Classy club for hill hub

http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, Aug. 21: A sleepy hill town is gearing up for snazzy club culture. Come September, and a luxury club sponsored by Resolve Jinni International will be set up at 12 ½ Mile near here. Christened Club Wayside Heritage, and still under construction, the club in its first phase is expected to offer facilities …

Expert tips for hill groups- NGO to help groups in capacity building

http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, Aug. 18: Self-help groups in and around the Hill town will now be able to build their own support systems that will make them financially independent and help them market their goods. World Vision, a non-governmental organisation, is holding a three-day residential training programme on capacity building for self-help groups from Sikkim and …

Roadblock cleared at Lekhuvir

Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Aug. 18. — The NH-31A blockade at Lekhuvir, 22 km from here, was finally cleared on the fifth day today. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials said that three bulldozers and other vehicles were used to clear the debris. “We have been halting the traffic for clearing the minor boulders that …

Mothers in a new role

Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Aug. 18. — Besides being moral guides the mothers are now all out to lead their whole family. Acting upon guidelines of World Vision, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), mothers have now found new ways to sustain their families, economically as well as socially, through a programme christened as, ‘capacity building measures’. …

NH 31A blocked for 4th day

http://www.telegraphindia.com OUR CORRESPONDENT Kalimpong, Aug. 17: National Highway 31A — the main route connecting Siliguri with Kalimpong and Sikkim — remained blocked for the fourth day today with the mudpile at Likhubir (about 21 km from Kalimpong) still not cleared. The local people, however, breathed a sigh of relief after the alternative route via Lava, …