লক্ষাধিক টাকা নিয়ে ব্যাংকে যাওয়ার পথে ব্যক্তিকে অপহরণ, গ্রেপ্তার ৩

১১ লক্ষাধিক টাকা নিয়ে ব্যাংকে যাওয়ার পথে এক ব্যক্তিকে অপহরণের ঘটনায় রাজগঞ্জ থেকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হল তিন অভিযুক্তকে। ক্যাশ মানেজমেন্ট সার্ভিসে কর্মরত এক ব্যক্তি প্রায় ১১ লক্ষাধিক টাকা নিয়ে ব্যাংকে জমা দিতে যাওয়ার পথে কয়েক জন দুষ্কৃতী তাকে অপহরণ করে বলে অভিযোগ। এরপর এই বিষয়ে অপহৃত ব্যক্তির শ্যালক এনজিপি থানায় গিয়ে লিখিত অভিযোগ দায়ের করেন। সেই ঘটনার তদন্তে নেমে মালবাজারের ক্রান্তি এলাকা থেকে অপহৃত ব্যক্তিকে জ্ঞানহীন অবস্থায় উদ্ধার করে পুলিশ।

এরপরই এই ঘটনায় রাজগঞ্জ থেকে ৩ জনকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে পুলিশ। তাদের নাম সঞ্জয় মোদক, শ্যামল রায় এবং আশিস বিশ্বাস। বুধবার তাদের জলপাইগুড়ি আদালতে তোলা হবে। জানা গিয়েছে, অপহৃত ব্যক্তি পরিতোষ রায়, রেডিয়েন্ট ক্যাশ মানেজমেন্ট সার্ভিসে কাজ করেন। ঘটনার দিন বিভিন্ন কোম্পানি থেকে ১১ লক্ষ ৫ হাজার টাকা সংগ্রহ করে ব্যাংকে জমা দিতে যাচ্ছিলেন তিনি। ফুলবাড়ি থেকে শিলিগুড়ি আসার পথে কামরাঙ্গাগুড়ি এলাকায় তাকে অপহরণ করা হয় বলে অভিযোগ।

The Times Dooars Proudly Wishes Akshay Kumar #Gorkha Upcoming - Millennium Blasting MovieGorkha first look: Akshay Kumar plays war hero Ian Cardozo

The Times Dooars Proudly Wishes 

Akshay Kumar #Gorkha Upcoming - Millennium Blasting Movie

Gorkha first look: Akshay Kumar plays war hero Ian Cardozo

Gorkha: Actor Akshay Kumar has collaborated with filmmaker Sanjay P S Chauhan for a film based on the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has announced yet another film. He has collaborated with filmmaker Sanjay P S Chauhan for a war film titled, Gorkha.

The film will be based on war hero Major General Ian Cardozo. Announcing the film, Kumar wrote on Twitter, “Sometimes you come across stories so inspiring that you just want to make them. #Gorkha – on the life of legendary war hero, Major General Ian Cardozo is one such film. Honoured to essay the role of an icon and present this special film. Directed By – @sanjaypchauhan.”

Akshay Kumar also shared his first look from the movie. In the photos, the actor is seen in a military uniform. From the look of it, it seems he is uttering a war cry. In one of the photos, he holds a sword in his hand and his intense gaze is sure to scare his enemies. The words, “Celebrating India’s 75th Independence anniversary” on the poster hint that Gorkha might hit the theaters on Independence Day in 2022.

Who is Major General Ian Cardozo?

Major General Ian Cardozo is a former Indian Army officer. He was the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade. He joined his battalion 4/5 Gorkha Rifles at the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. His regiment called him ‘Cartoos’ as they found it difficult to pronounce his first name. At war, Cardozo stepped on a landmine and got his leg critically injured. Due to the absence of medics, he had to use his khukri to amputate his own leg. Later, his unit captured a surgeon from the Pakistan army who operated on Cardozo’s leg.

Covid curbs? Travel to the Dooars for a taste of Bhutan

North Bengal tour operators promote hamlets that share neighbour’s culture

File picture of girls in traditional dresses dancing to entertain tourists in the eastern Dooars near the India-Bhutan border

Writes : Binita Paul

Want to visit Bhutan but find the compulsory paid quarantine too cumbersome? Try the Dooars instead, which has similar culture and cuisine, tour operators in north Bengal are saying.

Tour operators have started promoting tiny hamlets in the eastern Dooars close to the India-Bhutan border and are offering homestay accommodations to tourists who want to visit Bhutan but can’t owing to various entry regulations of the neighbouring country amid the pandemic.

“If one intends to visit Bhutan, one has to stay in paid quarantine for a fortnight and only then move around the country. That is why a considerable number of Indian tourists are feeling disinclined to visit Bhutan which otherwise is a favourite destination for Indians. In such a situation, we are offering them an alternative to stay at a location that is near the India-Bhutan border, and enjoy cuisine and culture similar to Bhutan,” said Raj Basu, convener Association for Conservation & Tourism (ACT).

He said that a number of villages, especially those in eastern parts of the Dooars in Alipurduar district that also has the Buxa hills, have emerged as new destinations for tourists who seek secluded spots to enjoy the idyllic landscape of the area flanked by Bhutan hills

Among these include places like Daragaon, Buxaduar, Lalbanglow, Tanshigaon, Ochlum, Lepchakha, Khataline, Chunavati, Adma, Namna, Serubari, Fulbari and Panbari.

A historian in North Bengal University said that the Dooars earlier belonged to Bhutan and so the culture and cuisine of a number of tribes in these hamlets are similar to that of the Himalayan kingdom.

“The region was annexed to British India after the Sinchula Treaty of 1865. The main interest was the control on trade between the maritime and the mountain routes, where we had the 18 gateways or the Dooars. Over time, settling patterns have changed, but some people’s habits remain the same,” he said.

For example, if one treks to the Buxa hills, there are villages where the Dukpas reside. Their food, clothes and even houses are similar to the residents of Bhutan.

“They even celebrate the New Year according to Bhutan’s calendar. This festival is called Gyalpo Lhosar,” the academic said.

