Tata Motors inaugurates its new passenger vehicles showroom in Siliguri

-Unveils the All New Tigor and announces Bookings open for the much awaited Harrier-

Siliguri, October 26, 2018: Tata Motors launched a new state-of-the-art full-range passenger vehicle showroom and workshop, M/s Rangeet Auto, in Siliguri today. Expanding its class leading automotive experience, the inauguration of this showroom and workshop is a step forward towards Tata Motors’ aggressive network expansion plans, in line with its Turnaround 2.0 strategy.

At the same occasion, the Company also unveiled the all new Tigor in Siliguri and announced the bookings open of its much awaited SUV based on the revolutionary architecture and derived from Land Rover’s legendary D8 architecture – The Tata Harrier. While the customers can book the HARRIER with an amount of INR 30,000 on www.tataharrier.com or by visiting the nearest Tata Motors authorized dealership, the all new Tigor can be purchased at all authorized Tata Motors dealerships at a starting price of INR. 5.17 Lakhs for the petrol variant (powered by the 1.2L Revotron) and INR. 6.05 Lakhs for the diesel variant (powered by the 1.05L Revotorq), ex – showroom, Siliguri.

Commenting at the event, Mr. S N Barman - Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Customer Support, Passenger Vehicles Business Unit - “With ‘Connecting Aspirations’ at the center of our brand promise, we at Tata Motors are working with our network partners to offer our customers a solid product mix and a delightful experience. We continue to enhance and expand our product line up and network to cater to our demanding customers with high expectations. As part of our Turnaround 2.0 journey, we are concentrating on optimizing various business levers and focusing on strengthening our sales network and customer experience, in order to enhance performance and profitability. The launch of this dealership is a step forward in that direction.”

 

According to Mr. Amit Aggarwal, Dealer Principal, Rangeet Auto Pvt Ltd, “We are delighted to partner with Tata Motors and are extremely happy to launch this showroom today in Siliguri. With a commitment to provide best in class purchase experience during sales to all our customers, we look forward to working with Tata Motors and strengthen our relationship in the years to come.”

The Company has 2 dealerships in Siliguri and boasts of 28 showrooms in West Bengal overall. Spanning across 4000 sq. ft. of area, this newly inaugurated showroom is strategically located in Sevoke Road, and will cater to the aspiring customers of the city with a stunning range of new generation passenger cars from Tata Motors.  At the launch, Mr. Barman also unveiled the next generation compact sedan, all new Tata Tigor. With exclusively styled interiors and exteriors, this premium compact sedan will be available in petrol (powered by the 1.2L Revotron) and diesel (powered by the 1.05L Revotorq) variants, across all Tata Motors authorized sales outlets.

 

Equipped with the latest technology, this new showroom will retail the new generation PV line-up. The company also offers a workshop to its customers which is equipped with latest equipment and advanced mechanization and automation. Tata Motors aims to increase its reach aggressively and through these showrooms it will continue to offer best value and experience to customers. Tata Motors’ Turnaround 2.0 journey will continue to focus on ‘Winning sustainably in PVs’ with an objective to increase market presence and drive volumes in PVs.

 

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About Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited (BSE: TATAMOTORS), a USD 45 billion organisation, is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, buses, trucks and defence vehicles. Part of the USD 100 billion Tata group, Tata Motors is India’s largest and the only OEM offering extensive range of integrated, smart and e-mobility solutions. Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, and Indonesia through a strong global network of 109 subsidiary and associate companies, including Jaguar Land Rover in the UK and Tata Daewoo in South Korea.

With a focus on engineering and tech enabled automotive solutions catering to the future of mobility, Tata Motors is India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and amongst the top four in the passenger vehicles market. With ‘Connecting Aspirations’ at the core of its brand promise, the company’s innovation efforts are focused to develop pioneering technologies that are sustainable as well as suited to evolving aspirations of the market and the customers. Tata Motors strives to bring new products that fire the imagination of GenNext customers, fueled by state of the art design and R&D centers located in India, the UK, Italy and Korea. Internationally, Tata commercial and passenger vehicles are marketed in countries, spread across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS, and Russia.

