Students to lead ‘Mission Gorkhaland’ with awareness campaigns

Darjeeling 19 Sep 2013 The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha today launched its ‘Mission Gorkhaland’ that will see students above 18 years of age engaging in awareness campaigns on the statehood demand both in the hills and elsewhere. Addressing a gathering of Classes X and XII students at the Mt. Hermon ground near Singamari, GJM president Bimal Gurung said, “From Saturday we will start our ‘Mission Gorkhaland’ campaign. Students aged 18 and above will motivate and mobilise their younger compatriots and educate them aware on the statehood...

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Golay to make public appearance soon: SKM

Gangtok 19 Sep 2013 SDF dissident MLA PS Golay, who recently resigned from the party to reportedly join the opposition Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, has so far refrained from making any public appearances. But SKM sources have claimed the legislator from Upper Burtuk Constituency will come out in public within this month itself. They said the party is making arrangements to accord Golay a grand welcome. Party workers from the South and West Districts will welcome him in Melli, while those from the North and East Districts will receive...

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Man held on charge of molesting sisters

PRADIP LOHAGUN KALIMPONG 19 Sep 2013 Residents of an area in the outskirts of Kalimpong have handed over Ashok Golay (51) to Kalimpong police accusing him of molesting two sisters. According to them, Golay had been molesting the two girls, aged 15 and 18, for quite a while, and his frequent visit to the girls’ place had aroused suspicion. The girls’ parents on Wednesday night found their daughters in a physically disheveled state and starting questioning them, following which it came to be known that Golay used to molest...

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प्रदेशबाट छुटिने जिल्ला कंग्रेस

कालेबुङ 19 सेप्टेम्बर(छेवाङ) : विचार अनि सिद्धान्तले मेल नखाँदा प्रदेश कंग्रेसमा फुट आउन सक्ने सम्भवना प्रबल बनेको छ। छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको आन्दोलनको कारण प्रदेश कंग्रेस अनि जिल्ला कंग्रेस माझ उत्पन्न भएको अन्तरिक द्वन्दले अझ ठूलोरुप लिन थालेको छ। दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला कंग्रेसले छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई समर्थन गर्दै गोर्खाल्याण्ड संयुक्त कार्वाही समितिमा बस्ने निर्णय लिँदा यसको ठीक उल्टा राज्य(प्रदेश) कंग्रेस नेताहरुले गोर्खाल्याण्डको विरोधमा अड़ान लिँदा प्रदेश कंग्रेसमा अन्तरिक द्वन्द उत्पन्न भएको हो। दलका राज्य स्तरीय नेतृत्वहरुले डटेर...

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लेप्चा युवाहरु सिभईक पुलिसमा

कालेबुङ, 19 सेप्टेम्बर लेप्चा विकास परिषदको गठन पछि राज्यका लेप्चाहरुलाई विशेष अवसर प्रदान गर्ने मुख्य मन्त्री ममता ब्यानर्जीले आफ्नो बचन पुरा गर्न शुरु गरेकी छन्। एकातिर बेरोजगार लेप्चा युवाहरुलाई राज्यको विभिन्न विभागहरुमा नियुक्ति गरिने प्रक्रिया अघि बढ़ीरहेको अपुष्ट खबरहरु सुनिँदै छ भने अर्कोतिर कतिपय असथायी कामहरुमा पनि लेप्चा युवाहरुलाई धमाधम नियुक्ति गरिरहेको छ। कालेबुङबाट 45 जना लेप्चा समुदायका युवा-युवतीको पुलिसी जाँच प्रक्रिया पुर्ण भएपछि भोलि शुक्रबार अर्न्तवार्ता बोलाइको छ। विशेष सूत्रले जनाएअनुसार, पश्‍चिम बङ्गाल पुलिस अधिनस्थ सीभीक...

