Morcha oils street levers for GTA - Sunday protests kick off a day after Mamata visit
RAJEEV RAVIDAS, TT, Kalimpong, Feb. 12: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha took to the streets for a separate state for the first time today since the signing of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration agreement and a day after Mamata Banerjee’s visit to the hills.
The move, party leaders admitted, was part of a two-pronged strategy to force the government for an early implementation of the pact and to counter rivals who have been trying to use the delay to drum up support in their favour.
Rallies and public meetings were held across the hills by the frontal organisations of the Morcha, whose supporters shouted slogans for Gorkhaland.
The processions culminated in public meetings, where speakers spoke in favour of statehood. Although planned earlier, the rallies come a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Centre for the delay in implementing the GTA and promised the Morcha that she would discuss the matter with the Prime Minister.
Asked why the rallies were still being held despite the chief minister’s assurance, Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri said: “The programmes announced will continue. We want speedy implementation of the GTA.”
The Morcha will hold similar rallies and public meetings all over the hills every Sunday in the weeks ahead.
Binay Tamang, the Morcha assistant secretary, said the GTA would not be a stumbling block to Gorkhaland and the party would continue to raise the demand for a separate state before and after its formation.
Tamang said a series of programmes would also be held in Mirik from February 24 to March 1 in favour of Gorkhaland.
Although Tamang denied the Mirik programme was an attempt to thwart the GNLF from campaigning for a Sixth Schedule status for the hills, many felt it was otherwise. “The GNLF has said it will hold a public meeting in Mirik on February 26 to drum up support for the Sixth Schedule. The Morcha’s Mirik-centric programmes are an obvious attempt to counter that,” said an observer.
Arjun Rai, a GNLF leader from Mirik, said his party was yet to decide on the public meeting.
“Nothing is firmed up. We are thinking of holding the meeting. I don’t want to react to other parties’ decisions but what is important is that we are in favour of Sixth Schedule. We will do all that is in our means to force the Centre to implement the tripartite pact granting Sixth Schedule status to the hills,” he said.
The Morcha has accused its rivals of trying to use the delay in the formation of GTA to their advantage.
Morcha president Bimal Gurung last week launched a scathing attack on Gorkhaland Task Force, targeting Chhatrey Subba in particular and accusing him of harbouring Maoists.
The ABGL, CPRM, GNLF(C), Bharatiya Gorkha Parisang and the Gorkha Rajya Nirman Morcha are members of the GTF.
“The Morcha obviously believes that the opposing voices are getting vocal by the day because of the delay in the implementation of GTA. They seem to have learnt the lesson from the GNLF, which lost ground partly because of the long delay in the implementation of the Sixth Schedule pact,” said an observer.
Gurung has also accused a section of the media of providing a platform to his opponents so that they can continue with their campaign against his party even though they do not enjoy any public support.
The local channel here has stopped airing news based programmes after Gurung’s allegation.
The Morcha denied that the party had anything to do with the programmes going off air. “The decision to stop telecasting the news is that of the cable operator,” said Tamang. The civil society has taken strong exception to the development.
“The news programmes must be allowed to resume. The local cable operator should not be allowed to feel insecure. This is the demand of the public,” said N.P. Dixit, the president of the Citizens’ Rights Forum, Kalimpong.
समाचार च्यानल बन्द प्रकरण: क्रामाकपाको पोष्टरिंग मोर्चाको प्रतिक्रिया
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| A procession taken out for Gorkhaland by Nari Morcha members in Darjeeling on Sunday. Picture by Suman Tamang |
The move, party leaders admitted, was part of a two-pronged strategy to force the government for an early implementation of the pact and to counter rivals who have been trying to use the delay to drum up support in their favour.
Rallies and public meetings were held across the hills by the frontal organisations of the Morcha, whose supporters shouted slogans for Gorkhaland.
The processions culminated in public meetings, where speakers spoke in favour of statehood. Although planned earlier, the rallies come a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Centre for the delay in implementing the GTA and promised the Morcha that she would discuss the matter with the Prime Minister.
Asked why the rallies were still being held despite the chief minister’s assurance, Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri said: “The programmes announced will continue. We want speedy implementation of the GTA.”
The Morcha will hold similar rallies and public meetings all over the hills every Sunday in the weeks ahead.
Binay Tamang, the Morcha assistant secretary, said the GTA would not be a stumbling block to Gorkhaland and the party would continue to raise the demand for a separate state before and after its formation.
Tamang said a series of programmes would also be held in Mirik from February 24 to March 1 in favour of Gorkhaland.
Although Tamang denied the Mirik programme was an attempt to thwart the GNLF from campaigning for a Sixth Schedule status for the hills, many felt it was otherwise. “The GNLF has said it will hold a public meeting in Mirik on February 26 to drum up support for the Sixth Schedule. The Morcha’s Mirik-centric programmes are an obvious attempt to counter that,” said an observer.
Arjun Rai, a GNLF leader from Mirik, said his party was yet to decide on the public meeting.
