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Pearls of Wisdom“You only live once, but if you do it right, once isenough.”

- Mae West

Gangtok, February 06:TheGovernor, Mr. Ganga Prasadgranted audience to therepresentative of Sikkim Harvest,a Multi-Purpose Co-operativeSociety and Pragati Self HelpGroup (SHG) from Denchung,South Sikkim, today. Thedelegation was led by Mr. H.B.Rai, an entrepreneur associatedwith SHG.

In a brief interaction withthe Governor, the representativeapprised him about the variousinstitutions and products beingproduced and marketed by SHGsand brand Sikkim Harvest.

It may be mentioned that afederation comprising of 23 SHGsin South Sikkim are producingproducts like, incense sticks,candles, farm products, soapsand other various farm productsand the products are beingmarketed within the State as wellas outside.

The Governor expressedhis happiness over theentrepreneurial skills beingdisplayed by the members ofSHGs in the form of variousmarketable products and urgedthe members to upscale the

production for the larger benefits.He also expressed his

Namchi, February 07:TheGovernor, Mr. Ganga Prasadattended the 9th Senior Citizen’sDay at Mahatma Gandhi Park,Village Administrative Centre atMellidara Paiyong GPU, today.He was accompanied by SDM(Jorethang) Mr. R. B. Bhandari,SDPO (Jorethang) Mr. S. K.Shrestha alongwith otherofficials, senior citizens andPanchayats.

Addressing the gathering,the Governor extended his warmwishes on the occasion ofSenior Citizens Day. Hecommended the Gram PanchayatUnit of Mellidara Paiyong insuccessfully organizing theevent and urged other GPU’s toalso emulate the same. TheGovernor urged the youth of thelocality to acknowledge thecontributions and knowledge ofthe elderly and implement thesame for the upliftment of thecivil society. Citing the exampleof a 99 year old nonagenarian,who was present during thecelebration, the Governor

keenness to visit the area and tointeract with the stakeholders.

advocated taking inspirationfrom him through his valuable lifeexperiences and inculcating

Governor attends Senior Citizen’sDay

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Governor meets Co-operative &SGHs from South Sikkim

New Delhi, February 10: TheGovernor, Mr. Ganga Prasadcalled on the Prime Minister, Mr.Narendra Modi in his office atParliament House, New Delhi,today.

It was a courtesy call bythe Governor wherein heapprised the Prime Minister aboutvarious issues concerning thedevelopment of Sikkim. TheGovernor further sought PrimeMinister and Union Government’s

continuous patronage and supporttowards Sikkim’s specificdevelopmental needs.

Earlier, the Governor made acourtesy visit to senior BharatiyaJanata Party Leader and FormerDeputy Prime Minister Mr. LalKrishna Advani at his residenceand enquired about his health andwell being. He also wished goodhealth and long life of Mr. Advaniduring the meeting.

these experiences in their dailylives.

Gangtok, February 06: A 15members’ delegation of NationalDefence College, New Delhiincluding 3 foreign officers fromSri Lanka, Oman and UnitedKingdom called on Governor,Mr. Ganga Prasad at RajBhawan, today.

The team is in Sikkim for asocio-political study tour whichstarted on February 02. Aninteractive session on social-political and strategic issuestook place where the membersprovided a brief report of theirvisit to the Governor, as well asthe Chief Secretary, Mr. S.C.Gupta and other seniorgovernment officials.

During the interaction withdelegates, the Governormentioned that at present, the

army has a great role to play andappreciated their efforts inSikkim while evacuating touristsin Nathula during heavy snowfall and road cut off .TheGovernor said that Sikkim beingsmall state, holds a lot ofpotential.

The delegationacknowledged the efforts of theSikkim Civil Administration andpraised them for running thestate efficiently.

They expressed theirgratitude and thanked the Stategovernment for the warmhospitality.

The team had visi tedMangan on February 04, wherethey met officials of the DistrictAdministration.

NDC Delegation call onGovernor

Governor calls on PrimeMinister of India

Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi with Governor Mr. Ganga Prasadat Parliament House, New Delhi.

Governor Mr. Ganga Prasad during the 9th Senior Citizen’s Day atMahatma Gandhi Park,VAC at Mellidara Paiyong GPU.

