http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, April 27: The hill town is set to take the first tentative step towards becoming a centre of higher technical education. With help from the Bengal and central governments, Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) has decided to set up an engineering college here, which will start functioning from 2008. Dawa Pakhrin, the president …
Month: April 2007
Lepcha clean-up plans for ‘holy’ river
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, April 25: A cleaner Teesta river may soon be on view, thanks to a group of nature worshippers. Rong Ong Prongzom, a Lepcha youth organisation, plans to conduct a clean-up drive on the Teesta river banks at Triveni and Reang on Sunday. It will be part of the preparations for Tendong Lho Rum …
Army offer gets nod
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, April 24: Kalimpong Municipality has agreed to hand over the maintenance of all the roads leading to Durpin to the army . The total stretch of roads is 18.8 km. The army has a station in Durpin, 3 km from the town centre. The decision regarding the hand-over was taken at a joint …
CPRM plans for Chattrey
http://www.telegraphindia.com Darjeeling, April 24: Thousands of CPRM members are expected to converge on Kalimpong, the hometown of Chattrey Subba, on May 1 to demand a speedy trial of the former self-styled commander of Gorkha Liberation Organisation. With the CPRM planning to bring 10,000 to 15,000 members for the two-day programme, the rally is expected to …
Gelatin and fuel seized
http://www.telegraphindia.com Kalimpong, April 24: Three persons were arrested this morning at Suntale, 25 km from here, with nine gelatin sticks and 22,000 l of petrol, diesel and kerosene. An oil tanker was also confiscated. Police had conducted a raid in the area, which comes under the Rambhi outpost, after they received a tip-off. Kalimpong additional …
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