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OUR DAUGHTERS, OUR PRIDE: SWASTIKA LAMA – 1ST CLASS 1ST GOLD MEDAL – MA HISTORY

TheTD team CONGRATULATES our young scholars who have brought pride and joy to the community due to their outstanding achievement in the field of academia.

Today we are celebrating Ms. Swastika Lama, for being awarded Gold Medal in MA (History)

Swastika Lama the daughter of Mrs. Sunita Rai Lama and Mr. Tendup Lama a resident of Tukdah T.E, Darjeeling was awarded a Gold Medal from the North Bengal University on her exceptional achievement in M.A History.

She completed her schooling from St. Joseph Girls High School and St. Alphonsus Higher secondary School, Kurseong.respectively.

She completed her B.A Honours in History from St.Josephs College Darjeeling.

In addition to winning the Gold Medal, she is also a recipient of the Prestigious Suroj Mohini Debi Medal, an endowment award for excellency in academics.The Suroj Mohini Debi Medal is given by Sir Nirpen Bakshi.

Currently she is pursuing her MPhil degree in History, with specialization in the Eastern Himalayan History.

In coming from the humble background of a small town school, and going on to win the Gold Medal by topping the University, Swastika has shown that our Gorkha daughters can match and out match anyone in the world.

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Please note that we will be sharing more such scholars in the coming days, if you know of any Gold or Silver Medal winners from our region, please send us their details

Landslides hit roads to Sikkim and Dooars

Landslides in the past 24 hours on two key highways linking Gangtok, Kalimpong and the Dooars with Siliguri have hit traffic, with the travel taking longer because of clearing operations and forced detours.

The two affected roads are NH-10, which links Kalimpong and Sikkim, and NH-31C that connects the Dooars. Heavy downpour has been blamed for the landslides.

A 20m stretch caved in on NH-10 on Thursday at 29 Mile, around 70km from Gangtok. An entire portion has been wiped away on NH-31C. On Tuesday, a landslide on NH-31C at Mongpong had devoured a portion of the highway.

Vehicles going uphill and those heading towards Siliguri had to take a detour of 50-60km. "We were coming from Sikkim and had a flight at 6pm from Bagdogra. We had to cross the stretch on foot and scout for vehicles on the other side," a tourist said.

A PWD official said excavators had to be used to cut the hillside to broaden the road and enable heavy vehicles to pass. Also, the void that has formed after the cave-in needs to be filled up so that the road can be rebuilt.

"We are not very sure whether traffic movement would be possible when repairs will start. Given the importance of this highway, the repairs cannot be delayed," added the official.

Vishwanath, the district magistrate of Kalimpong, said the incessant rain was slowing repairs. "As the rains have not stopped, the soil is not firming up. This is why repairs are getting delayed."

Via : Telegraph

महिलाओं ने की अवैध शराब के खिलाफ आंदोलन की घोषणा

Source : Prabhat Khabar 

अधिकारियों की मौजूदगी में बागान प्रबंधक को सौंपा ज्ञापन

नशे के फेर में घरों का सामान बेच रहे पुरुष : सुषमा

नागराकाटा : चेंगमारी चाय बागान में अवैध शराब की बिक्री को रोकने के लिये महिला श्रमिकों ने आंदोलन की घोषणा की है. बुधवार शाम को चाय बागान में आयोजित सभा में स्थानीय महिला श्रमिकों ने अवैध शराब कारोबार को हटाने के लिये एक सप्ताह का मोहलत दिया है. महिला श्रमिकों ने कहा है कि अगर सात दिनों के अंदर नहीं हटाया गया तो अवैध कारोबार करने वालों के दुकानों को जला दिया जायेगा. 

इलाके के लोगों के अनुसार जिस तरह से आक्रोशित होकर नागराकाटा ब्लॉक की महिला चाय श्रमिक इस अभियान में आगे बढ़ी हैं. उसे देखकर लगता है कि डुआर्स नशेड़ियों के चंगुल से मुक्त होकर रहेगा. 