“Any tourist can easily reach this region in the Dooars where they can feel like they are staying at a hamlet in Bhutan,” he added.

Source : The Telegraph

NFR introduces vistadome coach on train from New Jalpaiguri

The special train service with a vistadome coach for tourists who seek to enjoy the spectacular beauty of forests in the Dooars was introduced by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) from New Jalpaiguri on Saturday.

John Barla, the Union minister of state for minority affairs and Alipurduar MP, flagged off the train from New Jalpaiguri. In north Bengal, this is the first time that such a service has been introduced on the broad gauge. Earlier, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) introduced vistadome coaches in its toy train service.

The train, NFR sources, said, between New Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar junctions along the Dooars route will run thrice in a week, from Friday to Sunday. Leaving New Jalpaiguri in the morning, it is set to  reach Alipurduar in the afternoon, covering 169km. After an hour, it will depart for the return journey and reach New Jalpaiguri in the evening.

Halts are at Siliguri, Sivok (the station that serves Sevoke town), New Mal, Chalsa, Madarihat, Hasimara and Rajabhatkhawa.

“The train will have a vistadome coach with 44 seats. Also, there will be two AC chair car coaches, two general chair car coaches and two power-cum-luggage vans. The IRCTC will provide refreshment on board,” said an official of NFR.

The fare, sources said, is Rs 85 for general chair car, Rs 310 for AC chair car and Rs 770 for the vistadome coach.

Along the route, the railways will also make arrangements in some of the stations where tourists can have various experiences to enrich their journey.

“Selfie points have been developed in Sivok and Hasimara stations where passengers can also enjoy tea tasting. Arrangements have also been made for folk dances at Chalsa and Hasimara stations during the return journey to New Jalpaiguri,” the official added.

“Response is good. People are enthusiastically booking tickets for the vistadome coach. We hope in due course, it will turn out as a major attraction for tourists visiting north Bengal,” said Guneet Kaur, the chief public relations officer of the NFR.

Parthapratim Roy, a train enthusiast on board the inaugural journey, said: “I believe this new train service will attract more tourists to enjoy the beauty of the Dooars on the foothills of the Himalayas .”

The DHR authorities announced the launch of a “Steam Jungle Tea Safari” from August 30, that is, Monday “It will run between Siliguri Junction and Rongtong every day. Passengers can board vistadome dining cars and enjoy a ride in the toy train. It will be a four-hour-long return journey with stops in Sukna and Rongtong,” said a source.

As part of the trip, tourists can visit the DHR gallery in Sukna. “Complimentary refreshments would be served on board. A trip per person will cost Rs 1,200, with some discount during lean seasons (winter and monsoon months),” said an official.

source: telegraph 

Assam move to protect land rights of Gorkhas

The government's decision will make it easier for the community to buy, sell and transfer land in the four districts

[Ranoj Pegu.File photo]

Writes :Umanand Jaiswl

The Assam government on Thursday declared Gorkhas living in the tribal belts and blocks in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) a protected class.

The move will, among other benefits, make it easier for the Gorkha community to buy, sell and transfer land in the four districts — Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri — that make up the BTR.

Education and welfare of plain tribes and backward classes (non-BTC) minister Ranoj Pegu announced the decision, adding that over 1.65 lakh Gorkha community members will benefit from the move.

“Under the provisions of chapter X of Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, the cabinet has approved to include Gorkhas as a protected class in the tribal belts and blocks in the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri who are residing there before 2003, that is, when the districts came under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution,” Pegu said.

The Bodoland Territorial Council was established as an autonomous council on February 10, 2003, under the Sixth Schedule, which provides for the administration of tribal areas and safeguarding the rights of tribals.

Pegu also said: “Similarly, the cabinet has decided to notify the indigenous Tai Ahom, Moran, Muttock, Chutia and Gorkha people residing in the Sadiya tribal belt (Upper Assam) as a protected class. The government has also decided to create more tribal belts and blocks.”

There are 17 tribal belts and 30 blocks spread across Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Kamrup (metro), Goalpara, Dhemaji, Darrang, Bongaigaon and the four BTR districts in Assam.

The move was welcomed by the Gorkha community, the fulfilment of a long-pending demand.

There are around 25 lakh Gorkhas in Assam, of whom about 3.5 lakh reside in the BTR, most of whom migrated to Assam during the British rule.

Nanda Kirati Dewan, spokesperson of the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisang, state unit said the 2003 cut-off year would ensure no “newcomers” could avail the benefit extended to the permanent residents of Assam by claiming to belong to the Gorkha community.

“It is a historic development. We have always demanded that we be treated as an indigenous community. It is a step in that direction. The setting up of the Gorkha Development Council in 2003 was the first baby step towards recognising Nepali/Gorkha language speakers as indigenous Gorkhas in Assam. We also request the Assam government to extend the same rule in the new belts and blocks to be created in the state,”Dewan said.

Some other cabinet decisions announced by Pegu and cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika in separate media interactions included:

n The cabinet has approved the placing of The Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, before the Assembly and repealing the existing The Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950.

n Renaming the post of gaonburha (village headman) as gaon pradhan and restricting the upper age limit of gaonburahs to 65 years. The minimum age required to become a gaonburah is 30.

n Unemployed youth can register themselves online through the employment portal instead of going to the employment exchange. The applicants who have already registered and their cards are still valid, will be given an option of entering their previous registration number to retain the date of their initial registration.

n The government will bear the complete cost of litigation faced by its personnel while protecting the state’s borders since most of the cases filed by the people of neighbouring states are “frivolous and instituted in a vindictive manner with a view to demoralising the government servant from taking a bold stand on border protection”.

News Source Via : The Telegraph

Over 500 people from Rajbanshi community protest statehood call

Under the banner of 'Punyabhumi Khalisamari Janapad Basi' (residents of the pious land of Khalisamari), the daylong demonstration was held at a local school ground

Over 500 people from the Rajbanshi community, including academics, intellectuals and Trinamul supporters, met at Khalisamari in Mathabhanga subdivision of Cooch Behar on Sunday to protest the separate statehood demand recently raised by a few BJP leaders like John Barla.

