20 - 26 Sept, 2006 111 What we love about the official website of the SARAH comes to Government of Sikkim the aid of strays On Page 18 On Page 16 20 - 26 SEPT, 2006, GANGTOK [email protected] VOLUME 1 NO. 3. Rs. 10 Photo: SARIKAH ATREYA Photo: SARIKAH K Y M SHOWSHOW OFOF C STRENGTHSTRENGTH DZONGU DIVIDED OVER PANAM On Page 4 HOW ONE MAN FOOLED AN ENTIRE TOWN THE VISHAL TELEFILMS CON - THE COMPLETE STORY Pradhan, a resident of Convoy than one. Today, as he cools his ground, Tadong, filed an FIR heels at Sadar Thana, RHEA SHARMA one year Debashish had conned against him, alleging that the Debashish will have ample a large number of people into accused had cheated him of Rs. time to contemplate on how his ebashish Mukherjee loaning him big amounts of 1, 78,800 on the pretext of grand scheme went so terribly arrived in Gangtok on money. He projected himself as getting the complainant’s wrong. Earlier than he would D 28th September 2005. a successful media personality daughter admission in a have anticipated, perhaps. Checking into Hotel Sernya at and even negotiated with medical college in Pune. When That the man was a charmer New Market, he stayed here for Nayuma Television for a Pradhan travelled to Pune, he is no longer in doubt. How else two days. This pattern was programming tie-up. With discovered that no admission can we explain the sheer repeated the next month and much fanfare he launched had been secured at the college. number and variety of people again the month after that. On Vishal Telefilms’ talent hunt Upon his return to Gangtok, that he conned into giving him his third visit he borrowed Rs. ‘Voice of Sikkim’ from Chintan Debashis handed him a cheque lakhs of rupees on the basis of 2000 from the manager of the Bhawan in the company of which subsequently bounced. vague promises made by him. hotel, claiming some problem HRD Minister GM Gurung After Pradhan lodged a Although very few are willing with his ATM card. And thus and DIG, Range, Akshay complaint in this regard, to come forward in public began a journey of lies that Sachdeva. Sikkim Police arrested against him, it is believed there finally culminated in his arrest But his carefully crafted Debashish. Thus ended a are dozens of people who have on 13 September 2006, exactly web of deceit came crashing journey that saw Debashish been robbed of their money. photo courtesy: NOW! a year after his arrival. In that down when Chandra Shekar hog the limelight, in more ways continued on page 3 222 20 - 26 Sept, 2006 ROUND-UP threatened to take legal that unfolded on Monday, action against the Indian September 18 may have Oil Corporation which is something to do with it. supposed to provide a huge The day saw hundreds of quantity of new LPG SDF supporters from far connections for public flung villages thronging to distribution during the Mintokgang, for the Mela at one go when IOC ‘Dasain kharcha’ they has been refusing to believed was being doled provide the same to the out. Ministers, legislators, general public. district officials and police Earlier, the state unit of had a tough time Bharatiya Janata Party controlling the crowd. [BJP] raised objections By late afternoon people regarding the manner in crowded the entire area which the benefits are surrounding Samman disbursed. The BJP is of the Bhavan, the Whitehall opinion that since the complex and the circular SDF supporters at the White Hall complex waiting for the CM’s darshan. A MIDWEEK Photo economic benefits divider of J. N. Marg. distributed during the Mela The fact that the chief does not come straight off minister was in fact away the pockets of the Chief on a two day tour of Much Hungama about Minister or his ministers Darjeeling did not deter the and MLAs, the distribution large number of people, of the same should be who refused to budge until Janata Mela carried out by the late in the evening. government officials. The Despite being informed a MIDWEEK Report and North Districts. But even as the state party has further suggested the chief minister was According to the District government was making that since the beneficiaries away, the public refused to GANGTOK: “Yo pali ko Development Officer, East preparations to hold this have to go to the district leave. Dasain tapai haru sabaiko lagi District, nearly 3,500 year’s Janata Mela, it came headquarters to receive the Some cabinet ministers, ramro hos.Tapai haruko khushi beneficiaries had been under heavy criticism from benefits, they should also legislators and officials mai mero pani khushi cha.” identified for various the opposition parties. In a be paid in advance all the from the chief minister’s With these words, Chief benefit schemes from the meeting held on 18 expenditure incurred