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Posted by barunroy on January 5, 2008
Gangtok, Jan. 4: Pratap Rai will be awarded the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak— the highest civilian bravery award— this year for rescuing several people from the Teesta when a bus fell into the river last year, killing 22 passengers.
Rai, 22, had swam against a heavy current to save many of the passengers.
Posted in News | Tagged: arvind mukherjee, bageykhola, gangtok, independence day, jeewan raksha puraskar, pratap rai, prem pariyar, president, samardung busty, sarvottam jeevan raksha padak, sikkim government, teesta, union ministry of home affairs | No Comments »
Posted by barunroy on January 5, 2008
Darjeeling, Jan. 4: The cinchona plantation in the hills is showing signs of revival and is expected to generate a revenue of more than Rs 10 crore in the coming year.
The barks are being harvested and the estimated 700 tonnes will be picked up in the course of the year by Chemi Homeo — a Kolkata-based company.
Posted in News | Tagged: central drug research institute, chemi homeo, china, cinchona plantation, darjeeling, district magistrate, indonesia, kolkata based company, rajesh pandey | 5 Comments »
