DAY 5 and its still on....................

DAY 5

Sunday-June 24th- Gangtok

Rain and thunder storms in the past 24 hrs have in no way dampened the spirits of the Satyagrahis of ACT led by Dawa Lepcha and 20 yera old Tenzing Lepcha with the indefinite hunger strike entering the 5th Day.

3 new members, Phici Lepcha, Dubu Lepcha and Tsewang Ongden Lepcha, all from Dzongu have joined the hunger strike from today. Besides, Lamas present at the site have been preparing for NESOL PUJA for appeasing all the deities of Sikkim and to pray for protection and well being of all the Sikkimese people and especially Satyagrahis who are on an indefinite hunger strike.

The Government has eventually invited ACT for talks at Tashiling on Monday, the 25th of June i.e. tomorrow. However, with the Chief Minister being out of station, members of ACT are quite apprehensive on the outcome of such talks in his absense.

Tshering Ongden Lepcha, Dubu Lepcha and Phichi Lepcha join the hunger strike today

Monks preparing for NESOL PUJA for appeasing all the deities of Sikkim, World Peace and to pray for protection of the Sikkimese People and the Satyagrahis of ACT

20 year old Tenzing Gyatso Lepcha and Dawa Lepcha have been on an indefinite hunger strike for the 5th day in a row!

Yangchen said...

A 'Negawatt'(a Negative Megawatt) produced by reducing energy need saves more than a Megawatt generated!

23 June, 2007 9:47 PM

Vikash said...

Yo buddy,
Your travel account of Dzongu sounds very much like that of Geoffry Gorer written in 1937. I hv just started the book and is unputdownable. Well your description makes me pack my bag and set out this very minute. However, I have plans to go there soon-god willing(Indian beaurecracy willing)- for a research project.Hope to inspire others like you hv. Keep the faith.

23 June, 2007 3:51 AM

DAY 4

Saturday, 23rd of June, 2007

DAY 4

Saturday, Gangtok, June 23

The indefinite Hunger Strike by Members of ACT led by Dawa Lepcha enters Day 4.

Karma Lepcha who sat yesterday has been replaced by Namgyal Lepcha(ex president of SLYA-Sikkim Lepcha Youth Association. Namgyal too like the other two is on an indefinite hunger strike from today.

Two more Satyagrahis from Punang village, Chopel Lepcha and Rabjor Lepcha have joined the Hunger Strike today.

More and more people have come from Dzongu today to join the Satyagrahis. Besides them, TEESTA SANGARSH SAMITI(West Bengal) and NESPON(Siliguri) and also Members of Kalimpong Lepcha Youth Association are also at the site of the Hunger Strike to show solidarity with the members of ACT

The Teesta Hearings

and all you ever wanted to know on the public hearings

http://www.kalpavriksh.org/f1/f1.3/edteesta3/view?searchterm=teesta

14th February 2006

14th February Earthquake Report

Read the day's expert's report.

Of course............!!!! its got some relationship to ACT!!!

http://www.nicee.org/eqe-iitk/uploads/EQR_Sikkim.pdf?PHPSESSID=ce7fbfdcec304f0b08ba5bd27cc35eb2

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. Also......existing and proposed areas for biodiversity conservation in Sikkim:

http://www.envis.nic.in/soer/soer-sikkim/protected.html