Himalayan Times (1962)

November 25, 1962

Himalayan Times

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Communist China has launched a brutal attaols
on India. It 19 an act of treachery in utter die.
regard to tbe long standing friendship between the
two great Asian countries. Our freedom, our sove-
reignty, our national integrity—in short a!] that is
so dear to us—u at itake. We must accept this
challenge with ail its oonsequenoes and stand united
as a nation to resist the aggressors.

Every citizen to-dty is a soldier—he has to
work hard to increase production in fields and fae»
lories. Ha has to c^rry on a campaign against pro-
f.teers. The nation sha.il continue the struggle til!
tbe final victory is retched.

PrafuSia Chandra Sen,
Chief Minister, West Bengal.

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Issued by the GoveniOK-m of West Bengal.

CHINESE SINCERITY TO
Bt WATCHED

hew Delhi, Nov. 21
The formil, official
confirmation of the Chi-
nese Government** state-
ment regardiiie unilateral
cease fire and witb'.!r>-.wal
reaohed tbe Union Govern-
ment late this evening
from the Indian Charge
d'Affairts in Peking.

Late tonight, an offi-
cial spokesman of tbe
Ministry met correepon-
dents and read out to
them a vaguly worded
statement In brief, the
point that he made was
that under the terms of
the Chinese statement,
India was not required
to respond to the move
immediately and as such
tbe Government intended
to "wait and see'' how
the situation developed.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
IN 1963

Calontta, Nov. 22
The Government of
West Bengal have declared
the following days to be
public holidays during the
year 1963 :—

New Year's Day-lst
January, Nataji's Birthday
—23rd January, Republic
Day-26th January, Stoe
Panchami-.SOth January,
Id-ul-Fitr-26th February,
Good Friday.12th April,
Haster ciaturday-13th
April, Bengali New Year b
Day-loth April, Muhar-

ram 3rd June, Half-yearly
closing of Banks' Accounts
-29th June, Janmaslaiui-
12th August.Independence
Day-loth August, Gan-
dhiji's Birthday-2nd Octo-
ber, Mahalaya-l7th Octo-
ber, Durga Puja-24th,
25lb, & 26th O.itcber,
Liikshmi Puja-lf.t & 2nd
November, Kali Puja 15th
November, Christmas Day
-S6th December and
Yearly closing of Banks'
Accounts-3let December.

GRANT TO QESHSSMDHE5
MEMORIAL SGCUET?
Darjeeling, Xov. 22
TheGovernment of West
Bt ngal have sanctioned,
during the current finan-
cial year, a <ion-recu'rin£
graut of Rs 20,'iW- to
the Deebbaodhu Jlemoriai
Society, Darjeeling, tc.
wards the cost of main
teuanio of the '. .B Ho-.
pitel at Basanti Annexe.;,
Darjeeling.