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May 25, 1958
J^w uliiejwi tjimer
Tbr-»
EDUCATION CESS UPHELD AS ILLEGAL
Seeds Multiplication Centres to be Started Soon
(From Our SpeeioJ Representative)
Darjeeling, May 21
For the put fortnight
the Darjoeling fol grape.
Office is daily receiving
and sending hundreds of
telegram* by post. As
these include Express
telegrams and money
ordera which are apt to
reach their destinations
after a lapse of some
days, the inoonvinience
and worry caused to these
involved may well be
imagined. It is unfortu-
nate that the authorities
are making hardly any
effort to restore the tele-
printer channel and it is
apprehended that the tele-
: raphio delays may con
tinue
• • # . * ■ .
The District Judge
Darjeeliog, upheld the
findings of the lower court
wbiob inter alia declared
the Eduoation Cess as
levied by the Darjeeling
Municipality to be illegal,
and dismissed the appeal
preferred by the Darjeeling
Municipality with costs.
Tbe case was oontested by
the D irjeeling Ratepayers*
A*«ooiat:on on behalf of
ths ratepiyeis being re.
presented by Mr. B. P.
Ghosh and Mr. S. C.
Gupta, while Mr N. Rush-
ary appeared for the
appellants.
* « •
1 he discovery of a
headless body of a new
born child in a drain
near the Municipal latriues
at Kakjhora on May 15,
led to the requistion of
the services of the police
dog Mita. The only elue.,
a blood-stained rag was
shown to her and she
took up the scent to lead
the police to the resi-
dence of a woman whom
the police it is stated
already auspec ed. She
was later arrested and
sent up for medical exa-
mination
* * « •
The agricultural ' de-
velopment of Darjeeling
District was still unable
to mitigate the economic
difficulties of farmers
according to Dr. R. Ahmed
the Stat- Agriculturn Mi-
nister.' The most pressing
problem was the eompari-
lively poor yield in tbe
hill areas. As extensive
farming was impossible
emphasis had naturally
to be put on intensive
farming be said. The Go-
vernment bad therefore
decided to introduce seed
multiplication oentres in
various thanas for t h <
distribution of quality*
seed to farmers of the
area.
There was a proposal
also to introdu.ee at cer-
tain important centres,
schemes for cheese and
butter making. The Go-
vernment would also en-
courage a oo operative
marketing - centre * to sell
these produce. 1
As piggery produce
had great potential mar-
kets in Calcutta and other
oentres the Govt, would
soon inaugurate pilot
schemes for piggeries at
Kalimpdng and Takdab,
while euglish breed pigs
would . be distributed
among the tribals.
SASI BUSON DEY
(Continued from page 2)
Hellgers and Company
Ltd. Later, he joined Cal-
cutta Stock Exchange
Association of . which he
was a founder member.
He was made an
It. B. E. in 1941. On tbe
oooasion of the Bai Baha-
dur's 87 th birthday o n
November 3, 1954, Mr.
Nehru spent the day with
him at hie Kurseong
bungalow.
J^w uliiejwi tjimer
Tbr-»
EDUCATION CESS UPHELD AS ILLEGAL
Seeds Multiplication Centres to be Started Soon
(From Our SpeeioJ Representative)
Darjeeling, May 21
For the put fortnight
the Darjoeling fol grape.
Office is daily receiving
and sending hundreds of
telegram* by post. As
these include Express
telegrams and money
ordera which are apt to
reach their destinations
after a lapse of some
days, the inoonvinience
and worry caused to these
involved may well be
imagined. It is unfortu-
nate that the authorities
are making hardly any
effort to restore the tele-
printer channel and it is
apprehended that the tele-
: raphio delays may con
tinue
• • # . * ■ .
The District Judge
Darjeeliog, upheld the
findings of the lower court
wbiob inter alia declared
the Eduoation Cess as
levied by the Darjeeling
Municipality to be illegal,
and dismissed the appeal
preferred by the Darjeeling
Municipality with costs.
Tbe case was oontested by
the D irjeeling Ratepayers*
A*«ooiat:on on behalf of
ths ratepiyeis being re.
presented by Mr. B. P.
Ghosh and Mr. S. C.
Gupta, while Mr N. Rush-
ary appeared for the
appellants.
* « •
1 he discovery of a
headless body of a new
born child in a drain
near the Municipal latriues
at Kakjhora on May 15,
led to the requistion of
the services of the police
dog Mita. The only elue.,
a blood-stained rag was
shown to her and she
took up the scent to lead
the police to the resi-
dence of a woman whom
the police it is stated
already auspec ed. She
was later arrested and
sent up for medical exa-
mination
* * « •
The agricultural ' de-
velopment of Darjeeling
District was still unable
to mitigate the economic
difficulties of farmers
according to Dr. R. Ahmed
the Stat- Agriculturn Mi-
nister.' The most pressing
problem was the eompari-
lively poor yield in tbe
hill areas. As extensive
farming was impossible
emphasis had naturally
to be put on intensive
farming be said. The Go-
vernment bad therefore
decided to introduce seed
multiplication oentres in
various thanas for t h <
distribution of quality*
seed to farmers of the
area.
There was a proposal
also to introdu.ee at cer-
tain important centres,
schemes for cheese and
butter making. The Go-
vernment would also en-
courage a oo operative
marketing - centre * to sell
these produce. 1
As piggery produce
had great potential mar-
kets in Calcutta and other
oentres the Govt, would
soon inaugurate pilot
schemes for piggeries at
Kalimpdng and Takdab,
while euglish breed pigs
would . be distributed
among the tribals.
SASI BUSON DEY
(Continued from page 2)
Hellgers and Company
Ltd. Later, he joined Cal-
cutta Stock Exchange
Association of . which he
was a founder member.
He was made an
It. B. E. in 1941. On tbe
oooasion of the Bai Baha-
dur's 87 th birthday o n
November 3, 1954, Mr.
Nehru spent the day with
him at hie Kurseong
bungalow.