Himalayan Times (1951)

April M,

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CROWN PRINCE OF
NEPAL

Before his departure
from Kalimpong for Dar-
jeeling, His Royal High-
ness Prince Mahendra Bir
Bikrara Shah, Crown
Prince of Nepal, informed
veteran congress worker
Sri Jungbir Sabkota, Pre-
sident Kalimpong Congress
and member Bongal Con-
gress Committee, that the
Prince would inform the
the Nepal Government for
the return and rehabilita-
tion of Nepalese iefug<es
from eastern Nepal follow-
ing the recent Kirat
distill bailees.

This was in reply to
Sri Jnnghii Sabkota placing
facts before His Royal
Highness the serious nature
and difficulties experienced
by the refugees which at
a conservative estimate
numbered over three thou-
sand. Five hundred
refugees had arrived in
Darjeeling and Kalimpong
while the rest had migrated
to the Dooars and Assam.
Congress workers here
doing their utnwist to
persuade the refugees who
were mainly Brahmins,
Chetris, and Newars, to
return to Nepal.

His Royal Highneaa
also pointed out to Sri
Jungbir Sabkota that the
present Bir Gurkha Dal
movement in Nepal was
directly opposed to the
Nepali Congress and that
the Bir Gurkha !'al by

DEAD or ALIVE

Rumour, who is ever a
Lying Jade, cays the
Y.MB.A , Kalimpong is
dead or dormant.
In fact, should one go to
the newly acquired premi-
ses of the Y.M.B A. situa-
ted in the building at
the side of Sri Banshilall's
big godown behind the
Civil supplies Office, bet-
ween 4. 30 and 7 p.m , it
would be found to be a
hive of activities.

Yes. indeed the Y.-
M.B.A. is neither dor-
mant nor dead. A pine-
pong tournament for its
members commences on
the 1st May, 1951. Carrom
and draughts for the less
energetic are provided in
another of the Y.M.B. A's
six rooms.

English and geogra-
phy tutorial classes, from
4.30 to !i30 p.m. daily
for class IX and X stu-
dents, have already gotten
under way. A reading
room stocked with a good-
ly assortment of magazi-
nes etc, in Hindi, Nepali,
Bengali and English
exists, and a small lend-
ing library of popular

false propaganda were
attempting to mislead and
and confuse the public of
Nepal. The Crown Prince
requested Sri J ungbir
Sabkota to enlighten the
l>eople here of the true
nature of the Bir Gurkha
Dal movement.

novels, biography and
travel will shortly be
available .

Informal talks, lec-
tures, debates and discu-
cussions are being held
each Sunday from 4. 30
p m which was inaugura-
ted on the 15th. April
by an informal talk on
"The Pla e of Religi >n
in Life", by the well
known author Mr. Marco
Pallia.

" The above are begg-
ings. Lit. i it is plum
to hold cultural cla-acs.
both theoretical and prac-
tical, to develope an
appreciation of the arts.

The Y. M. B \
KALIMPONG is very
much alive.

A DANGEROUS FIRE AT
KURSEONG

It was about 7 P. M.
when the people of Kur-
seong after their day's
work had taken shelter
in their respective horn"*,
enjoying and gossiping
with their friends and
family members there was
loud voice of "Fire-Fire"'.
Telephone exchange was
very busy. The S. D. 0
the Thana Officers and
almost all the people
Young and old, males and
females began to run
towards the direction of
Masjui Lane where a hi

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