The Sikkim Podcast

Flip Flop

We recorded this podcast yesterday [Monday, 12 Aug 2019] not knowing that the political developments we were talking about would unravel even before we could upload this podcast. We start with Chief Minister PS Tamang's recent announcement to resign from the post of party president after by-elections. We also discuss speculations surrounding the fate of SDF and its MLAs, who were rumoured to join BJP.

Articles 370 and 371F

This episode we bring you the discussion on Articles 370 and 371F, the video of which was released on Facebook on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of Summit Times on 05 Aug. Since it was part of a longer discussion, we apologise for the abrupt ending. We will soon be uploading the rest of the discussion on topics like Sikkim-Darjeeling merger, appointment of Prof Mahendra P Lama as Chief Economic Advisor to the Sikkim government, SDF's fate, etc. 
 

Twisted Tongues

Try saying Naali ma naani ladyo...we did and here is the podcast that came about.This episode we thought we'd take a break and try something fun! So, we asked our Summit Times colleagues if they knew some tongue twisters in Nepali. And we had fun!
Big Thanks to the lovely participants: Meena Gautam, Lochna Mainali, Paru Bhattarai, Arpan Pradhan, Puran Tamang, Raymond Lepcha and Loven Tamang.
 

Either Or

Chief Minister or Party President? This episode we discuss the approaching scenario when PS Tamang will have to make a choice between the two. Teaching or inspecting? We also discuss the other conundrum facing human resource management in the State government. There are also digressions into the appointment of Prof Mahendra P Lama as Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of Sikkim and more. 

Missing Jobs & Files

This episode we discuss the recent government circular and "corrigendum" on termination of temporary employees, SDF-SKM spat on upcoming budget session, files allegedly missing from the CMO, growing interest in the Gurudongmar court case, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University.

What's up with the One Family One Job Scheme?

In this episode of The Sikkim Podcast we discuss the One Family One Job [OFOJ] scheme, the Government circular withholding and cancelling appointments and joinings made during the Model Code of Conduct, the latest press statement arguing that the government wants to 'review and verify' such appointments, the fate of the OFOJ appointees, and well, the entire confusion surrounding OFOJ. Listen to Uttam Gurung, Tshering Eden and Pema Wangchuk vent their frustration over the ongoing OFOJ drama.