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Python in Narak Jhora

I spotted this 10 feet python  -ajghar in the Narak jhora-above Rangpo on the way to Namthang, on 23rd May 2009 at about 7.30 night,it was returning after a grand dinner.

Pay Commission to submit its report by June

Election gap enabled commission to fine tune its recommendations

GANGTOK, May 21: The 4th Pay Commission today said that its recommendations and report on the pay structure of the State government employees which is in the final stage of completion will be submitted to the State government by the end of next month.
“The basic structure of the report is ready and whatever changes or revision is being done. All studies are over. The report will be submitted to the government by June”, said the Commission member secretary BP Pradhan to SIKKIM EXPRESS.
The Commission had been constituted by the State government in August 18 last year headed by former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court RK Patra. The Commission had been entrusted to examine pay scales of all categories of state government employees and to suggest changes which may be feasible and desirable by March 31, 2009.
However, the time frame given to the 4th Pay Commission was unrealistic. The Commission had to first call hearings from all the stakeholders, study and then finalize the report which could not be completed by the stipulated deadline.
The election process starting and subsequent implementation of model code of conduct from March 2 also delayed the Commission.
However, as the Commission puts it, the two months time gap of the election process set them on course for the preparation of a comprehensive report.
The delay has been to the advantage of the employees and we used the election time to take care of the gaps, do revision and make changes wherever required, said the member secretary.
The term of the Commission has also been extended. However, we are quite positive that the report will be submitted to the government by June, said the Commission.
After the report is formally submitted, the recommendations will have to be scrutinized very carefully by another high level commission to be constituted by the State government which is also a lengthy process. 
Finally the report has to be passed by the State cabinet possibly pushing the implementation of the report to the second half of this year.
It is informed that the first three months were spent on hearing the suggestions and demands of different employees’ associations in the State. We heard each and every one of them as we are a full fledged Commission, said Mr. Pradhan. The preliminaries and hearings took a lot of time, he said.
Though the employees’ organizations have been quite vocal and visible in submitting their representations, the same cannot be said for the other members of the society. No individual from the society came up with his or her suggestions, it is informed.
However, the pensioners have been quite active and they had been dropping at the office of the Commission on regular intervals.
The Commission informed that whatever suggestions and grievances submitted by individuals and associations have been compiled and suitably considered. The Commission had also visited all the four districts to ascertain the views of the district officials in the first two months of the year.
During the hearings and submission of representations, most of demands were on pay structure at par with the Centre. The Commission had earlier informed that it is trying to adapt the Central Sixth Pay Commission with some modifications. The arrangement the Commission is trying is to work out an absolute or relative parity with the Centre.

source: sikkimexpress,com

Bishnu Pada Ray (BJP) wins the lone MP seat of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 Mr.Bishnu Pada Ray of BJP won the lone MP seat from Andaman Nicobar Islands.

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Landslide win for SDF, Chamling gets fourth term

Gangtok, 16 May (IANS) The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) created history Saturday by winning in all 32 assembly constituencies and the lone Lok Sabha seat of the Himalayan state, giving Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling a fourth consecutive term.
Counting of votes cast in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls April 30 was held Saturday. There are 12 assembly constituencies in the Sikkim East district, four in North Sikkim, and eight each in Sikkim West and South.

The SDF candidate P.D. Rai bagged the lone Lok Sabha seat, defeating K.N. Upreti of the Congress by a margin of over 3,000 votes.

The chief minister, who contested the assembly polls from Poklok-Kamrang and Namchi-Singhithang, won both the seats of South Sikkim with margins of over 6,000 and 7,000 votes respectively.

SDF candidate Aam Prasad Sharma defeated Congress state unit president and former chief minister N.B. Bhandari by a margin of 1,000 votes to wrest the Singtam-Khamdong assembly seat in East Sikkim.

Bhandari also lost in the Soreng-Chakung constituency in West Sikkim to the SDF’s Ran Bahadur Subba.

In the same district, Barfung constituency was won by Dawcho Lepcha of the SDF against Aden Tshering of the Congress. The SDF’s Chandra Maya Subba beat Laxuman Gurung of the Congress in Maneybong-Dentam seat, while Yangthang constituency was wrested by the SDF’s P.L. Subba.

Speaker of the assembly D. Thakarpa won from Rinchenpong and Man Bahadur Dahal bagged Geyzing-Bermiok.

The SDF’s Tenzey Sherpa and Madan Cintury were victorious in Daramdin and Salghari-Zoom respectively.

In East Sikkim, the West Pendam constituency was won by the SDF’s Neeru Sewa, who defeated Congress candidate Jagdish Cintury by over 1,000 votes. The Nathang-Machong constituency was bagged by SDF’s Laxuman Lepcha.

The Rhenock and Namcheybong seats were wrested by the SDF’s Bhim Dungel and Beg Bahadur Rai, respectively. Their party colleague Puran Gurung won the Chujachen seat by beating the Congress’ Harka Raj Guruns by 4,800 votes. The ruling party’s Dorjee Namgyal defeated Major T. Gyatso of the Congress to grab the prestigious Gangktok constituency. D.B. Thapa beat Arun Kumar Basnett in Upper Tadong.