स्थानीय सूत्रों से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार चेंगमारी चाय बागान में यहां की महिला चाय श्रमिकों ने पिछले 2002 से अवैध शराब व चुलाई दारु को पूरे तरह से बंद कर रखा है. लेकिन पिछले कुछ वर्षो से फिर से अवैध शराब का धंधा इलाके में पैर पसारना शुरु कर दिया है. भूटान निकट होने के कारण कुछ अवैध कारोबारी बागान इलाके के लाईन में मदिरा बिक्री कर रहे हैं. कुछ पैसों के लालच में नकली शराब भी इलाके में बिक्री किया जा रहा है. जिसके कारण चाय बागान के कुछ पुरुष श्रमिक जो शराब में लिप्त हैं, वे घर के बर्तन, टीवी, साईकल तक बिक्री कर सेवन करने लगे हैं. 

जिसके पास पैसा नहीं होता है, वह घर का सामान बिक्री कर शराब पीते हैं. नागराकाटा तृणमूल सभापति एवं चाय श्रमिक नेता अमरनाथ झा ने बताया कि मदिरा के कारण चाय बागान का परिवेश खराब हो रहा है. जिसे हम कतई बरदास्त नहीं करेंगे. 

महिलाओं ने जो कदम उठाया है मैं इसका समर्थन करता हूं. चाय बागान प्रबंधन अविनाश देव ने कहा कि महिलाओं ने मुझे एक ज्ञापन पत्र दिया है. इस विषय को हमारी ओर से पुलिस प्रशासन को अवगत कर दिया गया है. टी एसोसिशन ऑफ इंडिया डुआर्स शाखा के सचिव राम अवतार शर्मा ने बताया कि इस तरह अवैध मदिरा बिक्री के खिलाफ सभी चाय बागान की महिलाओं एकजूट होना चाहिए. चेंगमारी महिला चाय श्रमिकों का कदम सहरानीय है. 

नागराकाटा थाना प्रभारी सैकत भद्र ने बताया सभा में हमारे पुलिस अधिकारी भी मौजूद थे. महिलाओं ने साफ कह दिया है कि चाय बागानों में अवैध शराब बिक्री किसी भी हालत में नहीं होने दिया जाएगा. पुलिस इस तरह के अवैध शराब बिक्री के खिलाफ कड़ा कदम उठायेगी.

स्थानीय महिलाओं का आरोप है कि पछले सात वर्षो में मदिरा सेवन कर कई लोगों ने अपनी जान गंवा दी है. इन आरोपों को चाय बागान के श्रमिक नेताओं ने भी स्वीकार किया है. चाय बागान में आयोजित सभा में यूनियन नेताओं के अलावा नागराकाटा थाना अधिकारी भी उपस्थित थे. बैंठक में निर्णय लिया गया है कि यदि चाय बागान में कोई भी परिवार शराब बिक्री करता है तो उन्हें बागान से निलंबित कर दिया जाएगा. 

उन्हें बागान से मिलनेवाले लकड़ी एवं अन्य सुख-सुविधा भी बंद कर दिया जाएगा. इन मांगों को लेकर सभा में उपस्थित चाय प्रबंधन को महिला चाय श्रमिकों की ओर से एक लिखित ज्ञापन पत्र दिया गया. बागान के प्रेम नगर, शिरबंदी लाईन, बलिराम लाईन, गोपाल लाईन, राम लाईन, कोठी लाईन में अवैध शराब का धंधा सबसे ज्यादा है. 

चाय बागान के नागराकाटा पंचायत समिति के भूतपूर्व सदस्य सुषमा टोप्टो, लुकसान ग्राम पंचायत की नव निवार्चित पंचायत सदस्य तथा श्रमिक सरस्वती कुजूर, सुनीता कुजूर, सरोजनी हेमरोम ने बताया कि शराब सेवन कर परिवार में अशांति होने लगा है. कई पुरुष काम में भी नहीं जाते हैं

 

OUR DAUGHTERS, OUR PRIDE: From Sweeping Dhaba Floor to Winning Gold for India - Kavita is Inspirational

Writes: Suresh Sharma

For most of her life, Kavita Thakur, a member of the Indian women's kabaddi team, lived in a cramped dhaba at her village Jagatsukh, 6km from Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

The 24-year-old, who helped India win gold at the 2014 Asiad, spent her childhood and teen years washing utensils and sweeping floors at the dhaba, which is run by her parents. Father Prithvi Singh and mother Krishna Devi still sell tea and snacks at the dhaba, while elder sister Kalpana gives them a helping hand.

