EIILM withdraws request for Govt takeover, calls interviews to fill VC and Registrar vacancies

The Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management [EIILM], the private university which has remained consistently in the news for all the wrong reasons of late, has, in a dramatic turn of events, withdrawn the representation made to the State government urging it to take over the University. Following this is the publication of advertisements calling applicants for a ‘Walk-in Interview’ for the post of Vice Chancellor and Registrar of the University.

EIILM wants govt to take over

VISHNU NEOPANEY
The Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management [EIILM], a private state university  based out of Malbasey in West Sikkim, has almost always since its inception in 2006 been in the news for the wrong reasons. Matters for the institute came to a head towards the end of last year when the Enforcement Directorate attached all its bank accounts in end-October 2014. The institute is facing several charges, some of which have reached the courts, and now, with even its bank accounts frozen, its sponsoring body, Malvika Foundation, has written to the Chief Minister seeking that the State Government take over the university. This letter is dated 01 January 2015 and the institute and its sponsoring body have since then also approached the High Court with an appeal to make the Sikkim Government take over the university.

Bihari Jagran Manch elects central committee uncontested, rival group serves legal notice

GANGTOK, 01 Oct: A press communiqué received from the chief election officer for election of central committee of the Sikkim Bihari Jagran Manch, Manoj Kumar Gupta, informs that the posts of president, vice-president, general secretary, joint secretary and treasurer were announced elected uncontested today. Following close on the heels of this announcement arrived allegations from a rival faction with Baliram Prasad, a founder member of SBJM, who is also the president of Ranipool branch, announcing that he has despatched a legal notice to the CEO and the entire election committee convinced that due norms for the election were not followed.

Thupden Lachungpa condemns Coop Deptt statement on cooperatives for Lachung

GANGTOK, 17 June: Thupden Norzang Lachungpa, president of Lachung Dzumsa Educated Unemployed Cooperative Society, engaged in a tussle with the Lachung Dzumsa over the cooperative society and who has been boycotted by the Dzumsa, has condemned a recent statement attributed to a Cooperation Department official and demanded an inquiry against him.
The official was quoted in a local newspaper as stating that no Educated and Unemployed Youth, Labour or Contractor Cooperative Societies will be registered in Lachung without the permission of the Dzumsa.
The official had also stated that the Department of Cooperation has not received any letter from the Chief Minister’s Office regarding the recent controversy over the cooperative society in Lachung. Mr. Lachungpa claims that on 11 June, Principal Secretary to the CM had written to the Cooperation Secretary pointing out that “as per the Government approved norms the registered Cooperative Societies are permitted allotment of work below Rs.2 crore in the area”.
Mr. Lachungpa, while speaking to media-persons here yesterday, added that the concerned official of the Cooperation Department had registered the Lachung Dzumsa Educated Unemployed Co-operative Society on 26 March “violating his own position and undermining the laws that he is now stating and had also approved the bylaws of the Cooperative Society under his name, signature and official seal”.
“The statement is self-contradictory and clearly reflects his mala-fide intensions,” alleges Mr. Lachungpa. He stressed that the official should have brought to notice that certain laws and notifications related to the formation or registration of cooperative societies did not apply in the case of the Dzumsa system before registering the said cooperative society.
“The officer should be punished as per the government service rules for misleading the common people, not only the people from Lachung and Lachen, but he is equally responsible for creating confusion among the people of entire Sikkim. Irresponsible officers should be punished as per the laws and rules,” he said.
He went on to allege that the statement issued by the official was influenced by some members of the Lachung Dzumsa. He also clarified yesterday that the registration of the cooperative society has not been withdrawn as was being rumoured.