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Midweek: Beyond the Headlines 13 - 19 Sept, 2006 111 13 - 19 SEPT, 2006, GANGTOK [email protected] VOLUME 1 NO. 2. Rs. 10 GANGTOK: Given the hype and the COME SEPTEMBER 30 AND historic significance of the historic THE FIRST PHASE OF TRADE trading links with Tibet, expectations were high when Nathula finally opened OVER THE NATHULA WILL for trade on June 6. But three months CLOSE FOR THIS YEAR. THE later trading has not really taken place NATHULA in the scale that was planned. Trading INITIAL EUPHORIA in the first month itself witnessed SURROUNDING THE several impediments. The first hurdle was the Import-Export Code for RESUMPTION OF TRADE required for the traders. When the HAS GIVEN WAY TO A MORE trading began, the traders were then told REALISTIC ASSESSMENT. that they needed the IEC for international trade. And for that, one SARIKAH ATREYA REVIEWS had to furnish his Personal Account THE FIRST THREE MONTHS Number (PAN), which is not issued to the Sikkim residents as there are not OF TRADING AND LOOKS AT Central Direct Taxes extended in the THE LOOPHOLES AND State. With no IEC, trading was stalled. BOTTLENECKS THAT The Sikkim Chamber of Commerce approached both the Sikkim as well as CONTINUE TO DETER Photo: PEMA L. SHANGDERPA the Central Government on the issue of TRADE. IEC clearance and after much persuasion, the Centre decided to temporarily waive the IEC requirement for trade over Nathula, which took CONT’D ON Page 7 HYPE vs REALITY K Y M C DELIMITATION DRAMA PLAYS OUT Opposition harps on non reservation for Limboo-Tamangs by PEMA L. SHANGDERPA RULING PARTY TAKES REFUGE GANGTOK: The studied UNDER ARTICLE 371 F silence that followed the “All doors announcement of the final ‘anti-people’, the government announced, State BJP notification on the delimitation has turned to Article 371 F to President H. R. Pradhan dashed closed KEEPING of assembly constituencies in bail itself out. off to Delhi to ‘consult the high SIKKIM the state, with no reaction The main issue of command’ and also take legal forthcoming from either the contention, and which the opinion on the matter. Pradhan for us” - GREEN? opposition camps or the ruling opposition can be expected to had submitted a petition in the party has now erupted into a play up to the hilt is the non- Supreme Court in February this flurry of charges being made by reservation of the Limboo and year seeking reservation of both. While the State Congress Tamang communities. Soon seats for the two communities. SLTJAC inside has dubbed it ‘communal’ and after the notification was continued on page 4 CALLING ALL 12 PASS / GRADUATES to make a DREAM CAREER on your OWN! FOR DETAILS CONTACT: 9434356445 / 9933056445 222 13 - 19 Sept, 2006 ROUND-UP HC dismisses teacher petition Feasibility study conducted for tourism a MIDWEEK Report with fine of Rs. 10, 000 GANGTOK: There has been a paradigm shift in the focus a MIDWEEK Report This petition was made after he was charged of misbehavior and of tourism in recent times. GANGTOK: The Sikkim high molestation of three girl students. Although seen as a means for court, on 11 September, Dey was arrested by the police sustainable development, dismissed the writ petition filed based on a First Information tourism has larger role to play, by Subhodip Dey, the teacher- Report lodged by the girls and their given the dictums of the cum-student counsellor of Tashi parents at the Sadar police station changing times. Namgyal Academy accused of here. He was later released on bail. Today, tourism is seen as an misbehaving and molesting However, after being granted bail important tool for poverty three girl students of Class IX. he had returned to duty and was reduction and taking cue from In an order passed by the prevented by the principal to do this latest buss word, the division bench of Chief Justice the same. The principal had Sikkim government has been concept of tourism stakeholder workshop to BK Roy and Justice AP Subba, allegedly threatened him with actively planning to focus on development for poverty discuss and agree on the HC observed that the termination of service if he failed sustainable tourism alleviation, the Sikkim institutional arrangements and petitioner had not come up with to tender his resignation. development for poverty Government’s Tourism implementation modalities for clean hands and correct facts and Dey in his petition had alleviation. Its main tourism Development is undertaking a the project. It has to support the that there was fit case in which contested that the Principal had products are based on trekking, feasibility study to come up a development a project the court should impose no authority to demand the mountain climbing, and poverty-reduction oriented document for the coming five exemplary cost upon the resignation without rafting. The Sikkim sustainable tourism years for the State Government. petitioner. The