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Sikkim PoliceWhen Sikkim Police announced28 vacancies in the Sub-In-spector rank earlier this year,more than 2,000 hopefuls filledout their applications for theposts. The selection processhas now reached the final stagewith 21 women and 132 menshortlisted for the viva-vocewhich will decide who the newSI’s on Sikkim’s streets will be.The selection process startedwith the document verification,but it was the Physical Endur-ance/ Efficiency Test which low-ered the odds. The Phsyical Testwhich involved five events [longjump, high jump, short-put, 100mtrs race and 1500 mtrs race]of 15 marks each automaticallyrejected candidates who scoredless than 8 points in any event.Informed sources reveal thatlittle over 700 candidatescleared this round and sat forthe written examination. Thewritten test was marked at 100and every candidate scoringabove 50 was selected to sitfor the interviews which willdecide the final list....

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GANGTOK, 29 May: Hundredsof young girls and boys from thestate are being lured with offers ofa dream job in the Gulf countriesand South-east Asia, only to findout after reaching the promised des-tination that they have been duped.

Fake placement agencies are in-volved in this criminal activity andparents and young people in searchof a better life should be aware ofthis racket before they become thenext victim.

This is what happened toSandhya Gurung, a young gradu-ate from Gangtok. She was intro-duced to a man claiming to repre-sent one such agency who told herthat he could get her a job in Dubai.All she had to do was give an ad-vance of Rs. 45,000 and somedocuments. Getting a passport and

visa, he said, was his headache.“He told me that the company

had good contacts and would getme a very high paying job in Dubai.I somehow convinced my parentsto shell out the advance money andgave it to him along with the docu-ments he had asked for, but the manjust disappeared after that and Ihave not been able to contact him,”tells Sandhya.

She is one of the lucky ones.There are many young girls who

have paid almost Rs. 2 lakhs to goto the Gulf countries and actuallymade it there. However, once therethey have been made to work asdomestic help and in other menialjobs in the houses of rich Sheikhs.They are virtually held prisonersthere because the placement agencymakes it a point to take away alltheir documents, thus turning theminto illegal immigrants.

According to sources, there aremore than 10 young Sikkimese lan-

guishing in jails in Singapore andMalaysia. One of the boys is the sonof a mid-level government official.

Recently, NOW! started receiv-ing calls from families of younggirls who claim to have beencheated of their money or havingbeen made such offers.

“My maid was given the phonenumber of a man who promised toget her a lucrative job in Dubaithrough his placement agency. The

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GANGTOK, 29 May: A welcomeceremony was organised at the con-ference hall of the Forest Depart-ment in honour of the newly in-ducted Forest Minister SB Subedi.The introductions were never ex-pected to be very comfortable giventhe run in that Mr. Subedi had withforest officials in Geyzing sometime back, but focus interestinglyshifted to admissions of misman-agement with the department itself.Since the function was as muchabout introducing the new Minis-

ter to his officers as it was aboutunderstanding what was wrong inthe Department, it can be rated a

minor success in the fact that themirror was turned inwards.

Various officials made short

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FOREST ADMITS TO MISMANAGEMENTspeeches and most took a critical viewof the functioning of their departments.

Secretary, TR Sharma spoke onthe need for transparency in the work-ing of the Department. Giving theexample of the Integrated WastelandDevelopment Programme he saidthat the Project ImplementationAgency [PIA] did not submit properaccounts on the programme forwhich the IWDP warned that the pro-gramme would be terminated.

He also revealed that he did noteven know of the programme. Hefurther said that though notice af-

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Forest Minister SB Subedi [sitting, 2nd from left] with senior officials of his Deptt on 29 May

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Artist, filmmaker, keen photographer, columnist withinternational magazines... It’s hard to pin Twan Yangdown. Born to a Chinese father and Tibetan mother, hegrew up in Kalimpong and worked in Sikkim. NOW!serializes Twan Yang’s autobiography, Houseboy in India...

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-65-The English descriptions were notso difficult for me because I wasaccustomed to draw pictures, andit was easy for me to recall the pic-ture of anything in the memory ex-actly as it happened and then try todescribe it in words. I wrote eachpage three or four times, for I al-ways added something new when Iread over what I had written, and Iremembered fresh things or I madechanges because I saw that I hadspelled the words badly or used thewrong words. Besides, whenever Ithought of something that I couldnot write down in English I was inthe habit of asking my master andhe then would write on a piece ofpaper such words as I needed, like“conversation” and “exaggeration”and all such other words which Iwas told were taken from the Latinand which were so difficult to me.”

Before I began writing my bookI did not know anything about thebooks that people like to read. Icould speak only a little pidginEnglish, and up to 1936 when Icame to work with Mr.Van ManenSahib I knew as little of books as a

Of Masters & Servantswild animal. My language was asunpleasant to the ear as a mixedmedicine; for I had, in reality, noproper language of my own asother people have from birth todeath. My speech was the lan-guage of the lower classeswho never speak to high peo-ple. It contained no politeand fine words or respectfulexpressions either in Tibetanor in any other language Iknew. My English andPunjabi were all pidgin, butHindustani I spoke a littlemore correctly as I had beenusing it for six years. NepaliI had spoken from child-hood. My Chinese was veryrestricted, and I knew a littleGujarati and Bengali. Tibetan wasa little better, yet as a speaker ofTibetan I was of no use to my mas-ter. My life had been as varied asthe languages I talked, and my mas-

ter and I began to think this narra-tive of the wanderings of a Chineseboy in India might contain some

things not found inother books, whichwould be of interestto readers. I know

quite well that I was not the onlyboy who had a difficult childhoodand not the only son of a foreignnation who had come to India. Onthe other hand, I did not believe thatmany Chinese boys like me had

suffered such miserable unhappi-ness or come from the Himalayasto this great prison house of Indiato be a servant or travelled to somany different places, met so manydifferent people and learned toknow so many different customs of

