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dicial Magistrate] to be ap- a NOW REPORT THE PROCESS OF pointed a High Court Judge. GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Ananda His “warrant of appointment” EMOTIONAL Prakash Subba, 56, was sworn in was signed by the President to office as a judge of the Sikkim on 28 September, last month. INTEGRATION HAS High Court by the Governor, V. The significance of Mr. Rama Rao, today at the Raj Subba’s appointment as the Bhawan. Mr. Subba is the first first Sikkimese to become a TRULY BEGUN: person from the Sikkim Judicial High Court judge was palpa- Service [a service he joined in ble at the well attended swearing- CHAMLING 1976 as the Civil Judge-cum-Ju- turn to pg 4 MANAVJI’S Tuesday, 05 Oct, 2004 Vol. 3 No. 165 Gangtok Rs. 3 SBICAR LOAN LEDGERS SHOW the most convenient option Sanction & Disbursement Rs. 78.77 in 1 day Lowest interest rate at 9% CRORES; BANKS No prepayment charges No processing charge Loan up to 90% ONLY Rs. 8.54 Free accidental death insurance of the borrower CRORES Repayment up to 84 months DETAILS ON contact PT Bhutia 94343 57921 pg 5 or Chettri 94340 12824 SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR ANAND OBEROI SILIGURI/ MIRIK, 04 Oct: KARMAPA ARRIVES IN MIRIK It wouldn’t be too off the mark People from as far as Ne- to call it a homecoming of sorts pal, Bhutan along with people with emotions running high from the surrounding hill towns among the more than 3,000- and Sikkim were at the airport strong gathering which de- to welcome the Karmapa and scended on Bagdogra Airport emotions ran high as he today to catch a glimpse of the emerged from the Indian Air- 17th Karmapa Orgyen Trinley lines flight which landed here Dorje touch down in his first at 2 pm, 04 October. visit so close home. There were An official delegation from monks, there were lay people, Sikkim led by the Speaker, DN there were government offi- Takarpa, and comprising of cials, there were foreigners and senior officials of the Ecclesi- they were all believers in the astical Department received the crowd at the terminus and there Karmapa on behalf of the State were many wet eyes. turn to pg 7 The Karmapa emerges from the Bagdogra Air Terminus on 04 October Framing of issues concerning On behalf of Mohanlal Madhawjee Jewellers, election petitions begins Kolkata, we would like to The hearings concerning by the petitioners. take this opportunity to a NOW REPORT the election petitions which Incidentally, the Advocate GANGTOK, 04 Oct: The Ad- began a few months ago have General who is a constitutional invite you to an vocate General of Sikkim, SP so far been argued by the Ad- appointee with qualifications exhibition of gold and Wangdi, has decided to with- vocate General on behalf of equal to those of a judge of a draw from the counsel of the the respondents; his recent de- High Court, is expected to rep- diamond jewellery in respondents in the case concern- cision to withdraw has been af- resent the State Government your town. ing the election petitions filed fected due to a consideration and not individual candidates. Mohanlal Venue: by the State Pradesh Congress of ethics, propriety as well as A senior counsel of eminence Madhawjee Hotel Tibet Lobby Committee in the High Court. due to some objections raised turn to pg 5 Jewellers Date: 4th, 5th & 6th October 2; NOW!; 05 October, 2004 ED-SPACE ...to ashes NOW! the story of a crematorium FIRST WITH THE NEWS and its cremator Sikkim Has Arrived imilar is the plight of the mator in the premises of the on a small mountain stream Twenty-nine years after Sikkim merged with the Indian Darjeeling Crematorium crematorium which is 3 kms [which dries up during sum- Union, there is finally a High Court Judge from the State. Sand the cremator - both away from town. Sundas stays mers and winter seasons], thus Congratulations are due to AP Subba for becoming the are in rough seas. at the other end of town. causing problems in the con- first Sikkimese to make it to the portals of the High Court. The crematorium with a rich This causes great difficulties duction of the last rites. His elevation to the post is yet another example of the past where greats like to the public also and in case of “There is no maintenance at fact that Sikkim has arrived, at least as far as recogni- Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, deaths, Sundas has to be first all and Municipality people tion by the Centre and the mainstream goes. For many Sister Nivedita and Pundit Rahul traced before the last rites are visit once in a year to spray decades Sikkim had only one recognisable name be- Sankirtayan were cremated is in complete. Other than Sundas bleaching powder. For every- yond Rangpo - that of Danny Denzongpa. Then, utterly bad shape now. there is no other person, whether thing else we are dependent on Baichung happened. And now the State has moved be- Worse than the cremato- voluntary or