8 H I M A L AYA N M I R R O R GANGTOK, SATURDAY 17 JANUARY 2015 Minister Subedi flags Awareness on Oil and of Rally on Road safety Gas Conservation begins HM Report Gyalshing, Jan 16: Keeping view of the rising number of accident in the state West district headquarter observed 26 Road Safety Week with the theme ‘Safety is not just a slogan; it’s a way of life’. The programme was organised by Motor Vehicle Department in collaboration with West district police and RMDD. RMDD Minister, S. B. Son injures 80yr old mother Malda, Jan 16 : In a brutal incident today morning, an 80 yr old woman was allegedly injured by her wayward son following a property dispute which occurred at around 7 am. According to the police, the victim has been identified as Baroda Rajak, resident of Sujapur Gaon in Kaliachak district. The victim has four children. The three elder children were married and wellsettled but the youngest son Sibu Rajak had fallen into bad company. The family had entered into a dispute over the sharing of the parental property after Baroda reportedly disagreed to distribute her property. The disagreement left Sibu seething with anger. Police revealed that the son hit his mother with a heavy iron rod on her head and fled from the scene. Baroda is severely injured and is currently undergoing medical treatment in Malda Medical College. A case has been registered under Section 302 IPC, while efforts are on to nab Sibu. (HS) Cheetah caught Subedi flagged off the road safety rally. Others present during the rally were SP west Hari Chettri, Police personnel, officials of RMDD, students of capacity building and local taxi drivers. S. P. Hari Chettri while addressing the gathering urged the drivers to obey traffic rules and regulation and added that every individual has the responsibility to maintain safety. Gangtok, Jan 16: With an aim of spreading awareness on fuel and natural gas resource conservation, ‘Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnightly 2015’, was inaugurated here today at the premises of SNT Bus stand, Development Area, Gangtok. The fifteen day long awareness programme will continue till January 31 and will be spreading the message of effective and efficient use of fuels and natural gases. The inaugural programme was attended by Advisor, Urban Development Department and former minister, Satish Chandra Rai along with Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies, D.P. Sharma and representatives of Oil India, Sikkim. The program was organized by Indian Oil Corporation on behalf of Petroleum Ministry, Government of India. 9 lifters to participate in National Championship HM Report D.P Sharma in his address urged the people to use fuels and natural gas resourcefully. He suggested the people to use public transport as often as possible to save fuel and also recommended the people to cut down on the use of home LPG to save money and gas. Chandra Rai also echoed the same message and urged the people to save fuel and natural gas for the future generation as these resources are highly exhaustible. The officials of the IOC informed that during the course of three days, an IOC vehicle will visit the North, South and West district of the state spreading awareness about conserving fuel and natural gas resources. Around forty students participated in painting competition held earlier in the day. Later a mass rally was also taken out from the premises of SNT Bus stand till Palzor stadium to drive home the message of conservation. Gangtok, Jan 16: Nine lifters from Sikkim will be representing state in National Strength lifting championship to be held at Phaguwara in Punjab. The 22 Junior, Subjunior, Senior, Master Federation Cup, National Strength lifting Championship 20142015 which will start from January 23-26 at Guru Ravi Das, Gurudwara ground, Phaguara, Punjab. “Four women and five men will be participating in the championship. The shortlisted participants were provided with month long training in the White Hall Government Gym located at Tathangchen’ informed Pema Dorjee coach cum participant, Sikkim Strengthlifting Association. 'We are participating for the fourth and like every time we are hopeful to bring in more medals this time as well' added Pema. He also expressed his gratitude towards Lotus Tours and Travels Gangtok and Agarwal's fast food for sponsoring the participants for the championship. Karma Lhamu Bhutia, Leena Chettri, Karishma Subba, Manisha Tiwari, Pema Dorjee, Devendra Basnett, Dhan Bahadur Tamang, Ram Dhoj Rai and Damber Bahadur Rai are the participants from Sikkim. Minister Madan Mitra sent to 14-day judicial custody Ar Artt exhibition Five day fishery training begins cum sale Kalimpong, Jan 16: The Himalayan Trust for Natural History Art (HTNHA) is set to organize a 3-day art exhibition cum sale in Kalimpong. The event wil be held at the Vrindavan School of Kalimpong starting 6-8 February, next month, 10am onward. The three-day exhibition will showcase natural history art/painting, drawings, pottery, jewelry designs inspired by nature and drawn by the students of Relli Valley, Kalimpong. “In the past four years, the children