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He was GANGTOK, 02 May: The Chief ing booth at Gnathang [12,800 ft.], equally impressed with the familiar- Election Commissioner, KS the EC interacted freely with the ity the locals had developed with the Krishnamurthy, is in on a members of the local panchayat and electronic voting machine, which he three day visit and although he has lay people who had come to greet reiterated during his Gnathang stopo- interacted with the politicians and him today. ver, was extremely “voter-friendly.” their delegations, it is the Sikkimese While checking with the local Sikkim continued to impress the The CEC, KS Krishnamurthy [centre], voters whether they had been issued EC as he drove through the remote flanked by the Sikkim CEO, TT Dorji photo identity cards, Mr. barrenness of East Sikkim. Already to his right and the Chief Secretary, Krishnamurthy was pleasantly sur- turn to pg 7 a NOW pic SW Tenzing, to his left at a special cultural show hosted in his honour at Community Hall, Gangtok, on 02 May. DETAILS OF PARTY WOES ON pg 5 GNLF TO SUPPORT CONG [I] HONGHONG KONGKONG BAZAAR IN POLLS Any Item Rs. 90 to Rs. 150 that he himself could not believe GNLF is supporting the PDF- FIRST a NOW REPORT his ears when first informed of this backed Congress candidate what Gift Items, Crockery & Other TIME IN DARJEELING, 02 May: The decision of the GNLF. does the PDF have to say?” SIKKIM Darjeeling hills will finally regain the Incidentally, the PDF, of which A public announcement of the Attractive Goods! taste of going to the polls in a few days the Congress is a constituent mem- GNLF’s decision is expected at a time after being forced to abstain for ber, has long been harping of a tacit public meeting of the party sched- HOTEL BAYUL, MG MARG, GANGTOK the past two terms. In an unprec- understanding between the GNLF uled for 04 May. edented move GNLF central commit- and the CPM ever since the meet- tee today announced its support for ing between the West Bengal chief the Cong [I] candidate in the forth- minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya coming Parliamentary elections. and Mr. Ghising in March this year. “The move has been adopted to They had also accused the GNLF preserve the GNLF’s harmonious of boycotting past polls to the ad- relation with the Congress as in the vantage of the CPM. past,” explained Subhas Ghising, Commenting on the GNLF de- the party supremo. cision, Madan Tamang, chairman, He said that it was a move PDF dubbed it as a victory for the adopted keeping in mind the PDF and said: “Ghising has finally present scenario of the country and bowed down before the PDF and also their political stand of a sepa- has caught himself in the PDF rate Gorkha state. wave.” He added that Ghising be- “I appeal to all the branch commit- ing a “crafty man,” needed to be tees, units and supporters of the GNLF carefully watched. to vote for the Congress,” he said. Meanwhile, Ashok This bolt from the blue seems Bhattacharjee, CPM leader said to have upset all previous equations “All along the PDF has been com- and all political camps seem to have plaining of a tacit understanding been overcome by shock. between the CPM and GNLF Dawa Norbula, the Cong [I] whereas I had openly asked for the candidate for Darjeeling revealed GNLF’s support. Now that the CMYK 2; NOW!; 03 May, 2004 ED-SPACE The Straight-shooting Iron NOWFIRST WITH THE NEWS! Wall passes away Can We Have The Truth, Please Sikkim is on the verge of going to poll. Less than six days are left for OBITUARY Nari Tsering Bhutia, who campaigning and this time next week, voters in Sikkim will be exer- NARI TSERING BHUTIA passed away on 29 April cising their franchise. Attempts are afoot to confuse the electorate 1959-2004 was not only a skilled as much as possible. As if the confusion of Mr. Bhandari in Con- ari Tshering Bhutia, Chief footballer and coach, but gress [I] and an SSP in the fray was not enough, we now have a NFootball Coach passed away also an avid archer slew of allegations and counter-allegations to confound the voters. at Gangtok on 29 April after suf- If matters are allowed to proceed in the present fashion, then by the fering from a prolonged illness. He time the State goes to poll, manifestos and ideologies will no longer was 47 years old. be deciding the votes as political rhetoric of allegations start influ- Born in 1959, Nari was an in- encing the voters. The Chief Election Commissioner is in the State spiration to a lot of footballers. He and the best person to lay many of the ongoing controversies at rest. He should, if elections are to be restored their identity as a began his football career in 1975 battle of ideologies and not muscle. as a team member of the Sikkim At the mouth of the elections, the Opposition has raised some very Armed Police. Part of the defence serious allegations against the ruling party. These range from sug- line-up, he was often called the gestions that it abducted a candidate to stop him from filing nomina- “Iron Wall”. He represented Sikkim tions to accusations that the Returning Officers colluded with the pow- in many national level games. ers-that-be to reject nominations papers. While the RO’s have gone Apart from being a popular foot- hoarse trying to explain their side of the story and the SDF continu- ball coach