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TROOPS COMFORTS LIMITED The emblem of Troops Comforts Limited (TCL) has its acronym supported by a soldier in camouflage fatigues in action ensconced by a swoosh and four circles. At the bottom its name and its tagline in Sanskrit ‘राष्ट्रो रक्षति रक्षितः’ meaning ‘Protecting the Protectors of the Nation’ are written in English and Devanagari respectively. The four circles refers to the protection from  the four conditions of cold, windy, rainy and water by its gears. The swoosh is in the National Tricolour referring to the nation. The acronym is written in bold sans serif capitals in camouflage green and brown colours.

HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES LIMITED Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), a Government of India enterprise, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, was incorporated in March, 1954 for supplying DDT for National Malaria Eradication Programme launched by the government. Subsequently, the company diversified into agro pesticides to meet the requirements of agriculture sector and has grown manifold with a turnover of Rs. 2006.00 million rupees in 2006-07. HIL has also entered into the field of safe and eco-friendly botanical and bio-pesticides for public health and plant protection. The product range includes insecticides, herbicides, weedecides, fungicides etc. It has a pest control division catering to industry houses and offices. Its logo has three hexagons linked together to suggest chemical chain. Within each hexagon one alphabet of the organisation’s acronym is written in English. At the bottom of this the motto ‘Protect to Prosper’ is

SIKKIM POLICE Sikkim had become a protectorate of British India in 1861 and this had triggered off a spate of activity in the State.  The first political officer of Sikkim, Claude White thought that with the increase in population, crime would be more prevalent and felt it necessary to raise a police force. It was on the Novembr 27, 1897 that a force consisting of 1 Head Constable and 5 Constables was posted at Aritar near Rhenock on the authority of a resolution passed by the King of Sikkim in the council. Sikkim Police was thus born. Till the early thirties, the highest post in the police hierarchy was Senior Sub Inspector. A post of Police Inspector was created in 1934. It was only in 1949 that the force came to be looked after by officers from India on deputation. Shri Mohinder Singh was the first Commissioner of Police who joined in 1953 and till his tenure in 1960 set up the Traffic Branch, the Check Post Branch, the Intelligence Branch, and the Fire Brigade. After the merger of