Governor Mr. Ganga Prasad with the representative of Sikkim Harvestand Pragati SHG from Denchung, South Sikkim at Raj Bhawan.

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District Diary

Gyalshing, February 06: Thethirty day Beautician TrainingProgramme under Civic ActionProgramme in North Eastregion concluded at IndustrialTraining Inst i tute, ITI,Gyalshing. It was organised by36th Bn. SSB (Gyalshing).

The Minister forAgriculture and HorticultureDepartments, Mr. Lok NathSharma was the chief guest forthe programme along withChairman, GMC Mr. I . K.Neopaney; ADC (West) Mr.Karma L. Lepcha; Commandant36th Batallion SSB Mr. RamNarayan Mishra; 72nd Bn 2nd in

Gyalshing, February 07: As aninitiative towards Swachh BharatMission (G), BAC Kaluk placeddustbins along the roadsidefrom Kaluk to Rinchenpong andorganised a ‘cleanliness drive’.Students, Panchayat membersand members of civil societyparticipated in the event. BDO(Kaluk) stated, “As futuremembers of our society the

IPR Minister visits ITI GyalshingCommand Mr. Shri KrishnaAwadihya; Principal ITI Mr.T. N. Sharma, the faculty andstudents of the Institute andothers.

The Minister in hisaddress congratulated theparticipants and urged them tomake optimum use of thisopportunity and to gatherexperience. He then informedabout the various StateGovernment opportunit iesavailable for them and urgedthem to take benefits out of it.

He thanked the Officialsof SSB and those involved inthe programme, for providing a

students were encouraged tospread awareness on cleanlinessand zero waste”.

Dustbins were alsopresented to local NGOs,schools and shops. In attendancewere the Panchayat PresidentTadong GPU, BDO (Kaluk), BACstaff and teachers and studentsof Rinchenpong School allparticipated in the drive.

Cleanliness Drive at Kaluk

Namchi, Feburary 10: Ameeting in connection withKisan Credit Card (KCC) andPM-KISAN beneficiaries washeld at DAC office, Namchi,today. DC (South) Mr. Ragul K.chaired the meeting, presentamongst others were DistrictDevelopment Manager(NABARD) Mr. RupenLamichaney, Lead DistrictManager Mr. Sudip Chandraand media persons.

The DC (South) spoke in-brief about the objective ofKCC, he said i t has beenconceptualized by theGovernment of India tofacilitate universal access toconcessional inst i tut ionalcredit for al l PM-KISANbeneficiaries. The farmers canavail the benefi ts of PM-KISAN under KCC once theysubmit documents pertinent toland parcha, detail of crop sownand filled up form for the issueof Kisan Credit Card.

It may be mentioned thata total number of 4909applications for KCC has beenreceived from South District till

Namchi, February 10: A meetingon Rogi Kalyan Samiti was heldat Namchi District Hospital,today. Present during the meetingwere Zilla Adhakshya (South)Ms. Tshering Dem Bhutia, ADC(South) Mr. Satyen K Pradhan,CMO District Hospital Dr. SardaRai, DMS Dr. S. N. Adhikari alongwith other hospital officials andrepresentatives of lineDepartments.

Addressing the gathering,Dr. Sarda Rai said that themeeting was mainly convened toreview the pilot healthprogrammes of Central and StateGovernment which has alreadybeing launched in the district.Various issues and challenges

Gyalshing, February 10: TheSikkim Nationalized Transport,West-South Division launched anew Bus Service from Bermiokunder Gyalshing BermiokConstituency to Jorethangstarting today.

The Minister-cum-AreaMLA of Gyalshing BermiokConstituency Mr. Lok NathSharma flagged off the BusService from Bermiok Bazar.

Gyalshing, February 10: TheRoad Saftey Awareness cumWorkshop with theme ‘SadakSureksha Jeewan Raksha’programme was held at theCommunity Hall, Gyalshing,today.