in the state, he was ously denying that it had no hand in either episode, a true reading of associated with many other the events that unfolded over the past weeks can come only from the organizations. He was the Election Commissioner’s office. His office is after all the highest au- thority on the conduction of elections in the world’s largest democ- General Secretary, racy. As the allegations are serious, so are the violations of the model Sikkim Archery Asso- code of conduct that the Congress is accused of having perpetrated. ciation and an Executive Even though the code is not statutory and binding, it is a guideline for Member of Syari Govern- public behaviour of people wishing to be public representatives. The ment Employees Association. people deserve to know what happens when this Code is broken. But a rare illness discovered in No one expects, or even wants the Election Commission to punish March 2003 brought everything to the guilty. All that is required is a clear expression of its stand on the an end. He was detected of having various issues at stake. The EC should tell the Sikkim voters whether a tumour in his heart. Angio- vened an emergency meeting to that has been created with his un- the RO [South] was right or wrong in rejecting the nomination pa- Circoma is the rarest of diseases, condole the sad and untimely de- timely death,” he said. pers, which the Cong [I] claims had minor errors and the RO main- mise of the football coach. The BK Roka, General Secretary, tains were gross. The Kabi-Tingda episode is obviously beyond the with less than 60 cases detected in EC’s jurisdiction and falls in criminal courts if foul play is to be estab- the world so far. meeting observed two minute’s of SFA said that Nari was an inspira- lished, but the South rejections, which even led to the burning of the Undergoing treatment at the Tata silence in the fond memory of the tion to a lot of footballers. Menla CM’s effigy at Jorethang by Cong [I] is something the EC can com- Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, departed soul. Ethenpa, Secretary, SFA said “He ment on and should. Similarly, the model code of conduct is as much Nari Tshering Bhutia succumbed to In the meeting, Tempo Bhutia, was a very good sportsperson who for the parties as out of respect for the electorate and their sensibili- his illness on April 29. He leaves be- President, SFA remembered Nari used to take interest in all sports. ties. They deserve to know whether use of offensive language, un- hind his wife and two children. not only as a good football coach May the almighty give strength to substantiated allegations and violent posturing are acceptable to On receiving the news, the but also a good footballer. his wife and the children to over- the Ec even though they might be objectionable to the listeners. Sikkim Football Association con- “It will be hard to fill the void come this crisis”.

-44- was so big that I thought it might yima, the Tibetan, talked to weigh eighteen stone, yet he sat so us and said: “My master is lightly on his chair that there was Nvery soon arriving in Cal- My Beloved Dutch no danger of its breaking under cutta, but unhappily I am now in him. When I came near I made a this poor condition, and when he salute with my right hand, and he comes there is no one to do his answered in the same way. Nyima work. I have been looking for some- Master told him in Tibetan that I was the one to work for my master as a sub- boy about whom he had spoken. I stitute, or badli. My master does not we entered an astonishing box coming to an end and that I had now praying silently to God to grant me gazed at them speechless while they speak Hindustani so it would be which was pulled up by an electric to learn to behave like a man. His help. So thinking, I soon came conversed together, for the lan- rather difficult for him to take an machine and which was called a On the morning of November to Mr. Van Manen’s house. The lift- guage, which the sahib spoke was Indian.” Then my brother said: lift. It took us less than a minute to 9, 1936, I rose earlier than usual, at man took me up to the top floor and the pure Tibetan, the language of “Twan Yang can speak some Eng- reach the seventh floor. I had never six o’clock, and I thought that my directed me to the staircase lead- Lhasa, better than I had ever heard lish, for he has been working with before been in so high a building. conduct should also be ing to Nyima’s room on the roof. before. Then Mr. Van Manen Sa- a dancing sahib. If you want to, you Nyima took me to his godown, different. I put on About nine o’clock news came hib put some questions to me in can take him. He has been trying to where I saw his wife lying on clean clothes to that Mr. Van Manen has arrived and Tibetan asking me where I had get employment on a ship, but I her bed and two children with prove to my new wished Nyima to attend him in his come from, my name and so on. I think he will not get it, because he a young servant girl. His wife room. Although Nyima was could understand him, but it was is too young.” was expecting a baby; that still weak and suffering difficult for me to answer in the Then Nyima turned to me and was the reason why she was pains all through his body, same language, so I turned to pidgin said: “If you can work for me as lying on her