GANGTOK, July 4, 2013 The Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim (AOSS) on June 3 claimed that unrelated persons are issuing press statements in the name of the association. Such persons are doing so to incite communal harmony for obvious reasons, it said. The AOSS also announced its president RC …

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GANGTOK, July 4, 2013 The sixteen supporters of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) have launched an indefinite hunger strike from June 3 at district prison here at Boomtar. They are presently under judicial custody for their alleged involvement in a recent clash at Melli. SKM vice president Bhoj Raj Rai told …

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GANGTOK, June 27, 2013 Dissident SDF legislator Prem Singh Golay on June 26 lashed out against some controversial comments made by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling during the ‘Sampoorna Kranti Diwas’ function. “The provocative comments of ‘SDF will take care of Goondas’ are extremely condemnable. Before making such comments, the Chief …

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Imphal, June 21, 2013 A 17-year-old girl was raped by unknown persons while she was on her way to procure admission forms from a college and latter dumped at her house on June 19. According to reports, the girl left her home at around 12.30 pm in order to purchase …

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Gangtok, June 14, 2013 The Government of Sikkim strongly refutes the news reports appearing in some of the local print media alleging that the Government of Sikkim had not sent the resolution passed by the State Assembly for formation of Gorkhaland State to Government of India, said a press release. …

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DARJEELING, June 13, 213 An eight member delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha yesterday met Bengal Governor M K Narayanan at the Governor house here and raised different issues pertaining to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration which is still pending from the government side. In the meeting that lasted for about …

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Darjeeling, June 12, 2013 Trinamool Congress here is carrying out membership drive and closed door meetings at Pul-Bijanbari even as hundreds of supporters and leaders from different political outfits have joined the party recently. Closed door meetings and membership drive are held at places like Chainpuri, Milan Basti, Phootshering and …

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GANGTOK, June 11, 2013 Opposition political parties have reacted sharply over the clarifications given by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on statements made by Urban Development minister DB Thapa during the recent internal security meet at New Delhi. Thapa had said formation of separate States may renew unrest in Sikkim’s adjoining …

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DARJEELING, June 10, 2013 Darjeeling gave a mixed political reaction on the Gorkhaland support asserted by Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. The Chief Minister on May 7 had reiterated the legitimacy of the separate Statehood demand. He told media in Siliguri that his government and people of Sikkim are always …

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GANGTOK, June 6, 2013 The Sikkim government yesterday told the Union Government that ‘formation of separate States may renew unrest’ in the hill State’s immediate neighbouring region, Darjeeling. Urban Development minister DB Thapa communicated such apprehensions of the Sikkim government during the Chief Minister’s Conference on Internal Security chaired by …

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