official at the cre- social organisations. But for yond the domains of sports and entertainment. An am- rium is the condition of 45 year matorium. Even the death reg- how long can I go around beg- bassador to Mongolia some years back, a Padam old Puran Sundas, the crema- istration office at the cremato- ging for aid for the cremato- Vibhushan for the first Chief Minister, an award for being tor. After having single rium does not have any staff. rium from the organisations?” the Best Performing State in Education at the India To- handedly performed this back questions Sundas. day State of the States Conclave, these are all signs that breaking task for the past 21 Puran Sundas who had the rest of the country is no longer ignorant to Sikkim’s years, Sundas has still not man- DARJEELING started this service following existence. aged to get himself enlisted in the footsteps of his uncle The onus is now on the Sikkimese to benefit from the employees’ rolls of the MAIL Naresh Sarki, [Sarki did it this recognition. The State has to now produce more Darjeeling Municipality. BIRENDRA SHANDILYA purely as a social work] is to- achievers who will make it at the national level. Thus far, “I have to still rely on what day a frustrated man. everyone from Sikkim who has “made it” has done so on the public hands out to me af- One has to enter the name of the “I burnt my life away in personal drive and charisma with very little contribution ter the cremation,” says Sundas. deceased into the register on each and every funeral pyre I from the society they come from or from local institu- tions. Such singular achievers will always be there and On days when there is a ones own, attach the necessary lit and what did I get in ex- although the State cannot expect to start mass-produc- dead body or two to be cre- documents which are later col- change. At least if they can’t ing success stories it has to now start providing the right mated Sundas makes around lected by the Municipal offi- give me a job let them give a breeding ground so that those with the capability and Rs. 150, on some days he does cials. The death certificate is job to my son,” says Sundas. skills to excel do not miss the mark just because the not make a single penny. then to be collected from the He finds a lot of disparities in opportunities escaped them. There is of course always “I have been knocking on Municipality at a later date. The this as in the Kurseong and the debate over what should come first - the initiative every door of the Municipality whole process leaves the crema- Kalimpong Municipality cre- towards self-reliance and pride among the people or the so that I get at least the post of torium open to abuse where one mators have been given ap- infrastructural backing by the State. Instead of wasting a sweeper but so far except for can dispose of any dead body pointments by the Municipal- time over this chicken and egg situation, it would be best empty assurances nothing has without the authorities having ity, alleged Sundas. if the people stepped up first and started laying greater happened. I am now growing the least idea about it. The Municipality does not stress on celebrating excellence rather than mediocrity old and the future of my family “Not only do I not get a sal- have much to say about this. which is too easily accepted at present. That will happen looks as bleak as mine,” la- ary, the infrastructure of the cre- BM Subba, who took office of only when the people start looking beyond quotas, con- mented Sundas. matorium has also broken the vice-chairman of the nections and favours. This is not to suggest that we peel Not only this, though down miserably with none of Darjeeling Municipality after Article 371F away, rather we should start allowing those purely voluntary in nature, at the officials bothered about it,” the recent Municipal elections who really require protection benefit from the special sta- present, Sundas has to face ex- said Sundas. says, “So far I have no knowl- tus while the better placed among the Sikkimese strike tremely odd working condi- The water lines for the cre- edge regarding this. I will look out and make it in open competition. This suggestion is tions. In contrast to the crema- matorium have been tapped by into the matter and we will try not even evocative of a class struggle, but a plain state- toriums of the plains, there are the settlements above the cre- to assign him the post of a daily ment of the fact that unless the Sikkimese start thinking no living quarters for the crematorium and one has to rely wage worker.” big sans patronage, they will not achieve anything sub- stantial. Earlier generations were hampered by the igno- rance about Sikkim in the national mainstream, but the present generation benefits from the positive recall of US SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL Sikkim everywhere else. If we fail to capitalise on this, then we would have truly