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GDNS & KSS INVESTIGATING THE WATER PROBLEMS IN KALIMPONG

Posted on June 27, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 27th June, 2015: After visiting Neora-the major water source of Kalimpong, Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sammelan (GDNS) and Kalimpong Sangrakchan Samiti (KSS) said that Neora has been releasing 16 lakh gallon litres of water every day. Addressing a press conference, the two organizations who have been working to solve the acute shortage of water since last few years here said that Neora…

WOMEN OF UPPER DUNGRA, KALIMPONG IS LEARNING FLORICULTURE

Posted on June 21, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Siliguri, 21st June, 2015: After twenty days of floricultural (Jerbera and Carnation plantation) training program, the women’ of Upper Dungra, chiso pani in Kalimpong seems to be edified about floriculture. The training that kicked off on 19th May was organized by Hill Social Welfare Society (H.S.W.S) Kalimpong where plantation of Jerbera, Carnation, Anzelia etc were taught. It was known that the program of 20…

KALIMPONG TOWN HALL: A HERITAGE UNDER NEGLIGENCE

Posted on June 20, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 20th June, 2015: The 532 seated town hall established in 1994 is in a bad, unmaintained condition since last few years. The sources also disclosed that the hall was last maintained in 2010-11 by the Kalimpong Engineering Division, DGHC. The hall is functioning under the town hall committee since it was founded where the SDO Kalimpong (Radhika Aiyer) was the President and…

LOK ADALAT REALISED RS. 4,01,581 AT KALIMPONG

Posted on June 16, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 16th June, 2015: This Lok Adalat realized 4,01,581 rupees out of the settled amount of 7,51,487 rupees in the presence of Utpal Mishra, Additional District Judge, D.N Panday Senior Advocate, Kalimpong Bar Association and Roma Moktan, Teacher-in-charge of Pranimi Balika Vidhya Mandir on last Saturday. Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee organizes Lok-Adalat every once in a while in Kalimpong Court Building, (Session Court)…

RUSTED ELECTRIC POLE STAND DANGEROUSLY AT KALIMPONG MARKET AREA

Posted on June 14, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 14th June, 2015: A 30 feet tall electric pole next to General store, above Darjeeling syndicate area, motor stand, ward number 12, is found in dangerously rusted condition which may crumble down any moment. The nearby business shop owners have complained to the Assistant Engineer of the electricity board about the chances of accident which can occur indecisively and injure many people…

KALIMPONG FAMILY’S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM ROLLING ROCK

Posted on June 8, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 8th June, 2015: A family was miraculously saved from sudden rolling rock from the hill slope last night around 12:00 am at Okharbotay, Upper Bhagay, Sangsay G.P, 14th mile. Surprisingly the night was calm without rainfall or storms. The family belongs to a grocery show owner who thanks his fate that his family was saved possibly of God’s grace. The rock…

MAGGI WITHDRAWAL AT KALIMPONG

Posted on June 5, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 5th June, 2015: Kalimpong Municipality has approached the shopkeepers not to sell Maggi till the company’s problem gets restored. Doctor Sangay Zimba, the health officer of Kalimpong Municipality today said that they have not received any circular from the state government regarding the prohibition of the instant noodle but concerning public’s health the doctor have advised the retailers and the wholesalers not…

KALIMPONG BOY KILLS HIS FATHER IN A HEATED EXCHANGE

Posted on June 4, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 4th June, 2015: A young boy of 23 killed his 65-year-old father with an iron pipe and firewood in Pasabung, Lava, which falls under Lava Gidabling G.P, 36 kilometers from Kalimpong town, block-2. The father and son were having a conversation in the kitchen in the evening, the tone of their voice turned louder and a quarrel took place, out of rage…

FOUNDATION STONE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S STATUE LAID AT KALIMPONG

Posted on January 13, 2015 by tni

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By T. Deepika (TNI Siliguri) Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 14th January, 2015: On the 152nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Bharat Uday (B.U), a nonprofit organization installed Swami Vivekananda’s sculpture at the 10th mile, Kalimpong. Bharat Uday (B.U) invited Nima Tamang, a member of the 32 number constituency to lay the foundation stone. The height of the sculpture is approximately 12 feet. Vivekananda’s birthday is also celebrated as National Youth’s…

TRADITIONAL SHOEMAKING CRAFT FACING EXTINCTION

Posted on January 12, 2015 by tni

Nisha Chettri The aesthetic interest along with the craftsmanship in designing embroidered shoes in Kalimpong is an endangering profession today. Wrestling with the evolution of modernity and the shrinkage of ethnicity, the shoemaker of Kalimpong breathe in anxiety and feels that the profession will no longer inherit to the next generation. Arjun Lama, a professional Tibetan shoe maker, of Wongmo Villa, Kalimpong, has been doing this since the last 34 years. Spending most of his life…

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