bed in the day- he was so happy that his English. Then Mr. Van Manen Sa- long as I am ill, I would be very time. She told the servant girl pain and trouble almost dis- hib said, “Are you a good boy and glad, for you can speak English. to great hopes. I was now appeared. Telling me to wait will you be true to your master?” If you come to me on the day of about seventeen, though I did until summoned, he went “Yes, sir,” I answered. my master’s arrival in Calcutta on not know it at the time. I felt Artist, filmmaker, keen photographer, columnist with down to welcome the mas- “I want three important things the ninth of this month of Novem- that my boyhood was com- international magazines... It’s hard to pin Twan Yang ter for whom he had worked from you,” he continued. “One is down. Born to a Chinese father and Tibetan mother, he ber, I will try to arrange for you.” ing to gratitude and happi- grew up in Kalimpong and worked in Sikkim. NOW! for twenty years. to be clean, one is to be honest and I thanked him very warmly for ness at the possibility of a serializes Twan Yang’s autobiography, Houseboy in ... Soon I was taken to the loyal to your master, the third is al- these kind words. After this prom- new job. sahib’s room. On entering I ways to be punctual. Will you be ise I took him home in a rickshaw. How much did I hope to find a sahib that I was a clean boy, and saw the sahib leaning back in a all that?” Riding in that rickshaw I felt good master and a place, which so, turning over in my mind again chair, looking very tired. He was “Yes, sir,” I said, “I will.” But ashamed to be pulled by a man as would last. I looked toward the and again whether I would get the dressed in a white suit, had a cigar at the time I did not know the mean- if he were a beast. ninth of the month with great place or not, whether the sahib in his mouth, and wore a pair of ing of “punctual” or “loyal”. When we arrived at the house, hopes. I felt that my boyhood was would like me or not, I went on spectacles on his nose. His body to be continued CMYK  NEWSSCAN 03 May, 2004; NOW! 3 NO SMOKING, ANYWHERE! health institutions, hospitals, audito- to be produced before a magistrate. held between officials of the Health a NOW REPORT riums, amusement centres, restau- The railways today doubled the ministry and state agencies con- moking in public places has rants, court buildings and libraries. fine for smoking on its premises, cerned to monitor implementation. been banned across the All public places will be clearly including stations and trains, to Rs. The Union government has em- Scountry. Selling of cigarettes defined with a board saying “No- 200 – with the provision to increase phasized that it might consider to those under 18 is illegal and ad- smoking area – smoking here is an it. Cigarette sale at stations was putting in place central machinery vertisements promoting the sale of offence.” banned a year ago. if the states failed to enforce the law. tobacco will not be allowed. All Smoking is also banned in res- The law also provides for a fine The harmful effects of cigarette of these will now be considered il- taurants with less than 30 seats. of Rs. 1,000 or two years in jail for smoking have made governments legal and will draw a fine or a crimi- Eateries with more than 30 seats any company or person advertising the world over enact strict legisla- nal charge against the offender. should have clearly demarcated tobacco products, including ciga- tion to discourage smoking with Ire- The anti-tobacco legislation smoking and no-smoking zones. rettes, beedi, pipes and pan masala. land recently becoming the first passed by Parliament a year ago The law also forbids sale of A second conviction will entail a fine country to ban smoking nationwide. came into effect from Saturday, 01 cigarettes to those under 18. School of Rs. 5,000 and five years in jail. The Parliament has passed the May across the country. principals can now take action Although the anti-tobacco law law but how seriously state govern- With the coming into effect of against a smoker. has now come into effect, enforc- ments take the task of implementa- the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Open spaces such as railway ing it may not be so easy and a lot tion of the law will finally deter- Products Act, 2003, public places stations, bus stops and stadiums, depends on the law enforcing agen- mine its success. have now become out of bounds for too are no smoking zones. cies in the state. The Union Health smoking. A conductor or bus driver can Ministry, on its part has told state These include public convey- take an offender to the police sta- governments to take steps to enforce ances, public offices, educational and tion and then the person will have the law and regular meetings will be

