Mint award for ‘competitive’ Sikkim

Sikkim was conferred with the most competitive state in India award in the category of North East economies by The Mint Newspaper. The award was handed over in a ceremony held on 30 September in New Delhi. Principal Secretary-cum-Principal Resident Commissioner, Sikkim House, New Delhi, Govind Mohan received the award on behalf of the state government.

Two killed in truck accident

Two persons were killed in a road mishap here at Makha Balak Bhir 10 mile in East Sikkim on the Dikchu-Singtam highway at around 10 pm on 29 September. A truck bearing registration No. SK04-D-0024 was plying from North Sikkim to Siliguri when the vehicle plunged about 1,000 feet of the road. The driver Mukesh Chettri [24 yrs] and the handy boy died on the spot.

Phimchu bridged

Vishnu Neopaney

A bridge across Phimchu, a stream in north Sikkim ahead of Lachen towards Thangu, was washed away by a flash-flood on 10 September cutting off the regions further north and inconveniencing not just the few locals who reside that far north in Sikkim but also the sizeable army and ITBP deployment there. Vehicular connectivity was an urgent requirement, and despite inclement weather, the Border Roads Organisation spanned the khola and restored connectivity in 11 days.

Govt school enrolments to begin at age 4 from next year

Gazetted status for headmasters under active consideration

“Majority of children belonging to poor Sikkimese families attend Government schools. In order to start them on quality formal education from the age of four years itself, our government has decided to launch LKG and UKG classes in select government schools from the next academic session,” said Chief Minister Pawan Chamling while replying to a query during a press meet here at Samman Bhawan on Tuesday, 29 Sept.

Still no ray of hope at Rey

“Youth dies of drowning” - is a headline that does not garner much interest apart from a cursory look. But what about a headline which screams, “Four youth drown within four months at the same spot”? This is exactly what happened on 27 September, a Sunday, when a Class X student drowned in Rey Khola below Gangtok at around 12.30 pm. He became the fourth person to drown at the exact same place at this popular picnic spot in the past four months. Before him, a young driver and two students, just like him, have drowned here.