Khalisamari, a hamlet 55km off Cooch Behar town, is the birthplace of Panchanan Barma, the most revered statesman of the Rajbanshis.

Under the banner of “Punyabhumi Khalisamari Janapad Basi” (residents of the holy Khalisamari land)”, the protest was held at a school ground. “In 1905, Panchanan Barma fought the partition of Bengal decided by the British. We are his followers and we protest against any further division of the state,” Girindranath Barman, who lost as a Trinamul nominee this time, said. 

“Some BJP leaders are trying to foment tension in the region by raising the demand. We will fight together against it,” said Girindranath, the Trinamul candidate of Mathabhanga Assembly seat, who lost to BJP’s Sushil Barman.For the past few weeks, the demand for separate state or Union territory of north Bengal is being raised by BJP’s Alipurduar MP John Barla and others.

Though the state BJP leadership asserted that it is not the party’s stand, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh, during his recent visit to the region, remarked that elected representatives had voiced “peoples’ aspirations.”

To counter this narrative, Trinamul has taken the strategy to engage prominent figures of the Rajbanshi community against the demand. Sunday’s event was the first of its kind. “The protest at Khalisamari appear to be a strategy to stoke the sentiments of the Rajbanshis, who revere Panchanan Barma. There were a number of Trinamul leaders at the event. It is evident that Trinamul is trying to drive home the point that the saffron camp wants to divide the state, which can help erode the support base of the BJP,” said a political observer.

Protesters said that in Khalisamari, the Mamata Banerjee government was developing a second campus of the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University and a museum of his memorabilia.

“The BJP is trying to halt such development work. Our movement against the demand to divide the state will continue,” said Girindranath.

[Rajbanshi community members protest at Khalisamari, Cooch Behar, on Sunday. pic

Main Uddin Chisti]

Via : The Telegraph

North Bengal University issues notice announcing enrolment fee waiver for poverty-stricken

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The North Bengal University on Monday issued a notice announcing waiver on the enrolment fees of various semester exams for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are either from BPL families or have been financially affected because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the applicant will have to submit proper documents to validate their claim.

Sources said that for the past few days NBU Students’ Unity had been raising demand for such a waiver. They also submitted three memorandums to the varsity authorities.

“It is good that the NBU authorities have come up with a notice. But we believe the process of getting the waiver should be simplified,” said Anindita Pandit, a student of Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya in Bagdogra.

Pranab Ghosh, the registrar of the NBU, said: “The decision has been taken in view of the pandemic situation. We want the students to get the benefit before appearing in forthcoming semesters exams. Students who are financially affected due to the pandemic or are from poor families can get the waiver. They will, however, have to provide us a certificate issued by the district magistrate, the sub-divisional officer or the block development officer in support of their application.”

According to varsity sources, around one lakh students study in undergraduate courses in 49 colleges affiliated to the varsity while there are around 4,000 students who are pursuing post-graduation in different subjects at the NBU.

For UG courses, students studying in courses which involve use of laboratories need to pay Rs 700 as enrolment fees while for other courses, the fee is Rs 500. For PG courses, the fees is Rs and Rs 450, respectively.

By : Binita Paul For The Telegraph

Assembly polls 2021: Violence erupts in 5 north Bengal districts

Two persons died and some others, mostly BJP supporters, suffered injuries and loss of property in Cooch Behar

The home of a BJP supporter in flames, at Jharbari in Chopra of North Dinajpur, on Sunday night

Telegraph picture

• Two persons died in Cooch Behar on Monday as violence erupted in at least five districts of north Bengal, with Trinamul and BJP supporters clashing in a number of places, after results of Assembly polls were declared on Sunday.
  

Some others, mostly BJP supporters, suffered injuries and loss of property in Cooch Behar and elsewhere.

Haradhan Roy, 30, a BJP worker in Jamadarbos village under Sitai Assembly seat of Cooch Behar, was suspected to have been lynched on Monday afternoon.

Bharatibala, his mother, accused Trinamul supporters.

“He went out in the morning. I spoke to him a couple times later but in the afternoon I was told he was lying dead nearby. Trinamul supporters have beaten him to death,” she said.

A Dinhata police team has started a probe.

Earlier in the day, Manik Maitra, 20, of Naotabas village under the Sitalkuchi seat, was hit by a bullet when he came in between raging groups of Trinamul and the BJP. Rushed to Dinhata subdivisional hospital, doctors pronounced him dead. 

In Chopra block of North Dinajpur, suspected Trinamul supporters attacked the houses of BJP supporters and indiscriminately ransacked shops in Sonapur, Daspara, Majhiali and Chopra on Sunday evening. In their frenzy, they did not even spare shops of Trinamul supporters, residents alleged.

“We are Trinamul supporters for years but goons ransacked our shops too. We want to know from Hamidul Rehman (the local MLA who has won this time too) why such incidents are happening,” said Mina Saha, a shop owner.

Violence spread in some other areas of Chopra block. A BJP office was ransacked and the house of a BJP supporter was torched in Jharbari area. Police brought the situation under control.

“Since Sunday evening, Trinamul supporters are roaming around in groups and organising attacks on our people across North Dinajpur. We want the police to take steps,” said Basudeb Sarkar, the district BJP president.

Priti Ranjan Ghosh, the block Trinamul president of Chopra, denied the charges.

In South Dinajpur, Gopal Ghosh, a BJP leader in Dhalpara under Hilli police station, was attacked by goons on Sunday evening. He ended up with a skull fracture. The district BJP leadership blamed a couple of local Trinamul leaders.

In Gangarampur block, BJP offices and houses of BJP supporters were ransacked in three villages of the block. On Monday, a BJP delegation met district police chief Debarshi Dutta for his intervention.

Similar attacks and arson have been reported in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar where the BJP has won most seats.

On Sunday evening, violence broke out in Dasarathpally, in ward 44 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation, one of the added wards under the Dabgram-Fulbari seat the BJP wrested from the region’s Trinamul stalwart Gautam Deb.