"Even I used to work with my parents at the dhaba. I washed utensils, swept floors and did several other chores," Kavita tells TOI.

"My childhood and teenage years were very difficult. In winter, we slept in the back of our shop on the floor. It was unbearable since the floor felt like ice. Back then we didn't have money to buy mattresses. There were days when we didn't make any money and we all went hungry," she adds.

'Took up kabaddi as it was not costly'

The gold medal at the 2014 Asiad shot her into limelight and the state government also pitched in with some financial assistance. Kavita and her family - parents, elder sister and younger brother Ashok Singh - have now moved to a rented accommodation near Manali town. "It was the happiest moment of my life when I could give my parents a proper house to live in," says Kavita. "My younger brother can now get good education."

"It is Kavita's hard work and determination that has given us a roof over our heads. Some years ago, we couldn't even think of living anywhere else other than our dhaba. We wish she brings more laurels for the country," says mother Krishna Devi.

Kavita started playing kabaddi at her school in 2007. "I took up kabaddi because it wasn't a costly sport," she says. "In fact, my elder sister was a better kabaddi player than me, but she had to give up her dream of playing the sport at the highest level in order to help my parents at the dhaba."

After putting in some consistent performances at the national level, Kavita joined the Sports Authority of India in Dharamshala in 2009. "At SAI, I concentrated on my game and gave my best. Soon, I was selected in the national team. My sister and parents always supported me. They wanted me to follow my passion. I would have never played for the Indian team without their unflinching support."

"Subsequently, government support came in and that helped me to concentrate on my game and not worry about where the next meal was coming from," she adds.

In 2011, Kavita had to take a break from the sport for six months after she was diagnosed with a digestive system ailment. "There was a massive breakdown in my digestive system. I was hospitalised for quite some time, and I was worried that I would never be able to return and play the sport again," Kavita remembers.

But she made a roaring comeback the next year, helping India win gold at the 2012 Asian Kabaddi Championship. Kavita is a defender in the nine-member women's team that will represent India at the 2018 Asiad. "In the last Asian Games, when we won the gold medal, I was an all-rounder. But, two years ago, our national coach told me to focus on one aspect of the game. And then I became a full-time defender," says the 24-year-old.

[Via: Times of India]

