SIKKIM SNIPPETS

• 4 persons allegedly involved in the illegal collection of parking fees in Jorethang,South Sikkim have been arrested.
• Meeting held at Community Hall of Geyzing under chairmanship of SLA Speaker D.N. Takarpa and S.B.Subedi,Minister Forests as Guest of Honour to mark the official launch of Green Mission II in West Sikkim emphasises on its better implementation as there was mismatch on data collected on paper and data based on ground realties.
• SGPP member Thendup Sherpa in Rabongla arrested yesterday for possession of false Sikkim subject domicile card.
• Subha Savera Programme of National Doordarshan channel will telecast a feature on "green mission' on Wednesday,June13,2007 at 8A.M.
• Under the provisions of Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, The State Governmenthas notified a list of substances of abuse for sikkim including many commonly used"OTC" medicines.
• In Hospital Colony of Jorethang, a theft of gas cylinder has been reported yesterday.