BJP workers alleged that Trinamul supporters raided the area, damaged a couple of vehicles and attacked the houses of BJP supporters and beat up BJP worker Chinmoy Sharma. District Trinamul leaders denied the party’s hand and asked the police to find out facts.

source : Telegraph 

दोहोरो नागरिकता प्रकरण - एक भिन्न सोंच

Writes: देव खम्बु राई।

आज बिहानै देखि सोसियल मिडिया, न्युज पोर्टलहरुमा छाएको खबर हो - वर्तमान जि. टि. ए चियरमेन श्री अनित थापाको दोहोरो नागरिकता प्रकरण। श्री अनित थापाको नेपाली नागरिकताको प्रतिलिपि सँगै नेपालबाट सञ्चालन हुने नेपाली न्युज पोर्टल काठमाण्डुखबरडटकम मा आएको यो खबर दार्जीलिङ पहाड़, तराई, डुवर्समा डढेलो सल्केको झैं सल्कियो। 

त्यो  काठमाण्डुखबरडटकम मा छापिएको खबरलाई स्रोत मानेर यता सबै फेसबुक पेजहरुले कपि पेस्ट गरे - श्री अनित थापाको विरोधीहरूले आ आफ्नो स्टाटस यहि विषयमा लेखे। विभिन्न स्थानहरुमा यस बारे पोष्टरिङ भयाे। धेरैले श्री अनित थापालाई ट्रोलका विषय बनाए। कसैले उनलाई "दाई" भनेर सम्बोधन गरे त कसैले उनलाई "जय नेपाल" भन्दै जिस्काए।

अहिलेसम्म सार्वजनिक नभएको श्री अनित थापाको नागरिकताको प्रतिलिपि आज अचानक सार्वजनिक कसरी भयाे? यो घटनाक्रमको पछि कसको हात छ? के यसमा जि.टि.ए क्षेत्रमा भएका विपक्षी पार्टीहरुको हात छ? कि यो विषय बिनय - अनित समुहको गहन सोंच र रणनीतिको एक हिस्सा भएर मैदानमा आएको हो? एक भिन्न सोंच मार्फत चिन्तन मनन गर्नु मैंले यहाँ आवश्यक ठानेको छु।

यो खबर नेपालबाट नै किन?

हाम्राे विस्थापित साथीहरु नेपालमा विस्थापित जीवन व्यतित गरिरहँदा श्री अनित थापाको दोहोरो नागरिकता विषयमा मैंले पनि सुनेको हो। विस्थापितकालमा धेरै साथीहरू नेपालमा आश्रय लिएर बसेका थिए - त्यसबेला यो कुरा सार्वजनिक भएको भए - यो कुरा ती विस्थापित साथीहरुले उजागर गरेका हुन् भनेर किटान गर्न सकिन्थ्यो तर यो विषय अहिले उजागर हुँदा शंका गर्ने ठाउँ प्रशस्त देखिएको छ।

अहिलेको राजनैतिक परिपेक्ष्यमा नेपालमा कसको शाखा सम्बन्धहरू धेरै छन्? भनेर खोज तलास गर्दा श्री अनित थापाको शाखा सम्बन्धहरू नै धेरै भएकाे पाउँछौं। कुनै गुप्त राजनैतिक रणनीतिको परिणाम स्वरुप यो कुरा आज श्री अनित थापाको परिजन बाट नै सार्वजनिक गरिएको त होइन? के हामी यस्तो सोंच्न सक्छौं?

शंका गर्ने ठाउँ!

आज उठेको दोहोरो नागरिकता प्रकरण बिनय - अनित पक्षले सोंच बिचार गरेर खेलेको चाल हो भनेर शंका गर्ने ठाउँ प्रशस्त देखिएको छ। हिजसम्म गोर्खाल्याण्ड म ल्याउन पनि सक्तिन - यो मेरो विषय पनि होइन भन्दै वक्तव्य राख्ने श्री अनित थापा आज यो दोहोरो नागरिकता प्रकरण प्रकाशमा आएपछि विज्ञप्ति दिँदै लेख्छन् - "भारतीय गोर्खा हितको मुद्दा जब जब दार्जीलिङ पहाड़ले आवाज उठाउँछ तब तब गोर्खाको आवाज बन्द गर्न ठुलो राजनैतिक षड्यन्त्रको खेल शुरु हुन्छ।" 

केवल विकासको मुद्दालाई आत्मसात गरेर बंगाल सरकारसँग साठ गाठ गरेका श्री अनित थापा आज अचानक भारतीय गोर्खा हितको कुरा गर्दै विज्ञप्ति मार्फत अघि आएका छन्। के यो दोहोरो नागरिकता आफै सार्वजनिक गरेर श्री अनित थापाले सहानुभूति प्राप्त गर्ने रणनीति बुनेका हुन्? प्रश्न टड्कारो छ।

दोहोरो नागरिकता र विगतको राजनीति!

विगतमा श्री पवन कुमार चाम्लिङ अनि श्री मणि कुमार सुब्बाको दोहोरो नागरिकता विषय पनि धेरै विवाद उत्पन्न भएको हो। जुन समय उनीहरूको दोहोरो नागरिकता विषय चर्चा चुलिएको थियो त्यो समय उक्त विवादबाट उनीहरूले राजनैतिक फाइदा पाए। सत्य यो हो कि हामी भारतीय नेपालीहरू सबैको कोही न कोही आफन्त नेपालमा बसोबास गर्दछन। हामी सबैको पैतृक थलो नेपाल नै हो भन्दा कुनै आपत्ति नहोला यसर्थ यसरी बेला बेला उठ्ने दोहोरो नागरिकता प्रकरणले हामीमा सुसुप्त अवस्थामा रहेको पैतृक थलो प्रतिको माया अगाडि ल्याइदिन्छ र जसको विषयमा विवाद उत्पन्न भएको छ त्यो व्यक्तिलाई सहानुभूति प्राप्त हुँदछ। आज श्री अनित थापाले त्यो सहानुभूति बटुल्ने राजनीति पाे गरेका हुन् कि?

