Himalayan Times (1960)

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A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

VOL. XIII FEBRUARY 21, 1960. c xxvi

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LANGUAGE CLASS CHINESE IN KALIMPONG C A L C U T T A-S I L (G U R I

OPENED . New Delhi Feb. 17 BROAD-GAUGE LINE

Kalimpong, Feb 19 The flome Minister, .NVw Brlbi, Feb 17

A distinguished ga Mr. Pant, told i r. J.V K. One of the ni iat

thering atteudtd the ta Vatlablia Rhoiii the Lok important new railway

party given by the local 4Sabha~~today that 4,107 lines under construct in ,

Bhutia Association, on Chinese were registered mentioned in the pud-

the oooasinii of the'open- in Calcutta and 179 at get speeoh of the Rail-

iug of language classes Kalimpong. way Minister, is the

by ri P C Mookerjee, in „ statement laid through broad gauge lir,k

S.D.O., Kalimp ng. on the table of the House, between Calcutta and

Speaking in Tibetan Mr. Pant also said that Siliguri via Farakka.

Sri Mookerjee d'scribed 1,676 Chinese in Calcutta The Minister stated

the role of different lan and 3S at Kalimpong held that the line between

guages and hoped that expired K. M T. passpor i Barsoi and Siliguri was

the Tibetan language will and 2,005 Chinese in being doubled This,along

eontribute something to Calcutta and 12 at Ka- with the conversion of

other Indian languages limpong had applied for the Barsoi-Malda Eatilisr

Earlier Kazi S. G. Dorji Indian oitiz*ns line to broad-gauge line

gave a brief account of NEW COMMITTEE FOR between Tildanga.Farakka

the origin and activities of hjdi-,m<- ,-, no 'nd Khejuriaghat and

Bhutia Association KALIMPONG CLUB Malda, would provide a

Kalimpong, reb. 18 through broad-gauge route

COACHING CLASSES Th# fol|owil)g per. between Calcutta and

Kalimpong, Feb. 19 BOni weie elected office Siliguri.

The Bhartiya Sangha, bearers of the Kalimpong MAIL RUNNERS MISSING

Kalimpong has started a Club in the annual gene- IN LADAKH

Coaohiog Class for schcol ral meeting held on 14th Two mail runners

final examinees and other February, 196V. detailed to carry mail

students. At present President—Sri D. C. between Dras and Kargil

about forty students are Mookerjee, S.D.O in Ladakh have been on

attending the classes. Vice-Presidents—S r i the "missing list" for two

Teaohers from different R. M. Prasad & Dr. N. N. months. The police are

schools of Kalimpong are B iral investigating their die-

voluntarily working A General Secretary— appearance. The Dras-

(Qparate class has been Sri M. P. Gupta. Kargil road is IS to 20

started for students of - Games Secretary— miles from the Tibetan

^■■m classes. Sri C. K. Dahal. border at some points.

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