Himalayan Times (1962)

January 14, 1962

Himalayan Times

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MAJ GEN.DUBEYINSPECTS
SIKKIM BORDER HIGHWAYS
Qangtok,Jan 9
Major-General Dubey,
In-Cbarga of Border Roads
Development, inspected
yesterday aftern. on Rishi-
Rongli Highway, Hearing
completion

This Rishi-Rangli High
way is one of the must
important border roads,
connecting Jelepla Pass
that leada to Tibet. Be-
sides being i n alternative
highway to Gangtok Na
thula K.»id, .this read
connects the eastern part
of Sikkim. adjoining Bhu
tan border, with West
Bengal at Pedong. It is
authoritatively learnt tflat
Rishi-Kongli rosd will be
extended opto Jelepla so
that Chinese Inroads into
Sikkim through Bhntun
border could bo sealed
positively.

Major-General Dubey
inspeoted South Sikkim
Highway and reviewed its
progress today since this
important bonier highway
will soon connect Lacheu
and Lachung villages.
These Lachen and Luchting
Areas in North ftikkini
have suddenly become
important as the Obinem
have already built up
roads across the border.

It is also reported
that the Chinese have built
up air bases in Chambad-
tong lying on the other
side of these borders.

KALlMPONG CELEBRATES
HANDLOOM WEEK
Kulimpong, Jan. 13

The All India Hand
loom week was .celebrated
in a befitting manner at
Arts & Crafts Industrial'
Co-operative siociety, Ka-
limpong. An exhibition of
bandlnom produots was
organised on the occasion.
At a meeting held under
the presidentship of Sri
A R. Bose Principal Janata
College Sri D. N! Pradhan,
Asst. Registrar Co-cpera-
tivee, Sri I. D Sinha,
Publicity Officer, Pri 8.
Giri, District Publioity'
offjoer and Sri M P. Gupta
spoke on the sieri'fioanco
of the day's celebration.

Sri Bose in his speech
described the importance
of Handloom Industry.

The students of the
Arts & Crafts Junior Ba-
sic school organised an
interesting variety pro-
gramme.

CHINA'S DIPLOMACY

(Continued from pago 9)

are acutely aware, is al-
ways one of the best
ways of oapturing a for-
tress. And the solemn
Chinese declaration never
to adopt "an attitude of
great nation ohauviuism
towards Nepal,' embo
died in the Chinese-\«.
palese communique of Oct.
16, 1061 ia not quite
reassuring to them.—
Contributed.

DR B C ROY ADDRESS
SILIGURI MEETING

Siliguri, Jan. 12

Dr. B. C. Roy, Chief
Minister, West Bengal &
Sri Atulya Ghosh addres-
- sed a big election meeting
at Siliguri on lastSunday
Dr. Roy said that it was
only Congress which could'
form stable Government.
He also spoke about the
various development works
under taken by the. Go-
vernment.

Sri Ghosh criticised
the Communist Party and
appealed to vote for
Congress

Sin. Maya Devi Chhe-
tri Presided.

FLARE UP OF KHAHPA
GUERRILLA WARFARE

Kathinandu, Jan. 12
Reports of a flare up
of Khampa guerrilla ac-
tivities over a wide area,
surrounded by Saka Kye-
rong Dz nig, Nyalam and
Tiugri Pzong in Tibet
have reached here through
Buddhist pilgrims who
have just arrived from
Shigatse via Tingrapara.
A big band, they have
apiared themselves out in
the Southern I ibetan ra-
tion bordering Nepal.
Chinese reinforcements
have arrived, but the
guerrillas are attacking
Chinese patrols from their
mountain hideouts and
inflicting heavy losses on
them.