आज श्री अनित थापाको जि.टि.ए चियरमेन चौकी आफै धरापमा छ। बङ्गालको मुख्यमंत्री उनीहरु देखि दिन दिनै पर पर भएकाे अवस्था छ - यदि यो विषयलाई लिएर बंगाल सरकारले उनलाई पदच्युत गरे सहानुभूति कसले पाउँछ? हामीले सोंच्नु पर्दैन र? २०२१ को चुनावमा यस विषयमा कतिको प्रोपागान्डा हुनसक्छ? घोरिनु उचित होइन र? अहिले आएर श्री अनित थापाको दोहोरो नागरिकता सार्वजनिक हुनु श्री बिमल गुरुङलाई फाइदा हुनु हो? अन्य राजनैतिक दललाई फाइदा हुनु हो? 

एक भिन्न सोंच मार्फत यति त चिन्तन मनन गर्न सक्छौं नि होइन र पाठकवृन्द?

11 Gorkha Riffles veterans rally was organised at Bengdubi, Siliguri on 20 Jan 2021

11 Gorkha Riffles veterans rally was organised at Bengdubi, Siliguri on 20 Jan 2021 at 11:00 am at the auditorium of 111 Sub Area (Bengdubi Cantonment). 

All the Ex servicemen officers, JCOs and other ranks of whole of North Bengal attended the rally. Various stands/ stalls were erected under the arrangement of Station HQ, Bengdubi to attend to the various problems of veterans. Lt. Gen. A.K. Singh, YSM, SM, VSM, GOC-IN-C 33 Corps graciously attended the rally as Chief guest along with other high officials of the cantonment. Secretary of 11 Gorkha Riffles Ex servicemen association during his address dwelt upon the difficulties of Ex servicemen and their families in the matter of pension, medical treatment and their resettlement. Difficulties in contacting them and movements due to Covid 19 also was brought in by the secretary on behalf of all veterans of this region. Necessary precautions for Covid epidemic was observed by all the veterans and service officers during the rally. 

The Chief guest also stressed upon precautions for the Covid epidemic and advised all veterans and their families to not to neglect and ignore the precautions against Covid epidemic. The Chief Guest stated that it is his bonafide duty to take care of the veterans and their families which he would perform with sincere heart and soul. He further promised to look after the welfare of all veterans and their families of this region. 

On the request of veterans who served with the Chief guest in the past for photographs few snaps were taken. President and Chairman of the 11 Gorkha Riffles Ex servicemen association delivered their welcome address and thanked the Chief Guest and units of the 111 Sub Area who helped and supported the veterans rally.

 

    

Private hospitals reject Swasthya Sathi card holders despite Mamata Banerjee’s warning

Despite Mamata Banerjee’s warning, private hospitals and nursing homes in West Bengal are refusing to admit patients with Swasthya Sathi cards.

At least two incidents have come to the fore on Thursday and Friday where patients with the card were denied treatment by the hospital authorities, leading to a death at Siliguri in North Bengal.

70-year-old Mohammad Gaffar, who was a resident of Matigara in Siliguri, died on Thursday after several hospitals in the city refused to admit him. His family members allege that the nursing homes asked for payment in cash, which they were unable to pay.

It has led to a tense situation in the region with minister and senior TMC leader calling an immediate meeting with the hospital authorities, reported Bengali portal The Wall.

A similar incident has been reported from Kolkata. A nursing home in Baghajotin has been accused of denying treatment to a Swasthya Sathi card holder.

The patient, named Sikha Rani Sen, went to the Red Plus Nursing Homes with abdominal pain. The doctors had ordered an immediate operation for her.

Son Kanu Sen wanted to use her mother’s Swasthya Sathi card to bear the treatment cost. However, the hospital rejected his plea forcing him make a cash payment, claimed Kanu.

Swasthya Sathi is a flagship scheme launched by the TMC government, providing health cover of up to ₹5 lakh per annum to a family for secondary and tertiary care.

The scheme was launched in 2016. But it has made headlines as a part of the state’s ‘Duare Sarkar’ initiative — a mass outreach programme for doorstep delivery of several welfare schemes’ benefits under the West Bengal government.

Earlier this week, Mamata Banerjee had warned private hospitals and nursing homes of license cancellation if they refuse to acknowledge her government’s Swasthya Sathi health card from patients.

“If anyone (private hospitals and nursing homes) refuses to provide healthcare facilities under the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme, the government has the power to cancel its license. This health scheme is for the poor. No one should harass the poor,” the West Bengal Chief Minister said.

“There are many top-notch hospitals which have refused to accept the government’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’ health card on occasions. We want to tell them that they do not have an option. Even small nursing homes in the districts, too, have to accept the cards.

“We are also enlisting smaller nursing homes in the districts under this health scheme so that citizens can avail facilities close to their residence. We would also speak to them, and the state’s chief secretary will meet them so that no person is harassed,” she added.

SNS

BJP embarks on hill drive - Defections from Gurung and Tamang Morcha factions to saffron camp

Hundreds, including some prominent names of Darjeeling politics, joined the BJP on Tuesday amid speculations that the saffron party, so far piggybacking on regional parties to win elections, has decided to expand its own organisation in the hills.

The event at Champasari in Siliguri — the first of its kind for the BJP — marked a significant change as until recently, the BJP did not even have full-fledged district committees for Darjeeling (hills) and Kalimpong.

“It’s clear that the BJP wants its own presence in the hills. And the joinings today (Tuesday) suggest that they want to expand using the known Gorkha faces,” said an observer.

Both the Bimal Gurung and Binay Tamang factions of the Morcha suffered losses as the BJP got leaders from the two camps in its first major induction programme.

The list of leaders who swung to the BJP included L.M. Lama, former organisational secretary of the Morcha and Sawan Rai, central committee leader of the Morcha (both from the Tamang camp), B.P. Bajgain, former spokesman Morcha, Shankar Adhikari, former Morcha president (Terai), Kumar Chamling, secretary, (Kalimpong subdivision committee) of the Morcha, all from Bimal Gurung’s camp, and Swaraj Thapa, former political advisor to Gurung,  as well as retired government officials, writers and lawyers.

“The induction has clearly given a fillip to BJP’s plan to expand its party on its own capacity,” said a hill observer.

