Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Oct. 25. — To add to the comfort of the tourists visiting Kalimpong sub-division, the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation (WBFDC) will be coming with at least half a dozen of new cottages in the next few months. To begin with, four new cottages are being set up at Santhalay Khola, …
Month: October 2005
Play stages comeback
http://www.telegraphindia.com REZA PRADHAN Kalimpong, Oct. 25: A hit Nepali play of the 70s and 80s is all set for a comeback on the Kalimpong stage. Aaina Bhalemungro Runcha, a play that had captured the imagination of audiences for more than a decade, will be put up by the same theatre group — the Kalimpong-based Bhadre …
Sanitation project in Hills
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, Oct. 25: Total Sanitation Campaign, a government project aimed at providing proper sanitation in rural areas, was launched in Kalimpong Block I today. The project, jointly undertaken by the state government and the Centre, will be implemented across the Darjeeling district. First, a survey will be conducted to find out the sanitation requirements …
Casual workers unhappy with forest dept
Statesman News Service KALIMPONG, Oct. 24. — At a time when the forest department seems to be moving forward with its projects of promoting tourism, the CITU affiliated Darjeeling District Forest Casual Daily Labour (CDL) Union in a meeting today expressed their annoyance over the working style of the department. Relating the problems faced by …
All for a noble cause
Statesman News Service GANGTOK, Oct. 24. — People travelling to Gangtok or Kalimpong can see hundreds of monkeys sitting on the roadside of National Highway 31 A, from Sevoke (Jalpaiguri district) to Rangpoo (Sikkim) for food items which they get from few good hearted travellers. But three employees of a bus, named ‘Apsara’, which ply …