The programme wasgraced by Chairman (GMC) Mr. I.K. Neopaney accompanied bySecretary, Sikkim TransportAuthority (STA) Mr. Karma N.Bhutia; (ASP) West Mr. NakhulPardhan; RTO cum Nodal Officer(Road Safety Cell) Mr. K.S.Gurung; RTO (Gyalshing) Mr.Sonam W. Bhutia; (ARTO) Mr.Nirmal Sharma, drivers and thestudents of surrounding area.

The programme wasorganized by the RTO WestSikkim and the Road Safety Cellto make aware of various issuesrelating to Heavy /medium goodsvehicles and two wheelers. Themain agenda of the program wasto discuss about unauthorizedand unnecessary alteration of thevehicle without the approval /consent violating the provisionof the section 52 of Motor VehicleAct, 1988.

(RTO West cum NodalOfficer) Mr. K. S. Gurunginformed about mandatoryfitment of speed governors/speed limiting device in transportvehicles to overcome

IPR Minister flags off Bermiok-Jorethang Bus ServiceMinister Mr. Sharma

dedicated newly launched busservice to the people of hisconstituency and said thetransport facility will benefit allthe people of the West district tovisit Jorethang from all thewaypoints along the route. Healso urged gathering to informothers about the newly initiatedtransport facility.

During the programme,

officials from TransportDepartment informed that theusual departure time of busservice from Bermiok is given as7:30AM and will leave fromJorethang at 2 PM in theafternoon on daily basis.

It may be mentioned herethat the Bus Service will beavailable to the publicthroughout the week.

date and 2084 applications isunder scrutiny process.

The DC (South) addedthat al l banks have beenadvised to organize specialcamps and provide a separatewindow for accepting the formsand sanction KCC limit withinshortest possible t ime notexceeding 14 days. Officers ofLine Department includingAgriculture, AnimalHusbandry, Fisheries andPanchayat and RuralDevelopment Department(including PanchayatSecretary & Bank Sakhi underNRLM project) will facilitatedissemination of awarenessamong all PM-KISANbeneficiaries and motivate themto visit the bank branch wherethey have PM-KISAN accountfor enrollment under KCC.

The KCC benefit hasnow been extended to AnimalHusbandry and Fisheriesfarmers also. Those farmerswho are KCC holders and alsodo Animal husbandry andFisheries activi t ies canapproach the branch for

sanction of additional limit.Furthermore, Mr. Ragul

said that all charges includingthe processing,documentation, inspection andledger folio charges as well asother service charges for KCCloans upto 3 lakhs have beenwaived. Bank branches havebeen advised to prepare list ofPM-KISAN beneficiaries whodo not have KCC and share thesame with Governmentfunctionaries of LineDepartments so that they canbe approached for availing theKCC benefit.

SMSs to all PM-KISANbeneficiaries is being sent fromthe PM-KISAN portal to visitthe concerned bank branch forgetting KCC benefit is beingencouraged. All PM-KISANbeneficiaries have been autoapproved for KCC and requireto simply visit the nearest bankbranch with a copy of landdocuments and details of cropsown along with the filled upone page form for availing thebenefit.

faced by the District Hospitalwas deliberated in order for thesmooth functioning. Dr. Sardaspoke about various activitiesthat have been carried out underthe district hospital. In addition,she also presented other issuesrelated within the hospital suchas shortage of staff, electricityand space for parking.

Speaking during themeeting Zilla Adhakshya, Ms.Tshering Dem Bhutia said thatthe issues faced within thedistrict hospital will be looked intoand urged the officials from linedepartment to work in tandem.She also underlined that ifnecessary financial support fromZilla fund will be provided.

Inauguration of 31st Road safety week 2020held

overspending menace keeping inview of provision and guidelinesduty proscribed by the Ministryof Road Transport and Highways,Government of India. RTO (West)in his appeal urged not toovercharge and harass thecommuters and keep the sanctity,and be dealt strictly as per theprovision of the law which shallinclude cancellation of permitsand Regulations, Licenses.

Mr. I. K. Neopaney,asserted on the theme and howthe need for strengthening andeffective implementation of roadsafety is a must. Addressingthe event he said that in therecent times its seen an alarmingrise of road fatalities thus makingroad safety a prime importance forthe Government. Rash driving,lack of adequate safetymeasures like not wearinghelmets are some of top factorsresulting in high road accidents.

