Himalayan Times (1960)

April 24. II 00

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NEPAL NOT TO SURRENDER
HER TERRITORIES

Kathmandu, April 19
The Chinese olaim on
Etirtit which oontinues
to exercise the emotion!
of the Nepalese people
formed the eubjeot of a.
nou-offioial resolution in
the Nepaleie Parliament
today, thai providing
members another oppor-
tunity to debate the
issue.

The resolution which
was tabled by a Gorkha
Pariehad member, Mr.
Shuba Shamiher, io the
Senate, characterized Eve-
rest as an inseparable
part of Nepal."

The resolution pro-
voked the Prime Minister,
Mr. B P. Koirala, »o deo
lam that the oontroverry
over Everest will not be
referred to the boundary
mm milium envissged un
iif r the recently oonoluded
Sino-Nepalese border eg-
reement for demarcaticn
of Nepal's northern front-
ier. Mr. Koirala said that
be would not surrender
an inch of Nepalese ter-
ritory whether to the
north or south.

This is the first time
that the Prime Minister
has referred to the north
aud south in the same
o nttzt, though it is well
known that Nepal's south-
ern neighbour has never
laid any claims to any
part of this Himalayan

SURPLUS MILITARY L'ND
FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

Darjeeling, April 18
Representatives of ex
Servicemen of Darjeeling
mat Sardsr Surjit Singh
Majithia, India's Deputy
Defenoe Minister, last
night and gave him a
memorandum requesting
donation of surplus mili-
tary land and property
in the district and adjoi-
ning areaa for formation
of ex-Servicemen's coope
rative society, speedy
implemention of the pro
posal to allot suitable
lands for ex-Servicemen's
resettlement, and benefit
of the new pension code
with retr speotive effect.
1 hey suggested immediate
establishment of territorial
army units comprising
mostly the distriot's ex-
Servicemen.

Kardar Majithia in.
formally discuseed some
of these points with the
ex-Servicemen's represen-
tatives, who later prestn
ted him with a khukri.

kingdom, a fact whioh
the Prime Minister him.
self admitted some days
ago.

Mr. B. P. Koirala
said the Chinese olaim on
Everest will be dealt with
at Prime Ministers' level
and expressed the hope
that it would be settled
amicably.

VOLLEY BALL
TOURNAMENT
Darjeeling, April 20
Twelve District* of
West Bengal took part
in the Inter District
Volley Ball Tournament at
Darjeeling from 15th to
17th April. The Districts
who participated are Dar-
jeeling, West Dinajpur,
Jalpaiguri, 24 Pargsnas,
Malda, Birbhum Burdwan
Nadia, 'Chandernagore,
Howrab, Hoogly, Bankura.
The I ournament was
inaugurated by Sri Ten
zing Norgay.

A variety programme
was also held tn entertain
the visiting teams and
other guests on 17th April,
at the Qorkha Dukba
Nivarak Sammelen Hall,
Darjeeling. Smt. Chat-
terjee, wife of the Chair-
man, Darjeeling Munici-
pality, gave away the
trophies to the partici-
pating teams. Replica of
Silver Khukries were
distributed as a memento
to enoh player who took
part in the tournament.

The tournament was
held in Darjeeling for
the first time and attract, d
a large number of en-
thusastic crowds every day.
The tournament was < r-
ganised under the aus-
pices of the Youth Wei.
fare Counoil and the
Gorkba Dukba Nivarak
Sammelen, Darjeeling.