Category: South

A two-day-long Skill Development Programme on Trout and Carp Farming for fisheries stakeholders organised by Directorate of Fisheries, Namchi in Partnership with National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad was held at District Administrative Centre, Namchi today.

A final review meeting concerning the upcoming Maghey Mela Celebration, 2020 was held at DC office today. Present amongst others were MLA Salghari Zoom Ms. Sunita Gazmer, DC (South) Ragul K, ADC (South) Satyan Kr. Pradhan, SDM (Jorethang) R.B. Bhandari, SDPO (Jorethang) Santosh Shrestha, DYSP (Traffic) Jyoti Chettri.

A meeting in connection with Children’s Film Festival to be organized in the South District was held at DC office today.

Minister for Tourism, Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Culture, Watershed Management and Indo-Nepal Uttarakhand River Projects, Government of Uttarakhand, Satpal Maharaji called on the Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) at Power Guest House, Jorethang.

The Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, IPR and Printing Departments Lok Nath Sharma attended Denzong Losoong Celebration being held at the Community Play Ground at Ralong.

The Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) attended the two-day long Namchi Christmas Fest 2019 held at Central Park today. He was accompanied by his spouse Krishna Kumari Rai, Minister for Information and Public Relations L. N. Sharma, Political Secretary to Jacob Khaling, MLAs, pastors and general public alike.

A joint coordination meeting of South District Football Association (SDFA) and Jorethang Maghey Mela Celebrations Committee (JMMCC) 2020 organized by the office of SDM Jorethang was held at the conference hall of Green Park Jorethang today.

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice, High Court of Sikkim visited the Court of Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate at Jorethang sub-division today.

The third preparatory meeting for State-level Jorethang Maghey Mela 2020 was held at the conference hall of Green Park, Jorethang today.

The 15 days long Special Handloom Event 2019-20 organised by Sikkim Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited, an apex body under Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom (DHH) Zero Point Gangtok was inaugurated by ASP South Shri Jayapandiyan J.at Central Park today.

Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, IPR & Printing Departments Loknath Sharma inaugurated Bamboo Products Factory at Temi Tea Garden today.

A skit was performed and showcased by the members of Self Help Groups and Aaganwadi workers as a part of Matru Vandana Saptah 2019 at Central Park today.

Chief Justice High Court of Sikkim Justice Arup Kumar Goswami visited District and Sessions Court at Namchi, today. He was accompanied by Registrar General K.W.Bhutia, OSD High Court of Sikkim Subarna Rai and other officials.

Jorethang Government Senior Secondary School observed its Golden Jubilee celebrations in a two-day long program in a grand and befitting manner at their school playground today.

Tshering Dem Bhutia is the new Zilla Adhakshya for South District. Wife of Ong Tshering Bhutia , Aged 46 year from Pabong Ward under Tingrithang- Damthang GPU was unanimously elected as the Zilla Adhakshya.

The Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) along with his spouse Krishna Maya Rai attended the concluding day of three day long puja on Lhabab Duechen Celebration at Dechen Choling Gumpa in Namchi today.

Rahul Kr. Prasad of Class 12 ‘Science’ won the 2019 Quiz Competition which is popularly known as the Brain of Namchi Public School.

The ‘All India Kanchenjunga Sikkim Trek- 2019’ which is a national level trekking camp conducted by Darjeeling and Sikkim Gp National Cadets Corps (NCC) was flagged off today.

A district level co-ordination meeting on population census 2021 was held at the conference hall of DAC, today. The meeting was chaired by Yashoda Bhandari Director of Census Operations also present were DC (South).

The scrutiny of Form 17A and other documents of the poll was conducted by Returning Officer (RO) South. Ragul.K in the presence of General Observer for Bye Elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency Alak Kumar Saharia at District Administrative Centre,Namchi today.

District Legal Services Authority (South) and Taluk Legal Services Committee (South) in coordination with the Sikkim State Legal Services Authority organized a Legal Services Camp on 20.10.2019 at the Maniram Phalidara Gram Panchayat Unit

107 aged Sumitra Rai, Wife of Late Sambhu Das Rai from Lower Kamrang, excersiced her franchise at Government Secondary School, Kamrang Polling Station under 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency, today.

The first polling team to arrive in the Material Receiving Centre was a polling team stationed at Kamrang Secondary School after conducting the polls for Bye-Elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency under South District.

The third round of inspection of accounts of election expenditure of the contesting candidates for Bye-Elections 2019 for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was conducted at District Administrative Centre (DAC), Namchi today.

The dispatch of polling materials for the polling teams for 22 polling stations for the Bye-Elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was carried out at District Administration Centre (DAC), today.

Alak Kumar Saharia, General Observer for Bye Elections for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency conducted a review meeting on the dos and don’ts for the upcoming election.

A daylong training for Polling Officers II-IV for the upcoming bye-elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang assembly constituency under South District was held at the auditorium of Namchi Senior Secondary School today.

A daylong training for Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants for the bye-elections 2019 for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency under South District was held at the Conference hall of Zilla Panchayat Bhawan today.

The second round of inspection of accounts of election expenditure of the contesting candidates for Bye Elections 2019 for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was conducted at District Administrative Centre (DAC), Namchi today.

A training for the Micro observers for the upcoming bye-elections of Poklok Kamrang constituency under South District was held at the Conference hall of Zilla Panchayat Bhawan today.

The second randomisation and Commissioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) to be used for the ensuing Bye Elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was done at the Conference Hall of District Administrative Centre, today.

The second training for Presiding Officers and Polling Officers I for the ensuing Bye-Elections for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was conducted at the Conference hall of Zilla Bhawan, Namchi today.

Alak Kumar Saharia, General Observer for Bye Elections for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency visited various polling stations today.

