CII global boost to hill, Dooars tourism

VIVEK CHHETRIDarjeeling, Feb. 24: The CII has invited around 50 stakeholders of the tourism industry from 13 countries across the world to explore the tourism potential of Darjeeling, the Dooars, and Sikkim.“More than 50 people including tour operators, hoteliers and travel writers will be visiting India (as part of the programme). This year, we have decided to focus on north Bengal and Sikkim as we are of the opinion that tourism still has a lot...

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Pedalling up for Homes

RAJEEV RAVIDASKalimpong, Feb. 24: Thirteen cyclists from the United Kingdom, Australia and Spain are pedalling up to Kalimpong from Calcutta to raise funds for Dr. Graham’s Homes, the school that suffered extensive damage in the September earthquake.The team that started from Calcutta on Sunday is scheduled to arrive here tomorrow.“(The) 13 volunteers from the UK, Australia and Spain are giving up their personal time and paying for all expenses to...

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Smoke deaths

Darjeeling: Kalpana Rai, 35, and her one-and-a-half-year- old daughter Angel died of suspected asphyxiation at their house in Dali on Thursday night. Police said Kalpana had kept a bhukari, a heating device that burns on coal, burning throughout the night and it generated a lot of smoke. Two other residents of the house were admitted to the Darjeeling district hospital when they fell ill after inhaling the smoke(Telegr...

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बालश्रम विरुद्ध श्रम विभागको निगरानी

24 फरवरी (कालेबुङ):- दार्जीलिङ शहरमा बालश्रमको अन्तरजालमाथि नियञ्त्रण बनाउन जिल्ला श्रम विभागले आफ्नो अभियान तेज गरेको छ। विभागले गैर सरकार संगठनहरुको सहयोगमा अभियान चलाएर शहरका चिया पसलहरुबाट चारजना बालश्रमिकहरुलाई उद्धार गरेको छ। जिल्ला श्रम विभागले दार्जीलिङ पुलिस अनि गैर सरकारी संगठन एडिथ विकिंस स्ट्रीट चिल्ड्रेन ट्रस्टको सहयोगमा शहरका गल्लीहरुमा अवस्थित 3 अनि 8 नम्बर चिया पसलमा छापा मारेर आठदेखि एघार बर्ष आयु वर्गका बालमजदुरहरुलाई उद्धार गरेको...

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Barla to bat with Morcha on territory

AVIJIT SINHASiliguri, Feb. 23: Ousted president of the Dooars-Terai regional committee of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad John Barla will speak along with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders for the inclusion of the Dooars and the Terai in the hill set up at the all-party meeting in Calcutta tomorrow.Barla’s presence would help the hill party to prove before the high power committee led by former Justice Shyamal Sen that the tribal population of the Dooars and the Terai are backing them on the issue of inclusion.“Even today Barla is the...

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Kids rescued

Darjeeling: Four children working in tea stalls at Beechgali Line and Chowk Bazar here were rescued by the district labour officials on Wednesday evening. The officials said three children had been trafficked from Bihar, while the other one was brought from Siliguri. Two shop owners have been showcaused for hiring the minors.(Telegra...

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Barfee stars relish mist and hill cuisine

Darjeeling, Feb. 23: Priyanka Chopra is in love with the mist, Ranbir Kapoor cannot stop himself from appreciating the local cuisine and the entire Barfee team seems to be simply enjoying the taste of Darjeeling.Anurag Basu, the director of the film, seems to be finally breathing easy with the shooting going on smoothly in the Darjeeling hills in his second attempt. The team had to pack up mid-way through the shoot in June last year after failing to manage the crowd at Chowrastha.“I did come up with a (Darjeeling) set in Mumbai (Film City) even...

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झीलको सफाईमा ओर्लिए ठेला व्यवसायीहरु

23 फरवरी(कालेबुङ):- (दीपमिलन प्रधान) मिरिक झील परिसरमा स साना व्यवसाय गरेर गुजारा चलाउने व्यवसायीहरुले झीललाई फोहोरमुक्त बनाउने अभियान चलाएर प्रशासनलाई गतिलो सन्देश दिएका छन। स्थानीय प्रशासनको चासोको अभावमा फोहोर र अव्यवस्थित बन्दै गई रहेको मिरिक झीलको फोहोरमैला हटाउन क्षेत्रका ठेला व्यवसायीहरुले बुधबार दिनभरि नै सफाई अभियान चलाएका थिए। झीलको सफाई र व्यवस्थापनप्रति प्रशासनले पहल नगरेकै कारण यी ठेला व्यवसायीहरु...

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GTA queries hit Trinamul growth

AVIJIT SINHA Siliguri, Feb. 22: Trinamul efforts to expand its base in the Terai and the Dooars have been hit badly with party leaders complaining that they were having to face uncomfortable questions on the demand to include some plains mouzas in the new hills set-up.Although the questions are coming from the common man, the task has been made more difficult by outfits like the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad, which have considerable clout in the tea belt and are opposing the GTA and the territory panel.“So far, we have opened units...

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Gurung to meet PC on Feb 28

Darjeeling, Feb. 22: The Gokha Janmukti Morcha said today that a delegation led by party chief Bimal Gurung will meet the Union home minister on February 28 to discuss the delay in the formation of the administrative set-up for the Darjeeling hills.Gurung will be accompanied by Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and Kalimpong MLA Harka Bahadur Chhetri when he meets home minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi.“The three leaders will definitely take up with the home minister issues like the delay in the the formation of the Gorkhaland Territorial...

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तिब्बतको स्वतञ्त्रता अनि मानव अधिकारको पुनर्बहालीको निम्ति अन्तरराष्ट्रीय समुदायसँग समर्थनको आह्वान

22 फरवरी (कालेबुङ):- दार्जीलिङ पहाडमा बसोबास गर्ने तिब्बती समुदायका मानिसहरुले तिब्बतको स्वतञ्त्रता अनि मानव अधिकारको पुनर्बहालीको निम्ति अन्तरराष्ट्रीय समुदायसँग समर्थनको आह्वान गर्दै आजदेखि तीन दिने सांकेतिक अनसन शुरु गरेका छन। पहाडका विभिन्न स्थानमा रिजिनल टिबेटन युथ कंग्रेसले तीनदिने सांकेति भोक हडतालको आयोजना गरी अन्तरराष्ट्रीय समुदायलाई तिब्बतमा मानव अधिकार र मानवीय मुल्यको रक्षा गर्न जागरुक...

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गोर्खाल्याण्डको निम्ति सबै द्लहरु एक हुनु पर्छ - गोरानिमो

कालेबुङ 22 फरवरी गोर्खाल्याण्ड राज्य निमार्णमोर्चा अध्यक्ष दावा पाखरिनले आज एउटा पत्रकार सम्मेलनको आयोजना गरि गोर्खाल्याण्ड प्राप्तिको आन्दोलनमा पहाडका सबै  राजनीतिक दलहरु अब एउटै मञ्चमा आउनु पर्ने आह्वान गरेका छन। पाखरिनले पत्रकार सम्मेलनलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै आज मोर्चाको प्रस्तावित ज़ीटीए व्यवस्था पहाडमा लागु हुन नसकने बताउँदै मोर्चाले पनि छुट्टै राज्य प्राप्तिको निम्ति सामुहिक मञ्चको मार्ग अपनाउनु पर्ने...

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