नीरज जिम्बाको बयान कदापि व्यक्तिगत होइन। उसको बयानले भाजपा अनि गोरामुमोको राजनैतिक सोचलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्छ- सपना छेत्री, प्रवक्ता, गोर्खा जनमुक्ति नारी मोर्चा दार्जीलिङ महकुमा समिति।

नीरज जिम्बाको बयान कदापि व्यक्तिगत होइन। उसको बयानले भाजपा अनि गोरामुमोको राजनैतिक सोचलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्छ- सपना छेत्री, प्रवक्ता, गोर्खा जनमुक्ति नारी मोर्चा दार्जीलिङ महकुमा समिति।

गठबंधनले गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई किन कुरकुरे जस्तो बेच्न खोज्छ?

भाजपाको घटक दलको एक सदस्य जो भाजपाको विधायक पनि हुन अनि गोरामुमाेको प्रवक्ता पनि हुन: अधिवक्ता नीरज जिम्बा। उनले दिएको केही बक्तव्यहरु हेरौं:

१. म भित्रको (भाजपाको) मान्छे हुँ, कहाँ के हुँदैछ मलाई थाहा छ

२. विनु सुन्दासले सोसियोलोजीमा डाक्टरी गरेका हुन्। मैले पनि अध्ययन पटि ध्यान दिएको भए हावर्ड विश्वविद्यालयमा प्रोफेसर हुने थिए। त्यतिको क्षमता छ मेरोमा।

३. भारत सरकारले सोचेर नै हाम्रो निम्ति ठूलो केही न केही गर्छ। तर अहिले देश संकटमा छ। देशको सुरक्षा अनि हित नै पहिलो हुनुपर्छ। हाम्रो मुद्दा देशको सुरक्षा भन्दा ठूलो होइन।

४. सुबास घिसिङले गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दा ड्रप मात्र गरेका हुन। यी मुद्दा कहिले पनि उठाउनु सकिन्छ।

५. विमल गुरुङले मुद्दा काखी च्यापेर नै जीटीएको सम्झौता गरेका हुन्। गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दा उठाउँदिन भनेर सम्झौता गरेका छन्।

नीरज जिम्बा बारम्बार भन्ने गर्छन उसले बोलेको सबै कुरा विश्वास नगर्नु। एउटा विधायक जो जनताको प्रतिनिधि हुन, उसले बोलेको कुरा विश्वास नगरेर जनताले कसको कुरामा विश्वास गर्छ? आज सम्म नीरज जिम्बाले झुट मात्र बोल्दै रहेछ अनि हामी जनता चाहिँ उसको झुटलाई सत्य मान्दै छौं।

PPS पनि अब त झुट लाग्नु थाल्यो। कि PPS (गोर्खाल्याण्ड) हुन्छ भनेर छैंटौं लाई अगाडि ल्याएर जिम्बाले अर्को झुट बाेल्दैछ?

गोर्खाल्याण्ड राज्यको सपना पूरा गर्नु प्रक्रियाको पालन हुनु पर्छ। गोर्खाल्याण्ड को स्थापना कहाँ हुन्छ? छुट्टै राज्य बनिने प्रक्रिया के हो? छुट्टै राज्य वनिनुमा राज्यको भूमिका, केन्द्रको भूमिका, राज्य माग्ने नागरिकको भुमिका, राष्ट्रका अन्य राजनैतिक दलको भूमिका, राज्य माग्ने पहल गर्ने नेतृत्वको भूमिका स्पष्ट हुनु पर्यो। हृदय रोगको निम्ति कर्डियोलजीस्टकोमा डाक्टरी जाँच गराउन जानु पर्छ, ईएनटी डाक्टर कहा गएर केही फाइदा हुँदैन। हत्याराले वकील पक्रन्दा क्रिमिनल वकील पक्रनु पर्छ, जमीन मिलाउने वकील काम लाग्दैन।

 गोर्खाल्याण्ड को मुद्दा विषय अब पहाडले केही पनि गर्नु पर्दैन्। जे गर्छन भाजपाले गर्छ। जिम्बा यसरी पनि बयान दिन्छन। मुद्दा कहाँ सम्म पुग्यो त? भनेर सोध्नु होस, घुमाउरो उत्तर आउँछ। नीरज बोलेको होइन , यो गठबंधन को भाषा हो। गोर्खाल्याण्ड को मुद्दा कहाँ पुगेको छ? पहाडका कुनै पनि राजनैतिक दल यो प्रश्न मा मौन बस्छन। 

हाम्रो पहाडले गोर्खाल्याण्डलाई जन्माउने गलत डाक्टर त पक्रेको छैन्? सुरुमा म नै हृदय रोग विषेशज्ञ हुँ भन्ने डाक्टर आरएमपि त निस्केन?

