NEW DELHI, April 15, 2013 Perilla Bhandari-Swartz could possibly be the only Indian woman ‘a captain, no less’ in the US marines. She has seen action in three combat zones, including Iraq, and has a number of awards under her belt like Soldier of the Year (2004), Logistics Warrior and …
by Tarun Kumar Singha Adjoining the flowing Hooghly, straddling roughly between two iconic structures, Howrah Bridge and Vidyasagar Setu, stands a fortified citadel famously known as ‘Fort William’ since the latter half of the 18th century, which was once the military headquarters of British India. Ironically, unlike most forts of …
Gangtok, March 25, 2013 You must have seen a Japanese Geisha dancing riotously in a Maharashtrain style Laavni for a soft drink commercial being telecasted in various channels lately. Very few here know that the kimono-clad girl is from our very own State of Sikkim. Meet Sushma Sunam, a 28-year-old …
~ Binod Bhattarai The loss of life and destruction in recent 6.9 earthquakes of September 18th 2011 dramatically emphasize the need for residents of the Himalayan Seismic Zone of Sikkim to prepare further for an earthquake of such magnitude. Despite the fact that this entire Himalayan Ranges of Sikkim falls …
Progressive fragmentation of land holdings, degrading natural resource base and emerging challenges of climate change are resulting in increased pressure on land and water. Required agricultural production and a diversified food basket to meet the requirement of the increasing population with higher per capita income, has to emanate from the …
By Binod Bhattarai & Pema Rinzing Bhutia New Delhi, December 15, 2012 The sex composition is considered as one of the most significant demography and important social indicator for measuring the status of male and female in a society. In India where the gender bias, deep rooted prejudice and discrimination …
Gangtok, November 20, 2012: Sikkim NOW!’s North District Correspondent Wangchuk Bhutia will be conferred the first Rural Journalism Award (Grameen Patrakarita Puraskar) for best rural reporting. Bhutia’s name has been selected from among six nominations by a selection committee held today here at the Press Club of Sikkim. Bhutia also …
Kalpana Palkhiwala* The sun’s atmosphere is an ideal place to study and test many magneto-hydro-dynamic (MHD) processes controlling turbulent plasma. Some of the finest solar features can be resolved with state-of-the-art telescope. Ladakh, the cold desert in the country, will have the world’s largest state-of-the-art solar telescope on the earth …
Guwahati, August 16, 2012: Two special trains carrying panic-stricken students and professionals of Northeast have left Bangalore for Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today. “Two special trains left Bangalore yesterday and the government has taken all precaution,” he told reporters here. Making it clear that there was no …
“Media should be transparent and away from personal judgments” PD Rai Gangtok, 25 May 2o12: The Most Promising Journalist Award of Sikkim for the year 2011-12 was conferred to Chewan Krishna Dahal a correspondent of NE TV also the sub editor of Himalayan Mirror English daily during the Lt Ram …
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