot Chamling distributed Rs. 50,000 as “I have been directed to help in with neighbours or relatives, they from Gangtok immediately on hear- immediate relief to families whose the complete rehabilitation of the have the option of shifting to the ing news of the fire. houses had completely been razed, affected families. After assessing Dak Bungalow which will also be Residents could be seen the Rs. 20,000 to those who suffered the damages, we will work out how providing meals and other require- next day sifting through the charred partial damage and Rs. 10,000 to we can help in that process,” he ments of the affected families. remains of the houses hoping to sal- other tenants affected by the fire. said. The administration is toying In the meanwhile, Mr. Dhungel vage something, but the fire had Informed sources reveal that the with ideas of making available soft has thanked the Chief Minister and engulfed all. Most tenants lost eve- DC [East] will be visiting the site loans to providing building mate- all others like fire department per- rything to the blaze. again tomorrow to make a more rial for the affected families. sonnel, Gorkha Apex Committee The Chief Minister, Pawan detailed assessment of the actual For immediate assistance a Re- volunteers, the volunteers from Area MLA Bhim Dhungel [centre] damages. While speaking to lief Committee, chaired by the Area Pedong and local residents, who at Rhenock on Friday night NOW!, Mr. Srinivas revealed that MLA, has been formed and the rushed to Rhenock’s aid last night. CMYK 4; NOW!; 23 May, 2004 NEWSSCAN GOVERNANCE IMPROVING MEASURES ADOPTED, NEW DEPTTS FORMED, SOME RENAMED a NOW REPORT NEW DEPTTS THE RENAMED DEPARTMENTS GANGTOK, 22 May: The chief Department of Public Griev- Agriculture Department, new name - Department of Food Security and Agriculture minister, Pawan Chamling, has an- ances Redressal Development nounced the restructuring and State Monitoring and Evalu- Culture Department, renamed as Department of Heritage, Culture and Creative reorientation of governmnt depart- ation Organisation Performance ments to make them more effective Department of Career and Education Department to be bifurcated into Department of Human Resources De- in their delivery of services. The Employment Opportunities velopment and Department for Elementary/ Primary Education Department of Finance and Resource Mobilization will now replace the Finance changes, he explains, are to match Department the changing situation brought mands and functions. This is to in- The Forest Department is to be known as Department of Natural Resources and about by emerging trends of clude training and deputation as Environmental Management globalisation and reforms and their pre-requisites for promotion and The Horticulture Department has been changed to Department of Cash Crops De- impact at the grass root levels. career development. The chief min- velopment One of the major election issues ister has mentioned introducing a The Department of Health Management will now take over the Health Department The Industries Department is to be known as the Department of Industrial which surfaced in the runup to the system where a file will be tracked and Investment Services last polls was the unsatisfactory de- throughout its movement to ensure Planning and Development Department will now be renamed the Department livery of services by the government that no file remains with any offi- of Development Planning, Economic Reforms and North Eastern Council Affairs. departments. Doubts were raised on cial for more than 72 hours. The Power Department will be changed to Department of Energy Security the efficiency of government depart- Along similar lines a major deci- The Road & Bridges Department has been renamed Department of Infra- ments in handling public needs. The sion has been announced in the for- structure Management Rural Development Department has been renamed Department of chief minister has accepted this and mation of a Department of Public Rural Management has now assured to put in place vari- Grievances Redressal. This depart- The Department of Social Security has replaced the Social Wel- ous “governance performance im- ment would primarily receive public fare Department proving measures” in the state. grievances and centrally manage the The Urban Development Department has been renamed as Depart- Emphasising the need for more redressal mechanism in coordination ment of Urban Affairs and Disaster Management transparency, Mr. Chamling has ap- with