the country. I had followedmany religions, from Confu-cian to Christian, and fromChristian to Sikh, and fromSikh to Hindu, and fromHindu to Mussulman andfrom Mussulman to nothingagain, and then back to Bud-dhist. The whole story of thatI put in my book, and that wasabout the relation betweenmasters and servants. In In-

dia there are some masters who donot know anything at all about theprivate lives of the servants,whether they are married, or stillhave their parents, how they arehoused, and what money hey have

got. This is because such mastersdo not look upon their servants ashumans but only as beings who arekept to work and must be paid. Inthe same way there are servantswho do not love their masters butonly their monthly wages. It is veryrare that masters trust their servantscompletely and treat them as mem-bers of their family and know allabout their lives, the lives of sim-ple folk. Perhaps some Europeansdo not like Indian servants to talkfreely with them because they lookupon them as being uncivilized andwild. But that would be wrong. Itis like the saying of Shylock, theJewish merchant of Venice, whoasks, Christians have eyes, have theJews no eyes? Christians have astomach, and so have the Jews, Godhas made them all alike as humanbeings. But many Europeans do notunderstand that in matters of hap-piness and sorrow all people are thesame. And so masters and servantsare like talkers and mutes the firstcan speak as much as they like andthe latter can say nothing.-

to be continued

PARANOID ABOUT SHARINGOfficialdom in Sikkim continues to cling to anachronistic notionsabout sharing information. And it is not even sensitive documentsthat one is talking about here. It is as simple a matter as comingon record when approached. Officials take the easiest way out byignoring reporters with excuses of being on tour or engaged in ameeting. What most of these officials don’t realise is that everytime a scribe knocks on their doors, they are not expected to spillthe beans on the latest red-tape goof-up in the corridors of power.Most times, they are being sought either to confirm or deny infor-mation or present their response to an allegation. While journalis-tic ethics demand that views of all the sides be reported, it is onlyfor so long that a story can be kept waiting for want of views fromthe other side. What these officials don’t realise is that news re-ports cannot warm the “in” tray endlessly. The Freedom to Infor-mation Bill was passed quite some time back, but one can expecteven the provisions of the new Act to be pliable for delays beforeinformation can really be freely available. Frankly, the existing lawsare strong enough to guarantee information to the people - justthe people with the information are not comfortable sharing it.Sharing information automatically makes them accountable andaccountability could lead most officials on to sticky wickets. Infor-mation, after all, is not just about knowing, it is also about reactingto what is learnt.

Information also means power and empowering the people mightbe a pet project of the politicians, but does not appear high on theagenda of the bureaucracy which draws its strength from the con-trol it wields over the people. Now with a new government in placewith its stated commitment to decentralisation of power, the pow-ers-that-be should perhaps look at access to information beforethey proceed with further delegation of power to the panchayats.Share all the developmental information of each ward with the peo-ple there and see how they respond to it. Check whether they aremature enough to keep an eye on all the funds that have come theirway and that it is wisely spent. This would not require much. TheState could actually sponsor a “wall-newspaper” - a newspaper inthe language the people are familiar with, which is pasted on thevillage walls for all to read. Apart from developmental news andschemes of the government, this newspaper should also providedetails of various schemes and funds sanctioned for various wardsin the State. Arming the people with just this much information wouldempower them with the tools they require to keep the officials andtheir elected leaders accountable. That would be true grassrootsdemocracy at work. It could also be the perfect grooming for a moremature electorate which learns to differentiate confident promisesfrom puerile rhetoric. That would be the day. And if the right peopledesire it so, that Day could be coming sometime soon...

The common minimum programme has given managerial

autonomy to public sector banks.This is expected to translate into

powers to the board of directors andthe chairman and managing direc-tor to take decisions, with little di-rectives coming from the bankingregulator or the Union finance min-istry, said most bankers.

With the government continu-ing to hold a majority stake in pub-lic sector banks, and the govern-ment nominating most of the direc-tors on the board and clearing theappointments of the two top execu-tive positions, the general consen-sus among bankers is that the boardwill continue to be beholden topoliticians and bureaucrats.

So though in principle there ismanagerial autonomy, PSU bank-ers perceive that they will continueto be at a disadvantage vis a vistheir private sector and foreign

banking counterparts.“We cannot operate on a level

playing field as we live in fear ofthe Central Vigilance Commis-sion,” said a senior bank official.PSU banks — like their private sec-tor and foreign counterparts —function on commercial lines andbank officials are responsible forensuring the profitability of theoperations.

“Ideally from the corporategovernance point of view, the boardshould be the supreme authoritysteering the fate of the bank, with-out external forces impinging on itsindependent functioning,” said asenior PSU banker. With govern-ment nominee directors on theboard, there have been a number ofinstances of directed lending.

Further, the government hasalso ruled out paring its stake to lessthan 51 per cent — a proposal thatlapsed with the dissolution of the

13th Lok Sabha.Interpreting the proposed

managerial autonomy of PSUbanks, senior officials expect thatmanpower augmentation can beundertaken without reference to theministry.

“Even promotions to the topexecutive grade (from deputy gen-eral manager to general manager)could take place without ministryor RBI officials present at inter-views,” said the chairman andmanaging director of a leadingPSU bank.

Autonomy in PSU banks iscoming in fits and starts. Last yearPSU banks were spared the botherof approaching the RBI and theministry every time they want toraise subordinated debt. Thishelped them to time their Tier-IIissues so as to take advantage ofinterest rate movements in themarkets.

Managerial autonomyto banks: CMP

Author Gregory DavidRoberts does not belongto that genre of writers

who exploit their imagination to fillin the blank pages.

He writes from his bitter expe-riences and first of his four bookscapturing his life is already a hitamongst the readers.

Excerpts from ShantaramTitled ‘Shantaram’ the book

encapsulates his journey from anAustralian Prison to Mumbai in1981 and his experience in the city

of dreams.“More dreams are realised and

extinguished in Bombay than anyother place in India. I’ve been toDelhi, Madras, Bangalore and a lotof other cities, but I have never seena crime set-up like that in Bombay,”Roberts was quoted by BBC, assaying.