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They have now decided “Only then the people of The mammoth gathering saw the ment and safeguard their dignity through sweat have to be saluted whom to vote for and in this election, Rhenock will actually benefit. If attendance of representatives of vari- and pride,” he said. and that he was honoured to be they will show their appreciation for SDF wins then only will the peo- ous labour associations from all over Although the party had lost amongst them. He further men- the work SDF has done,” he said. ple of Rhenock win,” he said. the State, party supporters from twice from Rhenock, the electorate tioned that only under the SDF He promised that once elected, Mr. Dungel also assured the peo- Loosing-Pacheykhani, Regu, has not been deprived of anything Government had the working class he would implement all the devel- ple that all the promises made in the Pathing, and Khechey. The meeting by his Government, he stressed. emerged from the dark days of the opmental works and that he would party manifesto would be fulfilled. was also a part of the campaign trail Pointing out that Rhenock has previous Governments. work to make the constituency the The meeting also saw many of Chief Minister and party president, been let-down by its leaders for two “The people of the Constituency most developed in Sikkim. Opposition party faithfuls joining Pawan Chamling in the East District. consecutive terms, Mr. Chamling have suffered enough. Now the peo- Mentioning that he had learnt the SDF, including those from Mr. Chamling, in his speech, as- exhorted that it was perhaps time ple have realized that only the SDF a great deal from the ideologies of Gorkha Apex Committee [GAC]. serted the importance of voting. to give SDF a chance to represent can apply the healing balm. The peo- Mr. Chamling, he appealed to the Nakul Rai and KB Chamling also While remarking that the party was Rhenock in the Assembly. ple of the constituency have received people not to be influenced by the addressed the gathering. not here to ask for votes, but to open “Time has come when we all what is rightfully theirs and no step- Opposition and vote for the lead- the eyes of the people and make need to come together and them realize which party is best for strengthen the State by working ensuring the people’s interest, he hand in hand towards a common said that May Day was the day when goal. Sikkim of the 21st century has Newar Sangathan to back SDF the working class revolted against no place for communal forces,” Mr. by the Sangathan reveals. community of the State in the State the suppressers of their rights. 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Summer ‘Positive’ response of the CEC lifts Cong hopes Collection The communication to the CEC Hem Lall Bhandari, also present at Regarding the burning of effi- a NOW REPORT also includes the instances of ‘as- the press briefing accused the RO gies of Mr. Chamling at the GANGTOK, 02 May: At a Con- sault’ on Mr. Tsong in the past few South for “non application of his Jorethang meet of the Congress, gress press briefing today, party days. An FIR has also been lodged mind while refusing the Congress Mr. Kazi admitted that it was a vio- spokesperson, Jigme N. Kazi re- with the Sadar Thana, Gangtok on time to rectify their mistakes. The lation of the model code of conduct STYLE leased copies of the ‘threatening’ the same case wherein it is also blank forms do not constitute a fa- but also added that it was “very dif- Hotel Golden Pagoda letter purportedly written by the mentioned that the SDF party had tal error enough to merit mechani- ficult” for the party leaders to rein MG Marg, Gangtok SDF party convenor of Soreng con- threatened Mr. Tsong and his fam- cal rejection, there is always the in the party youth and supporters. stituency wherein the Congress ily of dire consequences if he did presumption of legality.” candidate from Soreng, Asok not comply with his demands. Mr. Krishnamurthy reportedly HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION OF Tsong, has been ‘advised’ to cross The SDF leadership has assured the Congress that he would SIKKIM, a leading Charitable Non-Govermental over to the SDF. dimissed the letter as an “obvious give his opinion after duly looking The letter, addressed to former fake.” into the matter. Organisation in the field of Education recipient of MP, PM Subba, reads “…we will “While meeting with the Con- “We have got a positive re- the national Award for Child Welfare 2002,invites win this election by any means.” An gress leaders, Mr. Krishnamurthy sponse from the CEC,” Mr. Kazi application for the following post: incentive of Rs. 1 lakh from the also clarified that he had not given said. And if the verdict goes against SDF candidate RB Subba, has also any ‘quotes’ to local daily regard- them, the Congress will then ap- Senior Administrative cum Mananger to run the been mentioned in the letter, half ing the upholding of the decision proach the High Court within 45 head Office and the overall finance and day to of which was to be given before and of the Returning Officer, South on days of the declaration of the elec- day administration of the organization. the other half after the elections. the rejection of the nomination pa- tion results. According to Mr. Kazi, when pers of the three Congress candi- Mr. Kazi also attacked the rul- Requirement for the position presented with the letter during his dates,” Mr. Kazi added. ing party for using administrative - Post Graduate or graduate with overall meeting with Congress representa- For the record, there is no machinery for their campaigning. experience in administration and finance tives on 01 May, the Chief Election record of any ‘quote’ made by the Besides this, he also questioned the management of an organization (either in a profit Commissioner of