missed the bus. Agreed, the FOR SMELL RESEARCH track-record has been less than exemplary [three candi- STOCKHOLM: Two Ameri- odorant receptors, helping us to pleasure, it is about staying dates passing the IAS exams in three decades is hardly can researchers, Richard Axel perceive the different odorant alive in a dangerous world. “It anything to be proud of], but we can’t allow our past to and Linda B Buck, were on molecules,” the jury said. is obviously of great survival weigh us down, we should learn from it and avoid re- Monday awarded the Nobel The smell of a lilac in child- value to to be able to identify peating the same mistakes. It is in moments such as the Prize in Medicine for pioneer- hood provokes a print of a suitable food and to avoid pu- swearing-in of the first High Court judge from Sikkim, ing work on our most enigmatic memory pattern amid the mol- trid or unfit foodstuffs,” the that the belief in Sikkimese merit is reinforced. Because sense, that of smell, which helps ecules which stays with us for jury said. such moments are rare, we should take full benefit of us survive and enjoy some of the rest of our lives, allowing For all newborn mammals, moments such as these to rekindle the drive to succeed life’s subtlest pleasures. us to recognise the smell when smell is essential to find the tits among the Sikkimese young. How we recognise thou- we come across it again, and it of their mother and obtain milk. sands of odours and remember activates associated memories. “Without olfaction the pup does them has long been a complete “A unique odour can trig- not survive unaided,” it said. write NOW! mystery to science, but Axel ger distinct memories from our Many adult animals ob- If you feel strongly about something that has been reported in and Buck “have in several el- childhood or from emotional serve and interpret their envi- NOW! or have an opinion on some recent development, then egant, often parallel, studies moments - positive or negative ronment largely by sensing share it with a wider audience. While the LETTERS section will carry responses to articles and news carried in NOW!, ACTION clarified the olfactory system, - later in life,” the jury said. smell. “To lose the sense of MAIL is about complaints and grievances. Wherever possible, from the molecular level to the This faculty has been cel- smell is a serious handicap,” NOW! shall also search out a response to the Action Mail. If not, organisation of the cells,” the ebrated as one of man’s great the jury said. then at least a complaint would have been filed in the public do- jury said in its citation. assets, most famously in Fish have just about 100 main. Personal attacks on individuals and inflammatory letters They discovered a large Marcel Proust’s novel Remem- odorant receptors while mice, the will, however, not be entertained. The letters may also be edited family of a thousand genes, and brance of Things Past, where species studied by Axel and Buck for length and language. Anonymous letters are discouraged. The a corresponding number of ol- the smell and taste of a single for a landmark paper in published name of the writer will however be withheld on request. factory receptor types. “A good madeleine cake triggers a long in 1991, have around 1,000. send your mails to: NOW!, Gairi Gaon, Tadong - 737 102, wine or a sunripe wild straw- string of memories. Humans have fewer East Sikkim or email us at [email protected] berry activates a whole array of But smell is not only about turn to pg 7 RAJDHANI 05 October, 2004; NOW! 3 PANCHAYATS GET A PATRIKA and other developmental issues. training programme and said FOUNDATION TRAINING BEGINS FOR SAGAR CHETTRI PANCHAYATI RAJ FUNCTIONARIES Director, State Institute for that it was important to em- GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Rural Development, Santa power the people living in the Panchayat Patrika, a 16-page Pradhan informed that the rural areas and give them the bimonthly newsletter was re- newsletter would be posted to same opportunities as those leased by Rural Management & all Panchayats, representatives who live in urban towns. To- Development Minister, KN Rai of Gram and Zilla Panchayats wards this end it was most im- at the inaugural day of the 4-day and others free of cost and portant to strengthen the foundation training programme would also be available on the Panchayats, he said. being conducted here for Gram newsstands at a token price of He added that the Panchayat functionaries, Rs. 2 per copy. panchayat fund should be used Panchayats, Inspectors, Super- Mr. Pradhan expressed for productive works and visors and RDAs of Gangtok thanks to Indo Swiss Project schemes and to provide equal Sub-Division. Mr. Rai was the Sikkim for supporting them opportunities to all sections of chief guest at the function. with funds for the release of the the society. The English-Nepali bilin- newsletter. The inaugural session gual newsletter