Throughout the 1980s, Robertsworked as a black market currencydealer and later as a passport coun-terfeiter.

It was this work that brought

him in contact with the Mumbaimafia. He even met some of thecity’s prominent gangsters and wasinvolved in several gang wars.

Shantaram mostly speaks of hismafia experience in Mumbai.Roberts intends to invest the prof-its from his bestseller into settingup a diagnostic clinic in Mumbai.

“I want to go back to Mumbaiand set up a mobile diagnosticclinic, to do in a more formal waywhat I was doing in my own ad hocway,” he said.

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GANGTOK, 29 May: As part ofits drive to spread awareness on thedangerous effects of tobacco con-sumption, the Voluntary Health As-sociation of Sikkim has been organ-izing a series of workshops for across section of people.

These are being held in collabo-ration with Voluntary Health Asso-ciation of India and the WorldHealth Organization. On May 27,the programme held at a hotel here

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It is compulsory for all Applicants to appear for the Entrance Test to be heldon 30th June 2004 at 10 AM at Govt. ITI, Rangpo premises. No separatecalling letter will be sent. The Test comprises Viva-Voce on General Knowl-edge/ Current Affairs of 10 Marks and Written Test of Entry Qualification stand-ard of 40 Marks. The Entry Qualification cannot be relaxed under any circum-stances. Local candidates shall be given first preference. The Institute has aboy’s Hotsel and the lodging and boarding is on first come first serve basis.

The I.T.I. Training is free of tution fees for all but stipend of Rs.200/-P.M. willbe paid to the Locals only. Only refundable caution money and boys’ Hosteldeposit, nominal Admission and Exams fees are to be paid. The Womancandidates have been given 25% reservation in each of the above Trades.But if these seats remain unfulfilled, vacancies will be filled by boys to ensureoptimum traunees’ strength at the Institute.

For more details may cintact Govt. I.T.I., Rangpo on Telephone No. 240886or Directorate of Technical Education, Gangtok on 221610.

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was targeted at Law Enforcing Per-sonnel and Police Officials. Presenton the occasion were BB Rai, Ex-ecutive Director, H. Lepcha, Presi-dent, VHAS, N Shreedhar Rao, SPEast, SC Pradhan, Director, HealthDepartment and members ofNGO’s and doctors from STNM.

The workshop on the second daywas for Panchayat members from allover the state. To mark the WorldNo Tobacco Day which falls on May31, VHAS will be holding a rallyand a host of other programmes.

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GANGTOK, 29 May: Alwayswanted a computer but could neverafford one. Now it just might bepossible. Nayuma Infosys in asso-ciation with Citizen Urban Co-Op-erative Bank Limited is organizingthe first Computer Loan Carnivalin Sikkim. The Loan Mela will beheld from 1-6 June and is mainlyaimed at government employees,businessmen and professionalsfrom all over Sikkim. According to

COMPUTER LOAN CARNIVAL IN GANGTOKSwastik Maharana, AdministrativeHead, Nayuma Infosys, “The mainmotive for this loan carnival is topromote information and technol-ogy amongst the general public ofSikkim. It is also for those who areinterested in buying but are unableto pay the whole amount at one go,”

You can take home personal com-puters, laptops, printers, scanner, digitalcameras, web cams and many other items.Prices range from Rs. 23,000 onwards.

The loans offered come in twoschemes. The first is with zero per-

cent interest which has a repaymentperiod of 10 months. The otherscheme which has a repayment periodof 24 months comes with a reason-able rate of interest. “There are nodown payments involved, no process-ing fees and finance is provided thesame day along with easy repaymentschemes,” adds Mr. Swastik

For government employees all

you have to bring along is your sal-ary sheet and proof of identity whilefor others certificates of policieslike LIC, KVS, NSC or FD withproof of identity along with one

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NAMCHI, 29 May: A trainingprogramme for skill developmentfor unemployed women has beenstarted by the Toruk RamabungGram Panchayat. The programme,which began a few days ago, isaimed at providing the rural wom-enfolk some means of income.

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NAMCHI, 29 May: The NehruYuva Kendra, Namchi, under theMinistry of Youth Affairs andSports, Govt. of India, has in thepast conducted many programmesin collaboration with different de-partments and NGOs. The NationalService Volunteer (NSV) is anotherspecial scheme to be implemented

The programme involves carpetweaving training under the Cot-tage Industries Scheme for the un-employed women of theMangalbarey area.

The total amount sanctioned forthe training programme is Rs. 1,66,500 which has been providedfrom the Panchayat fund. The train-ing programme is to last for a pe-

KARAN SHAH

KALIMPONG, 29 May: Today be-ing the last date for the filing of nomi-nation papers for the municipal pollsthere was a big rush of candidates toget their nomination papers in for the23 wards of Kalimpong. At the end ofthe nomination process a huge 203 can-didates, it was revealed, are contestingthe municipal polls in Kalimpong.

The highest number of candi-dates contesting from a single wardis 16 for Ward no 13. With many fear-ing that their nomination paperswould fail the scrutiny most candi-dates have filed as many as fournomination papers. This, feels theSDO office here, is the reason for theinflation in the number of candidates.

Eighteen GNLF candidatesfiled their nominations today. Four

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GANGTOK, 29 May: Dr. VKTiwari’s is a well known name in

the field ofTuberculo-sis control.With over35 years ofexperience,Dr. Tiwariis wellq u a l i f i e dand experi-

enced in the various fields of TB,

chest diseases, public health,population, health education etc.

The good news for Sikkim isthat Dr. Tiwari recently joinedSikkim Manipal Institute of Medi-cal Sciences, Gangtok, and is study-ing the TB control programme serv-ices available at urban, rural and re-mote areas of Sikkim.