नीरज जिम्बाको बयान कदापि व्यक्तिगत होइन। उसको बयानले भाजपा अनि गोरामुमोको राजनैतिक सोचलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्छ। जिम्बालाई राम्ररी थाहा छ कि भाजपा अहिले गोर्खाको मुद्दा विषय बोल्न त के सोच्न पनि चाहँदैन। त्यसैले स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधान के हो भनेर सोध्दा कुरा घुमाई रहन्छ। देश संकटमा छ जस्तो भाजपाको प्रोपागान्डा बोल्छ। हाम्रो मुद्दा भन्दा देश ठूलो सम्मको बयान दिएका छन् जिम्बाले। स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधानको निम्ति बनाइनु पर्ने स्टेरिङ कमिटी सम्म बनाउन असक्षम गठबंधन बाट विधान सभा चुनाव अघि केही हुन्छ भनेर आशा राख्नु मुङ्गेरी लाल कि हसिन सपने जस्तै हो। उनको बयानबाट यही झल्किन्छ कि स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधान भनेको गोर्खाल्याण्ड चाहिँ पटक्कै होइन। के हुनु सक्छ? यो जी टी ए जस्तै अलिकति बढी शक्तिवान व्यवस्था मात्र हो। कहिले हुन्छ? यदि भाजपाले बंगालमा सत्ता सम्हाल्नु सक्यो भने मात्र। नत्र स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधान रहस्यमय, बुझेर पनि बुझ्न नसकिने राजनैतिक समाधान भएर तुहिनेछ।

तर अचानक बढेको राजनैतिक हलचल के को लागि? स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधान को निम्ति पटक्कै होइन। यो हो बंगाल विधान सभा चुनाव २०२१को लागि। 

यदि स्थायी राजनैतिक समाधान छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड होइन भने जी टी ए ३ मात्र हो। जी टी ए ३ को लागि गोर्खाल्याण्ड को बलि दिनु पनि राजी गठबंधन, जसको अहंकार को मंत्र नै जाती अनि माटो प्रेम। 

 यदि जी टी ए ३ नै गठबंधन को लक्ष्य हो भने अढाई वर्ष देखि गोर्खा जनमुक्ति मोर्चा विनय खेमाको नेतृत्वमा जी टी ए प्रशासन राम्ररी नै चली रहेको छ। जनताले उनीहरुलाई नकारेर पनि अहिले जनता उनीहरू तर्फ नै फर्केको सबैले देखिदैछन। राज्य सरकार संग राम्रो तालमेल गरेर व्यवस्था चली रहेको छ। घिसिङ अनि गुरुङ कालमा नभएको विकाशहरु गर्दैछन यी नेतृत्वहरुले। राजनैतिक संस्कार सुधार्दै छन। जनता खुशी नै छन। पहाड शान्ति छ। पहाडका गैर राजनैतिक स्तकेहोल्डर सहयोगी छन। प्रशासन सफलतापूर्वक चली रहेको छ। विकास को मेरुदण्ड सीधा हुँदैछ। पहाडले नसुनेको भिजन को सोच जस्ता कुराहरू दैनिक बातचीत को विषय बनिन्दैछ। 

अब प्रश्न उठ्छ, के चुनाव जित्नु गोर्खाल्याण्ड नै मुद्दा हुनु पर्छ? जातीय अनि राजनैतिक एकता विहिन कसरी गोर्खाल्याण्ड सम्भव छ? यो राजनैतिक विभिन्नता अनि खिचातानी त चुनावको राजनैतिक युद्दको संकेत हो। गोर्खाल्याण्डको युद्दको निम्ति तयारीको संकेत पटक्कै होइन।

 गोर्खाल्याण्डलाई गठबन्धनले किन बजारीकरण गर्दैछ? किन कुरकुरे जस्तो बेच्न खोज्दैछ? घरी यो स्वादको कुरकुरे घरी त्यो स्वादको कुरकुरे। बरु कुरकुरे बनाउने फ्याक्ट्रीलाई नै किन मुद्दा नबनाउने? कुरकुरे बनाउने फ्याक्ट्रीमा चाहिँ विनय अनितले काम गर्दैछ, फ्याक्ट्री राम्रो हुँदैछ, मसिन पनि राम्रो हाल्दैछ भन्ने गठबंधन लाई डर? कि कुरकुरे को सेल्स एजेन्ट्स सांसद अनि विधायकले कुरकुरे मात्र बेच्न सक्छ, फ्याक्ट्री को मसिन ल्याउनु सक्दैन भनेर कुरकुरे नै बेच्न खोजेको?