India, TS Chief Election Commissioner in the inclusion of various administrative Krishnamurthy suggested filing “a said report [NOW! 27 April, 2004]. officials in the parties organised by or non profit organization) criminal case with the police.” The Cong [I] legal advisor, the SDF. - accounting and budgeting skills - excellent skills in English language - high social and human competences ‘POSITIVE’ RESPONSE Duties and responsibilities - Secretary to the Board of Trustees - Management and supervision of office staff FOR SDF TOO - Management of day to day administration of Gooroong said. He also made resorted to by the Cong [I] presi- a NOW REPORT known his support for the ‘confu- dent, , also the organization GANGTOK, 02 May: Political ad- sion theory’ of Pende which he said constituted a violation of the code - Working in a network of different units visor to the chief minister, BB was vindicated by the rejections of of conduct. - Networking with Governments and Major Donors Gooroong, informed the press that three Congress candidates in the “It is unbecoming of a former the party had handed over a letter South District. chief minister and leader of the oppo- Attention: to the Chief Election Commis- “The rejections in South sition to use such language and raise Chairperson sioner of India, TS Krishnamurthy Sikkim bear out the fact that Pende such peurile allegations,” he said. Human Development Foundation of Sikkim apprising him of the violence un- was confused by the party high Mr. Gooroong informed the P.O. Box 47, Chongey Tar, Gangtok -737 101 leashed by Congress supporters fol- command which was so disorgan- press that the SDF party had re- lowing the rejection of three of their ised that it could not even get as ceived a positive and supportive re- (East Sikkim) assembly candidates in South Dis- basic a task as filling the forms sponse from the Chief Election trict and also the ‘disappearance’ of properly,” he said. Commissioner and were hopeful the their Kabi candidate. The SDF letter states: “…having ECI would take appropriate action. ATTENTION The communique states: “…the bungled the nomination papers they Incidentally, the model code of TNA Swimming Pool will be open to ex- nomination fiasco was the creation are now displaying wrath against the conduct is not a statutory law car- of the Congress Party and there is SDF party…in a bid to disturb the rying penalties if violated. It is an Tenacians and parents of TNA students on no justification whatsoever to election process in Sikkim.” understanding arrived at by all the Pay & Play basis. Interested persons may blame the SDF.” The SDF also de- The burning of the CM’s effigy political parties of India to conform nies having any hand in the disap- has also not escaped the SDF’s no- to during elections. contact the Principal’s office. pearance of Palden Bhutia, Con- tice which yesterday pettitioned the gress candidate for Kabi who failed CEC to issue a show-cause notice to submit his nomination papers. to the Congress party for violating SPECIAL PRICES FOR MAY “Pende has already appeared on the model code of conduct. 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BUILDINGS/ OWNERSHIP FLATS/ LAND Peace is slowly descending The SDF candidate, in his ad- RENTING/LEASE HOTELS/VEHICLES IN SIKKIM & W.B. upon the landscape here after the dress urged the workers to try and Contact for Blue Print/Valuation spurt of violence which culminated increase the total output of the es- Report/Search Report Estimate/ in the arrest of Bharat Tenzing and tate. Interior Designing 26 other Congress supporters for “Today the total budget of the BOOKING STARTED attacking a vehicle of SDF party estate of Rs. 85 lakhs covers all the The Labour Rally at Temi FINANCE AVAILABLE workers a few days ago. Bharat expenditure including the salary E-mail: [email protected] Tenzing had incidentally crossed and wages of those engaged in the For Tea - Try Temi GMT [Real Estate] over to the Congress camp after garden. With the increase in your Dev. Area Gangtok Sikkim being denied a ticket by the SDF. daily wages we will barely be able aking up 435 acres of the total land in South Sikkim is the only Cell: 94341-78999 GM Gurung, the sitting MLA to break even so it is now your duty tea garden in the state – the Temi Tea estate. Nobody would Cell: 94342-35745 who returns to contest from Temi- to work harder and ensure more Tgrudge this large chunk carved off the landscape and chiselled WANTED a Smart Graduate Tarku for the third time said in his profits. Moreover, whatever prof- into the jaded environs. The crispness of its architecture blends al- having computer knowledge with address: “Bharat Tenzing was of- its made belong to the labourers and most perfectly into the natural designs of the surroundings. If any- fluency in English to work in a fered 14 lakhs by the Congress to that will be reflected in further in- thing, it enhances the ambience of the countryside. A fast ride through Travel Agency. defect. Of that amount, Rs. 4 lakhs crease in your daily wages.” the entire estate takes up anywhere between 30-40 minutes with a Contact: Bayul Tours & Travels [P] had already changed hands while Further sops on the anvil in- complimentary in the form of an eyeful of pastoral nudity. Ltd., Gangtok the remaining 12 lakhs were to be clude the provision