FROM SIKKIM MAIL / ISIKKIM.COM

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Sikkim Unit will be staging a dharna on 3rd May in the capital against corruption.

During the occasion two Members of Parliament (MP) Mr. Nikhil Chowdhury and Dr. Dilip Das Jaiswal along with Sikkim In-Charge Mr. Indra Sen Reddy will be participating.

Addressing the media, President, Bharatiya Janta Party Sikkim Unit Mr. Padam Chettri informed that corruption cases in the State have been increasing and the people are still silent. Being a citizen everybody should raise their voice against corruption. BJP is fully committed to fight against corruption.

B.J.P President further added that country is becoming weak because of the wise spread corruption in the country. Sikkim is no exception and the cases of corruptions are on rise. BJP Sikkim Unit has decided to voice their concern over this grave issue.

Adding further Mr. Chettri mentioned that BJP has made a strong demand for CBI enquiry in Sikkim and asked for stern punishments to those involved in corruption.

According to CAG report around 6254 crore has been swindled by the State Government informed Mr. Chettri . Mr. Chettri alleged that there are many fake companies operating in Sikkim and the State Government has granted permission without proper verification which facilitates the companies to cheat the innocent people of the State. Read the rest of this entry »

New Delhi, April 28, 2011: Karmapa Charitable Trust (KCT), the legal administrative body established during the time of 16th Gyalwa Karmapa which supports the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje, does not approve the statement made by the spokesperson of Uygen Trinley Dorje which trickled in media regarding the control of Uygen Trinley Dorje’s camp on the Rumtek Monastery. As there is a court case pending on the real claimant of the Rumtek Monastery since 1993 so any claims made in this regard do not hold ground.

Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche, General Secretary to His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje, says, “The statement from the spokesperson of Uygen Trinley Dorje is totally unfounded and misleading as the court case concerning the eviction of the unlawful occupants of Rumtek Monastery and recovery of the valuable sacred objects of the late 16th Karmapa which was filed in 1997 is still pending before the Court. Hence, Ugyen Trinley Dorje’s administration cannot make any such statement, as they have no legal control over the monastery. KCT has full faith in the legal system and we are confident concerning its positive outcome and KCT does not approve of commenting on the subject that is pending before the highest judiciary in India.”

Rumtek, the seat of the Karmapa lamas since the 1960s, has been the subject of dispute for more than a decade. At the death of the 16th Karmapa in 1981, the KCT assumed management of Rumtek, following the late Karmapa’s stated wishes. This body which supported 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje. But on 2nd August 1993, Situ Rinpoche and Gyaltsap Rinpoche with the help of their followers, including Dekila Chungyalpa and a few hundred armed troops supported by then the State Government of Sikkim attacked Rumtek Monastery and physically evicted all the residents, Trustees, as well as Rinpoches and Monks from there and confiscated the Monastery. The court case was filed by the KCT against Gyaltsab Rinpoche and the Sikkim State officials who were involved in this illegal act so that Rumtek Monastery could be returned to its rightful administration. Situ Rinpoche was not named in the suit because he had been banned to enter India at that point of time. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM SIKKIM MAIL / ISIKKIM.COM

Suraj Subba, 23 yrs resident of Rabitar, Namchi is an inspiring archer from Sikkim. At present Mr. Subba is staying here at Tadong, Gangtok where he is undergoing an orientation class on “training for Physical Education Teacher” (PET) under the Sikkim Archery Association (SAA) at Paljor Stadium.

Apart from trying to excel in his sport he also dreams of introducing archery mission in the state. Suraj started playing this game in the year 2004, inspired from Tarundeep Rai the star archer from Sikkim who is also his relative. Suraj says that “Without the support and inspiration from a recognized archer like Tarundeep, it would have been impossible for me to stand on my feet and raised my status as an archer”.

Suraj Subba at a very tender age was adjudged as the State Champion in Archery and was nominated the most promising player when he was studying at Nandu Goan Secondary School, South Sikkim in the year 2004.

Till now he has bagged a total 8 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals in the tournaments he has performed. He had to take a break from his rising career because of back shoulder pain but now this promising player is back in the fields with a heart full of determination and enthusiasm to succeed in his field of sports. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM THE TELEGRAPH

Darjeeling/Guwahati April 29: A 40-year-old Assam resident absconding since March after allegedly duping investors of lakhs of rupees was arrested from Darjeeling today.

Keshab Kanti Sarma, an employee of the Assam State Electricity Board, is wanted by the Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences. But he was picked up today after his wife lodged a police complaint in Noonmati, Guwahati, saying he had been kidnapped.

Police said Sarma had faked his own abduction and had also made a ransom call.

Sources said Sarma and another person, Pranab Jyoti Barman, have been accused of collected lakhs of rupees in the name of a non-banking finance company, Uni Pay2U.

“A case is registered with us against the two and according to complaints they had collected lakhs of rupees from the public promising to double the amount in 10 months but failed to keep the promise. They have an office at Christanbasti. We received information that Sarma had escaped to Darjeeling. Hence, we suspect it was a ploy to fool the police with this abduction drama. As soon as they reach Guwahati, we will arrest Sarma,” said an official of the Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences in Guwahati. Read the rest of this entry »