I-Day celebration at Jorethang

JORETHANG, 17 Aug [IPR]: The 68th Independence Day was observed with much fanfare and high spirits in Jorethang playground on 15 August. The event organized by the Independence Day Celebrations Committee (IDCC) was attended by Area MLA cum Minister Health & IPR, AK Ghattani as the chief guest in the presence of SDM Jorethang, Tenzing Denzongpa; SDPO, RK Sundas; officials of Jorethang sub-division, members of Zoom Salghari and Jorethang Nagar Panchayat besides senior citizens, teachers, students and public of Jorethang and adjoining areas.
At the onset of the program, a tribute to the Father of the Nation was paid at Gandhi Park by the chief guest followed by a band display by Springdale school, Mangalbaria. The event also saw SDM Jorethang reading out the Governor, Shriniwas Patil’s Independence Day message. Likewise, Chief Administrator of SICB, Karfectar read out the Chief Minister Pawan Chamling’s message.
Addressing the program, Mr Ghattani spoke on the significance of Independence Day. Terming the day as a day where people of all caste, creed and community come together as one, he underlined the various educational and scholarship opportunities provided by the State Government for the students of Sikkim.
Further, he informed about the exemption of fees for students of colleges under the state government and also highlighted the prospects of a bright future for students aspiring for Civil Services as they can avail UPSC coaching classes sponsored by the government. Mr. Ghattani also expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister, Narendra Modi who extolled Sikkim’s Organic Mission which aims at making Sikkim a complete organic state by 2015.
The Minister also made several announcements such as construction of Mabung school playground, Primary Health Centre (PHC) as well as development of Zoom GPU rock garden as a popular tourist site in South Sikkim.
The program was also marked by felicitation of teachers for the services rendered by them to the school and community and students under the Chief Minister's Meritorious Scholarship Scheme (CMMS). The winner’s trophy of Inter school Mass Drill Competition was handed over to St. Francis School, Jorethang while New Buds Academy, Jorethang was declared the best March Past team.
The finals of the 1st MLA Challenge Cup Football Tournament was also held between Kurseong and Darjeeling where Darjeeling outplayed Kurseong by a score of 1-0. The winners of the tournament were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 alongside a trophy while the runner up team was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 along with a trophy by the chief guest on the occasion. Several cultural programs by various schools of Jorethang and the adjoining areas formed the cultural highlights of the day

Jorethang gears up for I-Day celebrations

Jorethang, 30 July [IPR]: A meeting in preparation for the celebration of the 68th Independence Day was convened at the Nagar Panchayat Bhawan here today. The meeting was chaired by SDM-Jorethang Tenzing Denzongpa and had area MLA, Health Minister AK Ghatani as chief guest accompanied by Joint Secretary, Sports (South) Kamal Chettri, Nagar Panchayat president Puroshtam Aggarwal, representatives from NGOs, schools, committees, banks and private companies.
The SDM informed about the formation of a new committee for the celebration of 68th Independence Day at Jorethang and delegated various responsibilities in matters of publicity, refreshments, sanitation etc to various departments and also to the people involved in the newly formed committee.
Mr. Denzongpa further interacted with the gathering present and also took feedback in order to make the Independence Day celebration successful.
Thanking everyone for attending the meeting, Mr. Ghatani stressed on working collectively for a grand and successful organization of the 68th Independence Day celebration in Jorethang. He also spoke about various miscellaneous activities to be conducted during the Independence Day celebrations by the concerned authorities where by students can take part and also showcase their talent.  He further spoke about the Independence Day celebration to be celebrated at all the GPUs in future at grand scale for developmental purpose.
Highlighting the increasing rate of suicide in the state he urged the school authorities present during the gathering to initiate various activities where students can take part and also to focus on local talent which can lead to positive growth in the future.
Additionally, Mr. Ghatani urged the authorities to invite former servicemen who have contributed for growth of the state to the I-Day celebrations so that they can be a symbol of inspiration for the students.
Taking a level further in his address he encouraged the assembled to aim at getting the State level award for successful celebration of the 68th Independence Day in Jorethang.