Himalayan Times (1953)

April 20, lil63

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SUPPLY OF MEALS BY

ESTABUSHMFNTS
Darjeeling, April 16
The Government of
West Bengal have decided
to abolish the restriction
on the number of courses
which can be supplied by
establishments like Hotels,
Restaurants, Rating houses
etc., and also to abolish
the restriction on charges
for meals and amenities.
Under the new order su-
perseding tho existing
West Bengal Restric'ions
on Meals in Establishment
Order 19&1, all residential
establ shments supplying
meal of the European type
and all non residential es."
tablishments are permitted
to serve not more than
6 ozs. of rati ,ned cereals
at. each meal to each
customer.

Res dentiil establish-
ments supplying meals of
the Indian Ope conserve
rationed cereals to a person
only to the extent availa-
ble under the ordinary
ration card quota. Tho
existing ban on the t-upplv
of rice by establishments
serving meal of the Euro-
pean typo will continue
under the new order. As
in tho existing Order,
Government reserve to
themEeives the right to
suspend, or relax the pro-
visions of the Order in
specific cases.

DARJEELING CONG-
RESS DEMAND
Kalimpong, April 19
At a meeting df the
Darjeeling District Con-
gress Committee hold here
this afternoon under the
presidentship of Mr. T.
Manean varoussub-commi.
ttees were form d to take
up different problems of
the districts.

It has been decided
in the meeting that a
demand he made for the
establishment in this dis-
trict of a centre for
community, project.

The question of do i-
mitation of State Laeisla-
turs and Parliamentary
constituencies-of thisregion
was also considered along
with the memorandum
recently submitted to the
del matation committee by
by laeislatnrs of .tins His.
triet It was resolved that
the District t'ongress Co-
mmittee should go in to
the matter in greater de-
tails sinee it also envolvea
certain areas of Jalpaigmi
district. Tho meeting how-
ever whole hentedly suppor-
ted the resolution passed
in this connection by
W B. P. C C in its exe-
cutive committee meeting
held on 22nd March, 1953.

AID TO KALIMPONG
LEPER HOSPITAL
Darjeeling, April 16
The Government of

West Bengal have sano.

IN3IAN VIS,MORS TO NEPAL
Darjeeling; April 16

Certam difficulties and
inconveniences have recent
ly been reported to Govern-
ment witn regard to the.
attestation of the specimen
Signatures or. thumb im-
pressions of the intending
visitors to Nepal particu-
larly in the cases of old
lad es who have to apper
in person before the Iden-
tity carJ issuing authori-
ties for this purpose.

With a view to pro-
viding relief in this respeot
•to the intending visitors
to Nepal it has been deci-
ded that they should hen-
ceforward submit their
applications in duplioate
either personallyortlirough
post. On receipt of the
application the issuing
authority will extract the
specimen signature or the
thumb impression as the
case may be. of the appli
cant from the duplicate
copv of the application
and paste the same on the
space provided for putting
the specimen signature of
the applicant on the Iden-
tity card at the time of
issue. The Identity Card’
when prepan d will be
deliver- d to the applicants
by post, if so desired.

tioned the payment to the
Leper Hospital, Kalimpong,
of a sum of Rs. 9,000/-
being capitation grant for
the treatmtnt of adult
lepers for the calendar
year, lo62