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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sikkim
		Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Namgyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum was held and the population voted to join India as its twenty-second state.
		Sikkim has four districts, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in-charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts.
		The avifauna of Sikkim is comprised of the Impeyan pheasant, the crimson horned pheasant, the snow partridge, the snow cock, the lammergeyer and griffon vultures, as well as golden eagles, quail, plovers, woodcock, sandpipers, pigeons, Old World flycatchers, babblers and robins.
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	Much of the history of Sikkim is veiled by legends of antiquity and myths
		Sikkim was like corn caught between two millstones, its population forced into a desperate two pronged war.
		Sikkim joined India as an associate State in 1975 in accordance with it’s people aspiration for a democratic form of government, and later attained full Statehood within the Indian Union.
		Inspite of the fact that Sikkim comprises of different people and multi ethnic society, perhaps it is the most peaceful State of the Indian Union to promote communal harmony and human relations, a feat which is much expected in a plural society like India.
	www.sikkimipr.org /GENERAL/HISTORY/history_of_sikkim.htm (1158 words)

	Sikkim Summary
		Sikkim (in Tibetan, Dejong, the rice country) is a small state with a total area of 7,100 square kilometers in northeastern India, lying east of Nepal, south of the Tibetan border, immediately west of the state of Bhutan, and north of Bangladesh.
		Sikkim elected to join the Indian Union in 1952 and was created a state of India in 1975, at which time its hereditary monarchy came to an end.
		Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Chogyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum to make it India's twenty-second state succeeded.
	www.bookrags.com /Sikkim (4136 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sikkim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It has borders with Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west and the Indian state of West Bengal in the south.
		Sikkim became the 22nd Indian State with a popularly elected chief minister on April 26, 1975.
		It should however be noted that the demographics of Sikkim had been changed with influxes of people from outside, both Nepalese and Indians (the latter often Indian-provided bureaucrats with a vested interest).
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/si/Sikkim (177 words)

	`Sikkim is among the best performing States'
		Sikkim Chief Minister and president of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Pawan Chamling was voted to power for the third consecutive term in the Assembly elections held this year.
		Sikkim was the first State in the country to carry out the Hepatitis B vaccination for children free of cost.
		Sikkim is blessed with tremendous hydroelectric potential, to the tune of 8,000 MW, and plans to generate 4,000 MW of electricity by the year 2015.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2120/stories/20041008003209800.htm (2119 words)

	eBharat: -> Sikkim - -> Sikkim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sikkim's people are predominantly of Nepalese extraction; the minority Bhotias (Tibetan in origin) and aboriginal Lepchas are mainly pastoral nomads.
		Sikkim's administration was turned over to India in 1974, and in 1975 India ended Sikkim's last vestiges of independence, deposing the kingdom's chogyal.
		It is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to a unicameral legislature and by a governor appointed by the president of India.
	www.ebharat.in /directory/Sikkim (398 words)

	Gujarat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1292 the Vaghelas became tributaries of the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri in the Deccan.
		The Leader of the Legislative Assembly is the leader of the majority party or coalition in the legislature (Chief Minister), or his or her designee.
		The administration of the state is led by the Chief Minister.
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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Namgyal monarchy, but following administrative problems and the public's sentiment for union with India, a referendum was held in 1975 in which the people of Sikkim chose union with India.
		thumb240pxThe four districts of Sikkim and their Headquarters Sikkim has four districts, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in-charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts.
		Although roads in Sikkim are often exposed to landslides and flooding by nearby streams, the roads are drastically better than the equivalent roads of other Indian states.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sikkim (3918 words)

	The Hindu : Sikkim CM hails reopening of trade route
		The Sikkim Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling, today expressed happiness over the agreement reached between India and China to reopen the trade route between the two neighbours through the historic Nathula pass situated in the hill State.
		Thanking the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, for succeeding in reviving the historic trade route through Sikkim, Mr.
		The Chief Minister said the revival of the route would become a major conduit for business activities between the two nations.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2003/06/25/stories/2003062503881100.htm (146 words)

	Turnaround in Sikkim - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Even as the victory of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), led by chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, in the recently held elections to the state assembly did not come as a surprise, Mr Chamling’s subsequent decision to support the Congress-led alliance at the Centre also was not unexpected.
		Sikkim politics has for long revolved around two peronalities — Mr Chamling and former chief minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari, who was leading the Congress, though he joined the party only last year.
		Mr Chamling is to be sworn in chief minister for the third consecutive term and he has made sure, by switching allegiance to the Congress, that there would not be any challenge to his power from his long-time rival, Mr Bhandari.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may182004/edit2.asp (415 words)

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		Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas.
		Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Chogyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum to make it India's twenty-second state succeeded.
		The Chief Minister, who holds the real executive powers, is the head of the party or coalition garnering the largest majority in the state elections.
	www.experiencefestival.com /blue_collar (1075 words)

