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BJP slams Chamling govt for ID card politics

2010-03-11T00:00:00+05:00

Gangtok, Mar 8 (PTI) The BJP today hit out at the Pawan Kumar Chamling government for proposing to issue pink cards to the Sikkimese people to preserve their exclusive identity, which, it said, was against the tenets of the Constitution. "The ...

VoiceofSikkim SMS service tampered, case filed against unknown in Bangalore Court

2010-03-11T00:00:00+05:00

VoiceofSikkim SMS service tampered Corr. 11 Mar, Gangtok: Astonishing SMS has baffled the 50,000 people around Sikkim which carried unrealistic information concerning about outside media influence inside Sikkim. The immediate response has been made by the VoiceofSikkim media over it stating that no as such information was sent via mobile ...

Voice for Gorkhaland, the dream will come true – Padam Chettri

2010-03-11T00:00:00+05:00

10 March, Gangtok: Demand for Gorkhaland is legitimate and constitutional , one crore Gorkhali voices awaits for the dream come true any moment from now and will definitely endorse happiness but not for Chamling, said BJP Sikkim unit president Padam Chettri to the media. The matter is now being well ...

Sikkim team to play in Women’s football tourney in Nepal

2010-03-10T00:00:00+05:00

By JANUKA SHARMAGangtok: Late Madan Bhandari Memorial Cup Open Women Football Tournament will be held at Panther, Nepal, from 8th to 14th March. Women players from Mangalbaria Football Academy of West Sikkim will play in the tournament, Mr. Palden Bhutia, Team Coach, informed Sikkim Reporter over phone. Total 14 ...

9 pvt varsities face charges of violating UGC norms

2010-03-10T00:00:00+05:00

New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) Nine private universities are facing complaints of violating the regulations of University Grants Commission (UGC), the Lok Sabha was told today. They are functioning outside their territorial jurisdiction or within the territorial jurisdiction without the approval of UGC, Minister of State for HRD D ...