the related line departments. pealed to the people to provide the Another department for looking A Department of Career and Em- Focus will be located and managed ministrative reallocations are to be government with as much feed into the entire process of monitor- ployment Opportunities will exclu- by this department. shortly worked out and put in place. back as possible so that “we can im- ing and evaluation of development sively deal with employment and other In an obvious to sharpen the An official press release further mediately address the problems of projects is also proposed. The State career option of students and youth in focus of various departments, some informs that the Chief Minister has service delivery.” Monitoring and Evaluation Organi- the state. All employment generating have been renamed to incorprate directed all heads of departments to The re-skilling and sation [SMEO] is to be constituted schemes including the Chief Minis- the new aspects of their responsi- “lay emphasis” on balancing devel- reorientation of government offi- as per the framework recommended ter’s Self Employment Programme bilities [see box]. opment works keeping in mind that cials is to be implemented to cope by the report of the study group on and Skill Development Fund and the Details about their functional 40% of the population comprises of with the changing nature of de- monitoring and evaluation. recently announced Centre for Career parameter, areas of activities and ad- youth [in the age-group 15-35]. Chinmaya Mission THE OTHER LAME ‘TIMES’ Sikkim Centre L.A. Times’ frantic, wild-eyed time Carroll can remember the L.A. Organises Contd from pg 2 search for a woman - any woman, Times going after a Democrat the Geeta Gyana against Schwarzenegger. The Times even anonymously - to accuse way the Times goes after Republi- Yagya angrily editorialized that Clinton’s Schwarzenegger of groping her at cans as a matter of policy. The impeachment was “grounded not in some point during the previous quar- Times’ Troopergate story came out By Acharya Kailas Chaitanya what is right for the country but what ter century, and the Times’ equally in December 1993. But Carroll is Chapter 12 - Bhakti Yoga best helps House managers save determined efforts to discount the still citing that one time over a dec- Date: 22 May to 29 May 2004 face.” [How anyone can use the ex- many credible accounts of women, ade ago when the L.A. Times en- Time: 4.30PM to 6.00PM pression “save face” in defense of all named, who plausibly accused gaged in nonpartisan reporting, STYLE Venue: Chinmaya Ashram, Bill Clinton is beyond my under- Bill Clinton of raping, groping or bragging: “At one point, it had nine Hotel Golden Pagoda Development Area, standing.] otherwise sexually assaulting them. reporters in Little Rock.” OK, but MG Marg, Gangtok Near Community Hall, Gangtok You don’t have to enter the “No But Carroll dearly wishes there were 24 reporters on the Spin Zone” to see the “disconnect,” O’Reilly had said “Troopergate” Schwarzenegger story. as liberals love to say, between the because apparently that’s the last - by Ann Coulter Landmark is giving a chance to 20 brilliant boys & girls for management-cum-administration jobs. Earn Attractive money [Accommodation free] Vacancy Limited Walk-in-Interview Landmark International in Sarda Building, 6th Floor,MG Marg Association Gangtok. ph: 98320-90007 with NOW! 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CMYK NEWSSCAN 23 May, 2004; NOW! 5 Govt to follow Zero Enemies policy The chief minister, fully aware lar considerations. Decency, detach- Sikkimese people, he says. be strengthened and the administra- a NOW REPORT that an absolute control at the as- ment and liberalism are well rooted The future agenda of the SDF tion made more result-oriented with GANGTOK, 22 May: In the first sembly might lead to abuse of in the SDF party’s political think- government he says would be to ful- the focus being the grass root peo- address of his third term to the peo- power, has assured the people that ing and development philosophy. fil the promises made and issues ple. Transcending all this, the chief ple of Sikkim, the Chief Minister, he “will not let it happen.” He has further reiterated that raised in the SDF election manifesto. minister says, his government would Pawan Chamling has said that the un- In fact, the policy of the SDF there was “no place for the com- The needs of the poor would be ad- maintain the highest traditions of precedented electoral mandate