ASP (West) Mr. NakhulPradhan also highlighted fewmajor points that one can preventroad accidents.

Representatives fromMedical cell on first Aid andtrauma and speech byrepresentatives from Legal cellon third party insurance, MotorVehicle Acts and Prosecution ofOffences was the highlightduring the event.

unique prospective of trainingfor the people of the area.

Mr. R.N. Mishra,highlighted the main motive ofthe programme which is, CivicAction Programme forunemployed youth residing inthe border area of Indo-Nepaland make them self efficient byproviding them with training.

The programmecommenced from January 08 toFebruary 06, 2020 in which, theparticipants were provided withboarding facil i t ies andinteractive sessions.

Speaking about the work ofthe Panchayats, he emphasizedthat labours at the grassroot levelis of paramount importance. Healso highlighted that Sikkim is arenowned Organic State and saidthat focus should be laid onfarming and added that forfarming, water is absolutelynecessary. In this regard, theGovernor spoke in brief aboutCentral Government’s scheme,named ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ (JJM)which is aimed at increasing

Contd. from front page water availability to households.The goal of JJM is to providefunctional tap connection toevery household. This Missionplans to augment local watersources, recharge existingsources and promote waterharvesting and de-salination,wherever required.

It may be mentioned thatthe Governor also providedmonetary provision for theupliftment of the VAC, MellidaraPaiyong.

Panchayat President, Ms.Kusum Dhakal spoke brieflyabout the Senior Citizen’s Daycelebration. She informed thatthe Senior Citizen Day has been

an annual celebration for themany years. She also said thatvarious activities are organisedfor the senior citizen’s, includingthat of medical check- ups,pilgrimage tours and variousother substantial ventures havebeen undertaken by thePanchayats and the people of thelocality.

During the programme,Area co-ordinator, Mr. BalaramSharma was also felicitated by theGovernor and other officials. Theprogramme had cultural showsprepared by different Self HelpGroups and local artistes. TheGovernor distributed blankets tothe senior citizens.

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Gangtok, February 06: A co-ordination meeting of theDepartment of Sports & YouthAffairs was held at Paljor Stadiumunder the chairmanship ofMinister of Sports & YouthAffairs, Mr. Kunga Nima Lepcha.

The Minister congratulatedall involved for successfullyconducting Inter ConstituencyFootball Tournament, AnnualSchool Sports Competitions andWinter Coaching Camp and

further commended the activeparticipation of more than 200players at the 65th School NationalGames 2019-20 and 23rd NationalYouth Festival in Lucknow.

He also conveyed his NewYear 2020 greetings to all andextended his best wishes for furthersporting activities to be heldduring the year 2020-21.

During the meeting, variousdeliberations were made, namely,organising a GPU level games &

Co-ordination meeting of Deptt. of Sports & Youth Affairssports events, talent huntprogramme, celebration ofNational Sports Day 2020, SportsCalendar of SYA Department andKhelo India U-17 Football Girls’League.

Present in the meeting wereSecretary, Mr. Kumar Bhandari,Director, Mr. M.K. Pradhan andofficials and staff of thedepartment.

Gangtok, February 07: Ministerfor Agriculture, Horticulture,Animal Husbandry and VeterinaryServices, IPR and Printing andStationery Departments, Mr. LokNath Sharma along with theSecretary Agriculture, Mr. RinzingC. Bhutia and DirectorHorticulture, Mr. Padam Subbaattended the “LIVE Phone-inGrameen Karyakram” a specialbroadcast dedicated to the farmersat All India Radio, Gangtok, today.Mr. Sharma highlighted variousschemes and programmes of thestate government implemented under the department ofAgriculture, Horticulture and

Animal Husbandry and VeterinaryServices and also interacted withthe farmers during the LIVEprogramme broadcasted from 6:05PM to 6:35 PM on All India Radio/Aakashwani Gangtok.

While interacting with thefarmers, The Minister cleared thequeries and questions of thefarmers and elaborated on the theprovision of subsidised loan forthe farmers, compensation/ ex-gratia for damaged cultivationagainst wildlife interference,marketing perspectives, etc.

