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The main at- Bhanu Jayanti celebration will be POLITICIANS traction of the concluding day’s GANGTOK, 05 July: In re- Lhendup Dorjee Kazi [former CM]; NB Bhandari [former CM]; cently-released “official” figures of historical significance not only Mani Kumar Subba [MP/Businessman]; Ananda Pathak [former function will be the release of of Sikkim’s performance in the for the State, but also for all MP, Darjeeling]; Punya Prakash Rai [veteran Congress leader]; Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling’s CBSE exams, the results of which Nepali-speaking Indians. The Mrs. DK Bhandari [former MP]; BB Gooroong [former CM, book “Prajatantrik Aandolanko were announced more than a mega-event will be a conglomera- Sikkim]; SM Limboo [former CM, Sikkim]; Karma Topden [former Aatma Sangharsha” and the com- month back, the State has recorded tion of high dignitaries including Ambassador to Mongolia]; Soloman Saring Lepcha [former MP]; plete collection of Darjeeling’s a further downslide. According to Sahitya Akademi awardees in Dorjee Tshering Bhutia [former Minister, Sikkim]; SK Rai [former celebrated litterateur IB Rai’s the Human Resource Develop- Nepali literature along with emi- MP]; Bhim Prasad Dahal [former MP]; works - “Indra Sampoorna.” nent Nepali-speaking Indian per- MUSIC, FILM AND GLAMOUR He also informed that the pro- ment Department [erstwhile Edu- Mala Sinha [Cine Artist]; Danny Denzongpa [Cine Artist]; Louis sonalities who have done com- gramme will be addressed by guest cation Department], the class X Banks [Musician]; Jyoti Bhahmin [Miss India-Earth]; Tulsi CBSE results show a pass percent- mendable works in various fields Ghimirey [Film Director]; Ranjit Gazmer [Musician] dignitaries like Gopichand age of only 32 per cent for Sikkim like IB Rai, Danny Denzongpa, SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDEES Narang, Chairman, Sahitya Students. Out of a total of 3,846 Jyoti Brahmin, Nar Bahadur IB Rai; Ashit Rai; Man Prasad Subba; RP Lama; Jiwan Akademy, New Delhi, K. that appeared for the exams only Bhandari, Bhaichung Bhutia and Namdung; Nagendra Mani Pradhan; Mohan Thakuri; Prem Satchitananda, General Secretary, 1,223 have passed! others. The first list of 59 person- Pradhan; Lil Bahadur Chettri; Mrs. Bindhya Subba; Sanu Lama; Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, Dr. This is 10 per cent lower than alities [see box] short-listed for fe- Girmi Goparma; Sarad Chettri; MM Gurung; Ramlal Adhikari Swaminathan, Food Scientist, the performance last year in which licitation was released today. SPORTS Miss Sunita Narayanan, Environ- Shyam Thapa [Footballer]; Chandan Singh Rawat [Olympian]; This was revealed by DR Ne- mentalist, Dr. Kapila Vatsyanan, 42 per cent of the students had Bhaichung Bhutia [Footballer]; Ganesh Bahadur Giri managed to pass. Last year’s re- pal, General Secretary for 190th [International Referee, Body Building]; Nawang Gampu Cultural Expert, Mr. Kameleswar, sults itself were a 3 point drop Bhanu Jayanti Celebration Com- [Mountaineer]; Zamling Tenzing [Mountaineer]; Jaslal Pradhan Veteran author, etc. from the previous year when 45 mittee as well as Sikkim Samman [International Boxer] National poet of Nepal, per cent of the students had Sammilan while addressing a OTHER FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION Madhav Prasad Ghimirey will be cleared class X. press conference here today at the Dr. Mani Kumar Chettri [Renowned Doctor]; Dro-Dupchen the Guest of Honour for the Bhanu But like earlier, class XII Press Club of Sikkim. Rimpoche; Dr. Kumar Bhandari [Renowned Doctor]; Dr. Eklavya Jayanti celebrations, he said. The turn to pg 6 The Bhanu Jayanti celebra- Sharma [Environmentalist]; Dr. BS Basnett [Renowned Agriculture Government will also launch tions on 13 July will be followed Expert]; Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai [Poet]; Dr. Mahendra P. Lama monthly pension scheme for [Economist]; Dr. Ghanashyam Nepal [Scholar]; Dr. Tanka iNSIDE by a felicitation function the next Sahitya Academy awardees during Bahadur Subba [Scholar]; Dr. Sidhiraj Sharma [Neurologist]; TRAUMATISED day and a literary function on 15 Surabhi Rai [IFS Topper]; Prem Kumar Alley [Social Worker]; PS the function. CHILD’S July. The Government of Sikkim, Subba [Writer]; KC Pradhan [Horticulturist]; LB Pariyar RDD Minister, KN Rai, who through the Culture Department, [Administrator]; Vice-Admiral Laxuman Subba; Surendra Rasaily is also the Chairperson of the com- FATHER FILES has planned to felicitate around [Vice President, NIIT]; Joel