deals with vari- The Chief Guest, in turn ended with a vote of thanks by ous aspects of Panchayati Raj lauded SIRD for holding the course director Vishal Rai. Press Club felicitates The season of Sales sets in Bantawa Exhibitions at Hotel Tibet offer the extravagance of diamonds a NOW REPORT GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Members and the utility of household items under the same roof of the Press Club of Sikkim today felicitated Bijay Bantawa, Also available are shoes for la- editor of a local Nepali Weekly dies, leather bags, wallets, hand on his appointment as member painting and many other things. of the Central Press Accredita- The prices range wildly be- tion Committee recently. ginning from Rs. 5 and going The function, attended by up to Rs. 3000. local journalists, had Ajit Singh According to Sabita of Press Information Bureau Agarwal, organizer, all the and Alessandra Consolaro, an stalls have been put up by out- Italian lady who is the Hindi side traders and they were of- lecturer in Torino University, fering cheap but ‘tikau’ prod- Italy, as special guests. ucts and the people should take The PCS members offered advantage of this. khadas and a citation to Mr. “The response is very good Bantawa. An interaction pro- with a constant rush of people gramme was also held between coming from morning and we the PCS members and PIB. may be forced to extend the Addressing the gathering, sale,” she added happily. Subhash Deepak, editor, With Dassain around the Wichar, hoped that with induc- corner, no one is complaining tion of Mr. Bantawa in CPAC, about this sudden spurt in sales small and medium newspapers being held all over the place. of Sikkim would be able to get maximum benefits. Other members also echoed the same sentiments while congratulat- a NOW REPORT ing him on his selection. GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Hotel Mr. Bantawa, who is also a Tibet is the venue for two ex- HONESTLY member of Indian Federation of hibitions-cum-sales, both of Small & Medium Newspapers which started Monday, 04 Oc- IMPRESSIVE informed that a meeting of the tober. An exhibition of gold and CPAC is on the anvil and as- diamond jewellery of Mohanlal STYLE sured the members that he Madhawjee Jewellers, Kolkata Hotel Golden Pagoda, would be highlighting some is being held at the reception MG Marg, Gangtok pertinent issues in the meeting. floor while another of household items and clothes is on at the basement. PUJA SALE OFFER While the diamond and gold sale saw a fair number of TEREWOOL SUIT COMPLETE people walk in to enquire and With BEST STITCHING browse before they made up their minds, the sale at the base- in town at Rs. 2,900 only of Raymond, ment attracted a larger crowd, OCM, Digjam only at: possibly due to the low cost OFFER items on sale there. AGARWAL STORE VALID TILL Around 10 stalls from Below Canara Bank Jaipur, Benaras, Lucknow, 23rd Oct, Mumbai and Kolkata displayed MG Marg, Gangtok. 2004 items like suits, shirts, sarees, gift items and household items. Ph: 203111 4; NOW!; 05 October, 2004 NEWSSCAN ULFA claims responsibility Kalimpong revival through for 5 blasts GUWAHATI, 04 Oct: The banned ULFA has claimed responsi- event management bility for blasts in five places in Assam since Saturday, saying it “Full Circle”, a Kathmandu ing such a DJ session for the was in response to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s call for ceasfire. a NOW REPORT based band, better known for first time. “There has been a A caller, identifying himself as ULFA Commander-in-Chief Paresh KALIMPONG, 04 Oct: Rural its hit album- Free Your Mind- good response to this idea of Barua, told a local daily over telephone in Guwahati on Sunday night Renewal, an event management will be entertaining the crowd, entertaining people. Many also that they were responsible for the blasts in Jagiroad and Baihata Chariali group aims to bring back the with their originals, as well as said that such gatherings should on Saturday and in Sibsagar and Tinsukia on Sunday. old charm of Kalimpong. They covers of Police, Tracy take place more often” Mr. Barua also said the ‘explosions are an answer to Tarun Gogoi’s have called a social gathering Chapman and David Gray. Lama said. ceasefire call’. The ULFA had already rejected the Chief Minis- at the Silver Oaks on 9 Octo- Their original, My Love Be- “Perhaps this will act as a ter’s conditional ceasefire offer, but had said it would consider a ber. The group guarantees that longs to You, won the Nepal spark for further such gather- proposal of talks with the centre only if it came out with a ‘writ- the gathering would be a mix- Music Award, last year. ings” added Mr. Lama. ten commitment to discuss the sovereignty issue’. ture of fun and also a learning They will be followed by a Barua had earlier said that the Chief Minister was just the process which would also DJ session, with a local guy, DJ GOVT HANDS head of a ‘puppet