During the programme,Namcheybong (E), Timi (E),Lingmoo (S) and other places

Special Broadcast on LIVE Phone-in GrameenKaryakram

Gangtok: The ElectionCommission of India conductsSpecial Summary Revision everyyear for up-dation of Electoral Roll.The revision commenced fromDecember 17 to January 15.

The final publication ofElectoral Roll w.r.t 1.1.2020 wasreleased by the Chief ElectoralOfficer (Sikkim), Mr. R. Telang inthe presence of Special Secretary,RDD, Roll Observer, Mr. Anil RajRai, SDM (East) Mr. Tshering

Bhutia, Joint Director Mr. ChopelLepcha and Dy. Director, Printing& Stationary, Mr. Bikash Rai andrepresentative of all recognizedpolitical parties.

A soft copy the finalelectoral roll was handed over tothe representatives of the politicalparties.

There has been a totalnumber of 4, 26,126 electors; Male-216852 and Female-209274.

Out of 4996 voters added,

Special Summary Revision for updation of Electrol Roll

asked questions through thephone line.

The Minister also informedabout the policy of financialincentives to be availed for MilkProducers of the state, fordelivering more than five litres ofmilk at the collection centre ondaily basis, from financial year2020-21.

He also drew light on theinitiation of the state governmentfor Marketing facilities and urgedfarmers to increase the productionof turmeric, cardamom, ginger andbuckwheat.

75% of the voters are from the newvoters who are from the age groupof 18-19 years.

There has been a totaladdition of 4996 voters anddeletion of 659 voters during thisrevision.

The Final Roll reflected1.03%, net increase from the draftelectoral roll, which was publishedon December 17, 2019.

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Gangtok, February 06: The NorthEast Zone Cultural Centre,Dimapur, Ministry of Culture,Government of India, incollaboration with CultureDepartment, Government ofSikkim organized and inaugurated

Siliguri, February 07: Ministerfor UD&HD and FC&CS and CADepartment, Mr. Arun KumarUpreti inaugurated the QualityControl Office (Legal Metrology

a 5-day workshop on Women Skilldevelopment on pottery makingat Namcheybong, East Sikkim,today.

The workshop concludedon February 10. The workshop hasbeen set up at Studio Maato, at

Workshop on pottery making for unemployed ruralwomen

Inauguration of Quality Control Office at Siliguri

Gangtok, February 10: A meetingof the State Advisory Committeeunder the PC & PNDT was held atthe Conference Hall of the HealthDepartment, today. The meetingwas chaired by the PrincipalSecretary, Health Department, Mr.K. Sreenivasulu.

The meeting was alsoattended by Dr. K. Jigmee Tobgay(PDHTS), Dr. Paras M. Karki(Consultant), Dr. Jigme Tenzing(Pediatrician STNM), Dr. Niti Lama(DIO Law dept), Dr. Neera Lepcha(L.O. Health dept). and otherofficials and members of theAdvisory Committee.

The meeting was primarilyheld to discuss and deliberate upon

Varanasi, February 09: TheGovernor, Mr. Ganga Prasadattended the 8th Samellan ParichaySamaroh and Samuhik Vivah heldat Chaukaghat, Varanasi, today.The programme was organized byBanaras Chaurasia Samaj.

Addressing the gathering,the Governor congratulatedBanaras Chaurasia Samaj for

organizing the Samuhik Vivah.He pitched for unity and

team work for the development ofsociety, stating that, “Unity andteam work is very important for thedevelopment of society andnation. It is important for all of usto unite when it comes todevelopment of the nation.”

He remembered the leaders

Samellan Parichay Samaroh and Samuhik Vivah heldof India and mentioned abouttheir struggles and dedication inbringing progress anddevelopment in the country.

The programme wasattended by former Legislators ofUttar Pradesh Assembly,renowned journalist, DeepakChaurasia, members of BanarasChaurasia Samaj and the gentry.

the various agenda like renewal ofUSG Clinic Sukhim DiagnosticCentre, to increase the number ofUSG Clinic in the state, includingthe state appropriate authority tobe designated for advisory boardand to cesarean section audit andIUI registration under ART act -fess structure CRH will be decidedby the state as one time registrationfees and had to be renewed after 5years only.

