Two-day Assembly session begins today

GANGTOK, 27 Jan: Sikkim Legislative Assembly will begin a two-day session on Tuesday with the presentation of the first Supplementary Bill for the Financial Year 2013-14 and Vote of Accounts for Financial Year 2014-15 by the Chief Minister Pawan Chamling who is also In-charge of Finance and Revenue Expenditure Department.
The first day of the Ninth Session part II of Eighth Assembly is expected to begin with obituary references on the death of three former Ministers, Dugo Bhutia, Sherab Palden Lepcha and BB Lohar and one former member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, GM Gurung.
The Chief Minister will be placing the Vote on Accounts for the period of another six months in view of the assembly elections expected to be held in April-May, it is informed.
On the second day, the House will discuss and vote for both Supplementary Bill for 2013-14 and Vote on Accounts for the Financial Year 2014-15.
Meanwhile, the East District Magistrate has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC across a 200 meter radius of the Legislative Assembly from 9 a.m. on 28 January till the end of the current Assembly Session or unless withdrawn earlier.

Special Handloom Expo begins in Gangtok

GANGTOK, 21 Oct [IPR]: Nim Yethenpa, Development Commissioner cum Secretary DPER & NEC Affairs, inaugurated a Special Handloom Expo 2013 today. The expo, organised by the Sikkim Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd (SHHDC) at its Zero Point campus is sponsored by the Office of the Development Commissioner Handloom, Ministry of Textiles.
The Development Commissioner visited all the stalls put up by weavers, Self Help Groups and Cooperative Societies from Manipur, Kolkata, Guwahati, Cooch Behar, Uttar Pradesh and all four districts of Sikkim.
The Expo includes a live craft demonstration display, a theme pavilion display of different handloom products including integrated Handloom Development Scheme products from different parts of Sikkim.
The Development Commissioner also interacted with the participants and evinced keen interest and expressed happiness with the various activities.
The Special Handloom Expo 2013 is an annual event of the Sikkim Handloom and Handicraft Corporation, organised with the concept of providing a platform to weavers, artisans, sellers and buyers, to converge and create awareness in the handloom sector as an employment and income generating industry. The Expo will continue till 02 November 2013.
The inaugural function was also attended by LP Barfungpa, Special Secretary cum Director Commerce and Industries, and Ganga Pradhan, Director SHHDC along with the officers and staff of the Directorate.