A day long programme has been organised by Block Administrative Centre Namchi regarding the Nation Wide Shramdaan for Plastic waste collection and segregation on 2nd October.

The scrutiny of nominations filed by four candidates for bye elections for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency under South District was carried out by the Returning Officer (South) Ragul. K in the presence of General Election Observer (South) Alak Kumar Saharia at DAC Namchi, today.

The first training for Presiding Officers and Polling Officers I for the ensuing Bye-Elections of 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was conducted at the Conference hall of Zilla Bhawan, Namchi today.

The first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) for the upcoming Bye Elections for 10 Poklok Kamrang Assembly Constituency was held at the conference hall DAC in presence of Returning Officer South Mr Ragul K., representatives of political parties along with the elections officials today.

District Collector (South) Ragul K. flagged off an open marathon as a part of celebration of Poshan Maah at Central Park today.

State’s Temi Tea has been making a slew of measures to diversify itself. With the opening up of Bamboo products factory on Sept 17 they have added yet another venture in their diversification process.

In compliance to the State Government directives on Statewide Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the South District Administration also observed the same in all the blocks on Tuesday.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Sikkim Pradesh Unit organized a workshop today with the Mandal Incharge of South and West Sikkim at Jorethang, South Sikkim regarding upcoming organizational elections.

As a part of Poshan Maah a signature campaign with the pledge detailing the information on welfare of children, nursing mother, right steps for handwashing, prevention of amenia and many more was held at Ravangla today.

‘The Temi Bunglow’ by Eco Adventure Resorts was inaugurated at Temi Tea Estate today.

Block Administrative Centre (BAC) Sikkip organised an awareness programme for progressive farmers cum awarding of students’ participation under Jal Shakti Abhiyan.

As a part of Poshan Maah 2019 an intensive handwash program amongst the students of Old Primary School, Namchi was held today.

Plantation drive was undertaken at Temi Tea Estate , sponsored by MSME Development Institute, Gangtok under Ministry of MSME , Govt of India as part of Swachta Action Plan 2019 – 20 on Monday.

The District Election Officer-cum- District Collector South District Raghul K. launched the Electors Verification Program (EVP) for 10. Poklok Kamrang and 11. Namchi Singithang Constituencies at the Conference hall of DAC, Namchi today.

District Legal Services Authority (S) in co-ordination with Taluk Legal Services Committee (South) organised a debate competition on the subject “Should Euthanasia be Legalized” for the students of Classes IX to XII at Officers Club, Namchi, South Sikkim on Friday.

Under the direction of the Sikkim State Legal Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority (South) in coordination with Taluk Legal Services Committee conducted an awareness lecture on the importance of Fundamental Duties as envisaged in Article 51A

The 1st phase of Jal Shakti Abhiyan was conducted under the aegis of BDO Tenzing Bhutia on Thursday.

One day farmers’ scientist interaction meeting was organized at Chalamthang, South Sikkim under Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Project by ICAR National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong.

As a part of Jal Shakti Abhiyan a slogan rally was taken out by school students of Tinik Junior High School today.

Voluntary Blood Donor Association of Sikkim (VBDAS)organized a Mini Blood Donation Camp here at Namchi District Hospital today.

District Legal Services Authority (South) and Taluk Legal Services Committee (South) in coordination with the Sikkim State Legal Services Authority organized a Legal Services Camp at the premises of the Nayan Tshering Lepcha School, Vok, on 20/08/2019.

A District Youth Convention organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Namchi under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India was held at Community Hall, today.

Mamring SSS celebrated 73rd Independence Day with fervor on Aug 15.

A review meeting on the 73rd celebration of Independence Day was held at Conference Hall of District Administrative Centre today.

A meeting on Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) was held at conference hall of DAC, today.

The first ever launch programme of Child Friendly GPU at 46 Barfung Jarrong GPU, one of the identified pilot GPUs of South District was held at the auditorium of Chandraman Rai Secondary School, Jarrong today.

A daylong awareness program on Scholarship Schemes organised by Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare Department, (SJE & WD) Govt of Sikkim was held.

DC South Ragul K. held a meeting with all the department heads to discuss and deliberate on the status of ongoing schemes and programmes at conference hall of DAC, today.

Realizing the problems faced by school going children, the members of Golden Strikers Club on July 20 took up an initiative to construct a walking footpath at Senior Secondary school in Sumbuk ( South Sikkim).

Namchi Public School’s boys’ team win the ARCEIS (Association of Roman Catholic Educational Institutions in Sikkim) Inter-School ‘AB’ Division Football Tournament.

Chief Justice High Court of Sikkim Justice Vijai Kumar Bist concluded his two days visit to South Sikkim, today. He was accompanied by his spouse Madam Renu Bist, the Registrar General N.G.Sherpa, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice Jyoti Kharka, OSD High Court of Sikkim Subarna Rai, District and Sessions Judge (South) Jiwan Kharga, Judical Magistrate (South) Jwala Thapa and other officials.

Chief Justice of High Court of Sikkim , Justice Vijai Kumar Bist arrived for a two day tour at Namchi.

A review meeting for the upcoming 205th Bhanu Jayanti and Rankey Mela 2019 celebrations.

South District Police patrol team safely evacuated the tourists and locals stranded due to the landslides occurred at Damthang Namchi road stretch following continuous rainfall on July 7.

As per information received from SDM Yangang Mr Sangey Gyatso Bhutia, an inspection was made by the officials of Yangang subdivision to upper Neya today wherein a landslide had occured recently.

A day long co-ordination cum preparatory meeting for the celebrations of upcoming Bhanu Jayanti and Rankey Mela, 2019 was held at the conference hall of DAC, Namchi today.