फ्याक्ट्री ठूलो, गुणस्तरको बनाऔं। फ्याक्ट्रीमा काम गर्ने कर्मचारीहरु गुणस्तरको ल्याऊ। कुरकुरे बेच्नु एजेन्ट्स चाहिन्दैन।

Lockdown extended till May 31 with relaxations

Barber shops, salons and spas can function, and e-commerce firms can deliver nonessential items in non-containment zones

The Centre has extended the lockdown till May 31 with several relaxations in non-containment zones and allowed states to decide the colour code that reflects the intensity of the Covid-19 spread in a particular area.

Some of the key changes in Lockdown 4, compared with the previous phase that ended on Sunday:

⦾ Shops of all categories, except those in malls and in containment zones, can open with staggered timings. Barber shops, salons and spas can function and e-commerce firms can deliver nonessential items in non-containment zones, PTI added. The states will have the final say on the shops that can open.

Representatives of malls have requested the government to allow them to reopen, describing the continuing bar as unfortunate and pointing out that such centres are equipped to follow social distancing and public hygiene norms under professional supervision.

⦾ Intra- and inter-state movement (with mutual consent of the states) of passenger vehicles and buses.

⦾ Hotels and restaurants cannot reopen but can operate kitchens for home delivery and takeaway services.

⦾ Sports complexes and stadiums will be permitted to open for sporting events but without spectators. (Asked whether the IPL would be allowed, the Union home ministry spokesperson refused comment).

Night curfew will remain in force between 7pm and 7am on the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities.

The states can decide on the delineation of red, orange and green zones in line with the Union health ministry’s guidelines. District administrations and local urban bodies will identify the containment and buffer zones within the red and orange zones with the help of local technical inputs and the Union ministry’s guidelines.

All domestic and international flights and Metro train services will remain prohibited. Air ambulance and flights for security purposes will be allowed.

Schools, colleges, educational training institutions, hotels, gyms, swimming pools and cinemas will remain closed. No social, political or religious functions will be allowed, and places of worship will remain shut till May 31, the home ministry said.

The practice of working from home should be followed to the extent possible and staggering of work hours should be adopted by all offices and establishments. There should be thermal scanning and use of hand sanitisers at all entry and exit points and common areas, the guidelines said.

Via : Telegraph

How Can We Stop This if They Sleep on Tracks, SC Says on Migrants Killed in Aurangabad, Rejects Shelter Plea

In pic : Migrant workers from other states desperate to return to their homes walk through rail tracks towards a train station in Ahmedabad on May 11, 2020. (Photo: AP)

The court made the observation as it refused to direct the government to give migrant workers shelter or free transportation.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it was impossible for anyone to stop migrant workers from walking back to their homes and refused to direct the government to give them shelter or free transportation.

“How do you stop people who want to keep walking? Can anyone go and stop them? Impossible for anyone to stop them,” a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjay Kaul and BR Gavai said.

The court refused to entertain the plea after the Centre informed that arrangements have been made for the migrants to return home, “but some don't want to wait and start walking on foot.”

“Migrants must have patience to wait for their turn,” Solicitor General Tushar Meha told the bench.

Mehta said authorities can only request these people not to start walking on foot as using any force to stop them would be counter-productive.

The petitioner, lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava, also highlighted the issue of 16 migrant workers getting killed after being run over by a train in Aurangabad last week, to which the court responded: “How can anyone stop this when they sleep on railway tracks?”

The workers crushed to death by a freight train last Friday had been walking along the rail tracks for around 45km and slept there due to exhaustion, officials had said.

The bench, which said it was not inclined to hear the plea, observed that it is impossible for the court to monitor who is walking and who is not walking.

It also berated the advocate, saying his petition was "totally based" on newspaper clippings. "Every advocate read incidents in the paper and become knowledgeable about every subject. Your knowledge is totally based on newspaper clippings and then you want this court to decide. Let the state decide. Why should this court decide or hear? We will give you special pass. Can you go and implement government orders?" the court said, dismissing the petition.

