Concern over poor quality foodgrain

http://www.thestatesman.net KALIMPONG, Oct. 28. — Alleging poor supply of foodgrain under the public distribution system, the CPI-M zonal committee of Kalimpong today met the SDO, besides contacting the Darjeeling controller, (food and supply). Mr Tara Sundas of CPI-M said: “We wanted to discuss the supply of poor quality of foodgrain over the past couple of …

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To revive a lost glory

http://www.thestatesman.net Karan Shah in Kalimpong Oct. 26 — Ex-officials of the DGHC have claimed that they would now work for the revival of the Arts and Crafts Centre, which was the glory of this once gateway to Tibet. They have said they would soon work for the reopening of the now closed Arts and Crafts …

Total sanitation campaign to improve hygiene

KALIMPONG, Oct. 26. — A “total sanitation campaign” will now try to combat the infrastructure-poor hill district of Darjeeling. In a bid to upgrade the hygiene standards, the “total sanitation campaign” (TSC), was launched here in all the three blocks of the sub-division today. The project jointly sponsored by the Union and the state government, …

Act one, scene two

Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Oct. 26. — Bhadrey Ko Toli — a local theatre troupe will be performing their trademark play ‘Ani Bhaley Mungro Runcha’ at the Town Hall on 29 and 30 October. The play, which is a fiction, was conceived by the distinguished Nepalese playwright, Mr CK Shrestra, way back in the mid-seventies. …

A true ‘Indian Idol’

Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Oct. 26. — Music might transform the grief-stricken life of eight-year-old Abishek Tamang, just as it transformed the life of 27-year-old Mr Ravinder Ravi, one of five finalists of the “Indian Idol” television series. Ravi is now he will be singing to save Abishek’s life. The eight-year-old is suffering due to …