of school bags The general manager MP Chamling informs that the entire estate Tel: 228341, 94341 27094 employs around 470 permanent labourers. The number does not in- handed over after the elections to the children of the local school clude the casual or seasonal labourers who are employed during what were ‘won’ and the government and midday meals along with ra- ESTEEM FOR SALE!! he terms ‘peak season’. One and a half lakh tons of tea is produced in formed by the Congress. Today tion. Also to be provided was free a year and so far the estate has been recording ‘easy’ profits. A Black Esteem Bharat is ruling at the State Jail at electricity and proper supply of “But with the recent announcements of increase in the daily wages Velocity for sale. Five Rongyek with a cabinet of 26.” drinking water. of the labourers we might just be able to break even,” he says. months old, with all Talking to NOW!, later he also Referring to the violence of the Apart from giving visitors a reason to tour the south, the tea estate alleged that Bharat Tenzing, on be- past few days at Temi, he urged the is also the biggest employer of labourers at Temi. Not only that, some accessories including a of those working have become grandmothers but refuse to retire as Sony X-Plod CD half of the Congress, had also of- people to remain peaceful and calm fered him money to cross over to and not to give in to violence even “they have been engaged here for the past 45 years” – ever since it started. Those days the daily wage was a mere Rs. 20. Somewhere system. Extremely the Congress. if provoked. reasonable. down the line it was increased to Rs. 50. Today as GM Gurung, the The gathering of about 300-400 “We need to maintain a peace- SDF candidate for the Temi Tarku constituency, addresses the work- Contact: 94342 41116 consisting mainly of the Temi labour- ful atmosphere here. Sikkim is ers of the estate on 01 May [Labour Day], he promises an increase of ers was also addressed by Temi un- known for its peace and let us not daily wages to Rs. 85 and then to Rs. 100 some time in the future. FOR SALE White soft- ion leaders along with the general spoil that reputation,” he said. Also slated for an increase is the area of the tea estate. As the gen- top Gypsy, 1990 model in manager of the estate, MP Chamling. He also reminded the people of eral manager says, the surrounding forests not needed by the Forest Department would be petitioned for annexation into the estate. good running condition for Amar Tamang, general secre- the prohibitory orders under Sec- tary of the labour union thanked the tion 144 of CrPc in the South Dis- The ratio of male workers to female workers is 60:40 as the gen- sale. contact: 98320 18981 eral manager informs. government for increasing the daily trict. He reiterated that the SDF The government which set up the estate has also provided the LOSE & GAIN labour wages to Rs 85 from the pre- under the leadership of Mr. labourers a school for their children. Today the Government Junior vious Rs 50 per day. He also high- Chamling had always and will al- High School, Temi also admits children of parents not engaged with Lose and Gain weight lighted some of the problems faced ways stand for peace and progress. the tea estate. Further promises are school bags, midday meals and in just seven days by the workers. “If it is peace that you want, if you ration for the school children. result visible. He was followed by Devika want to be part of the development of Apart from the stone block and propped up government formality Thapa, vice president of the union the state and reap its benefits, then vote which welcomes you into Temi the real warmth of a welcome party Interested persons and Kishore Gurung, president of for the SDF,” he urged. permeates through a cup of hot salted Temi tea. may contact: 281900 the union, who, in his address, told LOST Miss Juna Rai, D/o Shri Ranjit Rai, resident of Assam If the Lingzey, East Sikkim has lost her original marksheet of Class X [CBSE] alongwith the Identity Card issued by North Bengal Antyesti Kriya land-lines University, Siliguri. Finder may kindly contact at: Tel. No. This is to inform all relatives, friends and 229552, 9832079780, 9832035026 let you down, well-wishers that the Anthyesti Kriya of late Prachand Pratab Gahatraj, son of NOW! SVPL-AUCTION-SMS Hemant Gahatraj, who left us for heav- enly abode on 27th April, falls on 6th can also ITEM CODE: 001/27/4/2004 May 2004. be reached ITEM NAME: EPSON STYLUS C20SX PRINTER, All are requested to join the bereaved 8 MONTHS OLD MINIMUM BID STARTS: Rs. 1700/- family in offering prayers for the de- at ONWARDS. TO BID SEND SMS AT: 098320-70532 parted soul at Chokasum Hall, below JUST TYPE: ITEM CODE/PRICE YOU ARE WILLING Kyi-de-Khang School, Nam Nang. 98320 80753 TO PAY/NAME/ADDRESS Hemant Kumar Gahatraj [father], Damayanti 98320 17202 NOTE: Gahatraj[mother], Ujjal Gahatraj[brother], Shirmah AUCTION VALID FROM: 17/4/2004 TO 2/5/2004 and Randam[sister and brother in law] 98320 42096