on office had to intervene and Minister Pawan Chamling had East District for this year’s September at the Congress account of their travel and ask the people to leave. The kicked off the first of the series Mela. There are 11 Head Office, the party stay in these areas. District Collector R. C of Janata Melas from the East Constituencies in the East demanded a White Paper But, in a sudden turn of Telang, Superintendent of M Y District at the Guards Ground District. from the State Government events the Mela has now Police MS Tuli and senior K here on October 3, last year. During the Janata Mela, on the organization of the been postponed, with the district and police officials And this year too, the Mela the Chief Minister was to Janta Mela. The party has new dates yet to be all had assembled in the of benefits for the Janata was hand out benefits to token asked the government to intimated. One does not area to control the situation slated to make its debut for beneficiaries which declare the benefits it know what prompted the which threatened to get out both the East as well as North included schemes under the proposes to distribute as change in dates but events of hand. Districts at the Paljor Stadium Rural Housing Scheme, Old well as ensure that the here on September 22. Age Pension, land government distributes the The Janata Mela this year compensation, land bank benefits to genuine was planned to be grander scheme, grants to religious beneficiaries and not on the in scale as it was to be institutions and incentives basis of political allegiance. organised for both the East to sportsperson. The party has also NOTICE A General Body Meeting of the newly registered Goethals Alumni Sikkim will be held on Sunday Forest Deptt made resource the 24th September 2006 at 5.30 pm at Hotel Chumbi Residency, Tibet Road Gangtok. All ex- agency for awareness campaign students of Goethal’s Memorial School, Kurseong, whether registered or not are of the North East cordially invited. a MIDWEEK Report The meeting will amongst other points discuss the outcome of the recent meeting of various GANGTOK: Sikkim’s Forest, government departments, solid wastes, he said. Alumni held at the school with the Principal Environment and Wildlife joint forest management and The proposals, to be Brother Beddoe and the plans for the coming Management department has eco-development prepared on a prescribed been made the resource agency committees and educational format, may include Centenary Celebrations of the School. It will by the Union Ministry of institutions. conducting of rallies, also focus on past and future activities of the Forest and Environment for Proposals have been camps, competitions and Alumni and ways of strengthening the coordinating the National invited from the local preparation of educational Association. Environmental Awareness NGOs, educational and resource material on programme in the North- training institutions, environment issues. The The meeting will be followed by dinner. Eastern region. scientific bodies and proposal must also include According to Principal government institutes for an action-oriented All ex-Goethalites are urged to attend and to Chief Conservator of taking up concrete action- component which involves confirm their participation to Forests TR Poudyal, the oriented activity on solid environment improvement Mr. J. D. Barfungpa programme, whose theme waste management in to benefit local community, Asst. General Secretary. Mobile : 9434410202 for the current year is solid different areas of the region Mr. Poudyal said adding that OR waste management, is to be and also generating the completed proposals Mr. Aswin Oberoi taken up in collaboration awareness to ensure should reach the department Treasurer. Mobile : 9434022313 with various NGOs, state effective management of latest by 10 October. ROUND-UP 20 - 26 Sept, 2006 333 continued from page 1 The game plan was simple. claimed big business First he had to create an aura investments back home in HOW ONE MAN FOOLED of wealth and success around Jamshedpur and a huge him to be credible. So mansion. But according to his Debashish tied up with some driver, this was all a bunch of AN ENTIRE TOWN finance companies to procure lies. His mother, sister and luxury vehicles for himself. brother lived in a small flat Soon he had seven of these. He there. As for Mukherjee, he THE VISHAL TELEFILMS CON - THE COMPLETE STORY started projecting Vishal entered the area only at night Telefilms as a top notch media and only after ensuring that company which had a tie-up ‘Aslam’ was not around. Police with Star One. In fact, he was investigations so far have always seen wearing the Star revealed that Debashis is a One ID card.