http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, July 30: An attempt to change the local business community’s weekly day off from Sunday to Thursday was foiled when the markets here remained closed today. The bid to change the day is seen as the fallout of an on-going tussle between two local trade bodies — Kalimpong Bepar Mandal, which campaigned for …
Month: July 2006
AIDS lesson for students
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, July 23: World Vision, an NGO, with the help of the local health department, has launched a programme in schools to educate students on the hazards of HIV-AIDS. Such a programme was first held at Dr Graham’s Homes, which was attended by 170-and-odd students of Class XI of the institute. Discussions, skits, and …
Traders plead for silk route alternative
http://www.telegraphindia.com RAJEEV RAVIDAS Kalimpong, July 6: Satyanaryan Agarwal and Rameshwar Das Bhadoria look at the reopening of Nathu-la with mixed feelings. As veteran traders of Kalimpong, which once used to be an important centre of Indo-Tibetan commerce, they are happy at the resumption of border trade with Tibet and China, but disappointed that Nathu-la has …
Summer camp for rural kids
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, July 2: For the 500-odd children of Kalimpong and South Sikkim, the summer vacation must have been more fun than usual, thanks to the summer camp organised by World Vision, an NGO working in the rural areas of the two places. The first batch of 250 children — aged between 10 and 18 …
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