	HEM LALL BHANDARI v. STATE OF SIKKIM & ORS [1987] INSC 25 (28 January 1987)
		1986 the petition- er was released on bail by the Chief Metropolitan Magis- trate, Delhi.
		It is alleged that the Chief Minister of Sikkim wanted him to join politics and that he incurred the wrath of the Chief Minister because of his disinclination to accept this suggestion and that the order of detention was passed against him consequently.
		On 29.9.1986, at 10.15 P.M. three officers of the Sikkim Police Service accompanied by two officers of the Bombay Police went to the residence of the petitioner and took him to the office of the C.I.D., Bombay where he was served with a copy of the detention order.
	www.worldlii.org /in/cases/INSC/1987/25.html (3077 words)

	The Telegraph - North Bengal & Sikkim
		The chief minister urged industrialists to come to Sikkim, saying his government was ready to provide electricity to industry at a highly competitive rate of Re 1 per unit.
		Declaring that even his ministers were not aware of his electricity plans, the chief minister said Sikkim had the potential to generate 3,440 mw of electricity from the Teesta hydroelectricity project, bringing in a revenue of Rs 700 crore.
		The chief minister said he had, however, decided not to sell power to the grids, but would “supply this electricity to the industries based in Sikkim at a very cheap rate”.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030422/asp/siliguri/story_1895672.asp (507 words)

	Sikkim — FactMonster.com
		Most of Sikkim is mountainous, and rivers, including the Tista, flow through deep valleys, intersecting the country and hindering travel.
		Sikkim's people are predominantly of Nepalese extraction; the minority Bhotias (Tibetan in origin) and aboriginal Lepchas are mainly pastoral nomads.
		It is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to a unicameral legislature and by a governor appointed by the president of India.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0845212.html (480 words)

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		A Sikkim Armed Police constable Dilli Ram Sharma’s wife Indira Sharma (29) was allegedly raped, beaten to death and her body chopped into pieces on January 4 by Lance Naik R.N. Garai in Burtuk, five km from Gangtok city.
		In his letter to the Defence Minister and the PM, a copy of which is with the Express, Chamling said: ‘‘The people of my state are both anguished and agitated.
		Sikkim Resident Commissioner S.C. Gupta said the Defence Minister has said he would, in addition to police investigations, initiate a court martial against the accused.
	www.expressindia.com /print.php?newsid=40600 (343 words)

	Nar Bahadur Bhandari Chief Minister of Sikkim
		Born on October 5, 1940 at Malbasey Village, Soreng Sub-Division, West Sikkim, Mr.Nar Bahadur Bhandari is the son of late Balaram Bhandari and Late Chandramaya Bhandari.
		Under his leadership, the Sikkim Janata Parishad took part in the general elections in 1979 and won 16 seats and with the support of Independent Sangha MLA, Rev. Lachen Gomchen Rimpoche formed his first Government.
		His Sikkim Sangram Parishad Party returned to power once again in 1989 with a clean sweep until he lost a vote of confidence in May 1994 in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and resigned from the Government.
	www.sikkimipr.org /CMO/ex_cm/nar_bahadur_bhandari.htm (418 words)

	State Home Minister Rao Visits Nathula \| Friends of Tibet (INDIA) Data-Base
		While addressing a press conference at hotel Tashi Delek, Union Minister of state, Mr C Vidyasagar Rao, expressed happiness to visit Sikkim and said, "Sikkim has tremendous possibilities for development of roaring tourism industry." He was simply enchanted to see the lofty Nathula pass, the main route to Tibet.
		Regarding the status of Urgen Thinley Dorji, the Minister said, that is not important, what is important he is being treated as the honoured guest of India.
		Speaking on Maoists finding a safe shelter in Sikkim, the Minister replied in the negative, adding till now he has no information of their entry into Sikkim and trying to use Sikkim as the hideout.
	www.friendsoftibet.org /databank/tibetexile/tibete22.html (210 words)

	The Hindu : Other States / Sikkim News : 70 p.c. turnout in Sikkim
		The Chief Minister and SDF leader, Pawan Kumar Chamling, has been declared elected from Damthang constituency in the South District.
		The Congress leader and former Chief Minister, Nar Bahadur Bhandari, voted in Tadong in the Rumtek Assembly segment in the afternoon after a quick round of the Central Pandim constituency from where he is contesting.
		Bhandari, who was Chief Minister for three terms, was also confident of returning to power after a decade.
	www.hindu.com /2004/05/11/stories/2004051103781300.htm (387 words)

	Sikkim to expand tea acreage; seeks `peace bonus'
		THE Sikkim Government is planning to expand its acreage under tea by bringing some agricultural land under tea cultivation.
		The Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, had earlier categorically stated that tea production would remain with the Government.
		Sikkim's case was being overlooked by the Centre.
	www.blonnet.com /businessline/2001/06/06/stories/070665b5.htm (366 words)

