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KALIMPONG, May 31. — ‘Corpus’, a beneficiary group initiated for extraordinarily talented youths facing financial constraints, has achieved success as their town girl, the sub-junior national archery champion Paril Lepcha won laurels in Kolkata. (more…)
REZA PRADHAN - www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, May 31: The tourist season in the hill town seems to be booming this time with most hotels booked till the middle of June. (more…)
Kalimpong: Fourteen-year-old Paril Lepcha of Bongbasti has shot into the limelight once again by winning medals at the 33rd West Bengal Archery Championship held on May 28 and 29 at Salt Lake in Calcutta. While Lepcha won a gold medal in the 30 m and a bronze in the 20 m, she won a silver for overall performance.
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KALIMPONG, May 30. — Suman Rai (name changed to protect identity) was seen loitering on the outskirts of the town on the night of 25 May. A couple of hours later, on the very next morning, residents of 8 Mile found him dead on the floor. The cause though is believed to be OD (a commonly used phrase which means overdose) due to heavy intake of drugs. (more…)
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KALMPONG, May 30. — Focusing on the need for proper resettlement under the areas affected by the NHPC work, organisers of the three-day workshop expressed the need for proper compensation to all the families. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, May 30. — In a drive to strengthen “people’s movement,” against the NHPC, a committee of families affected by the dams over the Teesta (Sikkim and West Bengal), was formed here today. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, May 27. — With an ultimatum of 15 days, the United Forum, a Cinchona-based trade union, has submitted a memorandum to the Darjeeling district magistrate, who is also the acting director of the Cinchona and other medicinal plants directorate, against the state government’s stand of privatisation of this medical industry. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, May 26. — The GNLF-C, an anti-Ghisingh front and claimants for the separate state of Gorkhaland, but who had also in the recent past extended its support to Mr Subash Ghisingh in his demand for the Sixth Schedule, have said that the draft for a ‘regional development board’, or Article 371-J should not be acceptable for the Hills of Darjeeling, especially to the GNLF who have been firm about the Sixth Schedule. (more…)
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Kalimpong, May 26: In an effort to provide school-going children an opportunity for all-round development, a local tour operator has started an adventure camp itinerary for schoolchildren from Class V onwards. (more…)
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Kalimpong, May 25: A three-day workshop to discuss the adverse impact of the construction of low dams by the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) in north Bengal and Sikkim will begin here from May 28. (more…)