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कालेबुङमा धारावाहीक घरना जारी

कालेबुङ 19 सेप्टेम्बर : छुट्टै राज्यको मांगमा धारावाहिकरुपमा अघि बढ़ीरहेको मोर्चाको धरना कार्यक्रमलाई समर्थकहरुले जारी राखेका छन्। आज 38 नम्बर लाभा लिङ्गसे स्मष्टिका मोर्चा कार्यक्रताहरुले यहाँको टाउन-हल परिसरमा सरकारले चाड़ैनै छुट्टै राज्यको गठन प्रक्रिया शुरु गरिनु पर्ने अनि आन्दोलन अवधि पक्रा परेका मोर्चा नेतृत्व अनि कार्यकर्ताहरुलाई बिना शर्त छोड़नु पर्ने मांगमा धरना दिएका थिए। धरना प्रदर्शन गर्न अधि स्मष्टि सभासद सीपी पौड्याल अनि अध्यक्ष तोपदेन भोटीयाको अगुवाईमा समर्थकहरुले मोर्चाको पार्टी कार्यलयदेखि महकुमा अधिकारीको कार्यलयसम्म मौन जुलूस...

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तकलिङमा जलातंक रोगथाम बारे कार्यशाला

कालेबुङ 19 सेप्टेम्बर : तकदाह खण्ड विकास अन्तर्गत पर्ने तकलिङ (1) ग्राम पञ्चायतमा आज जल आतंक रोग (एन्टी रयावीस रोग) बारे एउटा कार्यशाला सम्पन्न भयो। गैर सरकारी संस्था पश्चिम बंगाल स्वयमसेवी स्वस्थय संस्था(डव्ल्युभीएचए) अनि ग्राम विकास समितिको संयुक्त आयोजनमा आज सम्पन्न भएको कार्यशालामा क्षेत्रका कुल 80 वाट घरेलु कुकुर अनि बिरालोलाई जल आतंक रोग प्रतिरोधक सुइ पनि लगाइयो। उक्त कार्यशालामा कालेबुङ एनिमल सेल्टरका पशु डाकटर डीपी पौड्याल, तिनका सहयोगीहरु मुकेश छेत्री, लाकपा लामा, सन्दिप राई आदि उपस्थित थिए। यसै कार्यशालाको अवधिमा कुकुरको बढ़दो संख्यमा...

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बन्दी आन्दोलनकारीहरुको न्याय र हकमांगमा बन्दी मुक्ति कमिटि

कालेबुङ 18 सेप्टेम्बरः-(प्रदीप) सरकारले षडयञ्त्रपूर्वक थुनामा राखेका बन्दीहरूको न्याय र हकको निम्ति काम गर्ने बन्दी मुक्ति कमिटिले ताजा गोर्खाल्याण्ड आन्दोलनको क्रममा पक्रा पर्ने मोर्चा नेतृत्व अनि कार्यकर्त्ताहरूको रिहाइको निम्ति नागरिक समाजको दबाउ सृजना गर्ने निधो गरेको छ। कमिटिको एउटा प्रतिनिधि टोलीले आज कालेबुङका पिडीत परिवारहरूसँग भेटेर उनीहरूको आफन्तजनको सम्मानजनक जेलजीवन र रिहाइ निश्चित गर्ने दिशामा काम गर्ने प्रतिश्रुति दिएको छ। बन्दी मुक्ति...

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लेप्चा समुदायका मानिसहरुले फारम नभरी नै रोजगार पाउने निश्चित

डी के वाइबा, कालेबुङ 18 सितम्बर। सरकारी रोजगारको निम्ति कुनै पनि बिभागमा पहिला बिज्ञापन प्राकाशित हुनेगर्छ अनि मात्र अघाडीको प्रक्रिया शुरु हुने गर्छ। प्रथममा बिज्ञापन प्रकाशित भए पछि आवदेकहरुले आवेदन पठाउँछन अनि परिक्षा अथवा अन्तरवार्ताको प्रक्रिया शुरु हुन्छ। तर दार्जीलिङ पहाडमा बस्ने लेप्चा समुदायका मानिसहरुको निम्ति भने कुनै पनि फारम नभरी नै रोजगारको अवसर प्राप्त भएको छ। उनीहरुको निम्ति कुनै बिज्ञापन समते प्रकाशित भएन तर रोजगारको निम्ति...