“Nothing is firmed up. We are thinking of holding the meeting. I don’t want to react to other parties’ decisions but what is important is that we are in favour of Sixth Schedule. We will do all that is in our means to force the Centre to implement the tripartite pact granting Sixth Schedule status to the hills,” he said.
The Morcha has accused its rivals of trying to use the delay in the formation of GTA to their advantage.
Morcha president Bimal Gurung last week launched a scathing attack on Gorkhaland Task Force, targeting Chhatrey Subba in particular and accusing him of harbouring Maoists.
The ABGL, CPRM, GNLF(C), Bharatiya Gorkha Parisang and the Gorkha Rajya Nirman Morcha are members of the GTF.
“The Morcha obviously believes that the opposing voices are getting vocal by the day because of the delay in the implementation of GTA. They seem to have learnt the lesson from the GNLF, which lost ground partly because of the long delay in the implementation of the Sixth Schedule pact,” said an observer.
Gurung has also accused a section of the media of providing a platform to his opponents so that they can continue with their campaign against his party even though they do not enjoy any public support.
The local channel here has stopped airing news based programmes after Gurung’s allegation.
The Morcha denied that the party had anything to do with the programmes going off air. “The decision to stop telecasting the news is that of the cable operator,” said Tamang. The civil society has taken strong exception to the development.
“The news programmes must be allowed to resume. The local cable operator should not be allowed to feel insecure. This is the demand of the public,” said N.P. Dixit, the president of the Citizens’ Rights Forum, Kalimpong.
समाचार च्यानल बन्द प्रकरण: क्रामाकपाको पोष्टरिंग मोर्चाको प्रतिक्रिया
डी के वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ 12 फरवरी: कालेबुङका समाचार च्यानलहरु बन्द गरेको सन्दर्भमा क्रामाकपाले आज शहरमा पोष्टरिंग गरेको छ। एकातिर मोर्चा प्रमुख बिमल गुरुंगले मिडीया कर्मीहरु बिरुद्ध मुद्दा हाल्ने कुरा गर्नु अनि अर्कोतिर समाचार प्रसारण बन्द हुनुमा क्रामाकपाले पारी चितुवा कराउँनु अनि वारी बाख्रा हराउँनु भनि टिप्पणी गरेको छ।
एकातिर समाचार च्यानलहरु बन्द भएको छ भने कतिपय च्यानलहरुबाट मोर्चाको कार्यक्रमहरु प्रसारण भईरहेको सन्दर्भमा पनि क्रामाकपाले आपत्ति जनाएको छ। यदि लोकल क्याबलबाट समाचार प्रसारण गैर कानुनि हो भने कार्यक्रम प्रसारण हुने च्यानलहरुलाई किन उक्त नियम लागु हुँदैन भनि क्रामाकपाले पोष्टरमा प्रश्न उठाएको छ।
अर्कोतिर क्रामाकपाले समाचार च्यानलहरु बन्द भएकोमा पोष्टर टाँसेर बिरोध गरेको सन्दर्भमा गोर्खा जनमुक्ति मोर्चाले प्रतिक्रिया जनाएको छ। मोर्चाका केन्द्रिय समिति सदस्य सामुएल गुरुंगले आज मोर्चाको पथसभालाई सम्बोधन गर्दै डम्बर चौकबाट समाचार च्यानहरु बन्द भएकोमा क्रामाकपाले वास्तविक कुरा बुझ्नु भनि सुझाव दिएका छन। तिनले पथ सभालाई सम्बोधन गर्दै भने, कालेबुंगमा लोकल मिडीयाहरुले मोर्चाको आन्दोलनलाई यहाँ सम्म ल्याउन सहयोग गरेका हुन। तर कतिपय कुराहरुमा अप्ठ्यारो पर्ने कुरा बुझेर क्याबल मालिक पक्षले समाचार प्रसारणमा रोक लगाउँदा यसको आरोप मोर्चलाई लगाउँन हुँदैन भन्ने तिनले बताए। तिनले लोकल क्याबलमा समाचार प्रसारण गर्दा हुने कतिपय तक्निकी असुबिधाहरु रहेको अनि उक्त तक्निकी असुबिधाहरुबारे समाचार च्यानलकर्मीहरुले मोर्चालाई सहयोग मागे मोर्चा मिडीया कर्मीहरुको सहयोगमा रहेको स्पष्ट पारे। हाल लोकल क्याबलमा समाचार प्रसारण गर्दा कानुनि अवैद्य रहेको अनि यसलाई प्रशासनिक रुपले वैद्य बनाउँन मोर्चाले सहयोग गर्न तयार रहेको थप सामुएल गुरुंगले बताए। तिनले क्रामाकपाले पोष्टरिंग गरेको सन्दर्भमा यो केवल पार्टीको राजनैतिक अस्तित्व बचाउने चलखेल मात्र रहेको आरोप लगाउँदै यदि जनता आफ्नो साथमा छ भन्ने ठान्छन भने जुलुस निकालेर क्याबल मालिक पक्षको विरोधमा जुलुस निकाल्नु भनि चुनौति दिए।