कराँटे बोय अभिषेक शर्माको ओलम्पिक खेलेर मेडल जीतने सपना।

कराँटे बोय अभिषेक शर्माको ओलम्पिक खेलेर मेडल जीतने सपना।

सानो छँदा देखि नै कराँटे खेल प्रति चासो राखेर आएको औ स्थानीय कराँटे प्रशिक्षकहरु सित कराँटे सिक्दै आएको डुवर्स अलिपुरद्वार जिल्लाको मदारीहाट खण्डको मध्य खयेरबारी गाउँ निवासी पिता कृष्ण प्रसाद शर्मा र माता रिता शर्माको जेष्ठ सुपुत्र अभिषेक शर्माले भर्खरै मात्र कोलकाता नेताजी इन्डोर स्टेडियममा सम्पन्न चोथौ अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय कराँटे चैम्पियनसिप खेलमा गोल्ड मेडल जीत हासिल गरेर फर्किएको छ। कराँटे खेलमा निकै नाम रोशन गरेको अभिषेकलाई उसको प्रशिक्षक गुरु औ सहमित्रले राम्ररी चिन्दै आई रहेको भएता पनि बत्ती मुनिको अँध्यारो भने झैं आफ्नै गाउँमा तिनलाई शुभचिन्तक बाहेक अन्यान्यले चिन्न नसकि रहेको देखिन्छ। डुवर्सको गरीब अर्थ सामाजिक परिवेशमा हुर्किएको अभिषेक शर्माको परिवारिक स्थिति गाउँ बस्ती र चियाबारीको अन्य परिवार भन्दा फरक केही छैनन। आफ्नो आमा बाबाको ज्येष्ठ छोरा भएकोले पनि होला अभिषेक सानै उमेर देखि नै एक जिम्मेवार सन्तानको रुपमा आफ्नो दुई भाईको पढ़ाई लेखाई अनि परिवारिक पालन पोषण तर्फ गम्भीर देखिन्छन। आफ्नो पढ़ाईलाई हाल स्थगित राखेर तिनले आफ्नो भाईहरुको निम्ति औ परिवारिक उपार्जनको निम्ति मदारीहाटको एक होटलमा वेटर काम गरि रहेको छ। आफ्नो कराँटे अभ्यासमा आउने खर्च साथै भाईहरुको पढ़ाई खर्च धान्नमा यस कामले मदत पुग्ने भएकोले गाउँले दाजुको होटलमा काम गरेको अभिषेक बताउँछन। अभिषेकको कराँटे खेल प्रतिको निष्ठा देखेर मदारीहाट क्षेत्रको समाजसेवीहरु कृष्ण घिमिरे, केशव शर्मा र टेकनाथ शर्माले तिनलाई कोलकाता दिल्ली आदि ठाउँहरुमा प्रतियोगितामा भाग लिन जाँदा सहयोग तथा मदत गर्दै आएको स्वयं अभिषेक बताउँछन। अभिषेकलाई राष्ट्रीय अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय स्तरमा जहाँ जाने मौका पाउनेछ हामी सामर्थ्य अनुसार मदत गर्न तत्पर रहेको यी समाजसेवीहरु बताउँछन। यता अभिषेकको कराँटे खेल प्रतिको लगनलाई देखेर खुसी त लाग्छ तर छोरालाई कतै जाँदा भने जस्तो खर्च दिन नसकेको बताउँछन अभिषेकको आमा रिता शर्मा। तिनी भन्छिन खेती गरौ त हात्तीले खेती गर्न नदिएको परिस्थिति यसैलै सानो क्यान्टिन स्थानीय देवकोटा नेपाली स्कूलमा चलाएर जीवीका चलाएको रिता शर्मा बताउँछिन। यता कोलकाता बाट गोल्ड मेडल जीतेर आए पछि अब आगामी २०२४ मा सम्पन्न हुने विश्व ओलम्पिक खेलमा छनौट हुने सपना बोकेर कड़ा अभ्यास गर्न थालेको अभिषेक शर्माले जनाएको छ। दुई चार जना शिक्षक एवं गाउँले समाजसेवीहरुले हाल सम्म मदत दिंदै आएको तर आगामी दिनमा यस्तो मदत पाई रहने ग्यारेन्टी नरहेको अब प्रशासनले मदत गरे अवश्यै पनि ओलम्पिक खेल क्वालिफाई गर्ने दृढ़ संकल्प रहेको अभिषेकले बताएको छ। अभिषेकको खेल प्रतिको लगन साह्रै गम्भीर रहेको औ तिनी एकदमै अव्वल खेलाड़ी रहेको कराँटे प्रशिक्षक स्यानसे सप्तपर्णी चक्रवर्तीले जनाएकी छन। यदि सरकारी सुविधा औ मदत पाए अभिषेक मात्र नभएर डुवर्सको थुप्रै प्रतिभाले आगामी ओलम्पिकमा सहभागिता गर्ने क्षमता भएको ठहर सप्तपर्णी चक्रवर्तीले गरेकी छन।

By : Pradip Lama, For TheTD

Guru Purnima 2018: Why the festival is celebrated, legend, history and all you need to know

Guru Purnima marks the appearance day of Srila Vyasadeva. It falls every year on the day of Ashadha Shukla Purnima. This year, the festival dedicated to teachers will be observed on July 27.

Written By Saumyaa Vardhan | New Delhi

In Pic : Guru Purnima 2018: The festival is celebrated in countries like India, Nepal and other countries of Buddhist and Jain influence. (Source: Getty Images)

Guru Purnima 2018: It is believed that a person is blind without a teacher to guide him. A mother is the first teacher of a child, but after that, the guru becomes his or her second mother.