court dismissed establishing the allegations Government commissioned a development plan, in The goal of the project is to the petition with a cost of Rs. 10, against him. He had claimed fifteen-year Master Plan for collaboration with SNV and contribute to poverty reduction 000 which has to be deposited that he was innocent and Tourism Development in 1997, ICIMOD coordinators. and sustainable use of natural to the State Legal Services falsely implicated by a third which contains short, medium For this, the Ecotourism and and cultural resources for authority within 90 days. The person to spoil his career. and long term phases. The Conservation Society of communities in Sikkim court also ordered that the police Meanwhile, the High Court initial phase was viewed as a Sikkim (ECOSS) has been through tourism development. will proceed with its duty of had on 7 August passed an interim consolidation phase, where the appointed as the institutional In this regard, a SWOT investigation in relation to the order that his services should not emphasis was on providing advisor for the feasibility study. (strengths, weaknesses, allegations. Further, the court be disturbed until further orders. new infrastructure in addition In the feasibility study the opportunities and threats) also made it clear that any The High Court had also to upgrading existing institutional adviser has to analysis workshop for Pro- observation made by the court initiated contempt proceedings attractions and infrastructure. study the institutional Poor Sustainable Tourism shall not be construed to be against the TNA principal for New legislative measures have arrangements for support to project feasibility study was C M settler of the issues involved disobeying the interim order also been taken to protect both poverty-reduction oriented conducted here on September Y K before the school authorities. passed by the court asking him the natural and manmade sustainable tourism 12. A number of tour operators Dey, a post graduate teacher not to disturb Dey’s services. environment. Rural cultural development in Sikkim, study and local stakeholders of the who taught English, had However, later the court heritage has been identified as possible institutional tourism sector attended the approached the court with a satisfied that the court orders having the potential to arrangements and meeting. petition on 5 August last month were not disobeyed by the diversify the existing tourism implementation modalities, The findings through the to restrain and prohibit the principal, had dropped the product, based on the ethnic develop a capacity SWOT analysis would be Principal of the school A. C. Rai contempt proceedings. variety of the population. strengthening plan, and incorporated in the Pro-Poor from demanding his The school had also set up In order to further the organise and conduct Sustainable Tourism plan. resignation. He had also an internal enquiry committee requested in the petition that the to investigate into the Board of Governors of TNA be allegations. With the petition restrained from terminating his dismissed it is now left to the to reach Midweek dial 320169 services and that it be declared school authorities to decide on that that he has a right to the next course of action to be continue in his service. taken against the teacher. Abduction in south Sikkim One arrested for murder in North On 3 September, with his wife. The GANGTOK: A case of abduction has been reported in Lingmo a MIDWEEK Report Karma Tshering had nephew, in a fit of rage, in South Sikkim where a 19 year old married woman was taken hostage and forced into matrimony. CHUNGTHANG: Police assaulted his uncle rained blows on the Police are on the lookout for a 40 year old driver Nima have converted a case of Topchen Lepcha at chest, face and stomach Sherpa, a cab driver who forcibly abducted Temi Devi Sharma, grievous assault against Karma Shipgyer under injuring him grievously. a married lady, earlier last week while she was returning from Tshering Lepcha into murder Chungthang sub division The victim succumbed to her aunt’s house at Middle Lingmo. with the victim Topchen in North Sikkim accusing injuries on Sunday and Speaking to MIDWEEK, Deputy Inspector General of Lepcha having succumbed to him of having an the police have arrested Police [Range] Akshay Sachdeva said that she was then injuries. extramarital relationship Karma Tshering Lepcha. taken to Kalimpong and kept captive in a hotel room for four days where the accused is said to have molested her and also forced her to marry him. She was later taken to Jorethang and kept by Sherpa in a relative’s house. He had told his Fire razes wooden house relatives that they had entered into a wedlock. The accused had also threatened to kill her and commit suicide if she went a MIDWEEK Report against his will to get married, police said.
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