government put into place by the centre and he OVER TEHELKA had no authority to present an offer of ceasefire’. dwell on the lifestyle in Neel, who will be throwing PROBE TO CBI Kalimpong. popular party hits, as well Assam government on September 30 had offered conditional NEW DELHI, 04 Oct: The ceasefire provided the banned outfit stops all violence and had “The late sixties witnessed Nepali pop blends. He was also UPA government has decided to a lot of social gatherings in the the resident DJ at the Hyatt asked the ULFA to respond within a fortnight so that ceasefire hand over the Tehelka cash on can be declared from October 16. old Town Hall. There would be Regency of Kathmandu for 2 camera scandal to the Central paid parties where people got years (2001-2003). Bureau of Investigation [CBI]. together; basically it was more “It’s not all a commercial The man appointed by the Army Chief will visit China in December of a socializing process. But show, hence we have targeted NDA to look into the entire NEW DELHI, 04 Oct: Sino-Indian defence ties will get a firm nowadays, the lifestyles of the only a select group who will be Tehelka affair, Justice SN push in the coming months as the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. N.C. people here have become more in attendance, mostly music Phukan has been denied an ex- Vij, is expected to travel to China in December. Sources said the or less becoming monotonous” lovers” said Mr. Lama. tension and the famous video dates of the visit are still being worked out between the two sides. said Mr. Anupam Lama, mem- Mr. Lama also related the footage that cost a few politi- The tour programme is going to be finalised at a later date. ber of the management group. fact that the town, will be hav- cal careers three years ago, is now being brought back into Some significance is attached to the visit as it is not often that the public arena. top Indian generals land in the Chinese capital. But the event will ASSU advisor wants The government says the be preceded by a number of exchanges between the two sides. A Phukan Commission appointed by 50-member team of Indian Army officials recently visited a small Employment Exchange, the NDA government had wasted Chinese town to attend China’s national day. The delegation took much of its time looking at the part in the celebrations at the town of Bumla, which is not far from wants it now motives of the journalists rather the border with Arunachal Pradesh. The visit was a reciprocal ges- commit whether the Act is go- ture as India had also welcomed a Chinese delegation at the Bumla a NOW REPORT than focussing on corruption of the ing to be implemented in the politicians caught on camera. border post to attend India’s Independence Day celebrations. GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Rajesh State or not. Kharka, Advisor to All Sikkim “What is taking so long Student’s Union through a press when even the Assembly has SLTJAC for Tribal Status is now Sikkim release has urged the State Gov- already passed a resolution sup- ernment to extend the Employ- porting the same,” he asks. Limboo-Tamang Tribal Forum ment Exchanges [Compulsory Mr. Kharka has also asked now become essential to Limboo [Treasurers]. a NOW REPORT notification of Vacancies] Act in the opposition parties in the change the name. The meeting also decided the State immediately. Accord- State to clarify the grounds on GANGTOK, 04 Oct: Sikkim A meeting of the Commit- that the first task of the Forum ing to him, the Act will help the which they are opposing the Limboo-Tamang Joint Action tee held on 01 October also would be to seek seat reserva- educated unemployed youth get implementation of the Act in Committee for Tribal Status elected new executive members tion for these two communities employment in Central Govern- the State. Alleging that the op- will now be known as “Sikkim with Birbal Subba as the Chair- in the Assembly. ment offices in the State. position was only trying to Limboo-Tamang Tribal Fo- man. Other members to be It was also decided that the Referring to the meeting of mislead the people, he asks rum,” informs a press release elected are Chakra Bahadur members of the Forum would ASSU members with the Chief why they wanted to debar issued by the committee add- Limboo [Vice-President], soon meet Chief Minister Minister Pawan Chamling on Sikkimese people from get- ing that the Committee was Sukraj Limboo [Gen. Secre- Pawan Chamling and submit a 01 October, Mr. Kharka said ting employment in central formed prior to inducting these tary], Kumar Yonjan and memorandum demanding the that the Chief Minister did not government offices. two communities in the Sched- Birendra Kumar Limboo [Jt. same, before the Delimitation Secretaries] and Surendra Committee submits its report to ST uled Tribe list and in the 1 DUSHERA OPEN VOLLEYBALL changed circumstances, it has Moktan and Purna Bahadur the Commission. CHAMPIONSHIP, JORETHANG 2004 Interested teams may kindly contact the following BJP questions governance in Sikkim they say was demolished with- festo of 1999 that it “will pro- phone numbers for full details:- a NOW REPORT 1. 