The shastras proclaim that a human being is born twice or dvija, first by the union of the father and mother, and second when he is accepted by a bonafide guru, whereby he acts as a father and delivers him with the help of mother Gayatri, which is a personification of Vedic knowledge.

It is the teacher who teaches us how to live this life and become a human being. There is nobody in this material world who can save us from the dangers of material miseries unless we have received proper guidance from our teachers, preceptors and well-wishers.

According to Kathopanishad (1.2.12), tad-vigyananartham sa gurum evabhigachchhet, samit-panih shrotriyam brahma-nishtham. This Vedic injunction means, “In order to learn the transcendental science, one must approach the bona fide spiritual master in disciplined succession, who is fixed in the Absolute Truth. Thus, it has been enjoined herewith that in order to receive that transcendental knowledge, one must approach the guru.”

The scriptures discuss the absolute necessity to accept a spiritual master and take guidance from them to know about the realities of this material world, transcend them and become eternally situated in happiness.

The Vedic system of education or the Gurukula had a provision of nitya acharya upasana — the daily routine of worshipping the guru — since he only used to be the parent of the child for the entire duration of his education and graduation. By worshipping him and offering him respects, the sincere disciple would progress in his active education.

Guru Purnima marks the appearance day of Srila Vyasadeva. It falls every year on the day of Ashadha Shukla Purnima. This year, Guru Purnima will be observed on July 27.

Guru Purnima: The appearance of Srila Vyasadev

Srila Vyasadeva was the son of Parashar Muni and Devi Satyavati. According to scriptures, Parashar Muni was once travelling across the lands of Bharatvarsha and happened to stay for a night on the banks of river Yamuna. He stayed at the house of fisherman chieftain Dusharaj and asked his daughter to ferry him across the river to his next destination.

The name of his daughter was Matsyagandha, or one who smells like fish. During their journey, Parashar was fascinated by her beauty. Using his mystic powers, he created an island in the midst of the river and asked her to land him there. But, she refused. So, he created an impenetrable mist in the river and then, blessed her with a son.

The boy with a blackish complexion (Krishna), was born on an island (Dwaipayana) and would divide the Vedic literature into four parts (Vyasa). Therefore, they named him Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa.

It is said in Srimad Bhagwatam(1.3.21), “Thereafter, in the seventeenth incarnation of Godhead, Sri Vyasadeva appeared in the womb of Satyavati through Parashara Muni, and he divided the one Veda into several branches and sub-branches, seeing that the people in general were less intelligent.”

Srila Vyasadeva: The original spiritual master

Srila Vyasadeva is considered to be the spiritual master of all the acharyas or teachers of Vedic wisdom since he made them available to the entire world.

Originally, the Veda is one. But Srila Vyasadeva divided the original Veda into four, namely Sama, Yajur, Rig, Atharva, and then again they were explained in different branches like the Puranas and the Mahabharata. Vedic language and the subject matter are very difficult for ordinary men to understand, therefore, Vyasadeva divided them and wrote appendices like Puranas and Upanishads to allow common men to understand them and follow them practically.

You will be surprised to know about his intellect of division.

Original Veda

Detailed them into four Vedas — Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva

Explained them further in 18 Puranas

Explained them further in 108 Upanishads

Summarised them into highly condensed Vedanta Sutra

Explained it thoroughly in Srimad Bhagwatam

For others, he went on to produce Mahabharata, which is also termed as the fifth Veda.

Guru Purnima: The day of Guru Puja

The festival of Guru Purnima is celebrated in countries like India, Nepal and other countries of Buddhist and Jain influence. On this day, people belonging to spiritual culture and tradition worship their spiritual preceptors or gurus and give them gifts. They visit their temples and offer them respect and seek their blessings.

Most people observe fast on this day to show their respect to their Guru and surrender to him. Fasting is a symbol of loving exchange and prayers for the long life of Guru in order to get his regular guidance.

Those who wish to serve the Lord out of love and affection, the lord being more eager, sends them to his real representative, the bonafide spiritual master.

Source : The Indian Express