www.telegraphindia.comRAJEEV RAVIDAS Kalimpong, Aug. 31: After lying mute for years, the clock atop the Raja Dorjay tower at Kumudini Homes here is all set to chime again. Kumudini Pariwar, the school’s alumni association, has decided to pay for the restoration, nearly two months after The Telegraph published a report on the two long-defunct clocks of …
Month: August 2006
15-hr wait as landslides hit hills
http://www.telegraphindia.com Malli/Kalimpong/Darjeeling, Aug. 30: Landslides caused by heavy overnight rain claimed two lives in the hills, while the main road-link between Sikkim and the rest of country remained blocked for close to 15 hours. A number of houses were also damaged as more than a couple of dozen landslips rocked the Kalimpong and Darjeeling subdivisions. …
Lepcha threat
http://www.kalimpong.info Kalimpong, Aug. 29: Local GNLF legislator Gaulan Lepcha has threatened to take out a rally to a National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) project site at 27th Mile near Rambi here to protest against the damage caused to National Highway 31A allegedly due to the power major’s project on the Teesta. “The NHPC must repair …
Sun salutes marching band
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, Aug. 27: Even the weather gods are game for a little spectacle. In fact, they made their intentions pretty clear when the skies miraculously cleared for the Second Inter-School Marching Band Contest at Mela Ground here this morning. The grand show, which was held up by torrential rain, got underway amid huge fanfare …
Fun Sunday in the offing
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, Aug. 25: An unlikely combination of music and muscles is expected to make for an exciting Sunday in the hill town this weekend. The fun begins at 9 am with the Second Annual Inter-School Marching Band competition at Mela Ground here. And at 1 pm, the focus will shift to the nearby Town …