Himalayan Times (1962)

AV.gnst 26, 1962

Himalayan Times

RESEARCH WORK ON
HIMALAYAN PLANT
Darjeuling Aug. 22
Research work oarried
out on a drug manufac-
tured from a Himalayan
plant, Podophyllum, indi-
cates it might prove effeo
tive in oombating some
types of oancer. Talking
to member! of the Dar-
jeeling Rotary Club Dr.
Fany Renz, a Swiss re-
search scholar, said ex-
periments on the drug
had started about 10
years ago at the Sandos
Laboratory, Basle, Swit-
zerland, and the drug
had been tried clinioally
for the past five years.
It had, in some cases,
yielded encouraging results
in the treatment of malig-
nant growths and preven-
ted the, formation of
metastasis.

The Podophyllum
plant is found ill the Hi-
malayas and in North
America, though the Ame-
rican plant is not chemi-
cally similar to the Hi-
malayan variety. The
plant growB in the Alpine
regions and is to be found
ill elevations of over
12,600 feet.

INDIAN MERCHANT
RETURNS
Kalimpong, Aug. 24
The only Indian mer-
chant held up at Yatung
returned to Kalimpong
early laot week.

AGRICULTURE PLANNING

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level. Our total produc-
tion of foodgrains during
1960-61 was about 79
million tons During 1961-
62, the foodgrains produc-
tion in the oounlry to-
talled up to only 80 mil-
lion tons. The target fos1
1962-63 has been placed
at 84 million tons, in
order to achieve 100 mil-
lion tons by the end of
the Third Plan. On an
average our rate of growth
in agriculture should be
about six per esnt. This
is, surely, not an easy
task and every nerve will
have to ba strained to
fulfil these targets The
Central and the State
Governments must, there-
fore, exercise continuous
vigilance and a dense of
urgency in pursuing dif-
ferent agricultural pro-
grammes to a successful
conclusion. Courtesy:
Yojna.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given
that, I Dongay TWing
son of Late Ahs ng of
Darjeeling, West Bengal,
is applying to the Secre-
tary to the Government
of India, in the Ministry
of Home Affairs for na-
turalisation, and that any
person who knows any
reason why naturalisation
should not be granted
should send a written
signed statement of the
sects So the said Secretary.

NOTICE

Applications are invi-
ted for the potmanetu
post of an Overseer under
the Kalimpong Munici-
pality on seals of pav cf
Rs. 125 5-240/10-250 (B.B,
after • 2th stage) with
other allowances as ed-
misBible under the rules
with benefit of provideno
fund on confirmation.

QUALIFICATIONS: As

laid down in para 2 of
Rules regarding qualifi-
cations of Municipal Over-
seer, Engineer etc framed
vid'. Government Notifi-
cation No. 4990M. dt.
16-8.1S36 under sectioD
76(a) of the Bengal Muni-
cipal Act. 1932, and he
must not be above the
age of 35 years on 3lsfc
October 1962.

Preference aod higher
initial pay may bo giver, to
those who have worked
in the hills and have past
experience in Muoioipal
Works. Candidate may
state the minimum pay
expected.

Selected candidates
will have to appear for
an interview at their o(7n
cost.

Applications with at-
tested copies of testimo-
nials should reach the
undersigned by the 7th
September 1962.

M. K. Pradhan,
Chairman..
Kalimpong Municipality,
Kalimpong.