Himalayan Times (1953)

December 13, 1953

According to an infor-
mation received here a
dacoiiy was committed
recently at one Jotedar’s
house very near from here
under Rajganj P. S. of
Jalpaiguri district and
situated on the border of
Pakistan and the owner
of the house was beaten
to death. It is reported
that the party was armed
with lethal weapons and
they took away valu-
able articles worth rupees
several thousands.

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It is reliably, learnt that
the- official Chairman of
the Siliguri Municipality
is contemplating to resign
from the chairmanship He
is reported to have already
moved" the higher autho-
rity to this effeot. The
local S.D.O. is the Chair-
man and the reason of
his resignation is said to
be the heavy burden at'
his usual administrative
works.

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For the last six months
water supply toxlocal Govt.
Hospital has been slopped
and as such the patients are
experiencing great trouble.
The Hospital has no elec-
tric connection also though
the town got it two years

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ago. Due to this opera-
tions at night are being
done with great difficulty.
The Hospital has recently
been extended with the
added accommodation of.
fifty beds, but it has not
been equipped properly as
per requirment of;tbe town
which has a population of
over fifty thousand.

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A deputation of railway .•
employees Siliguri met Sri
B. Arora, General Manager,
N. K. Railway when he
visited North Station on
Dec. 8. The deputationists
are' reported to have' dis-
cussed with him about the
sanctioning of- Tertfi Allo-
wance, establishing of
Railway. Hospital, High
School and Recreation Club
as well as placed their
other grievances before
him. Sri Arora is'reported
to have tpld them that
T. A. will be given to
employees posted in this
Sub-Tfivision as early as
possible but ha discouraged
the idea of establishing
a Hospital here.

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BHUTAN-PERMIT REFUSED

Kalimpong, Deo. 10
Mr. Hoozbehyam,
the journalist has been
refused permit to proceed
to Bhutan. He wanted
to go there to study the
Social & Economic condi-
tions of the people^ of
Bhutan

GOVERNMENT GRANT TO
BHUT1A ASSOCIATION

Darjeeling, Dec. 7
The Government of
West Bengal in the Tribal
Welfare Department have
sanctioned the payment
of a grant of Rs; 8,000/-
to the Bhutia Association!
Darjeeling, during the-
current financial year for
starting a cultural-eum-
Adult Education Centre
for the- Bhut.ias of Dar-
jeeling and lor imparting
training to five Bhutia
students at St Alphonsus
Industrial School, ICur-
seong.

“ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN"

■ . The Daily Mail Lon
don, announced on Dec 3
that it was sending an
expedition into tho snowy-
wastes of Everest to try
to track down tho “Abo
n.inable snowman’’.

The Daily Mail said
the attempt to solve “tho.
great mystery of the Hi-
malayas” would be carried
out by a team ot leading
explorers, scientists and
technicians.

NEWS LETTER FROM SILIGURI

( From Our Correspondent )

Siliguri, December -9

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