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BMC meets families of arrested GJM leaders, assures assistance for their release

PRADIP LOHAGUN KALIMPONG 18 Sep 2013 The Bandi Mukti Committee, which is working to provide justice to statehood supporters under arrest, has firmed up to create social pressure on the state government. A representative group of the BMC comprising members from Kolkata and Siliguri today met the families of the arrested people and assured them of making efforts for their immediate release. BMC secretary Choton Das, vice president ...

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Public making voluntary contributions to statehood ‘fighting fund’

Darjeeling 18 Sep 2013 With the general public voluntarily stepping forward with donations to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha as an indication to continue pursuing the statehood movement, the ruling party in the hills is apparently under pressure to oblige. The donations-in-cash and kind trend seems to be gathering steam and comes after chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegation the agitation is being funded by foreign hands. “People...

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NUPW to stick to 20pc bonus for garden workers

Darjeeling 18 Sep 2013 The INTUC-affiliated National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW) today convened for a meeting in Darjeeling to discuss this year’s bonus for tea garden workers. “We held a meeting today and have taken a resolution that tea garden workers must be given 20 per cent bonus as well as a 2 percent ex-gratia payment,” informed NUPW general secretary Lawrence PT Lama. When reminded about last month’s strike and...

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GJAC members can adopt own programmes: JB Rai

PRADIP LOHAGUN KALIMPONG 18 Sep 2013 Gorkhaland Joint Action Committee vice president JB Rai today said the committee’s constituents can adopt their own policies and programmes since the GJAC does not have a code of conduct for adopting policies. Rai’s statement comes in the wake of GJM chief Bimal Gurung’s public speech on Tuesday declaring an intensified struggle after September 20. Rai, who is also the CPRM vice president, said, “The GJM chief is announcing programmes that haven’t been passed by the committee. They...

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GJM leader Uden Lepcha arrested

PRADIP LOHAGUN KALIMPONG 18 Sep 2013 The state government has been going ahead with the arrest of GJM leaders on charges framed since 2007 and in keeping with this, arrested Uden Lepcha of Kamjor Busty today. According to police sources, the GJM leader was arrested at 11am from Teesta area on charges filed against him in 2009. Lepcha was presented before the Kalimpong ACJM court and sent to 14 days’ judicial custody. His bail application was denied due to a non-bailable case. Lepcha has been charged of torching the house...

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GJM to intensify statehood agitation after Oct 20

Darjeeling 17 Sep 2013 Chief minister Mamata Banerjee may have managed to stall the statehood movement using administrative and political machinery, but Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung has refused to retreat and today declared the agitation would grow more intense after October 20. Addressing party supporters at Chowrastha in the afternoon, the GJM chief accused the state and central governments of being impervious and...

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CPRM opposed to ‘undemocratic agitation’ call by Gurung

KURSEONG 17 Sep 2013 CPRM spokesperson Govind Chettri has said the residents of the hills do not prefer an undemocratic agitation for statehood. His statement came soon after GJM chief Bimal Gurung announced in the afternoon from Chowrasta, Darjeeling the agitation for Gorkhaland post October 20 would be intensified. Addressing GJM supporters at Chowrasta, Gurung hinted the next agitation for a Gorkhaland state would not be restricted...

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SC directs GJM to file response to high court ruling

Darjeeling 16 Sep 2013 GJM general secretary Roshan Giri today appeared before the Supreme Court for a hearing on a petition filed on September 3 against the Calcutta High Court’s ruling about the bandh called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha being illegal and the state government’s allegation of the agitation in the hills causing losses of Rs 70 crore. Following the hearing, Giri said the apex court has given the GJM the liberty...

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Landslip in Kalimpong claims life

PRADIP LOHAGUN KALIMPONG 16 Sep 2013 A sudden landslip near the Tharpa Choling Monastry in Kalimpong today claimed the life of a 30-year-old man. According to eyewitnesses, Ritesh Chettri was working at a construction site around three in the afternoon when a land mass behind him fell over him and trapped him fatally. Ritesh, a resident of Bhalukhop, was working along with five others when the incident occurred. Another worker...