युवा अनि नारी मोर्चाद्वारा गोर्खाल्याण्डको मागमा जुलुस एंव पथ सभा
डी के वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ 12 फरवरी: निकै लामो अन्तराल पछि छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको माग गर्दै गोर्खा जनमुक्ति युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुले कालेबुङको सडकमा जुलुस निकाले। यस अवसरमा युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुको ब्यापक उपस्थिति रहेको थियो। छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको माग गर्दै मोर्चाको भातृ संगठन युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुले यहाँको डम्बर चौक बाट जुलुस निकालेका थिए।
डी के वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ 12 फरवरी: निकै लामो अन्तराल पछि छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको माग गर्दै गोर्खा जनमुक्ति युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुले कालेबुङको सडकमा जुलुस निकाले। यस अवसरमा युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुको ब्यापक उपस्थिति रहेको थियो। छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको माग गर्दै मोर्चाको भातृ संगठन युवा मोर्चा अनि नारी मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताहरुले यहाँको डम्बर चौक बाट जुलुस निकालेका थिए।
यस अवसरमा गोर्खाहरुको निम्ति छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठन गर्नु पर्ने माग गर्दै शहरमा नाराबाजी लगाए। डम्बर चौकबाट शुरु भएको जुलुसले यहाँको दशमाईल फाटक हुँदै शहर परिक्रमा गरे पछि पुन: डम्बर चौकमा आईपुगेर पथसभामा परिणत भयो। यस अवसरमा पथ सभालाई सम्बोधन गर्दै युवा मोर्चा कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिका सहसचिव बारुद थापाले घरी घरी मोर्चालाई गोर्खाल्याण्डको आन्दोलन ड्रप गरेको बिपक्षी राजनैतिक दलहरुका नेताहरुले आरोप लगाउँने कार्य नगर्नु भन्ने सुझाव दिदै मोर्चाले कहिल्यै गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दा ड्रप नगरेको दाबी गरे।
बिगतमा सुवास घिसिंगले चलाएको आन्दोलनमा जब दागोपापको सम्झौता भयो त्यस समय दागोपापको सम्झौता पत्रमा नै गोर्खाल्याण्ड्को आन्दोलन ड्रप गरेको लेखेको बताउँदै तर यता गोजमुमोले भने जीटीएमा सम्झौता गर्दा पनि गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई त्याग्ने कार्य नगरेको तिनले बताए। तिनले कुनै पनि राजनैतिक पार्टीहरुको नाम नलिईकन बिपक्षी दलहरुमा खनिन्दै यहाँ मोर्चाले गणतन्त्रको स्थापना गरेको दाबी गरे। युवा मोर्चालाई जीटीए गठन हुँदा अथवा गठन नहुँदा कुनै फरक नपर्ने बताउँदै युवा मोर्चा गोर्खाल्याण्ड नभए सम्म आन्दोलनमा लागि पर्ने थप थापाले बताए। तिनले जब सम्म छुट्टै राज्य गठन हुँदैन तबसम्म युवा मोर्चाको आन्दोलन जारी रहने दाबी गर्दै बिगतका नेताहरुले जुन प्रकारका गल्तिहरु गरे त्यस्ता गल्तिहरु मोर्चाले कहिल्यै नदोहोराउँने ठोकुवा गरे।
यसै सन्दर्भमा नारी मोर्चा कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिका सचिव बन्दना योन्जनले बिगतमा भारत स्वाधीन हुनलाई गान्धी मात्र लडेका थिएनन तर सुवास चन्द्र बोस पनि लडेका थिए भन्दै यदि गोर्खाहरुलाई सरकारले छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड नदिए युवाहरु सुवास चन्द्र बोस जस्तो अनि नारीहरु झाँसिकी रानी र मिरा बाई जस्तो तरिकाले आन्दोलनमा ओर्लिने चेतावनी दिए। यसरी नै पथसभालाई गोजमुमो केन्द्रिय समिति सदस्य समुएल गुरुंगले सम्बोधन गर्दै गोजमुमो गोर्खाल्याण्डको मागमा अडीग भएर बसेको दाबी गरे। आन्दोलन कालमा मोर्चाले जनतालाई कुनै पनि कुरा ढाँट्ने नगरेको बताउँदै बिपक्षीहरुले मोर्चाले जनतालाई ढाँट्यो भन्ने आरोप लाउँन नहुने सुझाव राखे।