placed government, he says, would be to munal, castiest, sectarian, feudal dressed and a youth management secularism, social justice and demo- before his party poses a serious chal- follow the principle of “zero en- and other destructive elements and strategy developed along with man- cratic freedom at all costs. lenge to perform as well as to sus- emies.” This, according to him, institutions” in the state. This, ac- agement of natural resources. The The Chief Minister has further tain. He says the overwhelming sup- means that all are equal in the eyes cording to him, was proved by the further objectives include transform- expressed his “sincere thanks” to port of the people of Sikkim has put of the government. Following election results. His efforts would ing Sikkim into a producer state and the people for reposing their faith, great responsibility and a formidable democratic principles, he says it is be to root out yellow politicians as creating a stable human resource conviction and responsibility on challenge on him and his colleagues not possible to discriminate on the well as yellow journalism. They base. The decentralisation and devo- him and his party the Sikkim in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. basis of political affiliations or simi- have been rejected by the lution mechanism in the state would Democratic Front.
Governor V. Rama Rao, PM administers the Oath of Tamil Nadu Secrecy to KB Chamling as the Manmohan Protem Speaker of the 7th bags lion’s Legislative Assembly of Sikkim Singh, on 22 May. Mr. Chamling, who share in was earlier appointed the Cabinet Government Chief Whip will be administrating the Oath of ministry sworn in Office to the newly elected NEW DELHI, 22 MAY: For the MLAs at the Assembly Session first time ever Tamil Nadu has NEW DELHI, 22 May: Dr called for 24 May [Monday] Manmohan Singh was today sworn 2004. This session of the bagged the lion’s share in the in as prime minister of India head- Assembly will also see the Union council of ministers. ing a Congress-led United Progres- election of the Speaker and It has 12 berths in the United sive Alliance coalition government. Deputy Speaker for the new Progressive Alliance govern- Clad in white kurta pyjama and term. While DN Takarpa has ment headed by Dr Manmohan his trade mark blue turban, Singh, been shortlisted for the Speak- Singh which was sworn in today. 71, took the oath of office and se- er’s post, Mingma Tshering crecy in English. The oath was ad- Sherpa has been announced While the Dravida ministered by President A P J Abdul as the Deputy Speaker. Munnetra Kazhagam got as Kalam in the Ashoka Hall of many as seven ministerships, the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Mandate for strengthening FOR IMMEDIATE SALE: Congress party received three. Along with Dr Singh, the fol- The other partner in the DMK- lowing were sworn in as Cabinet A Sony led Democratic Progressive Al- ministers: Pranab Mukherjee secularism: Manmohan liance in the state, the Pattali Makkal Katchi, received two (Cong, WB), Arjun Singh (Cong, NEW DELHI, 22 May: New Prime Digital Camera berths. 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Chowdhury and Jagdish Tytler, all While almost all the ministers Phone: 00 977 98510 45156 [email protected] Present to witness the historic ministers in earlier Congress gov- wore traditional attire — kurta-py- moment were former prime minis- ernments. jama, kurta-churidar, pathan suits, ters V P Singh, Chandra Shekhar, Sudheni Jaipal Reddy, the vo- dhoti-shirts and bandhgalas — URGENTLY REQUIRED P V Narasimha Rao, H D Deve cal party spokesman, got a second Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Dr S Gowda and I K Gujral,former innings in the Cabinet, ;this time Ramdoss’ son Ambumani chose a Wanted a female graduate for President K R Narayanan and his as a Congressman. He was a mem- two-piece suit with tie. Ambumani, Sale & Purchase office operation with computer wife Usha, and Vimla Sharma, the ber of the Janata Dal, the last time who is not a member of either REAL ESTATE skills & fluency in English. late President Dr Shankar Dayal he was a Cabinet minister. 