The BJP won the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha election with Bimal Gurung’s support. In 2019, they won both Lok Sabha and Darjeeling Assembly bypoll seat with support from Gurung’s Morcha and other hill parties like Gorkha National Liberation Front, Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists, Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League and Gorkhaland Rajya Nirman Morcha among others.

While Gurung severed ties with the BJP, other hill parties are part of the NDA fold.

Darjeeling MP from the BJP Raju Bista also criticised Gurung at the event.

“Earlier, I thought daju (Bimal Gurung) would take care of the place and I would focus on Delhi,” said Bista. “He (Gurung) showed me the right direction but he took the wrong route.”

He dismissed Gurung’s taking credit for his (Bista’s) win. “No single party or person was responsible for my win. People ensured my victory,” said Bista.

On Gurung demanding Bista’s resignation, the latter said: “I will not resign.” He added it was because of hill politicians that Gorkha issues were unresolved till date. Bista said he was committed to resolve “identity” issues of Gorkhas and added that the BJP would fulfil the promises of granting tribal status to 11 hill communities and finding a permanent political solutionto the region.

Source : The Telegraph 

शनिबार कालिम्पोङमा परिवर्तन अभियानको जनसभा मा अनित थापाको भाषणको अंश

परिवर्तन अभियानको परिवर्तन लहरको सह यात्रीलाई आभार। २०१७ देखि पहाडमा नयाँ गोरेटो सृजना गरेर आएका हामी हौ।

परिवर्तन अभियान के हो त?

कालो रातलाई सुनौलो बिहान दिलाउने

पहाडमाबाट मुर्दाबादको गंजे हटाएर सु संस्कार को राजनीति प्रतिपादन गर्ने, नेताले होईन तर जनताले सुख पाउनु पर्छ भन्ने, आफ्नै मान्छेलाई गाली गर्ने, धम्काउने, घर, गाडी जलाउने, आमा बाबाको कोख शून्य बनाउने राजनैतिक कुसंस्कार रोक्ने, ठग्ने नेताहरुको बिरोध गर्ने यात्रा हो परिवर्तन यात्रा। गोर्खाल्याण्डको लिलामी गर्न रोक्ने यात्रा हो।

हाम्रो नेताहरुले जब व्यवस्थालाई सही ढंगमा चलाउनु सकेन तब राज्य अनि केन्द्रलाई नै गाली गर्न लगाउने नेता हाम्रै नेता हुन्।

२००७ को आन्दोलन, गोर्खाल्याण्डको नाममा सुबास घिसिङलाई खेद्ने आन्दोलन थियो। त्यो समयमा विमल गुरुङको वरिपरि पुलिस को सुरक्षामा सी पि एम संग मिलेर सुबास घिसिङलाई खेद्ने विमल गुरुङको आन्दोलन थियो। आन्दोलन अन्तमा कुर्सीमा आएर थन्कियो। यसैले म भन्छु हामीलाई हाम्रै मान्छेले झुक्याएको हो।

गोर्खाल्याण्डको आन्दोलन गर्नु हो भने सी के श्रेष्ठ जस्ता दिग्गज व्यक्तिहरूले आन्दोलनको नेतृत्व दिनुपर्छ। राज्य अनि केन्द्रलाई बुझाउने विषय हो गोर्खाल्याण्ड।

म गोर्खाल्याण्ड भनेर जनतालाई दुःख दिदिन।

मैले गर्दै गरेको यो अभियान भोटको अभियान होईन तर पहाडलाई निर्माण गर्ने सोचको विजारोपण गर्ने अभियान हो यो। जब सम्म अनित थापाले मानिसको सोचमा परिवर्तन ल्याउँदैन, पहाडमा च्यात्ने, भत्काउने राजनैतिक प्रथा बन्द हुँदैन तब सम्म हाम्रो परिवर्तन अभियान चलिरहन्छ।

कालिम्पोङमा तपाईहरु गाली मात्र खाने? कालिम्पोङमा स्वाभिमानी व्यक्तिहरू बस्छन। कालिम्पोङ ले आफ्नो आवाज उठाउनु पाउनु पर्छ। कालिम्पोङमा आफ्नो गीत आफ्नै तरिका ले बज्नु पाउनु पर्छ। यहाँको व्यापारी ले खुल्ला व्यापार गर्नु पाउनु पर्छ।

कालिम्पोङमा कालो छायाँ आएको छ। तपाईंहरू खोर्सानी डढाउनु होस।

मलाई सत्ताको माया छैन। कुर्सी कसैको पेवा होइन। सत्ता त लिन्छुु नै लिन्छुु भन्छ। सत्ता त कर्मवीर भएर पो पाइन्छ। सत्ता जनताले पो दिन्छ।

मलाई चिन्ता छ युवाको बेरोजगारी, पहाडमा सिस्टम ठीक गर्नु छ।

आन्दोलनकारी कहिले विस्थापित हुँदैन। उ कि त जेल जान्छ या वीरगति प्राप्त गर्छ। मैदान छोडेर भाग्दैन। आन्दोलनको समय मैदानमा बस्नु सक्दैन भने किन आन्दोलन गर्नु? म आन्दोलनको समय मैदानमा नै थिए जब कि अरूहरू जंगल पसिसकेको थियो।

वि जे पि ले हाम्रो १७ वर्ष खाई दियो। वि जे पी ले पहाडलाई काँटी सम्म दिएको छैन भनेर पहाड बासीले बुझेको छ।

तपाईंहरुलाई जलाउने नेता की निर्माण गर्ने नेता चाहिन्छ? 

