Himalayan Times (1961)

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Himalayan Tines

October 1,-1961

NOTICK

The Regional Trans-
port Authority, Darjeeling,
invites applications from
the publio in connection
with the issue of permit
for one stage oarriage
having the seating oapa-
city of 10 persons exclud-
ing the driver and son-
duotor with the maximum
laden weight of fiO Owt.
to ply between Pokria-
bong and Darjeeling Ap-
plications will be received
by the undersigned in the
offioe of the Regojnal Trans-
port Authority. Darjeeling
on ell working days upto
31st October 1961. The
permit holder -must plaoe
a new bus of recent model.

Applications should be
filled in prescribed form
(P'St.P.A.) or in- matins
oript form or in typed
form. The applicant may
furnish auy other particu-
lars in separate sheets of
papers along with the pres-
cribed form;

• It is Also notified that
all previous applications
in this regard will i;be
disregarded and euch ap-
plicants who had previ-
ously applied should make
fresh applications pointing
cut at the some time
when they had previously
applied. The issue of
permit is. subject to cod.
ditions as laid down in
Seo. 59 of the M. V. Act
and an oh other conditions
as may be prescribed by

POLISH PLAN TO .CLIMB
EVEREST FROM TIBET
Warsaw, Sept. 29

Poland is preparing
an expedition to scale
Mt Everest from the Ti-
betan aide in 1964, it
was announced here on
Monday.

Preparations for the
assault on Everest began
this year when Polish
climbers visited the Alps,
the Pyronnes and the
Caucasus for training
olimbs „ Among other no-
table feats they sealed
the north wall of Eiger
and the north wall . of
Matterhorn. Next year
training groups will go
to Central Asia and Af-
ghanistan,

SIKKIM ROPEWAY MAY BE
READY THIS YEAR

Darjeeling, Sept. 29
The 25 mile aerial
ropeway between Gangtok
and Thign, coating nearly
Rb, 30 iakhs, is expected
to be completed this year,
rh« new ropeway would
faoilitate communications
between the two areas.
At present most loads are
being carried by mules.
The most difficult part of
the project, carrying foreign
manufactured steel cables,
has now been overcome.

the Regional Transpoit
Authority, Darjeeling.
Seoretary,
R. T. A. Darjeeling.

SINO'NEPALESE BORDER
ISSUE
Calcutta, Sept. 29

The agreement bet-
ween Nepal and China on
the border issue will be
signed in Peking during
King Mahendra's visit tt>
that ooiiutry.

This was indicated by
a member of the King's
party before his departure
from Calcutta on Tuesday
for Hongkong en route
to Peking by an Air-India
Boeing.

He added that the
issue concerning the status
of-Everest would figure
during the talks the King
would have with Chinese
leaders.
GRANT FOR HIMALAYA
KALA MANDIR
Darjeeling, Sept. 29

Inaugurating the 12th
anniversary celebrations of
the Himalaya Kala Man-
dir at the G,D.N.S. Hall
on Sunday evening, Mr.
M N. Cboudhury, Deputy
Commissioner, Darjeeling,
promised the assoeiation
an immediate grant of Rs.
5«0. The bony is a cul-
tural group devoted to ,
the promotion of music,
dancing and drama.

A delectable Nepali
Dfaan Natch and a .compe-
tent siiar recital by the
well known Oaloutta
artists, Kartick Chandra
Das, who was capably
aooompanied on the tabla
by Triratna Tuladfaar,
highlighted the evening's
programme.