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The dead included - 21 women, 11 men and 13 minors. Eight criti- Dev. Area Gangtok Sikkim Cell: 94341-78999 reasonable. cally injured were admitted to the Ramakrishna Mission Hospital and Cell: 94342-35745 Contact: 94342 41116 nine others were moved to Naharlagun Civil Hospital, the police said. suspension DIG S Prakash said that 42 people were killed on the spot and 20 were LONDON, 22 May: The Com- injured. The bus, with over 60 passengers on board, was negotiating a Kutse Shegu monwealth revoked the suspen- sharp bend on national highway NO 52-A when it plunged into the gorge. The bus was on its way to Banderdewa from here, a distance of about 30 The 49th Day Kutse Shegu of our beloved mother, late Mrs. Yang Doma sion of Pakistan from the group- Bhutia [Yundu], who left for her heavenly abode on 7 April falls on 25 ing, welcoming the progress kms. Rescue operations have been launched and police teams have been May. [The Kutshe Shegu date in another weekly paper has been mistak- made by the country in restora- rushed to the spot from Naharlagun and Itanagar police stations. Senior enly printed please ignore that date, the correct date in 25 May]. tion of democracy. government officials, including the Chief Secretary and the Director Gen- All friends, relatives and well wishers, are requested to join us in A decision in this regard was eral of Police were also at the spot. The Government has declared Rs offering prayers for the departed soul at our residence at residence taken at the two-day meeting of the 50,000 compensation to the kin of each of the dead, while Rs 25,000 at Tibet Road (above LCC Computers) Gangtok. Commonwealth Ministerial Action would be given to the kin of the injured. We wish to thank all those who stood by us during the time of Group (CMAG) which concluded bereavement and regret our inability to thank them individually. on Saturday afternoon. Nepal directs party cadres Karma Tashi Bhutia (Son); Passang Doma Lachungpa (Daughter in Law); The CMAG noted the adoption Gomphu Tshering Bhutia (Son); Rinzing Tsomo Bhutia (Daughter in Law); by Pakistan Parliament of the Le- to intensify agitation Tashi Namgyal Bhutia (Son) gal Framework Order (LFO), thus KATHMANDU, 22 May: General The five-party alliance demanding Marcopolo World Travels, Gangtok, 221723/229407, 9832014371/9832096543 bringing it into the country’s Con- Secretary of Communist Party of the correction of the Royal takeover of stitution. Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), October 4, 2002 has been launching “The Group welcomed the Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the agitations for the last one year. Kutse Shegu progress made in restoring democ- agitation is inevitable in the present The leaders of the alliance, even racy and re-building democratic The 49th day Kutse Shegu of late Kezang Bhutia who left for situation in the country. though they have participated in the institutions in Pakistan as well as Addressing a special meeting talks process with the King follow- heavenly abode on 14th April 2004 falls on 1st June 2004. All the restoration of the 1973 Consti- called by the Valley Coordination ing the resignation of the Thapa relatives, friends and well-wishers are requested to kindly at- tution, as amended by the 17th Committee in the capital Saturday, government, have been saying that tend the Shegu ceremony at the family residence at Gangyap amendment, and decided therefore Nepal stressed on the need of in- the agitation will not be ended un- Busty, South Sikkim. We would also like to take this opportu- the Pakistan should no longer re- tensifying the agitations of “street less their demands are met. nity to thank all those who stood by us during our time of main suspended from the Councils and table” in the current situation. The alliance has been demand- bereavement. of Commonwealth.” Nepal also directed his party cad- ing reinstatement of the dissolved Ongda Lepcha (son), Pasang Lepcha(son), Acting High Commissioner res to escalate the agitation against House of Representatives and for- Pem Tsewang (son) and family members. Satyabrata Pal represented India in “regression” unless “people’s sover- mation of an all-party government Phone: 263142 [r], Mobile: 98320-17811, 94341-96366 the nine-member CMAG. eignty” is restored in the country. in the parties’ consents. CMYK SPECIALS 23 May, 2004; NOW! 7 LOCAL PRODUCE ON you could definitely use. Apart to visit would definitely be Yeti us are fairness creams and masks. range. 