CMYK  NEWSSCAN 03 May, 2004; NOW! 7 ACCIDENT to STNM Hospital, Gangtok. The police here. The local police have THE CEC, HE SOUTHERN PAKYONG: Two persons sus- driver has been arrested and car registered a case against Rai who MAY DAY tained injuries in an accident at Kali documents seized. is absconding. RESPONDS BEST Khola, Sudunglakha on 30 April. According to the FIR, the inci- TO VOTERS a NOW REPORT The accident occured around 5:30 dent occurred at Alaichey Bhir when Contd from pg 1 pm. A case has been registered SIKKIM Afila Tamang was returning home NAMCHI, 02 May: Pabong Sec- against the driver of SK-04/ 1638 ROUND-UP at around 3:20 pm on April 30. Sunil familiar with the prayer flags, the EC ondary School, South Sikkim MAX jeep on the written complaint Rai is alleged to have attacked Afila noticed others fluttering from roof- hosted May Day on 01 May in a of LB Chettri of Sudunglakha, ATTACK with a khukuri and inflicted multi- tops at houses along the way. When grand manner at the school Rhenock. : Sunil Rai of Singtam ple sharp injuries on him. he checked with officials accompa- premises. Mrs. Bhim Maya The injured persons were for- has been accused of causing Afila Tamang was referred to nying him, he learnt that they be- Gurung, Panchayat member was warded to Rhenock PHC for medi- greivous injuries to Afila Tamang STNM Hospital, Gangtok and the longed to various regional parties, the chief guest of the occasion. cal examination and later referred of Ralap in an FIR filed with the case is under investigation. including the Congress. Wangdi Tshering Lama, Head- “It is really heartwarming to master of the school explained to learn that in a Sikkim which is al- those gathered the meaning of May ready so remote, there are people Day saying it was a historical day AGSU pledges support to youth in even remoter areas who are not for all the labourers of the world. only aware and informed of the lat- He also said that schools were not Committee, said that if supported ties which work for the benefit of KARAN SHAH est improvements in the election- to blame for producing educated by the masses of the hills, it would the future generation and of the eering process, but also free to unemployment youth but were in- KALIMPONG, 02 May: The All change the existing scenario of the society as a whole”. choose their leaders,” he is reported stead centres for the nurturing of Gorkha Students Union, a non politi- lives of the youths. The meeting also discussed the to have commented to an aide ac- young talent who could later attain cal organization for the students to- “If the youth is ignored we will massive unemployment problems of companying him on the trip. great heights. day publicly made an announcement demand for a separate state of the hills of Kalimpong, Darjeeling, At the stopover at Tsomgo, the Among the other speakers were that if the welfare of the youth are not Gorkhaland. We demand Engineer- and Kurseong. Blaming the politi- EC even took a Rs. 25 ride along K Koirala, Panchayat assistant and carefully looked after they would fight ing and Medical Colleges, a Univer- cians for the present state of the Tea the lake and admitted that he was Robin Rai, school captain. Colour- till they attained Gorkhaland. sity along with Technical and Voca- Estates, Cinchona Projects, it con- “fortunate” to have visited Sikkim. ful cultural programmes were pre- Their main aim was to make their tional Institutes,” revealed Giri. firmed that the 50 percent popula- Later in the evening, the EC sented by the school. A poetry meet presence felt among the youth of Referring to the absence of a tion of the hills relying on agricul- was regaled with a typically was also organised with Ganesh Kalimpong. They also want to inform principal at the Govt College of ture were on the verge of starvation. Sikkimese cultural show represent- Chettri, writer participating with the people that their objective is the Darjeeling he said that was a pure Taking the examples of Surabhi ing the various aspects of the eth- other guests. The programme was welfare of youth and the society. case of negligence on the part of Rai, who topped the Indian Forest nic mix that makes Sikkim. So im- coordinated by Prem Nath Diwan The 11 year old organization, the higher authorities. Services examination, and Jyoti pressed was the EC with the per- and Tilak Sharma. The programme boasts of having improved the lives Meanwhile Ajoy Dahal –Presi- Brahmin, Miss India Earth 04, Binay formance that he invited the artists was organised by the school com- of the students and further promises dent of the Kalimpong Branch said, Tamang, central committee member, to join him at the State Dinner mittee along with the Himali Club to keep doing so in the coming years. “We are a non-political organiza- AGSU, said the youths should take hosted for him at Hotel Tashi Delek Ranguthang. Roshan Giri, President, Central tion but we will support those par- these as sources of inspiration. later in the evening. The Sikkim sojourn for the EC ends today [03 April] at the Sichey helipad from where he takes the PDF CALLS FOR CHANGE IN DARJ HILLS chopper out to Bagdogra and flies Pradhan of the GNLF-C and PDF con- Pratap Khati of Tarun Gorkha accused the poor and simple people of the hills. onwards to Delhi. That, after he has a NOW REPORT vener [also brother to the late C K the CPM for working only for personal The Campaign strongly demanded the interacted with the Press at around KALIMPONG, 02 May: The Peo- Pradhan], to the minister’s aspersion. gains as was indicated by the non-perform- support of the masses for Dawa Norbula 10:30 AM and then visited the ple’s Democratic