June 2005


30 Jun 2005 06:31 pm

Dreams hit by landslip

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Kalimpong, June 29: Thirty- year-old Kalpana Sewa’s dream of living in a house of her own shattered yesterday, when the foundation wall of a building above it came crashing down on it. (more…)

29 Jun 2005 06:26 pm

Negligence cry in bridge mishap

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REZA PRADHAN
Kalimpong, June 28: Police have started an investigation after the relative of a worker who died in Saturday’s bailey bridge collapse filed a complaint. (more…)

28 Jun 2005 05:14 pm

Strike barb at GNLF

www.telegrpahindia.com Kalimpong, June 27: The GNLF (C) has condemned the transport strike called by the Citu — the labour wing of the CPM — today. (more…)

28 Jun 2005 05:13 pm

Rafters in rescue battle in Teesta

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RAJEEV RAVIDAS
Siliguri, June 27: In a daring rescue operation that would make the Baywatch action scenes look tame, a seven-member team of DGHC river guides, including a woman, braved the fast moving Teesta to rescue 200 people who were stranded after the bailey bridge collapsed on Saturday night. (more…)

28 Jun 2005 05:12 pm

Damage control after 48 hrs - NHPC refuses to take responsibility for ‘Saturday’s dismantling’

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ANUPAM DASGUPTA
Siliguri, June 27: Stung by criticism from several quarters, the NHPC has finally come up with a statement on Saturday’s bailey bridge collapse, 48 hours after the mishap. (more…)

27 Jun 2005 05:03 pm

GNLF to press for payback

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Kalimpong, June 26: The GNLF has criticised the National Hydel Electric Power Corporation (NHPC) for alleged carelessness and have demanded that proper compensation be given to people who are missing. (more…)

27 Jun 2005 05:01 pm

Wall of silence after roar of death

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ANUPAM DASGUPTA
Rambi (Kalimpong), June 26: It is still not clear how many people have died or are missing since the bailey bridge, erected by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) at its Teesta Low Dam Project (Stage-3) site near here, collapsed more than 24 hours ago. (more…)

25 Jun 2005 04:59 pm

Teesta bridge collapses

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Darjeeling, June 25: A temporary bridge over the Teesta river collapsed this evening, reports our correspondent. (more…)

24 Jun 2005 06:31 pm

Reaching new heights

Statesman News Service
KALIMPONG, June 24. — 22-year-old Rosy Chettri, a dropout from a school here, is finally living up to her dreams, that of being an earning member of her family. (more…)

23 Jun 2005 06:55 pm

Gorkha Morcha criticises Ghisingh

Statesman News Service
KALIMPONG, June 17. — The anti-Ghisingh Gorkha Janakranti Morcha (GJM) has pointed at the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) supremo Mr Subash Ghisingh as an anarchist. (more…)

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