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WHO assembly WHO Agrees adopts resolution to Launch on HIV/AIDS GENEVA: The World Health Or- ganization’s 57th annual assembly Anti-Obesity adopted a resolution on HIV/AIDS on Saturday to support developing Campaign countries to fight the disease which GENEVA: The United Nations’ is now the leading cause of death health agency agreed Saturday to for young adults worldwide. launch a global campaign against The assembly welcomed WHO obesity, blamed for an increase in Director-General Lee Jong-wook’s deadly chronic diseases worldwide. “3 by 5 strategy” to support devel- The Global Strategy on Diet, oping countries in their response Physical Activity and Health was to HIV/AIDS by increasing access backed by the policy committee of to prevention, care and the World Health Organization’s treatmentand securing access to annual assembly, and its formal antiretroviral treatment for 3 mil- adoption by the full body later in lion people living with HIV/AIDS the day was a formality, diplomatic by the end of 2005. sources said. The assembly confirmed The plan, under negotiation for WHO’s leading role in supporting two years, recommends people countries in delivering prevention, limit intakes of fats, sugar and salt care, support and treatment for — blamed for a surge in cardiovas- HIV/AIDS within strengthened cular disease, type 2 diabetes and national health systems. some cancers. WHO’s 192 member states These chronic diseases account As part of its 80th Founder’s Day Celebration, PNGSS School held a fun fete on Saturday, 22 May and urged the Director-General to im- for nearly 60 percent of the 56.5 even the heavy downpour did not stop the crowds from coming in. Well organized by the school staff prove the access of developing million deaths a year around the and students, it started at 10 am and continued all day. Around 30 stalls hosted by the students had countries to antiretroviral medicines world that are deemed preventable, everything, from food to games. Entertaining the crowd were games ranging from darts, elephant’s and other products used in the diag- according to the WHO, a United tail, balloons with written messages, drop the glasses by the ball, jail game, fishing the bottle, break- nosis, treatment and care of HIV/ Nations agency. ing eggs and many more. The big attraction, as always was Tambola along with the song request stall AIDS, including by strengthening According to the World Heart and the special disco, organized by the Class 12 girls the WHO pre-qualification project. Federation, 1.1 billion adults and 22 million children under age five are obese, worldwide, with over- eating or poor eating habits replac- ing malnutrition as a health prob- lem in many developing nations. Brazil, the world’s largest cane Exhibiting India producer, led sugar producers in- “A civilization of material abun- cluding Cuba this week in lobby- SAGAR CHETTRI ing for softening references to dance and high technological skill”, sugar in the text, diplomats said. GANGTOK, 22 May: The Time- the exhibition sought to project the But the group backed down af- less, India, Resurgent exhibition multi-faceted nature of the country. ter their concerns were incorpo- was inaugurated todat by Chief The board exhibits were dis- rated into the text, including a com- Secretary, SW Tenzing at BL played to illustrate inspiring examples mitment to tackling malnutrition in House, here. Named Jagrit Bharat as to how India can redeem her pride, developing countries, they added. Utsav, the exhibition showcases the restore her spiritual supremacy and glory of the country and its herit- regain her material leadership. AVAILABLE FOR age. It has been organized by SW Tenzing, in his speech con- RENT Nehru Yuva Kendra, Gangtok gratulated the organizers for hold- in co-ordination with Centre for ing the exhibition here. “We have Space for rent Policy Studies, Chennai and will be to always carry our culture and his- approximately 2,100 open to public till May 25. tory so that we know our natural sqft Highway level Mounted boards display infor- wealth and resources and always Speaking to NOW! JK Limbu, cultures and people,” he added. mation on many aspects of Indian remember our heritage,” he said. District Youth Co-ordinator, NYK Also present at the opening were Tenzing & Tenzing history, geography and culture. CD Rai, Editor, Gangtok Times said that youth and students should Mr. Adhikari, Area Organizer, SSB, building Contact Under headings like, “A land of stressed on the importance of the know about Indian knowledge and Menuka Bhutia, Zilla Panchayat 222567, 202567 rare natural endowments” “The exhibition in helping us know its spiritual wealth. “ This knowledge member, NGOs of Sikkim, NYK civilization of harmony and caring” about the heritage and country