Himalayan Times (1955)

January 23, 1955

Five

CONGRESS SESSION
AT RANGPOO

(From Our Correspondent

Gangtok, Jan. 20
Tt has been decided that
the 8th Annuil Session
of Sikkim State Cong ess
will be held at Pak3'ong
on 21st, 22nd 23rd Feb-
ruary 1955. It is under-
stood that in this Session
the State Congress will
dismiss on the following
matters : 1 Next election
and popular Government
for Sikkim 2. Survey of
land and assesment of
land rent and 3. Aboli-
tion of Private and Gompa
Estates and to bring them
under one general admi-
nistration.

DELEGATES LEAVES FOR

AVADI

(Prom Our Correspondent)

Gangtok, Jan 20

Representatives of S kkim
State Congress and ikkim
National Party proceeded
to Avadi vMadra<i) on 1 th
Jan. 1955 via Calcutta,
to attend the (K)th Annual
Session of A1CC. They
are Kazi Lhendup Djrji,
President S>C, Sri K. R.
Pradhan Shri Dimiksing
Lepcha Sri Kaisarbahadur
Thapa and Sri Nandalal
Dhamala from Sikkim
State Congress and Sri
Sonam Tshering Bhutia.
President SNP, Sri iopden
Pencho, Sri L P. Pradhan
and Sri Manbahadur Bas-
net from Sikkim National
Party.

AMERICA'S AID TO
NEPAL

Kathmandu, Jan. 20

The United States has
so far spent more than
19 lakhs dollars in aid to
Nepal on various projects.

Disclosing this in the
Nepal Advisory Assembly
General Kaisar Shamsher,
Nepal s Defence Minister,
said that of this amount
more than five lakhs
dollar were on United
Stales technical experts
in Nepal, 1,29,000 dollars
on scholarships to Nepa-
les^ students and Govern-
ment seivants sludyjng in
Uni'ed States and more
than 12 !akhs dollars on
other schemes relating to
pubbc health, agriculture
and education.

PRICE OF FIRST DAY
COVER

New Delhi, Jan. 20

The First Day cover
for the Five-Year Plan
series of stamps, to be
issued on January 26,
1955 Republic Day. will
b<i priced at 1J annas.

Embossed with a special
design in blue, depicting
in miniature the majoi
aspects of the Five-Year
Plan, and red lettering,
the cover, nine inches by
4\ inches, will be on sale
at all important post
offices and Philatelic
Bureaux throughout the
country.

NEPAL'S TIES WITH
CHINA WELCOMED

Kathmandu, Jan. 20
The People's Govern-
ment of China has wel-
comed Nepal Government's
desire to establish diplo-
matic relations between
Nepal and China on the
lines of Panch Shila.

This was disclosed by
the Prime Minister M. P.
Koirala in an interview
here.

Definite steps in this
direction are expected to
be taken after the arrival
of H M. the King in the
capital from abroad. The
friendship pact between
Nepal and France has not
yet been signed. The
French Ambassador at
Delhi for India and Nepal
had been to Kathmandu
in this connection recently

Facts & Figures

1. The Sindri Fertiliser
Factory produced 30;001
tons of ammonium sul-
phate in October 1954 —
the highest production ob-
tained in any one month
since it began production
three years ago.

2. In 1953-54 India ex-
ported sports goods worth
R-*. 1)1,59 000.

3 During 1953-54 the
Ca'cutta Port handled
goods weighing nearly 9
million tons.

4. In 1953-54 books,
including maps and charts,
worth Rs. 89,16,054 were
imported into India.