The petitioner had wanted the court to pass directions to all district magistrate to identify those stranded and ensure shelter, food and free transport for them.

Dozens of migrant workers have fallen sick or died on their way home, either from fatigue or in accidents, underscoring the extreme risks the poor have been exposed to under measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Migrant labourers have been walking back to their rural homes since the lockdown was announced in March as their income dried up overnight. The Centre, criticised for ignoring their plight, started running special Shramik trains earlier this month to ferry them home. The Railways says over a million have been sent back so far.

But activists, which helps such migrant labourers, said many were still trying to get home on foot because registering for the transport was too difficult.

Source : News18.com

Lockdown extended till May 3, nationwide vigil for hotspots till April 20

Guidelines on easing curbs tomorrow, promises PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The Prime Minister has extended the nationwide lockdown to May 3, stressing that strict stay-at-home measures would be enforced till April 20 to further thwart the spread of the coronavirus. Twitter/@narendramodi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi prolonged the tough Covid-19 lockdown rules now in force till May 3 and showered praise on all Indians for enduring the stay-at-home rules but added that there could be some loosening of curbs after April 20 outside of hotspots to allow operation of certain essential activities.

In a televised address to the nation, Modi said that detailed guidelines would be released Wednesday on relaxations in certain sectors, most probably including agriculture, which might otherwise be badly hit.

However, the Prime Minister’s fourth broadcast since the Covid-19 pandemic began was conspicuously silent on any larger economic package to prevent a sharp slowdown in the coming months. Instead, it stuck to generalities with Modi showering praise on all Indians saying, “for the sake of your country, you are fulfilling your duties like a disciplined soldier.”

Modi said the government would be keeping a district-level eye on the entire country to ensure that new disease hotspots did not emerge. “Until 20th April, every town, every police station, every district, every state will be evaluated on how much the lockdown is being followed,” he warned.

The Prime Minister’s speech received mixed reactions with people saying they had expected more substantial announcements about government measures both to counter the disease and also on how specific sectors could be kickstarted back to life.

The Congress Party soon after the speech backed the lockdown extension but said the government had done nothing for migrant workers stranded at the borders of several states. Congress spokesman Manish Tewari also pointed out that, “He also did not talk about ramping up mass testing in the country for Covid-19 and did not specify steps taken to increase the purchase of personal protection equipment.”

Similarly, Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “India delayed the purchase of testing kits and is now critically short of them.” He added: “With just 149 tests per million Indians, we are now in the company of Laos (157), Niger (182) & Honduras (162).”

Indications that there would be no substantive announcements during today’s (Tuesday) 24-minute speech came early on when the Prime Minister started out by mentioning that it was Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s birthday and that, “This display of our collective strength, by us, the people of India, is a true tribute to Baba Saheb Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar, on his birth anniversary. Baba Saheb’s life inspires us to combat each challenge with determination and hard work.”

The Prime Minister also enumerated what he felt were his government’s early actions to counter Covid-19 and said that but for these the pandemic might have had a more devastating impact on the country. “Long before we had even a single case of Corona, India had started screening travellers coming in from Corona-affected countries at airports. Much before the number of Corona patients reached 100, India had made 14-day isolation mandatory for all those coming in from abroad. Malls, clubs and gyms were shut down in many places.”

He added: “When we had only 550 Corona cases, then itself India had taken the big step of a 21-day complete lockdown. India did not wait for the problem to aggravate. Rather, we attempted to nip the problem in the bud itself, by taking quick decisions as soon as it arose.”

Modi argued that the government’s actions had produced the desired results: “It is clearly evident from the experience of the past few days, that we have chosen the correct path. Our country has greatly benefited from social distancing and lockdown.”

The 21-day lockdown which has been in force since March 25 was scheduled to end Tuesday and indeed many businessmen had been hoping that a limited return to work would be allowed so that their businesses would not suffer further.

Soon after the Prime Minister’s speech, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that regular commercial flights would be suspended till May 3 and the railway ministry announced that regular train services would also be suspended during the extended lockdown period.

The decision to prolong the lockdown did not come as a total surprise. Seven state governments including Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra had already announced that the lockdown would continue before the Prime Minister’s speech. Maharashtra has been the worst hit by the pandemic with more than 2,330 cases recorded on April 14 at 8am. The state has also had 160 fatalities, far higher than any other state.