Rai [Copy Editor, India Today]. turn to pg 6 FIR AGAINST 100 eminent Nepali speaking In- TEACHER dian dignitaries from around the ON pg 3 country who have “immensely” contributed in fields ranging from HONGHONG KONGKONG BAZARBAZARExpo 2004 WITHSTOCK NEW JUST LOW RATE!!! ANY ITEM Rs. 90 - Rs. 150 * Chinese Crockery * Chinese windchimes * Attractive Home articles * Chinese charging torch * Chinese ladies bags * Chinese body spray * Chinese toys * Chinese alarm clock * Chinese ladies shoes * Chinese dying mat * Paris & Germany perfumes & Scents And many more... HOTEL BAYUL, MG MARG, GANGTOK 2; NOW!; 06 July, 2004 ED-SPACE NOW! Take a Bow - 100 years FIRST WITH THE NEWS of Rotary Club ment had set a target for the eradi- Namchu for the Paul Harris Fel- BIRENDRA SHANDILYA The Falling Graph cation of this dreaded disease by low - the most prestigious award DARJEELING the year 2000, Rotary has set it to named after the founder of the Only 32 per cent of the students from government schools in he Rotary Club of 2005, however we expect that this movement. The Rotary Founda- Sikkim who took the class X CBSE examination this year passed. Darjeeling became the deadline will finally come true for tion of Rotary International If Sikkim’s educational performance were to be rated on this T first Rotary Club in the India also” said Pradhan. awards the fellowship “in appre- year’s results, then the Education Department as well as the World to release a postal special In 1993 the 500th million child ciation of tangible and significant teachers have “failed” [by one per cent if we take 33% as the cover to commemorate the centen- was immunized against Polio and assistance given for the further- pass marks]. Statistics apart, it is time that the approach to edu- nial year of the Rotary Movement this year, as the Rotary’s 100th ance of better understanding and cation was indulged with some drastic rethinking. There is al- worldwide. Anniversary celebrations began friendly relation among peoples of ways the argument that 84 per cent of the students [class X] The special cover released by worldwide, Rotary’s contribution the world.” have passed if those with compartmentals were also included, Indian Postal Cover has the Rotary to the eradication of polio also Saom was proposed for the but after having groomed students for eleven years, the schools insignia with “100 years, A Cen- crossed half a billion dollars. fellowship by the Bartlesville Ro- better produce more students who can clear their Boards clean. tury of Service” and “A New Cen- The first Rotary club was tary Club, Oklahoma, USA. Bruce The reasons being bounced around to explain the sharp tury of Success” inscribed on it. formed on February 23, 1905 by P. Rice, a member of that club fall from last year’s less than impressive 42% pass percent- Speaking on the occasion of Paul Harris with Silvester Schiele, wrote that Saom Namchu was the age for class X, are not acceptable. While some suggest the the 48th Installation meeting of the a coal merchant; Gustavus Loehr guide of 28 Americans in Kolkata change in syllabus as a reason, others offer the change in Rotary Club of Darjeeling, John – a mining engineer and Hiram where he had participated in Na- pattern of question papers. What they forget is that the stu- Samuel, the Post Master General Shorey, a merchant tailor in Chi- tional Immunization Day. Leaving dents were studying the syllabus for the first time anyway, so of North Bengal and Sikkim who cago. It went international in 1912 Kolkata the team moved on to a change should not adversely impact their learning capaci- ties. Forwarding the same argument, the students were also was present as the Guest of Hon- with the charter of Rotary Club of North India and Sikkim. On 02 taking the examination for the first time, so a changed ques- our stated that a similar special Winnipeg, Canada. In 1945, 14 March, Price’s wife sprained her tion paper format should not have confused them. If these are cover would also be released later Rotarians played a significant role left ankle in Gangtok. Soam really the reasons behind the poor performance, then the only on by the Rotary Club of Siliguri in the birth of the United Nations. sprang to her assistance, making thing it proves is that the tutorial skills of the State’s teachers which would feature the photo- The Rotary Club of Darjeeling necessary arrangements for is depreciating with experience. graph of the four founder-mem- which was chartered on 28 June prompt medical attention. While the teachers are the obvious suspects, the depart- bers of the Rotary Movement.