Himalayan Times (1962)

December Z, 19G2

Himalayan Tiir.es

Three

4 FlRE-riGHTlNG UNITS
FOR DARJEEL1NG DIST.
Kalimpor.g. Nov. 30
Four fire-fighting units
from Calcutta are expected
here within the next few
days to augrent the dis-
trict's fire-iighiingiservices
during the emergency. Of
these, two will Derationed
at Siligurij one in Darjee-
ling end one in Katim
pong, which at preesent,
has no fire brigade run
by the the municipality
will be coordinated with
the Calcutta unit under
one ocmmatid.

RUINS OF ANCIENT
F0RTRES5
Ruins of an anciedt
fortress have been disco-
vered on the top 01 a
hill called Bhim Pahar,
near Kamala Tea Eatate
find Bagdogra in Darjee-
!iag district, by the Direc-
torate of Archaeology,
West Bengal, says a Press
release. 'J he fortress was
once used by a ruling
authority in the Pala
period and in this con-
nexion, their association
with Kaivarta Bhima who
rebeiied against Ramapala
in the 11th century A.D.
does not seem improbable.

D.P. RAi IN WEST BENGAL
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE
dri D. P. Rai M.L.A.
baa been takf n as a
member of We-t Bengal
Citizen's Committee.

DIARY Or EVENTS
National

Nov. 20.

India not contemplat-
ing at present to take
Si no-Indian issue to U.K.
(Nehru in Lck Sabha.)

Sri L B Shastri condemns
whispering campaign
against Government.

Government cf India
to send Mission to Burma,
Ceylon, Indonesia and
Combodia.

Jagann&th Rao ap
pointed Deputy Minister
in the Ministry of Boo.
nomic and Defence Co-
ordination.

Internationa

November, 25,
Chinese reply to India
request far clarification
handed over to Indian
envoy in Peking,

November, 26.
Peking mounts a new
diplomatic offensive in
Afro-Asian capitals "to
sell their point of view"
on Binc-Ir.dian dispute.

Press reports in Hon£
Kong indicate at ack of
Chinese defence po»ts on
the Kwangtung coast by
Kuemiutang commandos.

Unitec! Nations & International
Organist :ion$

November, £8,
Australian Forcing
Minister offers more arms
aid to India,

NEPAL ORDINANCE ON
STRATEGIC GOOD

Kathmaiidu, Not. 27
The Nepai Government
today issued an Ordinance
banning the export fvciu
Nepal of several i -aeg cries
of gooda and strategic
materialis which ere im-
ported from India.

The ban come in the
wake of persistent reports
of a large scale clandestine
trade with Tibet through
Nepal in certain items,
especially petroleum, ruber
tyres and aieel products.
All these materials are
imported from India and
it is alleged, found their
way to Tibet through
different mountain passes.

PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting wiil
be held on 5 12 62 at
I P. M. at Mela ground.
Tho main speaker will be
Ganeral Cariappa.
Ami Chinese Aggression
Committee,
Kaliuipong.

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