Meritorious Service Awards for 10 on R-Day

GANGTOK, 27 Jan [IPR]: State Awards for Meritorious Service were presented to ten Government employees on the occasion of 64th Republic Day celebrated here at Paljor Stadium on 26 January.
The state awardees are: Dr. Semsey Denzongpa, Consultant Grade – I (ENT), Health Care, HS &FW Department; Karna Bahadur Thapa, Assistant Director, Cooperation Department; Nima Choden, Assistant Director (Permit), Tourism and Civil Aviation Department; PI Krishna Kumar Pradhan, Special Branch, Sikkim Police; SI Pema Wangdi Bhutia, India Reserve Battalion; Pempa Lepcha, Asst. Livestock Inspector, AH, livestock, F & VS Department; Dipendra Ghataney, Naik, Excise Department; Ganesh Bahadur Chettri, LDC, Home Department; Tashi Tshering Bhutia, LDC, Cultutal Affairs & Heritage Department; Ram Bahadur Mangar, Peon, Urban Development and Housing Department.
Also on the occasion, the Governor of Sikkim, Balmiki Prasad Singh, presented Surendra Kumar Pradhan [SPS, ASP/Home Guards and Civil Defence] with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service awarded on the occasion of Republic Day, 2012. The Governor also presented Dawa Tamang [SI/ Sikkim Armed Police, Pangthang] with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service awarded on the occasion of Independence Day, 2012 and  B.K.Chettri [Fire Station Officer, Ravangla] with the Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service awarded on the occasion of Republic Day 2012.
The Governor also presented the trophies to the winners of the Republic Day 2013 Parade. Sikkim Armed Police won the over all best platoon, Sikkim Police Band was adjudged the best band while Indo Tibet Border Police received the consolation prize.