तपाईं संग ( ममता बनर्जी) जो मिल्नु खोज्दैछ उसले तीन पल्ट धोखा दिने नेता हो।

कालिम्पोङको मेल ग्राउन्ड राजनैतिक अखडा होईन।

विमल गुरुङले फुटाएको नरिवल उम्रेको भए मात्र पनि आज त्यो नरिवल बेचेर पनि व्यापार गर्न सक्थ्यो।

आगामी चुनावको नारा "हाम्रो घर, आफ्नै भर"

गोजमुमो(१)को बीरपाडामा शाखा गठन

बीरपाडा,8जनवरी  (निस): आज गोर्खा जनमुक्ति मोर्चा बिमल खेमाको  मध्य डुवर्स कार्यालयमा मध्य डुवर्स गोजमुमोद्वारा  डुवर्स कमिटिका अध्यक्ष  श्याम थापाको सभापतित्वमा बीर पाडा एक नम्बर ग्राम पञ्चायत  वरीपरी क्षेत्रका गोजमुमो कार्यकर्ताहरूलाई लिएर एक सभा आयोजना गरियो। डुवर्स कमिटिका अध्यक्ष श्याम थापाको अध्यक्षतामा सम्पन्न उक्त सभामा पार्टी अध्यक्ष  बिमल गुरुङ्गको सन्देशलाई सभामा उपस्थित कार्यकर्ताहरू माझ प्रस्तुत गर्दै आउँदो दिनमा अध्यक्ष बिमल गुरुङ्गको नेतृत्वमा सम्पूर्ण डुवर्सको खटिखाने जनताहरूको जीर्णोद्धारको निम्ति गोर्खे सन्तानहरु निस्वार्थ अनि समर्पित भएर लागि पर्ने मन्तव्य सभामा उपस्थित युवाहरू समक्ष अध्यक्ष श्याम थापाले भने । यसै सभामा बीरपाडा शाखा  गठन गरियो जसको जानकारी डुवर्स कमिटिका प्रवक्ता सुमन तामाङले जनाएका छन् । बीरपाडा शाखा समितिमा अध्यक्ष जीवन प्रधान, उपसभापति- सूबी राई, राम कुमार प्रधान,सचिव नारायण प्रधान, सह सचिव उर्गेन लामा, सुनीता डुम्जन,ईश्वर भूजेल,घनश्याम छेत्री, कोषाध्यक्ष प्रकाश थापा,प्रचार प्रसार सचिव  समाप्ती विश्वकर्मा लगायत 28 जना   कार्यकारिणी सदस्यहरुको पूर्णाङ कमिटि गठन गरियो । सभामा डुवर्स कमिटि अध्यक्ष श्याम थापा,प्रवक्ता सुमन तामाङ,मध्य डुवर्स अध्यक्ष अशोक गुरूङ,सचिव डि बी प्रधान, नारी मोर्चा केन्द्रीय समिति सदस्य लक्ष्मी गुरुङ आदिको उपस्थिति रहेको थियो ।

एसएसबीद्वारा स्किल डेभलपमेन्ट प्रशिक्षण अन्तर्गत 20 जना युवा युवतीहरुलाई प्रमाणपत्र प्रदान

एसएसबीद्वारा स्किल डेभलपमेन्ट प्रशिक्षण अन्तर्गत 20 जना युवा युवतीहरुलाई प्रमाणपत्र प्रदान: 

बीरपाडा, 8 जनवरी(निस): एसएसबी 53 वाहिनी फालाकाटा सिमलाबारी मुख्यालय अधिनस्थ पर्ने लंकापाडा  सिमान्त गाउँका जम्मा 20 जना युवा युवतीहरुलाई नर्थ बेङ्गल आर्ट एकाडेमीको सहयोगितामा गत एक महीना अघि कम्प्युटर प्रशिक्षण सम्पन्न गर्दै आईरहेको थियो भने आज उक्त प्रशिक्षण लिएर बसेका 20 जना युवा युवतीहरुलाई एसएसबी 53 वाहिनी फालाकाटा सिमलाबारी मुख्यालय कमान्डेन्ट मनोहरलालको उपस्थितिमा प्रमाणपत्र प्रदान गरिएको जानकारी एसएसबी सुत्रले दिएका छन् ।

उक्त अवसरमा कमान्डेन्ट मनोहरलाल लगायत एसएसबी कम्पनीका सहायक कमान्डेन्ट राजेश कुमार, सहायक कमानडेन्ट न्डाक्टर आहुती सिंह, लङ्का पाडा  ग्राम पञ्चायत प्रधान सुजना मगर छेत्री, उप प्रधान बिनेश राई, नर्थ बेङ्गल आर्ट एकाडेमीका प्रोजेक्ट अफिसर शङ्खमिता घोष औ अन्यान्यको उपस्थिति रहेको थियो।

सिभिक एक्सन प्रोग्राम अन्तर्गत एसएसबीद्वारा भारत भोटाङ सिमान्त गाउँ लङ्का पाडा का  बेकार युवा युवतीहरुलाई आत्मनिर्भर बनाउने उद्देश्यले यो निःशुल्क प्रशिक्षण शिविरको आयोजना गर्दै आईरहेको र यसले बेकार युवा युवतीहरु रोजगार गरेर आफ्नो खुट्टामा उभिन सक्षम बन्ने एसएसबी 53 वाहिनी फालाकाटा सिमलाबारी मुख्यालयको कमान्डेन्ट मनोहरलालले जनाएका छन्।

General Manager of Northern - Frontier Railway , Sri Anshul Gupta (IRS) visits Dalgaon Station, Birpara Today

General Manager of Northern - Frontier Railway , Sri Anshul Gupta (IRS) visits Dalgaon Station, Birpara 

On behalf of the people of Birpara, the General Manager of Northern - Frontier Railway, Sri Anshul Gupta (IRS) was given a deputation during his visit at Dalgaon Railway Station today.

The deputation points five demands including construction of flyover at Birpara railway gate to avoid havoc traffic jams, shifting of dolomite siding from Dalgaon station, Rerunning of Kanchankanya Express through Birpara, electrification of the route and stoppage of Puri-Kamakhya exp at Birpara.

