Himalayan Times (1960)

January 24, I860

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ABDUS^ATTAR OPENS
LABOUR CENTER

Siliguri, Jan. 22
Shri A I) In- Sattar,
Minister for Labour,
Government of West
Bengal opened the Labour
Welfare Centre at Madati
in Siliguri Sub division on
19th init. The function
which included a pro-
gramme of sport, parti
cipated by the workers
of the nearby Tea gardens
attracted large crowds
from the far flung areas
of the Subdivision Shri
Sattar in his address
explained about the mea-
sures taken by Govern-
ment and the need of
suoh centre for welfare
of the labourers. He
wished that the labourers
nhould visit the centre
and take aotive interest
in different reoreations
provided in the oentre.
He mentioned that the
labourers should avail of
the training facilities in
regard to htndiorafta
provided at the centre
by which they could
supplement their income
it well meet their own
requirements in leisure
time Ho further desi-
red tha» proper care be
taken by the manage,
ments and the labourers
in the m\nufaoture of
tea so that the commodi-
ty reach the market in
proper shape and quality
to keep the reputation
cf Indian Tea in the

SIKKM ROYAL FAMILY
MEMBERS FOR DELHI
Gangtok, Jan. »
At the invitation of
the Government of India,
some m«mb«rs of the
Sikkim royal family left
for New Delhi today to
attend the Indian Re
public Day celebration*.

The p\rty consist* of the
Crowu Prince. Lt.Col P T.
Namgyal, the Maharaj*'*
grand children ana the
Princess accompanied by
the Dewen of Sikkim Mr.
B. Prasad.

NEPAL COMMUNISTS'
DECLARATION
Kathmandu. Jan. 20
The Nepal Commu-
nist Party stated to-day
that it did not want an
inch of Chinese territory,
nor would it allow an
iooh of Nepalese territory
to an to Chinese or any
other country, The party'*
spokesmen. Mr- Fuleilal
Amatya, told a Press
conference that he did
not think China would
trespass into Nepal.

market. Concluding, he
said that the Trade
Unionists had to see that
the money earned by the
labourers be utilised in
useful way*.

Later in a small func-
tion at the Sahabad Tea
Estates, the newly built
hospital was opened by
Shri Budhu Oraon. the
oldest labourer of the
garden.

CHINESE TROOPS NOT
IN NEPAL
Bareilly, Jan, 20
Mr. 8. P. Upadhyaya,
Nepal Home Minister,
■aid here today that
Chinese troops bad not
come to the Nepal bor-
der or crossed into Nepal,
territory at any known
point.

Mr. Upadhyaya vii
replying at a Press con.
ference to a correspondent
who drew bis attention
to the reported statement
of the Gorkha Parishad
leader, Mr. Bbarat Shem-
iher, that China had
committeed aggression on
Nepal.

"Mr. Bharat Sbaro-
iber ha* hi* own inter-
pretation of the situation,"
he *aid. "Until now the
Chinese have not come
to the toil of Nepal:" ' '

Mr. Upadhayaya laid
the Nepal Government
was "quit* vigilant" over
the border. "It is a good
thing to be vigilant, to
remain on gnard and
alert, but to oreate a
scare and panio among
the people is positively
not deiirable," he added.

AUCTION NOTICE

One old Ambulance
(Coomer) will be «old by
auction at Coooh Behar
Distriot Reeerve Store on
6-2-1960, at about 12
noon.