The Chairperson of the StateAdvisory Committee called forcollection of information on thePNDT.

Chairperson also stressedon the strengthening of the PNDTCell of the State Government and

solicited strict vigilance andcombined efforts from themembers of the AdvisoryCommittee.

It may be informed here that(Pre Conception and Pre NatalDiagnostic Techniques Act) hasbeen enacted by the Parliament ofIndia to stop female foeticides andtackle the alarmingly declining sexratio in the country. The act thatwas assented in 1994 andcommenced from 1996 bansprenatal sex determination andregulates prenatal diagnostictechniques like ultrasound andamniocentesis.

Gangtok, February 10: Three dayMonastic and Sanskrit PathshalaTeachers Training and OrientationProgramme organised byEcclesiastical Department beganat Janta Bhawan, today.

Minister for Education,Land Revenue & DisasterManagement, Law & ParliamentaryAffairs Department, Department ofSports & Youth Affairs Deptts, Mr.Kunga Nima Lepcha graced theinaugural programme as the chiefguest along with Mr. S.T. TamangSecretary of EcclesiasticalDepartment, Mrs. Kunchok DomaAdditional Secretary(Ecclesiastical Deptt.) Mr. TenzingGelak, Joint Director (EcclesiasticalDeptt.) Mrs. Chuki Lhamu DeputySecretary (Ecclesiastical Deptt.),Resource Persons, participatingTeachers and officials and staffsof Ecclesiastical Department werepresent.

Minister, Mr. Lepcha in hisshort address said that Sikkim isknown for its uniqueness in termsof being the most Peaceful State in

Gangtok, February 10: A meetingunder the chairmanship ofAdditional District Collector(East), Mr. Jamyang C. Namgyalwith stakeholders of the State onsensitization of Kishan CreditCard (KCC) loan scheme was heldat the office of Additional DistrictCollector (East), today.

The meeting had thepresence of Additional Director,Agriculture Department, Mrs. BinaRai, Lead District Manager, StateBank of Sikkim, Mr. Gopal Lama,General Manager, NABARD, Mrs.R. Tshering and Deputy GeneralManager, NABARD, Mr. G.Ramesh Kumar.

It may be mentioned herethat KCC is a special initiative ofthe Government to facilitateuniversal access to concessionalinstitutional credit for all PM-KISAN beneficiaries. Further, thescheme includes SMS service toall PM-KISAN beneficiaries fromPM-KISAN portal to visit theconcerned bank branch for gettingthe KCC benefit.

It is informed in the meetingthat under the scheme, the eligiblefarmers can now take benefits ofPM-KISAN under KCC once theyfill up a one page simplified form;submit land record documents andthe details of crop sown in the land.

The benefit has nowextended to eligible AnimalHusbandry and Fisheries farmersand all charges including theprocessing, documentation,inspection and ledger folio chargesas well as other service charges forKCC loans upto `3 lakhs havebeen waived.

It was also reported that2,627 beneficiaries in East Sikkimwill be covered under the KCCScheme.

ADC directed Bankbranches to prepare list of PM-KISAN beneficiaries who do nothave KCC and share the same withGovernment functionaries of LineDepartments so that they can beapproached for availing the KCCbenefit.

India and it has its roots deeplyconnected with the Dharmicteachings. He stated that Dharmicand Sanskrit teachings is worthspending time and effort as it is anadvantage in being multilingualnot only in the field of spiritualityand philosophy but also in asystem of pure and practicalknowledge and there’s always anecessity to draw a fresh energyto enhance the ability of thestudents through the aid ofteachings.

He further stressed that ourculture, it’s survival is under threatconsequent to the busy life patternand overwhelming socialobligation of the present day wherethe protection of our Dharmic andSanskrit teachings needs to beprotected so that the cominggeneration will be able tounderstand and live accordingly tothe standards perceived by ourforefathers.

Lastly, the chief guest urgedall the teachers to take fulladvantage of his three day training

programme as learning is theprocess of infinity, the more welearn the more enlighten one canbe.