हाल केन्द र राज्य सरकारले ज़ीटीएको खेस्रामा मोर्चा सित सम्झौता गरेता पनि उक्त जीटीए कार्यंन्वयन नहुँदा सरकार प्रतिको बिश्वास मोर्चाबाट हराउँन थालेको बताउँदै यदि सरकारले गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठनको निम्ति ढिलो पहल गर्दा पहाडको शान्ति प्रक्रिया भंग भए त्यसको दायी सरकार नै हुने तिनले स्पष्ट बताए। मोर्चा प्रमुख बिमल गुरुंगले यदि जीटीए गठन नभए आगमी 17 अप्रेलको दिन जीटीएको सम्झौता पत्र निश्चित रुपमा जलाएर आन्दोलनलाई जोड्दार अघि बडाएर लाने चेतावनी दिएका छन।
बिगतमा सुवास घिसिंगले चलाएको आन्दोलनमा जब दागोपापको सम्झौता भयो त्यस समय दागोपापको सम्झौता पत्रमा नै गोर्खाल्याण्ड्को आन्दोलन ड्रप गरेको लेखेको बताउँदै तर यता गोजमुमोले भने जीटीएमा सम्झौता गर्दा पनि गोर्खाल्याण्डको मुद्दालाई त्याग्ने कार्य नगरेको तिनले बताए। तिनले कुनै पनि राजनैतिक पार्टीहरुको नाम नलिईकन बिपक्षी दलहरुमा खनिन्दै यहाँ मोर्चाले गणतन्त्रको स्थापना गरेको दाबी गरे। युवा मोर्चालाई जीटीए गठन हुँदा अथवा गठन नहुँदा कुनै फरक नपर्ने बताउँदै युवा मोर्चा गोर्खाल्याण्ड नभए सम्म आन्दोलनमा लागि पर्ने थप थापाले बताए। तिनले जब सम्म छुट्टै राज्य गठन हुँदैन तबसम्म युवा मोर्चाको आन्दोलन जारी रहने दाबी गर्दै बिगतका नेताहरुले जुन प्रकारका गल्तिहरु गरे त्यस्ता गल्तिहरु मोर्चाले कहिल्यै नदोहोराउँने ठोकुवा गरे।
यसै सन्दर्भमा नारी मोर्चा कालेबुङ महकुमा समितिका सचिव बन्दना योन्जनले बिगतमा भारत स्वाधीन हुनलाई गान्धी मात्र लडेका थिएनन तर सुवास चन्द्र बोस पनि लडेका थिए भन्दै यदि गोर्खाहरुलाई सरकारले छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्ड नदिए युवाहरु सुवास चन्द्र बोस जस्तो अनि नारीहरु झाँसिकी रानी र मिरा बाई जस्तो तरिकाले आन्दोलनमा ओर्लिने चेतावनी दिए। यसरी नै पथसभालाई गोजमुमो केन्द्रिय समिति सदस्य समुएल गुरुंगले सम्बोधन गर्दै गोजमुमो गोर्खाल्याण्डको मागमा अडीग भएर बसेको दाबी गरे। आन्दोलन कालमा मोर्चाले जनतालाई कुनै पनि कुरा ढाँट्ने नगरेको बताउँदै बिपक्षीहरुले मोर्चाले जनतालाई ढाँट्यो भन्ने आरोप लाउँन नहुने सुझाव राखे।
हाल केन्द र राज्य सरकारले ज़ीटीएको खेस्रामा मोर्चा सित सम्झौता गरेता पनि उक्त जीटीए कार्यंन्वयन नहुँदा सरकार प्रतिको बिश्वास मोर्चाबाट हराउँन थालेको बताउँदै यदि सरकारले गोर्खाल्याण्ड गठनको निम्ति ढिलो पहल गर्दा पहाडको शान्ति प्रक्रिया भंग भए त्यसको दायी सरकार नै हुने तिनले स्पष्ट बताए। मोर्चा प्रमुख बिमल गुरुंगले यदि जीटीए गठन नभए आगमी 17 अप्रेलको दिन जीटीएको सम्झौता पत्र निश्चित रुपमा जलाएर आन्दोलनलाई जोड्दार अघि बडाएर लाने चेतावनी दिएका छन।
एस.यू.सी.आईद्वारा कालेबुङमा सरकारको निती बिरुद्ध हस्ताक्षर संकलन कार्य सम्पन्न
डी के वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ 12 फरवरी: देशमा बडीरहेको अगणतान्त्रिक क्रियाकलाप, सराकारको जनबिरोधी निती, दिनोदिन बडीरहेको भ्रष्टचार आदिको बिरोधमा एस. यू. सी. आईले आज कालेबुंगमा पर्चा बितरण तथा हस्ताक्षर संकलन कार्य गरेको थियो। आगमी 14 मार्चको दिन एस. यू. सी. आईले सरकारको जन बिरोधी नितीको बिरोधमा पार्लियामेन्ट अभियान कार्यक्रममा देशभरीबाट संकलन गरेको हस्ताक्षर साथै साधारण जनताको दाबी देशका प्रधान मंत्रीलाई पेश गर्ने भएको एस. यू. सी. आईका नेता शंकर पालले बताए।