9434144160- Tashi Dadul, D.E. Power out the approval of the blue print vide monthly allowance to GANGTOK, 04 Oct: The state and without finalizing the source Dhami, Jahakri, Ojha, Bijuwa, [President]- Jorethang unit of the BJP, in a press re- of fund for the construction. Bhungthing, Phedangba, 2. 9434339333- P.N. Paljor, J.E. PWD [Gen. lease has condemned the ‘ne- The party has also decided Mangpa, Baidang, Janpa and Secretary]- Jorethang glect’ of the state government to take up the cause of bring- Mata by forming a committee 3. 9434184093- Rajen Pradhan, A.E. Power [Jt. on ‘socio-economic, religious ing the Karmapa to Rumtek of natural worshipper” and then Secretary]- Jorethang and moral front’. monastery and quote the SDF doing nothing. 4. 9434186261- Pawan Rai [Jt. Secretary]- Saying that Sikkim has a manifesto where they have Accusing the government very high rate of violence, the promised to do so. They have of creating a Hindu-Buddhist Gangtok party alleges that the frequent strangely linked the Karmapa divide they claim that the gov- LAST DATE OF ENTRY- 7 October 2004 cases of theft, rape, suicide, issue to that of the roads lead- ernment does not seem to have COMMENCEMENT OF TOURNAMENT- cheating and abduction suggest ing to the monastery and state taken any step to bring Bud- 10 October 2004 that something is wrong in so- that these are in a very bad con- dhist and Hindus “to a mutu- ATTRACTIVE & HANDSOME CASH PRIZES TO BE WON ciety, going on to add that this dition and need to be repaired ally agreeable solution and dif- ‘directly reflects on the govern- by the state government. fuse the issue of Khecheopalri PN Paljor ance of the state’. The release also accuses the Lake before it flares up.” The Gen. Secretary Giving further examples of SDF party of playing with the party has asked the state gov- Sports & Games Dev. Authority of Jorethang ‘neglect’ they cite the instance of sentiments of religious teach- ernment to take up all these is- the Thakurbari temple, which ers by announcing in its mani- sues seriously. NEWSSCAN 05 October, 2004; NOW! 5 A SCAM WELL AND GOOD PURAN TAMANG Manavji records show Rs. 78.77 crores; NAMCHI, 04 Oct: The Chief Judicial Magistrate [South & West], has extended the police Bank transactions record only Rs. 8.54 crores; remand of Dilhasan Ansari or Manavji as he is popularly Cash in bank even lower at Rs. 2.7 crores known, till 08 October. This was decided today by a whopping Rs. 78.77 crores in As informed by Mr. Tuli, a chartered accountant to check that the police has done its job the court which had earlier its accounts as part of the the auditor, in his interim report and verify the accounts of the and prevented a possible con cleared police custody for scheme it was running. has managed to trace approxi- Sanstha,” informs Mr. Tuli. from causing more damage. Manavji till 05 October. Mr. But, the SP South, MS Tuli, mately Rs. 8.54 crores of the It has also been learnt that In this context, Mr. Tuli says Ansari was arrested on 25 suggested that these are false Sanstha to real people. Mr. Ansari, in his front as a it is important to understand how September under the Money entries with no corresponding “He [Ansari] will now have welfare agent had distributed and where Mr. Ansari was get- Chit Circulation Banning Act, accounts in the banks to bear to explain the inflated records,” 94 television sets, 33 washing ting his money as well as where 1978 which prohibits the roll- them out. says the SP, South. machines and 310 refrigerators it was headed as there were no ing of money at high interest “It was mainly a ploy to He further says it might as part of the scheme which al- obvious signs of further invest- and cheating. boost investor confidence,” the now be possible to indict Mr. legedly offered interest rates as ment of the deposited amount to The accountant going SP South says. Seeing records Ansari on charges of falsifica- high as 20 per cent per month. justify the high returns he was through the ledgers of Mr. of such a huge amount of tion of accounts and forgery. Incidentally, many people assuring the investors. Asnari’s Vishwa Manav Kalyan money the people were being “We have requested the fi- still believe that Mr. Ansari was In another development, Sanstha has come across records tempted to deposit money in the nance department for the assist- doing a good job providing fi- depositors who had been ignor- indicating that the Sanstha had Sanstha. ance of an accountant equal to nancial support to poor people ing officials calls to approach and also with his health camps the investigating agencies with which provided free medical their original receipts have now SC ASKS CENTRE’S RESPONSE treatment. started approaching