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Hip Hop Music in Sikkim is growing day by day: Urban Inc

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The first Hip Hop Band from Sikkim, Urban Inc. needs no introduction. Proud to be Sikkimese blog caught up with the two rappers of the Urban Inc and found out more about their music and their journey from school boy rappers to famed celebrity artistes. 1. So, when did you …

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Restricting Role of TV and Films as Vehicle of Promoting Tobacco

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by Sapna Television and Films are the most popular medium of entertainment and information dissemination. In both, rural and urban India the impact created by cinema and television programmes on public mind is massive and ineffaceable in many respects. Fashions and life-styles shown in films become popular overnight. Exposure to …

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Bharat Jyoti Awardee Bikash Pradhan greeted at Rangpo

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SINGTAM, JUNE 13, 2013 Bikash Pradhan, recipient of Bharat Jyoti Award 2013 was greeted yesterday at Rangpo Namthang Raod by the members of Singtam Basibiyalo, Badhaichha Creation and a team of Namthang. Pradhan, resident of Namthang had received Bharat Jyoti Award 2013 in the field of social work at Multipurpose …

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Cleanliness Program at PHC Pakyong of East Sikkim

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Gangtok, 10th June 2013: Paarijat Pragati Sangh of Pakyong Samsing conducted a day long cleanliness drive program in and around the Pakyong hospital campus on Sunday, 9th June 2013. The said program was conducted in presence of Dr.Tashi Pegay M.O. I/C PHC Pakyong and the club president B.N Khatiwada. All …

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State awardee called upon by the Governor of Sikkim

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Gangtok, June 10, 2013: State Awardee Yougan Tamang was called upon by the Governor of Sikkim, Balmiki Prasad Singh on 7th June 2013 at Raj Bhawan, Gangtok. The Governor had delivered a very encouraging words of wisdom & inspiration and guidance for the future to the young researcher during the …

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World Environment Day Celebrates in Sikkim

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Gangtok, June 5, 2013 ‘Think, Eat and Save’ was the theme for this year’s World Environment Day Celebration conceptualised by the United Nations Organisation. The State level celebration was held at Saramsa Garden organized by the Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim. The main highlights of the …

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Sikkim: SKM slams State for Karji’s underdevelopment

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GANGTOK, June 5, 2013 A Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) team led by party general secretary MK Subba on June 2 reached Karji village, one of the remotest areas of the State. The team reached Karji after five hours of journey from Tashiding and the road condition is extremely poor and …

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Dikchu Slides shifted 20 Sikkimese families

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Angry protests against power developer MANGAN/GANGTOK, June 5, 2013 Authorities ordered shifting of twenty families of Tanek village to safer locations after fresh slides broke out on June 4 due to alleged excessive explosives blasting by a power developer at Dikchu. The power developer, Sneha Kinetic, also agreed to provide …

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Sikkim boys leave for SAFF Cup trial camp

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GANGTOK, June 5, 2013 Three Sikkimese boys, Novin Gurung, Tshering Zangpo Tamang and Purna Bahadur Tamang, are proceeding on June 4 to attend the trials for Indian team to play in the u-16 SAFF Cup. The 10-day selection camp is starting from June 6 at Kolkata. Novin (14) and Tshering …

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Javadekar has hurt Sikkimese sentiments: SDF

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GANGTOK, June 5, 2013 The ruling SDF party has termed the comments of BJP national spokesperson Prakash Javadekar given to Sikkimese media as ‘unfortunate’. Javadekar, also a Rajya Sabha member, had yesterday accused both Central and State governments of neglecting Sikkim on different issues. He had visited Sikkim on June …

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