तिनले हाल सरकारले चलाएको गरीबमारा नितीको बिरोधमा सम्पूर्ण देशभरी हस्ताक्षर बटुलेर प्रधान मंत्रीलाई बुझाउँने बताउँदै सरकारले जनबिरोधी नितीहरु फिर्ता लिनु पर्ने माग गरे। शंकर पालको नेतृत्वमा रहेको 4 जनाको टोलिले आज यहाँको थाना डाँडामा उक्त हस्ताक्षर अभियान चलाएर सबै बर्गका मानिसहरुबाट हस्ताक्षर संग्रह गरे। सरकारको जनबिरोधी नितीको बिरोधमा पालन गरिने पार्लियामेन्ट अभियानमा देशका लाखौ मानिसहरुलाई सहभागी बनिदिने एस. यू. सी. आईले आह्वान गरेको छ।
एस. यू. सी. आईले आज बितरण गरेको पर्चामा देशमा दिनोदिन बडीरहेको गरिबमारा नितीहरुको बिरोध गर्दै हाल पूँजीपतिहरुको एकक्षत्र शाषणमा गरिबहरु चेप्टिरहेको दाबी गरेको छ। आज देशमा बडीरहेको बेकारी समस्या, किसानहरुले गरिरहेको आत्महत्या एउटा ब्यापक समस्या रहेको बताउँदै सरकारले गरिबहरुलाई बाँच्न सक्ने निती निर्धारण गर्नु पर्ने माग गरेको छ।
एस. यू. सी. आईले आज बितरण गरेको पर्चामा देशमा दिनोदिन बडीरहेको गरिबमारा नितीहरुको बिरोध गर्दै हाल पूँजीपतिहरुको एकक्षत्र शाषणमा गरिबहरु चेप्टिरहेको दाबी गरेको छ। आज देशमा बडीरहेको बेकारी समस्या, किसानहरुले गरिरहेको आत्महत्या एउटा ब्यापक समस्या रहेको बताउँदै सरकारले गरिबहरुलाई बाँच्न सक्ने निती निर्धारण गर्नु पर्ने माग गरेको छ।
विश्वकर्म समाजको आज 86 औँ स्थापना दिवस पालन
डी के वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ 12 फरवरी: विश्वकर्म समाज कालेबुङको आज 86 औँ स्थापना दिवस पालन गरियो। यस अवसरमा सिक्किम राज्यका बिधायक मदन सेन्चुरी मुख्य अतिथिका रुपमा उपस्थित रहेका थिए। यस अवसरमा समाजमा लामो समय देखि बिभिन्न क्षेत्रहरुमा सेवा गर्दै आईरहेका बिश्वकर्म समाजका मानिसहरुलाई सम्मान जनाईयो।
मुख्य अथिको बाहुलीबाट दिप प्रज्वलन गरे पछि शुरु भएको कार्यक्रममा समाजका अध्यक्ष सी.एस खातीले स्वागत भाषण राखे। कार्यक्रममा बिभिन्न क्षेत्रहरुबाट आएका विश्वकर्म समाजका मानिसहरुले लोक गित तथा लोक नृत्य आदी पनि प्रस्तुत गरे। यसै अवसरमा समाजको पक्षबाट बिभिन्न क्षेत्रमा सेवा गर्दै आईरहेका सी.के लोहार, शैलेन्द्र घतानी, भानुभक्त लामिछाने, निशान्त सिह, दिनांकर दर्नाल, अनि मंगलसिह घिमीरे आदिलाई मुख्य अतिथि तथा बिशिष्ट अतिथिहरुको बाहुलीबाट प्रशस्ति पत्र प्रदान गरि सम्मान जनाईयो। यसै अवसरमा मुख्य अतिथि मदन सेन्चुरीले समाज भवनको निम्ति 51 हजार रुपिया नगद राशी प्रदान गरे। तिनले समाजको 86 स्थापना दिवसको अवसरमा सबै समाजका कार्यकर्ताहरुलाई बधाई दिदै समाजको हितमा सबैले सकारात्मक कार्य गर्नुपर्ने सुझाव राखे। उक्त कार्यक्रममा बिशिष्ट अतिथिहरुका रुपमा सी.के रसाईली, हरि प्रसाद सिह, सरगमसिह रसाईली उपस्थित रहेका थिए।
Last Irish Missionary and a social activist died
Kalimpong, KalimNews: Sister M. Declan Fahy the last Irish Missionary of Cluny sisters of Kalimpong breathed her last today afternoon in a Siliguri Nursing home, she was ailing for some time.
Sr. Fahy aged about 76 was the founder of Cluny Women's College of Kalimpong in 1998 and had served at St Philomena's School and St Joseph’s Convent Kalimpong for the last 35 years.
She worked specially for the upliftment of women and children and education in Kalimpong.
Her funeral will take place at 11 am of 14 February in Kalimpong. Before the funeral her dead body will be taken in a procession around the Kalimpong town from 9 am for the people to give her homage for her service to the people of Kalimpong.
She was born in Roo, Craughwell, Co. Galway on 24th July 1936 of a very religious Irish couple Mr. Peter Fahy and Mrs. Minnie Fahy. Out of twelve children, this staunch catholic family gave to the church a priest, and a Christian Brother.
She had her education in the Sisters of Mercy, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. and graduated from St. Joseph’s College, North Point and Post Graduated Galway, Ireland.