the local At the same time they admit police with the same. ON BOOTHS FOR SC/ST Framing of issues concerning NEW DELHI, 04 Oct: The Depressed Classes which also The petitioner requested the Supreme Court on Monday sought setting up of separate Court to direct Election Com- election petitions begins sought the Centre’s response on polling booths for SCs and STs mission to withhold the election Incidentally, he also in- Contd from pg 1 a PIL seeking fresh delimitation to enable them to cast their process in these states till the formed that the hearing on the of constituencies reserved for votes in a free and fair manner. Delimitation Commission com- and competence is expected to issues, as such, would take Scheduled Castes and Sched- Basing the petition on the pleted the fresh demarcation of take over the case from the Ad- place on 01 November. He also uled Tribes on the basis of re- states of Maharashtra, Bihar, the SC/ST constituencies there. vocate General, it is learnt. indicated that the preliminary cent Census report as the ear- Jharkhand and Haryana, where It requested the Court to Emerging from the court- stage of raising maintainability lier demarcation was based on elections would be held in the direct the authorities in the room, the counsel for the SPCC objections as regards the peti- the 1971 Census report. near future, the petitioner states to set up more polling [I], Mr. Mittal, a Supreme tions was “almost over.” A Bench comprising Chief through SC Aggarwal con- booths in the reserved constitu- Court lawyer admitted that they Justice R C Lahoti and Justice tended that the demarcation of encies with additional police had raised some objections. He Upto G P Mathur passed this direc- Assembly constituencies in protection so as to enable the further said that the other side tion on a writ petition filed by these four states for SCs and STs people from the weaker section was trying to delay the case Federation for Upliftment of was based on the 1971 Census. to cast their votes without fear. “but we didn’t allow them to.” OFF “The court has asked us to 30on% frame the issues to come up for Reebok AP Subba sworn in as Sikkim hearing which is the prelude to the presentation of evidence; Shoes which issues will be taken up REEBOK SHOWROOM High Court judge will be decided tomorrow,” in- Below Bank of Baroda integration of Sikkim a two-way seen him acquire vast experi- formed Mr. Mittal. MG Road, Gangtok Contd from pg 1 process by appointing more ence through the various posts in ceremony today. From the Sikkimese to national bodies he has held here. Serving as the Chief Minister to the ministers and constitutional posts were District & Sessions Judge DTH (DIRECT TO HOME) of his cabinet, MLAs, senior “slowly, but surely” being met. [North & East] at the time of ONLY ONE TIME LOW INVESTMENT government officials and High “During our tenure, Sikkim his elevation to the High Court NO MONTHLY FEES Court judges, all were present got its first ambassador and bench, Mr. Subba was officiat- NO RECURRING EXPENSES for the short ceremony. now we have the first ing as the Registrar General of 30 POPULAR TV CHANNELS Speaking to NOW! after the Sikkimese as a High Court the High Court before that. 20 RADIO STATIONS [IN TV SETS] swearing-in ceremony, the Chief Judge. While this directly ben- In Sikkim, among other MINI SIZE SATELLITE DISH Minister, Pawan Chamling said efits Sikkim, it also bodes well posts, he has also served as the EASY TO INSTALL [WITH REMOTE that Mr. Subba’s appointment for the nation as a whole be- Special Judge NDPS Act; as the CONTROL] was a “historic achievement.” cause such recognition makes Special Judge Prevention of “The doors for the real the Sikkimese people bond Corruption Act; Judge, Human DIGITAL QUALITY TRANMISSIONS emotional integration of the even better with the main- Rights Court; Special Judge Sikkimese people with the stream,” he added. under Scheduled Castes & NEWS, SPORTS, mainstream have truly opened Mr. Subba joined the Bar Scheduled Tribes [Prevention ENTERTAINMENT, now. My congratulations to Mr. on 30 January, 1973 and prac- of Atrocities] Act; and Single INFORMATICS, REGIONAL & Subba and his family and all tised in different courts in Member, State Land Tribunal MANY MORE Sikkimese on this historic mo- Nagaland and Sikkim before under Agricultural Land Ceil- CHANNELS ment. I would also like to ex- joining the Sikkim Judicial ing and Reforms Act. press my gratitude towards the Service on 16 February, 1976. Interestingly, in addition to central government for the ap- He hails from Pechrek Busty his normal official duties, Mr. FOR LIVE DEMO, DROP IN TODAY AT: pointment,” Mr. Chamling said. in South Sikkim where his father Subba also worked as part-time The Chief Minister further was a Mondal of the area. lecturer in Sikkim Government NAYUMA TELEVISION added that Sikkim’s constant re- His nearly three decades of Law College for about four SONAM