He plans to strengthen the pro-gramme activities so that the impactof the treatment can be made moreefficient. He is also exploring thefeasibility of carrying out operationresearch in the field of TB control

in collaboration with state health au-thorities and other departments ofSikkim Manipal Institute of Medi-cal Sciences, Gangtok. In this re-gard, his work in the field of TB,respiratory diseases and other healthproblems would be of immense usefor the welfare of the people ofSikkim.

Recognising his vast experi-ence and qualifications, the Govt.of India had sent Dr. Tiwari ondeputation to the Republic of Zam-bia for a period of 4 years where hebecame the most sought after TB

DISTINGUISHED TB SPECIALIST TO HELP SIKKIM COMBAT TBspecialist in the country. Both thepresident and prime minister of theRepublic of Zambia appreciated hissincerity and dedication in the serv-ice he rendered for the country.

Dr. Tiwari has also served thestate of Uttar Pradesh in variousposts where he was involved in theimplementation, supervision andmonitoring of all the national healthprogrammes.

He has more than two dozenscientific papers published in vari-ous journals in India and abroad tohis credit. He is also the author of

14 books including 7 books on cur-rent public health problems. Apartfrom being a life member of vari-ous national and international or-ganisations, Dr. Tiwari is alsofounder and fellow of the Collegeof Chest Physicians [FCCP], India.He is the recipient of ‘AyurvedGourav Samman,’ ‘Kavya SurabhiSamman and ‘ACPA DistinguishedChest Physician Samman’ alongwith various other fellowships

Sikkim could benefit from allthis experience.

riod of three months. During thisperiod 22 unemployed women willbe trained in carpet weaving and foreach month of the training they willreceive Rs. 500. The two trainers,Ms. Kumari Pradhan and MsAmrita Rai are to receive Rs. 3,000per month for their efforts. As in-formed by the Panchayat the con-duction of such a training pro-gramme is aimed at dealing withthe problem of unemployment;with the training the women willbe able to do something in the fu-ture instead of remaining idle.

TRAINING PROGRAMME FORWOMEN INITIATED

had filed their nomination papersyesterday. Ward no. 2 has been de-clared a free zone by the party.

We can look forward to a neck-to-neck race for Ward 1with Mr.Nipen Ghatani (GNLF), the presentcouncillor of Ward 9 contestingfrom there on the one hand and onthe other there is Tara Sundas(CITU), who has filed his nomina-tions as an Independent candidate.

The other opponents of importantGNLF candidates would be GopalRuchal-Secretary of DYFI (but filed inas independent), from Ward 6, wherethe present Municipality Chairman,Karna Hang Subba will be contesting.

Dhendup Sherpa (GNLF), ViceChairman of the Kalimpong Munici-pality will have a tough battle withNorden Lama (GNLFC), both ofwhom are contesting from Ward No 8.

by the Kendra. The scheme is un-der the ministry of Youth Affairsand Sports, Govt of India.

Today, 29 May, an interview ofapplicants for NSVs was held at Dis-trict Administration Centre, Namchi.The interview was conducted by Mrs.K. Ongmu, SDM, South with AD,Education and District Youth Coor-dinator, NYK, Namchi, attending.

A total of 13 candidates ap-

peared for the interview for the 7seats available.

The names of the selected onesare: Tikamaya Pradhan, KrishnamayaMangar, Purna Br. Chettri, KishoreKumar Bania, Neela Sharma, PuspaKhati and Taramaya Tamang. An-other 2 names have been kept in thewaiting list. The selected NSVs willwork with various clubs and NGOsfor a period of one year.

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Applications are invited for an Office accommodation for shift-ing of our following branch to alternative premises:

CENTRE DISTRICT AREANAMCHI SOUTH SIKKIM 3000 SQ. FT.

Owners of landed property interested to construct building/ makesuitable alteration to the existing buildings may apply to the AssistantGeneral Manager, State Bank of India, Region IV, Cintury Bhavan,Regional Office, National Highway 31 A, Gangtok, 737 101, Sikkimin sealed envelope marked “Application for Namchi (Sikkim) BranchPremises” alongwith details of site and site plan and details of termsand conditions. No agency commission will be paid to any one in anycircumstances. Bank reserves the right to cancel any application with-out assigning any reason. Applications should reach this office within15 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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DARJEELING, 29 May:Darjeeling paid tribute to her wor-thiest treasures – The Everestersand particularly to Tenzing Norgay.The day had a double significanceas firstly, on this day 50 years agoTenzing Norgay and Sir EdmundHillary had made it atop the world’shighest peak and secondly, today isalso the birth anniversary ofTenzing. Incidentally Tenzing wasborn on the 29 May 1914 and hadpassed away on the 9 May 1986.

The day started with a rally pro-ceeding from the Chowk Bazar

Darjeeling with the Everesters andculminated at the Chowrasta pass-ing through the major thoroughfaresof the hill town. People had linedup on both sides of the streets to payhomage to the heroes. Among theEveresters were Nawang Gombu –the first man to climb Everest twice( 1963 and 1965); Nawang Topgey-the oldest surviving Sherpa who wasin the successful Tenzing –Hillaryexpedition of 1953; Dorjee Lhatoo– eminent mountaineer who climbedthe Everest in 1984 and has alsoclimbed many European peaks;Nima Norbu Sherpa – Climbed theEverest in 1993; Kushang Sherpa –

the only Indian to have climbed theEverest 5 times and also the onlyclimber to have climbed Everestfrom all the faces, Subedar TilBikram Budatoki – climbed the Ev-erest in 2001 and has also taken partin the world’s longest ski expedition;Nadre Sherpa – twice summitedEverest, once in 1996 and for thesecond time in 2003 and JamlingTenzing – the son of Tenzing whosummited Everest in 1996 whilefilming the Imax Film “Everest”.