Front today pub- “The Minister wouldn’t have ance of the government in the field of de- of Congress (I) hills. “We all need a politi- Namgyal Institute of Tibetology. licly condemned the statements had the guts to make such a state- velopment especially in the hills. Refer- cal change for the benefit of all, and vic- made by Ashok Bhattacharya in ment if CK was alive,” said Col ring to Ashok Bhattacharya and to Subash tory of Norbula and PDF will ensure a NOTICE Notice is hereby goven that the Share which he maligned late CK Pradhan, Pradhan. “This is purely due to lack Ghishing, the DGHC chairman, he said change along with development for the Certificate No. 1942369 for ten ordi- the GNLF legend, by calling him a of political issues,” he added. that both of them only know how to fool hills,” added Kathi nary shares bearing distinctive Nos. ‘goonda’ and a spendthrift. Referring to the road blocks at 242471557 to 242471566 of ITC Lim- “Would a funeral procession of their campaign in Kaffer, a stronghold ited standing in the name of Gopal 15, 000 be possible if a person is a of GNLF, he accused the CPM of Agarwal has been reported lost/ sto- Goonda?” countered Col. 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CMYK 8; NOW!; 03 May, 2004 today in OTHERS COULD THE CASE OF THE BE CHARGED IN MISSING MONKEYS History JACKSON CASE : is trying to Arnold the Anti- account for around 600 monkeys 3rd May thought to be missing from a con- 1494: Christopher Columbus Bobblehead signment imported from Africa, the sights Jamaica, names it St. A row of bobblehead dolls daily Balkan reported on Friday. Lago featuring the name and likeness According to the Serbian Statis- 1765: 1st US medical college of California Governor Arnold tics Bureau, the monkeys were im- opens in Philadelphia ported from Tanzania two years ago 1919: America’s 1st passenger Schwarzenegger are pictured in and paid for by the kilo. The ship- flight (NY-Atlantic City) an office at Ohio Discount 1923: First nonstop Merchandise. ment weighed two tons, which works transcontinental flight [NY-San CALIFORNIA: A conspiracy Schwarzenegger’s attorney has out at about 1,000 monkeys weigh- Diego] completed charge against Michael Jackson sig- threatened to sue the small ing two kilos each, the paper said. 1926: British general strike-3 nals a new direction in the case, one northeast Ohio company unless The national vaccine producer million workers support miners that could include indictments for it stops selling the doll. The Torlak Institute bought 400 for po- 1947: Japan forms a other people accused of conspiring company’s president, Todd lio vaccine testing, but the fate of constitutional democracy with the singer to commit the Bosley, said proceeds from the the others is unclear. 1952: First landing by an crimes of abduction, false impris- Schwarzenegger bobblehead Belgrade director Vuk airplane at geographic North onment and extortion. Bojovic said he had not bought a Pole are going to sarcoma cancer The grand jury indictment said single monkey in 20 years. So, 1956: A new range of research. where did the 600 rest go? mountains discovered in Jackson conspired with “other Antarctica (2 over 13,000') uncharged co-conspirators and co- 1965: First use of satellite TV, conspirators,” but the judge ordered Today Show on the Early Bird that the parts of the indictment iden- AIRLINE PILOT CAUGHT DOZING IN FLIGHT Satellite tifying them be removed before it TOKYO: A pilot for Japan’s All was cruising at 12,000 meters who has been suspended, is under- 1971: Nixon administration was publicly released. The defense Nippon Airways fell asleep at the (36,000 feet), but he dozed off going medical tests. arrests 13,000 anti-war controls for several minutes while again and had to be awakened a and prosecutors declined to say Fri- Last year, a Japanese bullet train protesters in 3 days on a domestic flight and had to be second time. day who else may be arrested. driver fell asleep at the controls 1979: First woman prime awakened by a government in- “He was asleep for two or three “We have a lot to say and while his train was traveling at 270 minister of Great Britain spector who was traveling in the minutes,” the spokesman said. we’re going to do our talking in km (168 miles) an hour. He was [Margaret Thatcher] elected cockpit. court,” Jackson attorney Steve The spokesman said there was found to suffer from sleep apnea, A spokesman for the airline said Cochran said. no danger to passengers since the in which a person repeatedly stops on Friday that the 50-year-old pi- Judge Rodney S. Melville softly plane was on auto-pilot and the co- breathing during sleep, causing lot, whose name was not released, and methodically read the 10 pilot was also present. The pilot, daytime drowsiness. counts of the indictment Friday, dozed off while flying on March 23 which supersedes charges filed by from Tokyo’s Haneda airport to the Santa Barbara County prosecutors western prefecture of Yamaguchi, late last year. a trip that takes about an hour. The conspiracy count alleged An official from the Transport 28 individual overt acts involving Ministry, who was in the cockpit child abduction, false imprison- for a routine inspection, woke the ment and extortion. pilot after he fell asleep as the plane

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