Modi also offered words of praise for state governments which have had to do most of the work in controlling the infection. He said: “The state governments have also acted with great responsibility in this, managing the situation round the clock. I have been in continuous touch with the states on how the fight against Corona should progress in India. Everyone has suggested that the lockdown should be continued. Many states have in fact already decided and declared to continue the lockdown.”

The Prime Minister also pointed to the fact that the rabi crop is being harvested now and that the kharif would have to be sown soon. “The Central and State governments are working together to minimise the problems of the farmers,” he added.

The Prime Minister ended his address by appealing to the nation to follow seven steps or, as he noted, “saptapadi”. He entreated Indians to take care of the elderly and advised people to take care of themselves. “Follow the instructions issued by AYUSH ministry to enhance your immunity. Regularly consume warm water, ‘kadha’ (with spices),” he said.

The other five suggestions were: observe the lakshmanrekha of lockdown and social distancing amid use of home-made masks’ download the Arogya Setu app and encourage all others to do so, help the poor and needy with food, do not lay off employees of your businesses and enterprises in these difficult times, and last, extend all help and cooperation to “our covid warriors” who include doctors, nurses, ward boys and all others providing essential services.

By Paran Balakrishnan in New Delhi, TT

Despite lockdown, about 200 tea gardens open in north Bengal

Sprawling across the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduars, the belt has another 40,000 small growers who employ one lakh labourers. Most of these gardens operated on Tuesday.

Writes : Snigdhendu Bhattacharya and Pramod Giri , Hindustan Times, Kolkata/Siliguri

Thousands of workers in about 200 tea gardens in northern West Bengal continued to work on Tuesday, despite a complete lockdown announced by Mamata Banerjee from Monday evening, triggering a huge controversy.

The Darjeeling hills and Dooars region of West Bengal have 283 tea gardens, employing 350,000 permanent and casual workers, who earn Rs 176 per day besides the weekly ration.

Sprawling across the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduars, the belt has another 40,000 small growers who employ one lakh labourers. Most of these gardens operated on Tuesday.

While no worker turned up on Wednesday, the gardens have not yet issued any notification stating closure of operations. It remained uncertain whether the gardens would function on Wednesday, as a section of workers were confused and panicked over the prospect of a loss of pay.

Ram Avtar Sharma, secretary of the Dooars branch of Tea Association of India, said that they did not receive “any specific instruction” from the administration to keep the gardens closed.

“Most of the gardens in Dooars were open on Tuesday but none functioned on Wednesday because workers did not turn up,” Sharma said.

Prabir Kumar Bhattacharya, the secretary-general of Tea Association of India, said that the government order issued announcing lockdown from March 23 did not mention the areas where the gardens are located.

“In view of the revised order issued by the chief secretary on March 24 when the entire state of West Bengal has been advised to be locked out, the industry shall be taking a decision on this matter soon,” Bhattacharya said.

The March 22 order enforcing the Complete Safety Regulations had mentioned the towns of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kurseung, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jaigaon in the three districts.

It had instructed a five-day closure of all public transport facilities, shops, commercial establishments, factories workshops and godowns and prohibited the gathering of more than seven persons from Monday evening.

The order issued by the state government on March 24, extending the lockdown till March 31, mentioned ‘whole of West Bengal’.

“This is the time for the first flush, which fetches the highest price, and helps us survive throughout the year. Closing gardens would amount to huge losses. Besides, workers would demand wages and ration if we close the gardens on our own. Let the administration close them down if they want,” a manager of a tea garden, who did not want to be identified, said.

Saman Pathak, a leader of the Joint Forum of Trade Unions in the Tea Industry who belongs to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), wrote a letter to the district magistrate on Tuesday, appealing to implement Complete Safety Regulations in the gardens.

Local human rights activist Rupan Deb said that the administration needed to send teams in the gardens to inquire about people’s travel history.

“Many family members of garden workers migrate to other states, including Kerala and Maharashtra, for work in different industries. Many of them have returned recently but have not reported them to the administration. If the administration does not take precautionary steps immediately and fails to ensure wages and rations, there could be trouble,” Deb said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Alipurduars MP John Barla alleged that tea gardens’ management forced and threatened workers to join plucking tea leaves.

“They forced workers to gather at the gardens. The tea gardens owners are risking the lives of thousands of workers for their monetary benefits,” Barla alleged.

Sonia Jabbar, the owner of Nuxalbari Tea Estate, rubbished Barla’s allegations.

“We come under the organised sector and we act only on the basis of written communication from our association or the administration. There was no such communication. We only take orders. Everything is decided by three parties - government, unions and owners through the ITA and other associations. So there’s no question of forcing workers,” Jabbar said.