P.S. Tamang and N.K. Pradhan won Burtuk and Arithang, respectively. K.T Gyaltsen wrested Upper Siyari, while Menlom Lepcha was victorious in Rumtek-Martam.

In North Sikkim, T.T. Bhutia of the SDF bagged the Kabi-Lungchok constituency, beating Ugen Bhutia of the Congress. SDF candidate Sonam Gyatso Lepcha defeated Congress nominee Norden Tshering to grab the Dzongu constituency.

SDF nominee Tshering Wangdi Lepcha stole the victory from Congress candidate Anil Lachenpa by the lowest winning margin of 500 in Lachen-Mangan constituency.

Ugen Gyatso Bhutia of the SDF won the Tumin-Lingee constituency in South Sikkim, beating Phuchung Bhutia of the Congress.

Melli and Namthang-Rateypani seats of the same district were won by the SDF’s Tulsi Devi Rai and Tilu Gurung, respectively. B.S. Panth won Temi-Nampring, while C.B. Karki grabbed Rangrang-Yangang.

Unlike the 2004 elections, the Sangha (monk body) seat was won by SDF candidate Phitook Tshering Lepcha.

source:SATURDAY, 16 MAY 2009 14:01 HTTP://WWW.THAINDIAN.COM/NEWSPORTAL/POLITICS/LANDSLIDE-WIN-FOR-SDF-CHAMLING-GETS-FOURTH-TERM-THIRD-LEAD_100193504.HTML

Wanderer Gathers Honey !!!

First let me start with the economy class stay around the world,even in India.If you are bitten by the travel bug then this is for you.Youth Hostelling as a movement has not taken long to establish in the world. During the course of the last almost eighty years, it has spread from country to country and spanned all the five continents.The movement is based on two basic urges in the youth - love for the unknown, which includes desire for adventure and the desire to make friends.Since the movement started in Germany in the second decade of last century, there was very little opportunity for young people of limited means to travel at will and see and enjoy the beautiful places in their own country and the world around. The virtues of travel have been acknowledged in all ages and in all climes. Its hazards and uncertainities and costs used to be too great to allow the common youth to get as much benefit from it as was desired.The development of the means of communication and the establishment of youth hostels in more beautiful and attractive spots in many countries has made the opportunity of travel at a nominal cost far more easily available for youth. Go to http://www.yhaindia.org .Becoming a member is very easy. I stayed in the Youth Hostels of Portblair,Ernakulam(Cochin),Chennai,Namchi,Shillong,New Delhi.It is superb to be a member.

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TONGUE TWISTER:I Live in the Sea inside her mouth

I bought a kilo of Tharini-fish from the fisherman,while cutting (washing)the fishes I saw something strange/fishy!!..a crawling insect like thing coming out of the mouth of the fish,I felt like throwing all the fish,but as I use to remove the whole head(normally we dont eat the head of small fishes)i continued my work ,unable to understand this..After a month I read some where about the exact thing ,may be in the"Believe it or Not".Now the mystery revealed and it was ACHAMBA THE AJOOBA.This alien  as a baby enters into the fish,stays in its mouth,grows,eats out the tongue of the host and replaces the tongue and lives happily forever sucking the blood of the host,working as the tongue.The fish bechara host ka maara. I didn't miss the chance to click a snap next time when I encountered this parasite.Here you see the alien invader !!

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THINK SMALL,ACT BIG: Nano Houses from TATA

New Delhi: After its revolution on wheels, the Tatas are aiming at a Nano house, which will cost anywhere between Rs 3.9 lakh and Rs 6.7 lakh.

Tata Housing, a subsidiary of Tata Sons, has launched its low-cost housing initiative called the Shubh Griha project.

The first Shubh Griha township will be launched at Boisar in Mumbai. Tata Housing has tied up with SBI and HDFC to help potential buyers with finance options.

Announcing the launch of Shubh Grih’, Brotin Banerjee, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TATA Housing said, “This is in continuation of the group’s commitment to providing, quality, innovative products for the common man. We observed that since most of the people in the Low Income bracket live away from their families to earn a livelihood in the big cities, there is a large percentage of migrant population with people living in either rented or company provided accommodation".

Booking:

Applicants can purchase the Application form booklet at Rs. 200/- from SBI branches.

After purchase of the Application form booklet, bookings should be made in the next 20 days along with the initial booking amount of Rs. 10,000/- through bank pay order at selected branches of SBI bank across Mumbai.

The first list and the waiting list will be declared after 15 days of the final booking after a thorough scrutiny of the submitted Application form booklets. The allotted would be sent allotment letters from TATA Housing along with the payment schedule. Details of other requirements have been provided in the Application form booklet itself.

Types of houses:

Under the scheme three types of flats will be available. A one-bed room flat with a hall and kitchen in an area of 465 square feet. A one-room flat with a large kitchen in an area of 360 square feet. A one-room flat with a small kitchen in an area of 283 square feet.

source:IBN7