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KALIMPONG, Aug. 29. — Call it an act of dominance by the officials of BSNL. Despite guidelines set by Telephone Regulatory Act of India (TRAI) — an apex body of telecommunication in India — which demands for refund of any kind of security deposit within sixty days, the BSNL here is taking as long as five years for such refunds. (more…)
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Kalimpong, Aug. 28: The town is all set to sport a new, cleaner look. On Friday, the Himalayan Organisation for People’s Education (HOPE) — an NGO — launched a project on solid waste management, titled “Wealth in Waste”. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 28. — A former sub-divisional officer here has been accused of chopping off trees on the compound of SDO bungalow in Justice Biswas Road here. As per the complainants, the former SDO, Dr AK Yadav, had requested the divisional manager of the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation (WBFDC), for the permission to cutting of down two trees. The tree are panisaj and pine.
Dr Yadav said that both the trees were about to fall down and are posing a threat to the lives of the habitants in and around the locality. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 27. — One of the stalwarts of education in the region, St. Augustine’s School, today completed its 60 years. The institution marked the occasion with a grand diamond jubilee celebration.
The day began with the traditional prayer session at the St Teresa’s church while the equally traditional swimming gala and cultural programme rounded off the day. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, August. 26. — A social organisation here has found new ways for better the hygienic standards in the hills. The Himalayan Organisation for People Education (HOPE) — a newly formed organization — will now be collecting waste scraps and bottles for collecting funds, after which it will be installing dustbins in and around the town. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 26. — Where is the socio-economic identity of the Gorkhas, was the common question as the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) — a non-political platform claiming for the rights of Indian Nepalese — paid their homage to Sahid Durga Mallah at the Town Hall yesterday. (more…)
REZA PRADHAN
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Kalimpong, Aug. 24: Meet 26-year-old Bharat Dhakal, an achiever in his own right, who has brought light to the remote village of Lingsey, about 60 km from here. Lingsey does not even have proper road links with the rest of the world, but thanks to Dhakal, 13 houses in the village now have electricity. Dhakal has managed to set up a mini hydel power plant to generate electricity by tapping water from a nearby stream. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 23. — The GNSF has called for a two-day strike in Kalimpong college on 26 and 27 August to protest against the appointment of a history lecturer who lacks fluency in both Hindi and English. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 22. — Karmachari Sangathan, a GNLF-affiliated committee of the employees of Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalya (UBKV), today began an indefinite strike for the third time in less than two months to protest against alleged non-payment of arrears. (more…)
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KALIMPONG, Aug. 21. — Organic farming is all set for a boost with the Agricultural and processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) confirming the ministry of agriculture’s plans to set up a ‘model organic farm’, in the hills of Darjeeling. (more…)
