The Telegraph Kalimpong, Nov. 30: Over 350 physically-challenged persons from Algarah and the adjoining rural belt were given identity cards at a composite camp organised at the local primary health centre today. The event was arranged by the sub-divisional administration and the state health department. The programme was also supported by The Red Cross societies …
Month: November 2008
Reaching out with paints for science
The Telegraph Kalimpong, Nov. 28: The Kalimpong Science Centre will organise a sit-and-draw competition for schools in the sub-division on December 6 and 7 as a precursor to the district-level event it plans to conduct some time in March next year. The contest will be the recently-opened centre’s first outreach programme aimed at spreading awareness …
Fine on bank in ATM case
The Telegraph Kalimpong, Nov. 26: The Darjeeling district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed the Kalimpong branch of the State Bank of India to pay a compensation of Rs 4,000 to its customer, Bijay Kumar Baraily, in an ATM fraud case. The president-in-charge of the forum, Ashok Biswakarma and member Sujata Agarwal, in their ruling …
Kohli gets life for Hannah murder
The Telegraph London, Nov. 25: Maninder Singh Kohli, who was arrested near Kalimpong in 2004 for the rape and murder of schoolgirl Hannah Foster in England, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Winchester Crown Court today. Condemning Kohli for the “appalling” kidnap, rape and murder of a petrified teenager, Justice Keith said the crime was …
Land deal inked
The Telegraph Kalimpong, Nov. 25: The Kalimpong Municipality today formally set in motion the process of acquiring 8.25 acres of land at Lower Bhalukhop to construct a permanent waste management facility. The land will be purchased at Rs 2 lakh per acre from the villagers. An adjoining wasteland, spread over 1.75 acres and owned by …
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