PALDEN BUILDING, TIBET ROAD, GANGTOK, SIKKIM quests to the Centre to make the judicial service in Sikkim have years between 1980-84. ph: (03592) 227779, 98320 84230 6; NOW!; 05 October, 2004 ELSEWHERE DARJ PLANTERS RESOLVE BONUS ISSUE Grade A gardens will be 9.00%. Sanjeev Seth, Secre- NK Kumai, President of the Marxist stated “With the in- BIRENDRA SHANDILYA receiving 11.5% bonus; Grade tary, DPA stated Himalayan Plantation Workers crease the regular trend of Bo- DARJEELING, 04 Oct: The B 10.75% and Grade C will “We have given a compara- Union affiliated to the GNLF nus decreasing every year has stalemate in the bonus issue be receiving 9.50%. This tively higher bonus owing to stated “We are very happy with surely been reversed.” An in- was finally resolved today at year’s figures show an in- the goodwill that we have the increase and it surely sends crease in bonus has surely come a meeting at the Darjeeling crease with Grade A gardens shared with the Trade Unions out positives vibes.” as a morale booster to the or- Planters Association [DPA] having received 11.1% bonus and we hope with today’s de- thodox tea industry which has with the bonus figures being last year; Grade B 10.40% and cision would improve the rela- DS Bomzan of the Commu- been plagued by numerous announced. Grade C having received tionship.” nist Party of the Revolutionary problems. 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Sherbang, a traditional reception ceremony was performed at Bagdogra airport led by the monks from the main Rumtek Monastery, which is the seat of the Karmapa in ex- ile. Also in the ceremonial welcome party were senior Rinpoches of the Kagyu line- age and monks from Phodong, Ralang, Old Rumtek, Lava, Salugara and Siliguri. The reception ceremony of the Karmapa of his closest visit to Sikkim yet, was made all the more memorable with the sight of tears in the eyes of devotees who were probably seeing the 19 year old Karmapa for the first time and are waiting for him to take his seat at Rumtek. It was also special as the Karmapa has for the first time has come so near Sikkim but cannot still enter the State. Karma Gelek, spokesper- son, Joint Action Committee, Sikkim, has expressed that this 2004. He is also respected as a the main hall of the monastery cles ferrying people to Mirik to nearby Mirik. arrival of the Karmapa is a posi- great teacher of meditation and on 05 October. Later in the day, from Sikkim are scheduled to Drawing sustenance from tive development. was also a teacher of the he will also offer “wang” to his make multiple trips to meet the the miraculous signs over “We are very happy that he Karmapa. It was this special devotees. The “wang” ceremony demand of the devout seeking Rumtek about a week ago when was allowed to come, though for relationship that the Karmapa will also be held on 06 October an audience with the boy-monk a brilliant rainbow shone over a solemn occasion. Now, the shared with Bokar Rinpoche when the Karmapa will also be whose predecessor shared a the Rumtek Monastery early in chances of his coming into Sikkim which perhaps convinced the visiting Bokar Rinpoche’s re- very close relationship with the the morning, and now the visit look even brighter,” he said. Centre to allow the visit so that treat centre and making mandala Sikkimese. to a town so nearby, the The Karmapa will be pre- the Karmapa could preside over offerings before he leaves for Since not everyone can af- Karmapa’s believers are con- siding over the Kutse Shegu of the final prayers for the de- Bagdogra at 12 noon. ford a visit to Sidhbari in vinced that the day he arrives at Bokar Rinpoche at Mirik. parted Rinpoche. The small hill station of Himachal Pardesh where the Rumtek to take his seat is near. Bokar Rinpoche, who is inci- Apart from supervising the Mirik, already bustling with Karmapa has resided since his As the former CM, Mr. dentally the holder of the “wish-fulfilment prayers,” the Karmapa devotees by the thou- flight from Tibet some years Bhandari put it: “This is a good Shangpa and Karma-Kagyu, Karmapa will also be giving the sands can expect more guests ago, his followers in the region development. 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She has been suf- 869: 4th Council of Ayurveda, an ancient system fering from regular cough Constantinople [8th of medicine, said to go back along with swelling on her legs ecumenical council] opens more than 5000 years is slowly for the past six to seven months. 1450: Jews are expelled gaining in popularity in the After visits to many allopathic from Lower Bavaria by order capital. The Ayurvedic clinic at doctors and undergoing a series of Ludwig IX 1582: Gregorian calendar Tadong is visited by at least 40 of tests, it still could not be de- introduced in Italy, other patients a day, many more than termined what ailment she was Catholic countries what it started with. 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