She had her Spiritual training at The Carmelite Fathers, Loughrea, County Galway, The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny Ireland and the Province of North India and Nepal.
She had authored a series of books for school children.
After her studies she worked for one and a half years in Galway. Her search for truth and destiny began from childhood, and continued and knew instinctively that something Divine had transformed her entire life. She responded to that Divine call and joined the Novitiate at Ferban on 8th September 1954. She made her first Profession on 19th March 1957 at Gallen priory, Ferban Co. Offaly at the age of twenty-one.
In April 1957 she left Dublin air port for India with Sr. Helena Egan on her new and beautiful mission. She received her B.A. degree from St. Joseph’s College North Point Darjeeling in 1961 and in the same year she was sent to St. Joseph’s Convent School Chandanagore, Calcutta.
In 1967 she left India for London to pursue her higher studies.
After completing her studies she came back to Chandanagore and resumed her teaching career. In the first week of April 1971 she was sent to St. Joseph’s Convent Kalimpong to continue teaching which included taking charge of games and sports. In January 1982, she was requested to go to St. Anne’s Convent and St. Philomena’s School. She loved the staff and the students very deeply, they reciprocated and under the wonderful guidance and unfailing love of Sr. Teresa Rai, the then Headmistress of St. Philomena’s, she experienced miracles daily. This beautiful mission continued up to 1997.
Her stepping into the hills of Kalimpong was a blessing in disguise for the people of Kalimpong. Her selfless “yes” was visible when former Provincial Sr. Teresa Rai entrusted the work of founding Cluny Women’s College for the less privileged girls of the locality in 1998. Keeping all her trust and confidence in God, she accepted this challenge boldly. On 8th July 2005, through her genuine initiative and compassion Cluny Community College was established for the less privileged drop out boys and girls of the locality.
She went to Ireland for her home holidays in 2011. From the time Sr. Declan came back she hadn’t been keeping too well. She approached her end rather too quickly on 12th Feb. 2012 at Dr. Chang’s nursing home in Siliguri. Her mortal remains were brought to Kalimpong the same day to Nitya Sahayika Niwas her “home”.
Dad hit by girl teasers dies
TT, Malda, Feb. 12: A 55-year-old farmer, who had been attacked by youths for complaining to police for eve-teasing his daughter four days back, died today while being shifted from a Calcutta nursing home to the district hospital here.
Gopal Adhikary’s family members had got him discharged from the Calcutta hospital as they couldn’t bear the treatment cost. He breathed his last in an ambulance around 5pm in Nadia district on the way to Malda.
Adhikary had been assaulted along with his wife and two brothers by about a dozen youths at his home near Gajole on February 7 night. The attackers took revenge on the family for filing a police complaint against them for harassing Adhikary’s daughter regularly.
The eve-teasers barged into the house at Garadhol, 35km from Malda, and hit Adhikary’s head with an iron rod. They also hit his chest with sharp weapons and didn’t spare his brothers either.
One of the attackers is in police custody.
Prabin Adhikary, Gopal’s son, said the treatment in the private nursing home in Calcutta had produced a bill of Rs 1 lakh. “We had admitted him to a nursing home in Calcutta a day after the attack. We had run up a bill of about Rs 1 lakh and paid the amount. As we couldn’t afford to spend more money on the treatment, we decided to admit my father to the Malda district hospital. The hospital released him after we signed a bond.”
“My father died in an ambulance on the way to Malda. We stopped at the Nadia district hospital in Krishnagar, where doctors pronounced him brought-dead. We will bring his body here tomorrow after the post-mortem,” he added.
Prabin said his sister — the target of the eve-teasers — has been falling unconscious every now and then ever since she heard about her father’s death.
The youths used to send the girl, a first-year under-graduate student of Malda College, lewd text messages and pictures. Her uncles filed the complaint with Gajole police after the teasers had tugged at her hand at a bus stop.
Prabin escaped through the rear door with his younger brother and sister during the attack. The family has been living at a relative’s house near Englishbazar ever since.
The girls’ uncle, Narayan Adhikary, filed another complaint with the police after the attack, naming four youths from the same village. They were Prasanta Biswas, Sukanta Biswas, Chiranjit Biswas and Ramen Biswas. While Prasanta was picked up on Thursday night, the other three are still at large.
The four had been named in the earlier FIR also.
Malda superintendent of police Jayanta Pal said: “We have received information that the girl’s father succumbed to the injuries. We have started a murder case against all the four.”
Toyota & tourism plans in north
TT, Siliguri, Feb. 12: Automobile majors Toyota and Maruti and four tourism entrepreneurs have expressed interest in investing in north Bengal, industries minister Partha Chatterjee said here today.
“Toyota and Maruti have written to us, saying that they would like to set up logistic hubs in north Bengal. We are very glad at their intent. They want to set up spare parts manufacturing and other ancillary units in the region,” Chatterjee said.