बीरपाडाको नीलिमा दास "फ्लोरेन्स नाइटिंगेल " पुरस्कारको निम्ति मनोनीत

बीरपाडाको नीलिमा दास "फ्लोरेन्स नाइटिंगेल " पुरस्कारको निम्ति मनोनीत : 

बीरपाडा, 7 जनवरी(निस): बच्चा जन्माएपछि हेपटाइटिस खोप, गर्भवती महिलाहरूका लागि विशेष शिविरदेखि परिवार नियोजनसम्म प्रत्येक महिना भूटानको दुर्गम क्षेत्र कालापानीमा निरन्तर नर्सिङ सेवा पुराउँदै आइरहेकी छिन् बीरपाडा सुवास पल्ली निवासी नीलिमा दास ।  अलीपुरद्वार जिल्लाको बीरपाडा राज्य सामान्य अस्पतालमा कार्यरत नर्स नीलिमा  दासलाई 2020 फ्लोरेन्स नाइटिंगेल पुरस्कारका लागि मनोनयन गरिएको छ।  सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य नर्स नीलिमा दास बीरपाडा राज्य साधरण अस्पतालको पीपी इकाई प्रमुखका रूपमा कार्यरत छिन्।  भारतीय नर्सिङ काउन्सिलले शनिबार राज्य स्वास्थ्य तथा परिवार कल्याण विभागको मुख्य सचिवलाई निलिमा दासलाई यस पुरस्कारका बारे जानकारी गराई पत्र पठाइएकाे छ।  सम्बन्धित काउन्सिल स्रोतका अनुसार राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोबिन्दले वर्चुअल मार्फत निलिमा दासलाई पुरस्कृत गर्ने छन ।  यद्यपि समारोहको मिति तय भएको छैन।  नाइटिङ्गेल पुरस्कार पाउने खबरले हर्षित बन्दै नीलिमा दासले याे पुरस्कारले मेरो जिम्मेवारी धेरै अझ  बढाएकाे छ । दुर्गम ठाँउ अनि चियाबारी का आम मानिसहरु को स्वास्थ्य सेवा पुर्याउने अझ दायित्व बढेको छ ।  मलाई जहिले पनि उत्साह साथै प्रेरणा दिइ रहने   बीरपाडा राज्य साधरण अस्पतालका पूर्व सुपर सौम्याजित  पुरकायस्थ, वर्तमान सुपर कौशिक गोराई, पूर्व प्रमुख स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी पूरन शर्मा, वर्तमान प्रमुख स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी गिरीशचन्द्र बेरा, पूर्व एसीएमओएच -1 कौशिक चौधरी, 2 सुवर्ण गोस्वामी साथै मेराे सहकर्मी हरूलाई हृदय बाट कृतज्ञता प्रकट गर्दछु भने । 

 अलीपुरद्वार प्रमुख स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी गिरीशचन्द्र बेराले नीलिमा दासलाई नाइटिङ्गेल  पुरस्कार पाउने घोषणाले अलिपुर द्वार  जिल्लाको गौरव  रहेको बताउनुभयो। नर्सिङ सेवा मा विशेष याेगदान पुर्याउने  व्यक्तिहरुलाई नर्सिङ सेवामा उल्लेखनीय योगदान गरेकोमा स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालयको तर्फबाट फ्लोरेन्स नाइटिंगेल पुरस्कारद्वारा  सम्मानित गर्ने गर्दछ प्रत्येक वर्ष । पुरस्कारमा पदक र प्रमाणपत्र बाहेक, त्यहाँ पुरस्कार स्वरूप नगद राशि दिइने गरिन्छ ।  बीरपाडा सुभाषपल्ली निवासी नीलिमा दास 1997  मा स्टाफ नर्सको रूपमा काम गर्न शुरू गरे ।  10 महिनाको अतिरिक्त पाठ्यक्रम पूरा गरेपछि 2002 मा उनले सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य नर्सको रूपमा काम गर्न थालिन्।  पीपी एकाईको प्रमुखको रूपमा अर्को कार्यको दायित्व निभाए । सामान्यतया, उनले गर्भवती महिलाहरु प्रति  ध्यान दिइने गर्थिन ।  बीरपाडा राज्य साधरण अस्पतालमा मदर्स वेटिङ हट मा  गर्भवती महिलालाई  बच्चा जन्माउनु भन्दा दुई दिन अघि यस घरमा ल्याइन्छ।  नीलिमा दासले  मादारी हाट  बीरपाडा   ब्लकका साथै फला काटा    ब्लकका 'उच्च जोखिम' आमाहरूमा नजर राख्नु पर्दछ।  उनीहरुलाई अस्पतालको मदर्स प्रतिक्षा घरमा ल्याउन र आवश्यक परे  रगत सङ्कलन गर्ने जिम्मेवारी उसले सम्हाल्नु पर्दछ।  बच्चाको जन्म पछि, उसले हेपटाइटिस खोपको साथ  प्रत्येक महिना, गर्भवती महिलाहरूका लागि विशेष शिविरदेखि लिएर परिवार नियोजनदेखि सबै कार्य हरू गर्दैै आइरहेकी छिन् ।  कालापानीमा   स्वास्थ्य सेवा दिन उनी दिन प्रतिदिन भुटान सिमाना दुर्गम क्षेत्रमा यात्रा गरी स्वास्थ्य परिसेवा दिइ रहेकी छिन् ।  बीरपारा राज्य साधारण  अस्पतालमा  मदारीहाट बीर पाडा  ब्लकमा 10वटा  ग्राम पंचायतका बासिन्दा र कम्तिमा 20 चियाबारी श्रमिकहरू यसै अस्पतालमा निर्भर छन्।  यसका साथै फलाकाटा  ब्लक र धुपगुरी ब्लकका बासिन्दा पनि यसै  अस्पतालमा भर परेका छन् ।  स्वाभाविक रूपमा, अस्पतालमा कार्यरत डाक्टर र नर्सहरूले अन्य स्वास्थ्यकर्मीहरूको धेरै दबाबको सामना गर्नुपरेको छ। बीर पाडा राज्य साधारण अस्पतालका  सुपरिटेन्डेन्ट कौशिक गोराईले भने, "हाम्रो बीरपाडा राज्य साधरण अस्पताल सहित अलीपुरद्वार जिल्ला स्वास्थ्य विभागलाई नीलिमा दासको नाइटिङ्गेल फ्लोरेन्स  पुरस्कारका लागि मनोनयन हुनु गौरवको कुरा हो।"  उनको पुरस्कारले हाम्रो कार्यलाई थप प्रोत्साहित गर्दछ।