At the Mall the Everesters werefelicitated by the citizens ofDarjeeling. In the backdrop could beheard the song “Hamro Tenzing

Sherpaley chareo himal chuchura”in Nepali (Our Tenzing has climbedthe Himalayan peak), which hadbecome the most popular song inDarjeeling in 1953, the year Tenzingmade it to the summit. This was fol-lowed by the unfurling of the fourflags by Jamling, Nawang Gombuand Nawang Topgey. These flags -UNESCO flag, the Union Jack, Ne-pal Flag and the Indian tricolour -were held by Tenzing atop the Ev-erest. “I truly feel on top of the worldagain. I am truly moved by the re-spect shown to my father Tenzingand to the Sherpas.” After a shortcultural show and distribution of

prizes for the various competitionsheld throughout the week includingsit and draw and quiz competition –it was time to pay homage toTenzing at his mausoleum in theHimalayan Mountaineering Insti-tute. Everesters offered khadas (tra-ditional scarves) on the tomb afterobserving a minute of silence.“Tenzing Sherpa was an inspirationto us not only in the field of moun-taineering but in all aspects of life. Hiscontribution towards the Sherpa com-munity cannot be expressed in words”said Dorjee Lhatoo. Curtains finallycame down on the week long celebra-tions with a musical show at the Mall.

ter notice was being served on vari-ous projects under the department,there was no action being taken.

A total of 3,400 cases have yetto be completed, he said. He feltthat though the government hadprovided the staff with various fa-cilities, reciprocal action in termsof work done by the departmentwas not enough.

He also felt that the increase ofrevenue from Rs. 1.5 crore to Rs. 6crore could be increased further.

In contrast, the Minister, in his ad-dress to the officials in his ministry,congratulated them for taking Sikkimto the sixth status under India’s GreenProtection Index as is mentioned inthe magazine ‘Down to Earth’ on areport made by an NGO.

He also gave a brief overview of theForest Department’s immediate steps.These include ‘avenue plantation’ withthe provision of fencing and also raisingawareness among the public on defor-estation. He also mentioned that all lawswere to be strictly followed for the con-tinuance of peace and order in society.

Stars of Everest pay homage to Tenzing Norgay

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girl was very keen to go, thinkingthat she’ll earn huge amounts ofmoney. I was quite suspicious of thewhole thing and called the number.The man was very evasive of myquestions and told me he would callme back but we have not heardfrom him since then,” says the wifeof a high-ranking official.

The racket was unearthed byProbir Pramanik of the Telegraphwho says that he knew about it forsome time but had to wait for au-thentic proof. Speaking to NOW!on phone he said, “I heard aboutthis racket almost two years back,about Bombay and Dubai-basedcompanies looking for girls, prom-ising good upmarket jobs and thenmaking them virtually prisoners bytaking away all their documents.But I needed more proof.”

This, he found when he posedas a prospective customer looking

for a job for his niece.“Investigations revealed that one

such Kathmandu based placementagency, Sea Link Overseas Services(P) Ltd had placed an order withEverest Educational Training andPlacement Services in Siliguri foryoung girls and boys who wouldwork as waiters/ waitresses in theGulf. I followed up this lead andfound that Capt. [retd.] GS Negi,MD of Everest Education Trainingpaid Rs. 60,000 to Sea Link for theselected candidates but has not heardanything ever since of the three can-didates interviewed by Sea Link’sKathmandu based Managing Direc-tor,” says Probir.

Having been duped in thismanner Capt. Negi filed an FIRagainst the Kathmandu companyand its agents with the PradhanNagar police. In a press release sentto NOW!, Capt. Negi further al-leges that there are many such com-panies and individuals who, with-

out firm demands of manpowerfrom companies abroad, aremisguiding the masses. One ofthese is Sea Link Overseas {Pvt}Ltd and its branches, he states.

He goes on to say that these com-panies are charging application feesand collecting advance without anybasis. Asking for wide publicity “inpublic interest so that innocent peo-ple are not lured to such nefariousactivities,” he states that he has proofon some more fake companies.

“These girls and boys are madeto work like slaves as constructionworkers, kitchen helpers and othersuch jobs. Most times they have towork for 18-20 hours a day. And thereis no way they can get out of the coun-try, with all their documents havingbeen taken away,” adds Probir.

This is what happened to twogirls who were selected from WestSikkim. Apparently they werepromised that they were beingtaken to Singapore for training af-ter which they could start earningbig money but on landing in Sin-gapore, they were made to do me-nial jobs that they had not signedup for. The employer had takenaway their passport and so theycould not even come back.

“The girls are now in jail. Their

families have contacted the govern-ment authorities here but nothinghas happened so far,” states Probir.

This racket is however not newto Sikkim. Many Sikkimese youthare still languishing in Malaysianjails. Police here learnt of this whensome of them managed to escapeand narrated their ordeal to theirfamilies, who lodged a complaintwith the police. These youth hadgone to Malaysia after being prom-ised a job there by one RK Subba, aresident of Timberbong, Soreong,who was running an illegal businessof sending educated, unemployedSikkimese youth to Malaysia withpromises of employment usingfraudulent means and making thempay up to Rs. 85,000 in cash as ad-vance. Subba has been charged andthe case is still going on.

Obviously, Sikkim is becomingthe favoured playground for rack-eteers of all sorts. Gullible and in-nocent youngsters in search of em-ployment are being subjected tohorrifying experiences. Not onlyshould we all be aware of this fraudbut the state government too needsto initiate measures to protectyoung boys and girls being takenfor a ride.

A ride that can scar them forever.

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Novelist and humanrights activist

Arundhati Roy has beenawarded the 2004 Syd-ney Peace Prize for herwork in social campaignsand advocacy of non-violence.

“Arundhati Roy is adistinguished world citi-zen. She is an outstand-ing communicator whowrites with great clarityand grace. At a time ofterrible disregard for hu-man life, we need to hear

NEW DELHI, 29 May: India’s topwoman cop Kiran Bedi, currentlypolice advisor in the United Na-tions peacekeeping department, hasbeen honoured with the UN medalfor outstanding service.

Bedi, who has served in vari-ous capacities in India, was felici-tated along with 22 other militaryand police officers serving with theworld body on Friday.

The medal was pinned by Assist-

Air-India tolaunch low-cost airline

NEW DELHI, 29 May: Air-Indiais to launch a new subsidiary air-line with 25 per cent lower fareswith leased Boeing 737-800 air-craft from April next year.

