http://www.telegraphindia.com Gangtok, July 25: Another meeting between members of the Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) and the high powered committee of the Sikkim government ended in a stalemate today. ACT representatives claimed that they had been told earlier in the day that Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling would meet them. However, when they reached Samman …
Month: July 2007
ACT asks for review body
Gangtok, July 24: The Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) has written to Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling asking for an independent quasi-judicial committee to review all projects including those proposed in the Lepcha reserve of Dzongu. In the letter, the ACT members thanked the chief minister for his pledge to uphold the sanctity of Dzongu …
Kalimpong’s Untold Story
by Janice Mukhia If ever there was a point in our past that changed the fabric of our entire community, I would have to flip the calendar to lay a finger on Sunday, the 27th of July, 1986. Indeed, that is a day that will go down in the annals of Kalimpong history as “Our” …
Dzongu projects to stay: CM
Gangtok, July 22: The Sikkim government will go ahead with the implementation of the mega hydroelectric power projects in North Sikkim, including those proposed in the Lepcha reserve of Dzongu. Chief minister Pawan Chamling said this at a meeting yesterday, thus breaking his silence over the ongoing protests against the projects. “We will not compromise …
CM for Dzongu sanctity
http://www.telegraphindia.com Gangtok, July 16: Sikkim chief minister Pawan Chamling today said the sanctity of Dzongu has to be protected at any cost. He said this at a review meeting at the conference hall of the Tashiling secretariat. The meeting was called to discuss the ongoing hunger-strike by members of Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT). The …
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