have gone through a lot of phases where their creativity, and skills were tested several times. Despite attending regular schools and carrying out daily chores like tending to their cattle, cutting grass, collecting firewood, cooking, cleaning, and looking after their homes, etc, they still found time for creativity. And this I believe has been their victory" said their trainer Hemlata Pradhan, who is also a renowned artist of Darjeeling. “The pictures on display will be up for sale, and 50% of its proceeds generated will be used for the welfare of the students of Relli Valley”, added Pradhan. (HS) HM Correspondent Kalimpong January 16: A five days training programme on Fisheries began here on Friday at Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra organized by the Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries and Research (Bhimtal) and GTA. Eight officers from eight different blocks within the GTA area attended the training on Jhora fisheries, informed the chief executive officer of Fish and Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) Sonam Tshewang. More than 40 people attended the training which was conducted by mentors like Dr. Debajit Sharma, S.K Gupta and Dr. Ritesh S. Tandel all from ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries and Research. Dr. Debajit Sharma reportedly threw light on the importance of fisheries where the main code explained by him was to culture coldwater fishes in familiar environmental condition by stocking smaller size of local fishes in exhumed ponds or jhoras which is to be fed by perennial spring water, continuously. The motive of the training was also elucidated by Sharma which is to educate people from the hills in Fishery management and to develop them economically. He said, “Preserving the endangered species of fish is very essential in the hills and this is another motive of the training”. The experts said that there is higher possibility of raising fish in the hills but a proper water source essential for the development in fishery is equally important. Among the varieties of fishes that is possible to raise in the hills are Katla- which is very suitable species for commercial fish farming in many South Asian countries, Grass carp- a herbivorous freshwater fish which belongs to the family of cyprinidae, (the only species of the genus ctenopharyngodon) and Common carp fish which is a widespread freshwater fish found in eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. Kolkata, Jan 16: West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, was on Friday remanded to 14 days' judicial custody by a court. Judge Haradhan Mukherjee of Alipore Court rejected the bail plea and remanded Mitra to judicial custody till January 30, 2015, while allowing the CBI to conduct judicial interrogation of the accused in the presence of a defence counsel between January 17 and January 24. Defence lawyer Ashok Mukherjee said that Mitra was already in detention for 36 days and his further custodial stay was not required. Moving the bail plea, he said that although the accused was detained for long, CBI could not file the charge sheet against Mitra so far. At the start of the hearing, the judge showed displeasure with a section of the defence lawyers who shouted inside the court seeking Mitra's relief from detention. The court room was packed with supporters of Mitra who shouted ‘Vande Mataram’ Jalpaiguri, Jan 16 : A leopard, which was preying on goats and chickens at Lishliwar tea garden of Malbazar for the last few days, was caught in a trap laid by the forest officials in Jalpaiguri district today. The prowling leopard was trapped in a net with a goat as bait at the tea garden in Lishliwar. This is the fifth leopard captured within three months. “The leopard would be set free at the Gorumara jungle”, said a forest official. According to locals, there are more leopards in the tea garden area, for which they have urged the forest officials to lay down more of such traps for the people’s safety. (HS) Unidentified body Jalpaiguri, Jan 16: An unidentified body was found on the tracks of Dhupguri railway station today at 8 am. According to the railway police officer Supriya Rai, the dismembered body appears to be thrown from the up-Intercity Express moving. “We have not found any identification with the deceased, hence nothing can be commented on the matter” said Rai. Edited, Published, Printed and Owned by Anjan Upadhyaya from Gairi Gaon, Tadong, Gangtok, Printed at Pabi Publication House, Ranipool, Gangtok. Telephone: 98512-22787, Email: [email protected] / [email protected]. slogans during Mitra's entry and exit. Mitra told the court that as Sajjan Agarwal was not arrested but named in the charge sheet by CBI, he should also be treated the same way and assured of full cooperation with the investigating agency. The CBI counsel said that Mitra's further detention was required as more material evidences had been collected and also prayed for judicial interrogation of the accused. He said CBI was in the process of preparing the supplementary charge sheet.
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