The airline board, which met onSaturday, approved the starting of thenew airline (low-cost operation) withan all-economy class layout throughits subsidiary Air-India Charters Ltdto the Gulf and South East Asiancountries, A-I sources said.

A-I would take 14 of theseBoeings in three phases over a oneyear period beginning April andoperate 127 flights a week fromKerala, Delhi, Mumbai andChennai to the Gulf and South Eastdestinations, the sources said, add-ing that most of these flights wouldbe on a quick turn around basis.

Boeing welcomed A-I’s deci-sion to take on lease the 737-800sand said the aircraft would be madeavailable by early 2005.

Dinesh Keskar, Boeing’s presi-dent of aircraft trading, when con-tacted, said that these new genera-tion aircraft are in great demand andif the tenders are floated quickly thejets would be made available to Air-India by the first quarter of next year.

Keskar, who is also the seniorvice-president, said these jets canseat up to 189 passengers in an alleconomy class layout.

from citizens like Arundhati Roy,”director of the Sydney Peace Foun-dation Professor Stuart Rees said.

The prize, the only interna-tional peace prize awarded in Aus-tralia, was announced by the foun-dation’s chairman Alan Cameronon Friday night.

“Arundhati Roy has been rec-ognised for her courage in cam-paigns for human rights and forher advocacy of non-violence, asexpressed in her demands for jus-tice for the poor, for the victimsof communal violence, for the mil-lions displaced by the Narmada

dam projects and for her opposi-tion to nuclear weapons,” the ju-ry’s citation read.

Each year the prize is awardedto an organisation or individualwho has made significant contri-butions to global peace, includingimprovements in personal securityand steps towards eradicating pov-erty and other forms of structuralviolence.

Roy, author of the 1997 BookerPrize winning The God of SmallThings, will deliver the City of Syd-ney Peace Prize Lecture in Sydneyon November 3.

ARUNDHATI ROY WINS SYDNEY PEACE PRIZE

LALOO ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OFESCORTS ON ALL TRAINS

PATNA, 29 May:Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has ordered thedeployment of escorts on all trains to control crime on wheels.

After taking note of the dacoity in Farakka Express and other criminalactivities in trains, Yadav issued several orders to the concerned authori-ties and asked them to make train journeys safe

The minister said that he had accorded top most priority to the secu-rity of the passengers and property of the Railways. Special vigil wouldbe kept along railway tracks, especially in the vulnerable pockets, includ-ing extremist-dominated areas.

Mr Yadav further said that extra efforts were being made to protectRailway property from the extremists.

Mr Yadav also directed the Inspector General and Superintendent ofRailway police to ensure that the criminals who had shot dead BorderSecurity Force personnel Balwant Singh during the dacoity in Farakkaexpress, are arrested.

ant Secretary-General (peacekeepingoperations) Hedi Annabi at an impres-sive ceremony. The recipients weredressed in their national uniforms.

Bedi has been with the worldbody for more than one and a halfyears now, overseeing the policecomponent of the expanding peace-keeping operations.

The United Nations observesMay 29 as the International Day forPeacekeepers. This year, ceremo-

nies were held a day earlier as May29 falls on a Saturday.

Homage was paid to 64peacekeepers who died in variousoperations last year. This brings thenumber of those killed while serv-ing in UN peacekeeping operationssince 1948 to 1,900.

Currently, more than 53,000unformed personnel and 11,000 ci-vilian staff from 94 countries areserving with 15 peacekeeping mis-sions. Their number would go uponce missions to Burundi and Su-dan are established.

Kiran Bedi honoured with UN medal

China interestedto join SAARC

KATHMANDU, 29 May: Chinahas expressed interest to join theSouth Asian Association for Re-gional Cooperation (SAARC) ifwelcomed by members.

Speaking during a program inhere today, Chinese ambassadorSun Heping to Nepal said Chinawas interested in contributing to theeconomic development of SAARCregion by joining it as a member.

Heping added saying,” It is hightime to forge solidarity between Chinaand SAARC countries in the regionto enhance cordial friendly ties.”

He also made it clear that Chinaconsidered the Maoist not as terror-ists but as a rebel force against thegovernment. Sun argued that Chinawas concerned over the anti-Chinaactivities from the Nepali soil un-der the religious cloak.

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� ANNOUNCEMENT

The list of female candidates qualified for viva-voce.The candidates must be present by 9 Am

sharp at the Conference Hall of PoliceHeadquarters, Gangtok with the following original

testimonials.

1. Sikkim Subject/COI

2. Employment Card

3.SC/ST/OBC/MBC Certificate

4. Educational Qualification Certificate

5. Birth certificate

6. Other Certificate of excellence, if any

S.No. R.No. Name Date

1 1078 SONAM YANGKEELA 11/6/2004

2 1178 DECHEN DONKA LEPCHA 11/6/2004

3 1180 CHEZUM LEPCHA 11/6/2004

4 1187 RINKU WONGMU BHUTIA 11/6/2004

5 1258 DAWA LHAMU PAKHRIN 11/6/2004

6 1274 CHUNGKU BHUTIA 11/6/2004

7 1412 SHRADHA 11/6/2004

8 1459 KARMA EDEN KALEON 11/6/2004

9 1572 PARU RUCHAL 11/6/2004

10 1581 TASHI ZANGMU BHUTIA 11/6/2004

11 1608 LHADEN BHUTIA 11/6/2004

12 1767 KARMA DOMA BHUTIA 11/6/2004

13 1877 NAMGAY DOMA BHUTIA 11/6/2004

14 1890 HISSEY ONGMU BHUTIA 11/6/2004

15 1995 SUDHA BASNETT 11/6/2004

16 4004 NANNU THAPA 11/6/2004

17 5003 PEMA RANA (MANGER) 11/6/2004

18 6084 LAXMI RANA 11/6/2004

19 6163 RENUKA CHETTRI 11/6/2004

20 6191 KHUSHIYA RAI 11/6/2004

21 7041 CHUNKULA BHUTIA 11/6/2004

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The list of Male candidates qualified for viva-voce.The candidates must be present by 9 Am

sharp in the Conference Hall of the PoliceHeadquarters, Gangtok with the following original

testimonials.