Although Chatterjee refused to divulge where the hubs would come up, Maruti Suzuki had announced during the Bengal Leads summit last month that it would invest Rs 80 crore in the project at Siliguri’s Kanchenjungha Integrated Park. The park is a joint venture of the WBIIDC and Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
The minister said four tour operators had expressed their intent to invest in the region. “They want to set up eco-tourism centres in the Darjeeling hills. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will disclose their names during her visit to Darjeeling on February 28,” Chatterjee said.
“We have taken several steps to utilise the agricultural products of north Bengal and its IT potential. We have identified four-five areas in the hills, where we plan to set up IT hubs. We have chosen the area because of good English communication skills of the youths here,” Chatterjee said.
The minister said the government also wanted to explore the scope of floriculture and medicinal plants in Kalimpong subdivision. “We will also open a jute hub in Cooch Behar,” he said.
At a CII symposium that he attended yesterday, the minister said the government was willing to explore the business potentiality of the region but it needed specific projects for it.
The minister today lashed out at the previous Left Front government for failing to develop the state industrially and neglecting the region. “The previous government got 4,710 projects and was able to execute only 833 of them.”
Earlier in the day, former municipal affairs minister Asok Bhattacharya said the present government was spending huge amounts on festivals instead of developing infrastructure.
“The chief minister is keen on organising Utsavs instead of developing the ailing Himul (Himalayan Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited) or the transport corporations,” said Bhattacharya. He was referring to the 10-day north Bengal festival that Mamata Banerjee inaugurated in Siliguri on Friday.
“All I would like to say is that for 34 years they misused the government funds, which we are now trying to utilise through concrete projects,” said Chatterjee.
KalimNews: Rebel ABAVP leaders claim that the registration of ABAVP has lapsed since the formation of the state of Jharkhand. Actually it was registered in Bihar but since the state of Jharkhand was created its renewal is overdue. Addressing a press conference the ousted leaders Raju Bara, John Barla and Sukra Munda said in a unison that the validity of the ABAVP is in question.
Last Irish Missionary and a social activist diedKalimpong, KalimNews: Sister M. Declan Fahy the last Irish Missionary of Cluny sisters of Kalimpong breathed her last today afternoon in a Siliguri Nursing home, she was ailing for some time.
Sr. Fahy aged about 76 was the founder of Cluny Women's College of Kalimpong in 1998 and had served at St Philomena's School and St Joseph’s Convent Kalimpong for the last 35 years.
She worked specially for the upliftment of women and children and education in Kalimpong.
Her funeral will take place at 11 am of 14 February in Kalimpong. Before the funeral her dead body will be taken in a procession around the Kalimpong town from 9 am for the people to give her homage for her service to the people of Kalimpong.
She was born in Roo, Craughwell, Co. Galway on 24th July 1936 of a very religious Irish couple Mr. Peter Fahy and Mrs. Minnie Fahy. Out of twelve children, this staunch catholic family gave to the church a priest, and a Christian Brother.
She had her education in the Sisters of Mercy, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. and graduated from St. Joseph’s College, North Point and Post Graduated Galway, Ireland.
She had her Spiritual training at The Carmelite Fathers, Loughrea, County Galway, The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny Ireland and the Province of North India and Nepal.
She had authored a series of books for school children.
After her studies she worked for one and a half years in Galway. Her search for truth and destiny began from childhood, and continued and knew instinctively that something Divine had transformed her entire life. She responded to that Divine call and joined the Novitiate at Ferban on 8th September 1954. She made her first Profession on 19th March 1957 at Gallen priory, Ferban Co. Offaly at the age of twenty-one.
In April 1957 she left Dublin air port for India with Sr. Helena Egan on her new and beautiful mission. She received her B.A. degree from St. Joseph’s College North Point Darjeeling in 1961 and in the same year she was sent to St. Joseph’s Convent School Chandanagore, Calcutta.
In 1967 she left India for London to pursue her higher studies.
After completing her studies she came back to Chandanagore and resumed her teaching career. In the first week of April 1971 she was sent to St. Joseph’s Convent Kalimpong to continue teaching which included taking charge of games and sports. In January 1982, she was requested to go to St. Anne’s Convent and St. Philomena’s School. She loved the staff and the students very deeply, they reciprocated and under the wonderful guidance and unfailing love of Sr. Teresa Rai, the then Headmistress of St. Philomena’s, she experienced miracles daily. This beautiful mission continued up to 1997.
Her stepping into the hills of Kalimpong was a blessing in disguise for the people of Kalimpong. Her selfless “yes” was visible when former Provincial Sr. Teresa Rai entrusted the work of founding Cluny Women’s College for the less privileged girls of the locality in 1998. Keeping all her trust and confidence in God, she accepted this challenge boldly. On 8th July 2005, through her genuine initiative and compassion Cluny Community College was established for the less privileged drop out boys and girls of the locality.
She went to Ireland for her home holidays in 2011. From the time Sr. Declan came back she hadn’t been keeping too well. She approached her end rather too quickly on 12th Feb. 2012 at Dr. Chang’s nursing home in Siliguri. Her mortal remains were brought to Kalimpong the same day to Nitya Sahayika Niwas her “home”.
