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Adapted from Suhas Palshikar’s paper presented at a seminar on Understanding Indian Politics at the Dept. of Politics and Public Admn., University of Pune, Pune, Jan. 2000. In the first of the series on regional parties of northeast, we present a background of the phenomena of regional parties. With the …

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SDF completes 17 years of rule on Sikkim


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The completion of 17 years of the formation of Sikkim Democratic Front Government is being celebrated on 12th December 2011 at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok. Below we reproduce the article done by iSikkim.com on March 3, 2011 when SDF party led govt. completed its 17 years: When hung assemblies have become …

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Sikkim Mail ‘I respect CM Pawan Chamling for the developmental work he has done’-Poudyal’ GANGTOK December 08, 2011: MLA PS Golay has no potential to become a leader as he has not faced the amount of pains, suffering and struggles which a real leader has to face. The people are …

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Press Release by Karmapa Office of Administration In the backdrop of newspaper reports that the police have filed charge sheet in the court naming the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee, HH Karmapa’s office has issued statement that they have not been served any notice from any official or courts. The …

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India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content is what was the title of New York Times story on our honourable and learned minister of world’s largest democracy advising Facebook, Twitter et al. to restrict and better censor what is disparaging, inflammatory or defamatory. This came in the backdrop of …

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False news of members’ resignation from Daramdin: SDF


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Gangtok: December 1, 2011 Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) party has strongly condemned the news item which was published in some local dailies on 28th Novembers regarding the resignation of people from SDF from Daramdin. President of Sikkim Democratic Front Daramdin Bloc Pabitra Bahadur Rai informed that the said news published …

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India and Nepal to Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement


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New Delhi: November 26, 2011 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Nepal will be signed on November 27, 2011 by the Finance Ministers of both the countries in Kathmandu. This Agreement (DTAA) would replace an earlier Agreement between two countries which was signed way back in 1987. The …

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Sikkim: State BJP says relief fund is not CM’s pocket money


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Sikkim Mail Gangtok: November 23, 2011 The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Sikkim Unit has complained against the Central Parliamentary Committee (CPC) regarding the monitoring of the relief funds to the earthquake victims. Similarly they have also complained the above case to Prime Minister and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Speaking to …

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Gangtok: November 23, 2011 Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Party has strongly condemned the statement of former MP Nakul Das Rai, in a press release issued by the party on 22nd November, 2011. Rai have no right to say anything about the people of Sikkim. He had said that Sikkimese people …

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China Ache: After ASEAN, Myanmar might come closer to US


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The developments last week mark a renewed focus on the part of US to wean away each one and everything it could from China. 1st: US President Barack Obama said in Australia on Thursday, on his last stop before ASEAN (Association of South East Asian) meetings in Indonesia, that the …

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