1. Sikkim Subject/COI

2. Employment Card

3.SC/ST/OBC/MBC Certificate

4. Educational Qualification Certificate

5. Birth certificate

6. Other Certificate of excellence, if any

Sl.No R.No Name Date

1 1001 YOGESH BARAILY 9/6/2004

2 1005 LENDUP LEPCHA 9/6/2004

3 1021 KARMA CHEWANG NIMA 9/6/2004

4 1022 PHU TSHERING DENZONGPA 9/6/2004

5 1023 PALDEN LHENDUP BHUTIA 9/6/2004

6 1028 TSHERING DORJEE BHUTIA 9/6/2004

7 1029 THUPDEN SHERAB BHUTIA 9/6/2004

8 1036 ZIGME LOSAL BHUTIA 9/6/2004

9 1054 ANIL LAMA 9/6/2004

10 1076 JIGME DORJEE BHUTIA 9/6/2004

11 1077 SARAD YONZON 9/6/2004

12 1079 KUNGA TASHI BHUTIA 9/6/2004

13 1086 SANDEEP THAPA 9/6/2004

14 1092 KINGA THARCHEN 9/6/2004

15 1099 SONAM THENDUP BHUTIA 9/6/2004

16 1103 MILAN KANTA SHARMA 9/6/2004

17 1124 RUBEN SHERPA 9/6/2004

18 1139 TASHI TSH. LEPCHA 9/6/2004

19 1146 KARMA MINGUR BHUTIA 9/6/2004

20 1204 YON TSHERING LEPCHA 9/6/2004

21 1229 BISHNU PRADHAN 9/6/2004

22 1254 THENDUP TSETEN BHUTIA 9/6/2004

23 1277 ELEAZA RAI 9/6/2004

24 1313 KELSANG GYATSO 9/6/2004

25 1315 NIKANOR RAI 9/6/2004

26 1331 CHOLAY TSHERING BHUTIA 9/6/2004

27 1333 DEEWASH CHHETRI 9/6/2004

28 1342 SANJAY RAI 9/6/2004

29 1367 BISHWARAJ RAI 9/6/2004

30 1369 LOBSANG CHUMBI BHUTIA 9/6/2004

31 1382 YUVRAJ THAPA 9/6/2004

32 1383 DEEPAK HINGMANG 9/6/2004

33 1396 YOGESH BARAILY 9/6/2004

34 1403 SONAM RAPDEN LEPCHA 9/6/2004

35 1408 PINCHO BHUTIA 9/6/2004

36 1418 RAVI RAJ GURUNG 9/6/2004

37 1475 SONAM TSH BHUTIA 9/6/2004

38 1483 JIGMEE WANGCHUK BHUTIA 9/6/2004

39 1487 PHURBA THINLEY BHUTIA 9/6/2004

40 1488 DAWA GYALPO BHUTIA 9/6/2004

41 1489 NOVIN RAI 9/6/2004

42 1490 SACHIN PRADHAN 9/6/2004

43 1494 TASHI PALZOR LEPCHA 9/6/2004

44 1496 KARMA BHUTIA 9/6/2004

45 1498 SANJEEV GURUNG 9/6/2004

46 1501 BISHAL CHHETRI 9/6/2004

47 1505 SAMEER PRADHAN 9/6/2004

48 1511 TASHI TSH. BHUTIA 9/6/2004

49 1516 NORDEN ZANGPO BHUTIA 9/6/2004

50 1524 THAKUR PSD. DHAKAL 9/6/2004

51 1528 PRASHANT LAMICHANEY 9/6/2004

52 1529 ABINDRA RAI 10/6/2004

53 1550 KUSANG GYATSO BHUTIA 10/6/2004

54 1559 TULSHI KHANAL 10/6/2004

55 1563 ARJUN KR. NEPAL 10/6/2004

56 1565 PALZOR BHUTIA 10/6/2004

57 1567 TASHI CHOPEL BHUTIA 10/6/2004

58 1568 OM BDR. GURUNG 10/6/2004

59 1584 RAM KR. KARKI 10/6/2004

60 1586 DEEPAK CHHETRI 10/6/2004

61 1590 KARMA WANGCHUK BHUTIA 10/6/2004

62 1591 KARMA TENZING BHUTIA 10/6/2004

63 1592 GANESH CHHETRI 10/6/2004

64 1593 CHUNG CHUNG LEPCHA 10/6/2004

65 1606 YAN MAN SUBBA 10/6/2004

66 1610 ROCKEY BHUTIA 10/6/2004

67 1612 BIJAY RAI 10/6/2004

68 1633 HEM KR. PRADHAN 10/6/2004

69 1634 BIKASH BASNETT 10/6/2004

70 1642 TENZING ZORDEN BHUTIA 10/6/2004

71 1659 ROSHAN RAI 10/6/2004

72 1663 KAMAL KR. CHETTRI 10/6/2004

73 1668 SHYAM SUNDER PRADHAN 10/6/2004

74 1671 KARMA TSH. BHUTIA 10/6/2004

75 1691 KARMA PAKHRIN 10/6/2004

76 1693 PHURBA SHERPA 10/6/2004

77 1707 DAVEN RAI 10/6/2004

78 1719 BIKASH CHETTRI 10/6/2004

79 1727 YOLAND. Z CHRISTOPHOR 10/6/2004

80 1733 SONAM GYALTSEN BHUTIA 10/6/2004

81 1740 BIJENDRA THAPA 10/6/2004

82 1756 TULSI THAPA 10/6/2004

83 1762 TEMPO BHUTIA 10/6/2004

84 1775 UGEN DADUL BHUTIA 10/6/2004

85 1783 TSHERING NORBU BHUTIA 10/6/2004

86 1789 TASHI PINTSO MAPEN 10/6/2004

87 1798 REWAZ BASNETT 10/6/2004

88 1803 KARMA DAWA LASSOPA 10/6/2004

89 1809 CHEWANG DORJEE BHUTIA 10/6/2004

90 1823 SATISH CHANDRA PRADHAN 10/6/2004

91 1826 KARMA TSH PALZOR 10/6/2004

92 1829 SANGAY CHOPEL BHUTIA 10/6/2004

93 1832 KUNZANG LENDUP BHUTIA 10/6/2004

94 1849 BINOD PRADHAN 10/6/2004

95 1855 ROHIT RAJ LUITEL 10/6/2004

96 1908 BIKASH RAI 10/6/2004

97 1909 MINGUR TEMPO NADIK 10/6/2004

98 1943 TENZING BHUTIA 10/6/2004

99 2004 BHUSHAN CHETTRI 10/6/2004

100 2006 MADAN RAI 10/6/2004

101 2054 NARAYAN PRADHAN 10/6/2004

102 4021 KESANG LACHENPA 10/6/2004

103 4035 SONAM WANGYAL LEPCHA 11/6/2004

104 5018 SONAM PALDEN BHUTIA 11/6/2004

105 5026 DURGA SINGH CINTURY 11/6/2004

106 5048 BIPEN TIWARI 11/6/2004

107 5063 CHANDRA CHETTRI 11/6/2004

108 5078 NAMGYAL SHERPA 11/6/2004

109 5089 SUMAN DAHAL 11/6/2004

110 6077 ROSHAN SHARMA 11/6/2004

111 6090 DUPCHEN BHUTIA 11/6/2004

112 6110 MAN BDR CHETTRI 11/6/2004

113 6121 GAY TSHERING BHUTIA 11/6/2004

114 6176 PRAKASH CHETTRI 11/6/2004