Dad hit by girl teasers dies
TT, Malda, Feb. 12: A 55-year-old farmer, who had been attacked by youths for complaining to police for eve-teasing his daughter four days back, died today while being shifted from a Calcutta nursing home to the district hospital here.
Gopal Adhikary’s family members had got him discharged from the Calcutta hospital as they couldn’t bear the treatment cost. He breathed his last in an ambulance around 5pm in Nadia district on the way to Malda.
Adhikary had been assaulted along with his wife and two brothers by about a dozen youths at his home near Gajole on February 7 night. The attackers took revenge on the family for filing a police complaint against them for harassing Adhikary’s daughter regularly.
The eve-teasers barged into the house at Garadhol, 35km from Malda, and hit Adhikary’s head with an iron rod. They also hit his chest with sharp weapons and didn’t spare his brothers either.
One of the attackers is in police custody.
Prabin Adhikary, Gopal’s son, said the treatment in the private nursing home in Calcutta had produced a bill of Rs 1 lakh. “We had admitted him to a nursing home in Calcutta a day after the attack. We had run up a bill of about Rs 1 lakh and paid the amount. As we couldn’t afford to spend more money on the treatment, we decided to admit my father to the Malda district hospital. The hospital released him after we signed a bond.”
“My father died in an ambulance on the way to Malda. We stopped at the Nadia district hospital in Krishnagar, where doctors pronounced him brought-dead. We will bring his body here tomorrow after the post-mortem,” he added.
Prabin said his sister — the target of the eve-teasers — has been falling unconscious every now and then ever since she heard about her father’s death.
The youths used to send the girl, a first-year under-graduate student of Malda College, lewd text messages and pictures. Her uncles filed the complaint with Gajole police after the teasers had tugged at her hand at a bus stop.
Prabin escaped through the rear door with his younger brother and sister during the attack. The family has been living at a relative’s house near Englishbazar ever since.
The girls’ uncle, Narayan Adhikary, filed another complaint with the police after the attack, naming four youths from the same village. They were Prasanta Biswas, Sukanta Biswas, Chiranjit Biswas and Ramen Biswas. While Prasanta was picked up on Thursday night, the other three are still at large.
The four had been named in the earlier FIR also.
Malda superintendent of police Jayanta Pal said: “We have received information that the girl’s father succumbed to the injuries. We have started a murder case against all the four.”
Toyota & tourism plans in north
TT, Siliguri, Feb. 12: Automobile majors Toyota and Maruti and four tourism entrepreneurs have expressed interest in investing in north Bengal, industries minister Partha Chatterjee said here today.
“Toyota and Maruti have written to us, saying that they would like to set up logistic hubs in north Bengal. We are very glad at their intent. They want to set up spare parts manufacturing and other ancillary units in the region,” Chatterjee said.
Although Chatterjee refused to divulge where the hubs would come up, Maruti Suzuki had announced during the Bengal Leads summit last month that it would invest Rs 80 crore in the project at Siliguri’s Kanchenjungha Integrated Park. The park is a joint venture of the WBIIDC and Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
The minister said four tour operators had expressed their intent to invest in the region. “They want to set up eco-tourism centres in the Darjeeling hills. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will disclose their names during her visit to Darjeeling on February 28,” Chatterjee said.
“We have taken several steps to utilise the agricultural products of north Bengal and its IT potential. We have identified four-five areas in the hills, where we plan to set up IT hubs. We have chosen the area because of good English communication skills of the youths here,” Chatterjee said.
The minister said the government also wanted to explore the scope of floriculture and medicinal plants in Kalimpong subdivision. “We will also open a jute hub in Cooch Behar,” he said.
At a CII symposium that he attended yesterday, the minister said the government was willing to explore the business potentiality of the region but it needed specific projects for it.
The minister today lashed out at the previous Left Front government for failing to develop the state industrially and neglecting the region. “The previous government got 4,710 projects and was able to execute only 833 of them.”
Earlier in the day, former municipal affairs minister Asok Bhattacharya said the present government was spending huge amounts on festivals instead of developing infrastructure.
“The chief minister is keen on organising Utsavs instead of developing the ailing Himul (Himalayan Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited) or the transport corporations,” said Bhattacharya. He was referring to the 10-day north Bengal festival that Mamata Banerjee inaugurated in Siliguri on Friday.
“All I would like to say is that for 34 years they misused the government funds, which we are now trying to utilise through concrete projects,” said Chatterjee.
Question on Registration of ABAVP raised
KalimNews: Rebel ABAVP leaders claim that the registration of ABAVP has lapsed since the formation of the state of Jharkhand. Actually it was registered in Bihar but since the state of Jharkhand was created its renewal is overdue. Addressing a press conference the ousted leaders Raju Bara, John Barla and Sukra Munda said in a unison that the validity of the ABAVP is in question.They said that the registration number stated in the letter head used by the newly formed committee is false. We are going to the court for this false use of the registration.
Defying the allegation Birsa Tirky the state secretary of ABVP said that if they literate they must go through it and make statements, these are false allegations. (BNA)
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