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बन्दको प्रभाव धार्ममा

मैले सोधे ‘भैया, मुर्ति कतिको बिक्री हुँदैछ?’ ‘यो पालि मूर्तिको बिक्री राम्रो भएन हौ” तिनले भने। ‘किन?’ फेरि मेरो प्रश्न थियो मुर्तिकार सञ्जय पललाई। ‘मैले किन भनिरहनु... तपाईलाई थाहै छ किन बिक्रि हुँदैन भनेर’ यती भनेर उनी फेरि विश्वकर्म भगवानको एउटा मुर्ति सिङ्गार्नतिर लागे। प्रत्येक वर्ष कालेबुङ शहरमा 50 देखि 60 वटासम्म विश्वकर्म भगवानको मुर्ति बिक्री गर्ने सञ्जय पल आज नियास्रो भावमा मुर्ति सिङ्गारी रहेका थिए। विगत वर्ष यहाँको टाउन-हल...

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महेन्द्र पी लामा को नेपाली समाचारपत्र कान्तिपुर मा प्रकाशित कुराकानी

नयाँ दिल्ली स्थित इन्दिरा गान्धी राष्ट्रिय खुला विश्वविद्यालय (इग्नू) मा सम(कुलपति (प्रो-भीसी) रहेका महेन्द्र पी लामा दार्जिलिङमा जन्मेहुर्केका नेपालीभाषी प्राध्यापक हुन् । संसारको सबैभन्दा ठूलो मानिएको इग्नूमा अहिले विश्वका ४० लाख विद्यार्थी आबद्ध छन् ।  शिक्षाको पहुँच अझ विस्तार गर्न भारत सरकारले दुई महिनाअघि लामालाई इग्नूमा नियुक्त गरेको हो । यसअघि झन्डै ५ वर्ष सिक्किम विश्वविद्यालयमा संस्थापक कुलपति रहेका लामा दक्षिण एसियाली मुद्दा,...

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State govt spreading terror in hills: Giri

KURSEONG 15 Sep 2013 State government-sponsored terror is continuing across various places of the hills, claims Gorkha Janmukti Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri. Speaking to this correspondent over phone, Giri said the state government, led by TMC party activists, is spreading terror all across the region on the pretext of distributing rations in the hills. He said North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb on Saturday visited...

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MODI FOR PM Sikkim BJP extends congratulations

Gangtok 15 Sep 2013 The State BJP has extended its heartiest congratulations to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on being anointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the general election next year. “We hope and aspire to make a difference in our state too under his guidance and direction as he is the chief of the National Election Campaign Committee,” stated a press release from the state BJP. It added, “Although...

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Poetesses receive Kamala Aanshu, literary awards

Gangtok 15 Sep 2013 Three local poetesses were today honoured with the Kamala Aanshu Smriti Sahitya Puraskar and Sahitya Samman by the Littérateur Kamala Aanshu Memorial Trust here at the Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhawan. Sudha M. Rai from Gangtok received the Littérateur Kamala Aanshu Memorial Literary award comprising a cash award, citation, shawl and khadas. Meanwhile, Apsara Dahal from Bermoik, West Sikkim and Meena Subba from...

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शोकज नोटिश जारी गर्ने जीटीएको शिक्षा विभागको पदक्षेप तकनीकि रुपले गलत छ - जेएसटीओ

कालेबुङ 15 सेप्टेम्बरः-(प्रदीप) जनमुक्ति सेकेण्डरी टिचर्स अर्गनाइजेशन(जेएसटीओ)-ले  पहाडका शिक्षक शिक्षिकाहरूलाई ‘शो कज’ नोटिश गर्ने शिक्षा विभागलाई उल्टै स्पष्टिकरण माग्ने प्रस्ताव ग्रहण गरेको छ। जेएसटीओले पहाडका सम्पूर्ण माध्यमिक अनि उच्च माध्यमिक स्कूलका प्रमुखहरूसँग बैठक गरेपछि यो निष्कर्ष निकालेको हो।  संगठनको केन्द्रीय समितिका प्रवक्ता भीषण रोकाले आज दिएको जानकारी अनुसार बन्दको अवधीमा शैक्षिक संस्थानहरू बन्द राखेको सम्बन्धमा शिक्षा विभागले जारी गरेको कारण बताऊँ नोटिशलाई केन्द्र गरी शनिबार जेएसटीओको एउटा बैठक सम्पन्न भएको थियो। तकदाह...

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