115 6188 PRATAP CHETTRI 11/6/2004

116 6194 TSHERING PALJOR BHUTIA 11/6/2004

117 6215 RAJESH LEPCHA 11/6/2004

118 6219 ANUP KR ZIMBA 11/6/2004

119 7040 DINESH KR RAI 11/6/2004

120 7046 BIGENDRA CHETTRI 11/6/2004

121 7063 SONAM WANGCHUK BHUTIA 11/6/2004

122 7093 BIMAL GURUNG 11/6/2004

123 8031 SANJAY RAI 11/6/2004

124 8060 BIKASH SUBBA 11/6/2004

125 8082 TARA PRASAD SHARMA 11/6/2004

126 8087 BIRENDRA KARKI 11/6/2004

127 8101 UPENDRA RAI 11/6/2004

128 8128 AMRIT RAJ RAI 11/6/2004

129 8138 TIKA GURUNG 11/6/2004

130 8164 LAKPA DORJEE BHUTIA 11/6/2004

131 8169 AMIT KHATI‘ 11/6/2004

132 8176 JIWAN KR. CHETTRI 11/6/2004

RECRUITMENT OF SUB-INSPECTORS IN SIKKIM POLICENAMES OF THOSE SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERVIEW PHASE

Twenty-one women and 132 men have cleared the written exam which followed the physical tests conducted inpursuance of filling the 28 vacancies for Sub Inspectors in Sikkim Police. The names of those who have made it tothe viva-voce phase are printed below in a NOW! exclusive. The shortlisted candidates are however advised toverify the list with the concerned authorities at the Police Headquarters as a final check. Of the 28 vacancies, six areunreserved, 2 unreserved for women, 6 posts available for STs and three for ST women, while five are reserved forMost Backward Classes and one for MBC women, two for OBC and one for OBC women and two reserved for SC.

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ARIES: You will be very active. Youwill be in a position to make a goodinvestment. Financial position willbe very good. You will be success-ful in all you do. Social status willbe maintained. You will receiveencouraging communication.TAURUS: You may go on a longtrip. Financial position will be verygood. Political life will be very com-fortable. There will be an improve-ment in your financial position. Youmay purchase a new vehicle. Youmay acquire immovable property.GEMINI: Job seekers will get a goodjob. Those appearing for competi-tive exams will do well. Women willmake costly purchases. Family lifewill be very comfortable. Political lifewill be very good.CANCER: You may get a job op-portunity abroad. Financial posi-tion will be very good. You maymake household purchases. Youwill be invited to a party.LEO: You may take up businessactivities. Partnership businesseswill do well. Social status will begood. Health will be maintained.Litigation will be postponed. Un-necessary tension will be over.VIRGO: There will be no worries,no strain. Business will be brisk.Life will be happy and harmonious.You may go on a long trip. Exportbusinesses will be very success-ful. Cash flow will very good.LIBRA: You will be very comfort-able. You may face a financial cri-sis. Peace and prosperity will bemaintained. Financial position willbe sound. Understanding withyour life partner will be very good.Business will be brisk. You willearn name and fame.SCORPIO: You may go on a long

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trip. You may receive honour. Youmay be separated from your lifepartner. You will find favourablechanges. You will make a good in-vestment. You will be in a positionto cash in well on old resources.SAGITTARIUS: You will be success-ful in all you do. Speculation will beprofitable. You will be in a position totake new decisions regarding edu-cation. You may start a new venture.Family life will be very good. Litiga-tion will be in your favour. Prosperityis indicated. You may experience achange of environment.CAPRICORN: You may go on along trip. Worries will be over. Ten-

sion will be reduced. Financial po-sition will be very good. Prosperityis indicated. Understanding withyour life partner will be very good.AQUARIUS: You will go on a reli-gious trip. You will notice improvedpotential and spirituality. Studentswill perform as expected. Longdrawn litigation will be in your favour.PISCES: There will be no tensionsand worries. Happiness will pre-vail. Peace and prosperity will bemaintained. Cash flow will be verygood. Long travel will be very suc-cessful. You will receive supportfrom your superiors and subordi-nates. Family life will be very good.

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