will help them respect other religions, members, students and local people. CMYK 8; NOW!; 23 May, 2004 THEFINALONE today in ‘GOOD THIEF’ BECKHAM STICKS NECK OUT LEAVES APOLOGY FOR History FOR ANOTHER TATTOO BURGLED CHARITY 23rd May LONDON: England soccer captain Beckham flew tattooist Louis Beckham, who moved to Real AMSTERDAM: A Dutch thief left 1430: Joan of Arc captured by David Beckham surprised fans and dis- Malloy to Madrid from Manches- Madrid from Manchester United an apologetic letter and promised a Burgundians, who sell her to mayed media commentators by acquir- ter on Thursday for the latest addi- for 35 million euros ($41.7 million) donation after he realized he was English ing another tattoo, a winged cross, tion to his multi-million pound last year, has had a troubled year in burgling a charity that helps the 1701: Capt Kidd hung in etched across the back of his neck. body. “He didn’t tell me the whole the Spanish capital. poor and elderly. London after conviction of British newspapers on Saturday story behind the design,” Malloy The team ended the season The thief’s remorseful hand- piracy & murder written letter praised charity group 1785: Benjamin Franklin clucked their disapproval as they told the Daily Mirror. without a trophy while the Humanitas for its work and ago- announces his invention of showed pictures of Beckham with “But it’s a religious iconogra- Beckhams faced a media frenzy bifocals the tattoo, his ninth, as he trained in phy, like a protective talisman over over allegations - denied by the nized over the effect the burglary 1844: Born, ‘Abdu’l-Bah early Spain with Real Madrid team-mates. his children,” he said. “David just player - that he had an affair with would have on his conscience. Baha’i leader (‘Azamat 7, 1) The tabloid Daily Mirror said the loves his tattoos. He’s a very good his former personal assistant, 26- “I have only eaten some biscuits 1853: Buenos Aires gains design, stretching from ear-to-ear, customer.” year-old Rebecca Loos. from the tin and some Easter eggs. independence from Argentina left the shaven-headed Beckham The winged image was added the Speculation had also run high When I’m less hard up I will make (reunited 1859) “looking more like a soccer thug same day as Beckham declared he was that Beckham could move to Lon- a small contribution to your ac- 1883: Born, Douglas Fairbanks than the England captain,” while the staying at Real Madrid and that his don soccer club Chelsea, buoyed by count,” said the account of the let- first & greatest of Hollywood’s top selling Sun newspaper said he pop singer wife Victoria and children the wealth of Russian billionaire ter published on the Humanitas swashbucklers Web site [www.humanitas.nl]. 1915 Italy declared war on had gone from “fab to yob.” would move to join him in Spain. owner Roman Abramovich. Humanitas said it has no plans Austria-Hungary in WW I 1934: Bonnie & Clyde bank to file a police report on the break- robbers killed in shoot-out with JUDGE REJECTS MAN’S CLAIM AGAINST BRITNEY in at its office in Arnhem, near the police in La LOS ANGELES: Pop singer claims against guard Robert German border. 1945: Nazi general Himmler Britney Spears has been removed Feggans. “Of course it’s a nuisance there commits suicide while in prison as defendant from a lawsuit filed Shizawa claims Zandi and was a burglary, but it leaves a good at Luneburg, Germany by a Japanese man under a court Feggans intimidated him outside feeling that there are still good 1956: World Trade Center thieves,” the Web site said. dedicated in Ferry Building, SF order to stay away from her Spears’ home, and that Feggans 1960: Israel announces Spears and two of her security pointed a gun at him. capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann guards were sued by Masahiko Shizawa has been ordered to in Argentina Shizawa for causing him “extreme stay at least 300 yards from Spears, 1966: The Beatles release emotional distress” stemming from who contends he sent her several “Paperback Writer” a confrontation with the guards love letters, e-mails and faxes, as 1969: The Who release the outside her home in October 2002. well as photos of himself and notes rock opera “Tommy” Besides Spears, U.S. District saying, “I’m chasing you.” 1970: Grateful Dead’s first Judge Florence-Marie Cooper re- The native of Yokohama, Ja- perfomance outside of the US moved one guard, Mike Zandi, as pan, filed suit against Spears and (England) a defendant. 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