	Sikkim seeks pvt funds for power, tourism
		As a part of this new programme, "Smart Schools" are being started in each district (Sikkim has four districts), primarily to encourage all-round development of the individual and in the process democratise education so as to provide every child with equal access to learning.
		According to Mr P.S.Tamang, Minister of Industries, the highest priority is being accorded to eco-friendly industries.
		Commenting on the on-going power sector reforms in the State, Mr Hishey Lachungpa, Minister for Power, said in the first phase, the Sikkim Power Development Corporation Ltd had taken up three hydel projects, totalling 120 MW, to be funded through market borrowings.
	www.blonnet.com /businessline/2001/05/30/stories/1430601c.htm (625 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| India \| Sikkim's Buddhists meditate on waning influence
		A young girl in grey uniform visits the monastery on her way to school and bows to the wrinkled chief lama, sitting on a bench in the morning sun in an ornate embroidered jacket.
		The monastery, on a hilltop in the heart of Sikkim's capital Gangtok, says it does not have the money to repair the damage caused by an earthquake four months ago, and is still waiting for government help.
		To counterbalance the power of Sikkim's Bhutia aristocracy, British colonial rulers encouraged ethnic Nepalis to settle in the state in the nineteenth century.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=42,2821,0,0,1,0 (883 words)

	The Hindu : National : Chamling hopeful of bus service to Lhasa
		NEW DELHI: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling is hopeful that the first India-China bus service between Gangtok and Lhasa could begin in the future, after the Nathu La pass is formally opened for trade on July 6.
		Sikkim was expecting an initial 5,000 jobs from the opening of the trade.
		A "trade pass" would be required by traders to ply their wares between Serethang (India) and Renqinggang (China), a distance of 7-8 km from Nathu La. This trade would run four months a year — from June 1 to September 30.
	www.thehindu.com /2006/06/30/stories/2006063003161300.htm (482 words)

	Listen to us also, says Sikkim chief minister-India-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		What Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu said recently was dittoed by his Sikkim counterpart, Pawan Chamling, last week - that relations are courteous, but that is all there is to the ties with the NDA.
		During the last round, Chamling had written to Prime Minister Vajpayee that the two Sikkim MPs, one each from Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, be considered for ministership, the first-ever for the Himalayan state.
		The list includes a Central university (colleges in Sikkim are affiliated to North Bengal University) and an airport at Pakyong for which he is ready to give land and other assistance.
	www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/47190246.cms (595 words)

	Sikkim on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		INDIAN GOVERNMENT: Foundation stone of Sikkim Branch of GB Pant Institute laid by environment minist...
		In the mountains are extensive forests and grazing land for sheep, goats, cattle, and yaks.
		Folk medicinal plants in the Sikkim Himalayas of India.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Sikkim.asp (603 words)

	Sikkim \| Travel to India
		In 1975 the monarchy was abrogated and Sikkim became India’s twenty-second state, with Gangtok remaining as its capital.
		Sikkim became a suzerain of India, with the condition that it would retain its independence, by the treaty signed between the Chogyal and the then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
		The urban population in Sikkim is 11.06%.[3] The per capita income stands at Rs 11,356, which is one of the highest in the country.
	india-travel.goto-india.com /travel/sikkim (2466 words)

	Print Chamling to get India Today Award. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chamling, SDF party Chief Minister of Sikkim having an alliance with NDA is based on fictitious statistics manipulated by Mr.
		Sikkim has now more Cabinet rank ministers and officials enjoying at the Center’s unlimited flow of funds.
		The India Today group must have taken a SDF government publicity material into consideration which is known as “Sikkim- the peoples Vision” The report in question is contradicted to some extent in a letter to the editor, “Column of “NOW” daily English news paper from Gangtok, Sikkim dated 5th August 04'.under heading “Countering Mr.
	www.free-press-release.com /news/print-1091718295.html (485 words)

	rediff.com: Landslides in West Sikkim
		Four houses were destroyed in a fresh incidence of landslide in the worst-affected West Sikkim district of Sikkim.
		The state government has formally asked the Centre to send a team to inspect and assess the damage wrecked by the landslides, a senior official in the relief commissioner's office in the capital Gangtok said.
		Local panchayats are providing relief to the affected families, he said, adding the district administration officials have been asked by Chief Minister P K Chamling to work on a war-footing, extend help to the people and assess the loss to property in the area.
	www.indiaabroad.com /news/2000/aug/29sikkim.htm (240 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim
		He, however, said the intensity of the quake, which was active and would come fifty years later, would hit Sikkim with a lesser intensity, measuring at an average of 6 on the Richter scale.
		State science and technology minister S.B. Subedi, who was the chief guest at the function today, said Sikkim is a fast developing state and a lot of structures are coming up.
		Chief secretary N. Chingapa, director of the Union department of science and technology B.K. Bansal and his counterpart in the state O.P. Singhi were also present at the function today.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1061018/asp/siliguri/story_6884232.asp (379 words)

	Zee News - Sikkim wants to be India`s Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gangtok, Dec 07: Sikkim Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling has said that the experience and knowledge of popular tourism countries like Switzerland would be utilized to beautify his state.
		Sikkim is best known for its pretty hill station, its capital, Gangtok, its wild life sanctuaries and ancient temple-like monuments.
		Geographically, Sikkim is diverse, owing to its location on the Himalaya.
	www.zeenews.com /articles.asp?aid=340549&sid=LIF&ssid=8 (617 words)

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