Mr. S.T. Tamang, SecretaryEcclesiastical Departmentwelcomed all the dignitariespresent on the dias, teachers fromvarious colleges and institutes. Hementioned that all the DharmicSchools and Sanskrit Pathshala areto be under NCERT guidelines fromnow onwards.

He said that since Sikkim isthe spiritual land of India it has itsown Dharmic and Sanskrit Schoolswith the presence of charismaticteachers who take theresponsibility of preserving thepresent teachings firmly so thatthey can pass on to the cominggenerations. He also said thatDharmic and Sanskrit teachings isgaining importance across withmany universities including theircurriculum as it is the way andpermanent means to achieve peacewhere people should live inharmony.

Namcheybong. There are 30participants from local SHGs.

This workshops aims atempowering rural unemployedwomen of the area for generatinga livelihood for themselves.

& Consumer Protection Cell) atSNT Goods Office Complex,Pariwahan Nagar, Matigara,Siliguri in the presence of variousofficials from the SNT & FC&CS

and CA departments, today. TheMinister congratulated theofficials and appealed them tomake best use of the office withsincerity and dedication.

ADC (East) chairs meeting withstakeholders

Gangtok, February 10: ChiefSecretary Mr. S.C. Gupta chaired aco-ordination meeting at TashilingSecretariat with regard to theupcoming Global Cinema Festival2020 Sikkim scheduled to be heldin Gangtok from February 28 toMarch 01.

The Chief Secretary wasaccompanied by the HoDs andofficials of the stakeholderdepartments of Information &Public Relations, Cultural Affairs,Tourism, Commerce & Industries,Home (Protocol), Transport andCo-operation Department, alongwith President of Film Federationof India, Mr. Firdausal Hasan, andrepresentatives of the festivalorganizing team.

It may be mentioned herethat the Global Cinema Festival2020 Sikkim is an initiative of theFilm Federation of India incollaboration with Sikkim Film Co-operative Society Limited andGovernment of Sikkim to create anatmosphere of international filmfestivals in the State and topromote Sikkim as a film locationand shooting destination. It is alsoto be informed that Sikkim is thefirst NE State to host a film festivalof such grandeur.

Addressing the gathering,Chief Secretary Mr. S.C. Guptasaid that the three-daylong GlobalCinema Festival is a step towardscreating a skill development eco-system in the field of film makingin the State that offers a greatopportunity for the people ofGangtok to appreciate cinema withan elevated experience. Hedirected all the stakeholderdepartments to co-ordinate withthe organizers to successfullyconduct the fest and urged foractive participation from allconcerned.

Expressing films as a strongmedium and influence, the CS putforward his suggestion ofcollaboration of the Global Film

Festival with the other majorfestivals of Maghey Mela andWinter Carnival and added that thefuture prospects of the same willbe discussed in the days to come.

Special Secretary, Commerce& Industries Department, Ms.Mrinalini Shrivastava, who is alsothe Festival Director, gave adetailed presentation on theitinerary of the Global CinemaFestival. She informed that thecountry in focus for the first GlobalCinema Festival in Sikkim isAzerbaijan, one of the firstcountries to be involved incinematography. The festival aimsat bringing a rich cinematicexperience to Gangtok with a rangeof 40 films including both nationaland international films, she added.

She stated that the inauguralday of the festival will be held atManan Kendra in Gangtok on 28Feb and requested the CultureDepartment for the arrangement ofproper sound system at thelocation. The delegates visitingthe State for the festival will alsobe visiting Tsomgo Lake for whichshe asked for assistance of theTourism Department for pass andpermits.

Ms. Shrivastava apprisedthe gathering about the shootingfor a corporate film scheduled tobe held from 11-17 Feb in thecapital town of Gangtok for whichshe urged for traffic assistancefrom SP East.

The Chief Secretary gavesuggestions on various issuesrelated to the event and extendedfull support of the Stategovernment for the success of theGlobal Cinema Festival.

The FFI President extendedgratitude to the State governmentfor its firm support and excellentco-operation for the success of theevent and commended itspermissive approach towards newideas for the development of theState and its people.

Chief Secretary chairs co-ordinationmeeting

Meeting of State Advisory Committee under PC & PNDTheld

Monastic and Sanskrit Pathshala Teachers Training andOrientation Programme organised