“The allegation of forcing workers to work is absolutely baseless. On the other hand, we at our garden ensured that every worked maintained the distance of six feet and washed their hands every two hours. Now that the prime minister has announced a country-wide total lockdown for 21 days, we will not function from Wednesday,” she added.

However, BJP’s Madarihat MLA Manoj Tigga alleged that most of the gardens in Alipurduars did not follow safety measures, including maintaining the minimum distance between workers.

There are nine Covid-19 patients in the state, which has also reported one death, so far.

Source : Hindustan Times

कोरोना वायरस: मुश्किल में पड़ीं दुती चंद, ओलिंपिक खेलने की उम्मीदों को लगा झटका

भारत की फर्राटा क्वीन दुती चंद के लिए ओलिंपिक्स का टिकट कटाना मुश्किल हो गया है क्योंकि कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण वह जर्मनी में अभ्यास और प्रतियोगिताओं में भाग नहीं ले पा रही हैं।

भारत की फर्राटा क्वीन दुती चंद के लिए ओलिंपिक्स का टिकट कटाना मुश्किल हो गया है क्योंकि कोविड-19 महामारी के कारण वह जर्मनी में अभ्यास और प्रतियोगिताओं में भाग नहीं ले पा रही हैं। दुती को जर्मनी में दो मार्च से ओलिंपिक्स क्वॉलिफायर्स में भाग लेना था, लेकिन वीजा और प्रायोजन मिलने के बावजूद वह कोरोना वायरस के कारण नहीं जा सकीं। दुती ने कहा, ‘मुझे जर्मनी में दो मार्च से प्रतिस्पर्धा में भाग लेना था। मुझे यूरोप में कुछ अच्छी प्रतियोगिताओं में हिस्सा लेना था ताकि ओलिंपिक्स के लिए क्वॉलिफाइ कर सकूं लेकिन कोरोना वायरस के कारण मेरी योजनाओं पर पानी फिर गया।'

उन्होंने कहा, 'मैंने वीजा और बाकी यात्रा दस्तावेज बना लिए थे और मैं जर्मनी जाने को तैयार थी कि मुझे वहां से संदेश मिला कि कोरोना वायरस के कारण मैं वहां नहीं आऊं। मैं बहुत निराश हूं।’

INSPIRIA KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS ORGANISES YOUTH RUN ON MARCH 29

Inspiria Knowledge Campus will organize YOUTH RUN 2020 on the 29th of March featuring over 1000 runners from Siliguri and surrounding areas. This is the third year of Inspiria’s YOUTH RUN which is now an annual event in its calendar. 

The idea behind the YOUTH RUN is to promote awareness about health and fitness among the people. This year has over 14 sponsors for the run. Powered by spot has been taken by Winkie’s - the cake Specialist, and Tata Pravesh and Axis bank are Associate Sponsors.

Like in the last two years, the YOUTH RUN will have two sections – the 5 km run and the 10 km run. Participants cutting across all ages will run through Himachal Vihar and Uttorayon to complete the 5 km/10 km stretches. As part of the running kit each runner will be provided a personalised name printed bib and a stylish T10 branded running T-shirt. Runners who have registered themselves for the event would have to report to the campus at 6:45 a.m as the run would be flagged off at 7:30 a.m.

Runners will experience unique features along the route like a dedicated cheer squad sponsored by Apollo clinic and energy drink sponsored by Fast & Up. Once runners reach the finish line, each finisher will we galanded with a unique medal made for this edition. 

Live bytes will be aired on Radio Mirchi and live posts will be put up by Khabar Samay on Social media platforms. Each participant will be offered fresh sandwiches by Subway and Keventer Bananas and with this offering will further endorse healthy eating. Free Digital photos will be made available to the runners within a few hours of race completion, this technology has never been used before in Siliguri.

There will be 6 winners in each race category, 3 male and 3 female, each winner will be awarded certificate, trophy and shoes from Ajanta Impakto as part of the winnings.

To create more awareness about the run, this year we have roped in Priti Rai, who is the winner of Tata Mumbai Marathon, Mr. Siliguri and Mr Jayraj Pradhan, Fitness Coach

To help our runners achieve their PB’s and finish the run in a desired time we have pacers spread across timings.

The YOUTH RUN event is geared to a noble cause. Funds generated from the run would be used to support under-privileged meritorious students.

Regards,

Rahul Gupta

Race Director