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February 29, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I think the information provided in this journal is very useful, I must say that this journal is trying its best to bring out Gorkhaland issue beore Nepali Janta..
I would suggest there should me more articles on public awakening for OUR LAND, GORKHALAND.
March 1, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Good Darpan on the web too.
March 3, 2008 at 2:34 pm
hi thanks sorry for the previous comments
March 3, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Great Job Barun!
March 4, 2008 at 10:04 am
Great thanks of the paper .Plz update the paper of today.
March 4, 2008 at 10:09 am
Dear Mr. Jaideep, this section is updated everyday at 11 am.
Regs
Barun
March 4, 2008 at 8:30 pm
We the nepalese people are really glad to achieve such a success to read HIMALAYA DARPAN ON THE INTERNET.Since from 2006 I request you for the newspaper ,but finally the dreams come true .So best of luck for you and may we all pray to god for your future progress.Only you provide the news everywhere,and all over the world,also to and every corner of the country INDIA.BYE BYE GOOD NIGHT
March 5, 2008 at 2:30 pm
hey,
barun thanx its such a joy tht no mattr wat ne we hve a access to our local paper everyday.ths has cme all cuz of ur endevour.
March 5, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I have been reading Himalaya darpan in internet. I feel at home at present eventhough I am in the plains. One complain to HD. If we want to comment on any issue there is no place to put our comments.
March 6, 2008 at 9:18 am
Thank you very much for providing us an opportunity to read news of Darjeeling. I recall a year or two ago my only source of darjeeling news was biased bengal media (telegraph, statesman) but now we have something to call our own voice. Especially the issue of Himalaya Darpan is great addition to your blog. Keep up the good work. Goodluck in your future endeavors.
Jai Gorkha!
Bibek
March 6, 2008 at 11:41 am
Thank you Mr. Bibek. It has always been my endeavour to serve the national and international Gorkha community well.
Regs
Barun
[P. S. to Mr/Ms Jyoti’s comment. This section is updated daily and since I cannot store everything, I cannot archive this section. Perhaps in the future I will be able. You can comment on this very forum by mentioning the Headline and the date and issue of HD.
March 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm
good job barun, your task is higly appreciated..!
March 9, 2008 at 6:00 pm
great job
keep going. the site of latest information and news with photo.
March 9, 2008 at 6:46 pm
thank u very much for providing us such a current news of darjeeling,we r regular viewer from dubai..
March 9, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Thank you folks. It is much appreciated.
Regs
March 9, 2008 at 9:02 pm
dear barun…is it true that the himalaya darpan management bought over sunchari and then presided over its funeral..if this is true , it is a very dangerous trend in hill journalism..something that you should also be wary of…some thinking people who see a danger in GJMM attaining the ‘absolute’ support of the gullible hill populace and ( rightly) cry wolf about it ..refuse to see an equally dangerous fact that a singular, ‘relatively’ powerful media house is ruling the roost and dictating the manner in which assent is being created in the hills toady…
March 9, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Dear Mr. Cephalus, thank you for your comment and a sad yes to your question. These are tremendously bad precedents that have been ravaging over the Darjeeling Hills and plains lately. Something that reminds us of Bill Gates attitude of destroying competition. I think by forcing one king to abdicate now we have ended up creating numerous kings. Will there be democracy and free press in the future… I seriously doubt so? I absolute agree with you and am also much disturbed at the singularly powerful media which could dictate everything in terms of what and what not to be reported. The nexus of these Media Houses and political parties could bring and end to democracy and freedom once and for all.
Regs
March 10, 2008 at 11:17 am
The Sunchari takeover by HD is very sad.On one hand we are tlking about democracy, freedom of speech and very lately lack of proper media in the hills and on the other we are loosing whatever little we had..Can there be freedom when there is no difference in opinion…So Darjeeling will hear only what HD wants us to hear….No matter whever comes..we should always stick to the basics of democracy..nobody is above it……
March 10, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Dear Barun,
Iam a regular reader of your e-paper from the UK infact for me to be able to know every thing about Darj from far away is a dream come true, you have done incredible job,thanks and best wishes for your outstanding work.
March 11, 2008 at 4:25 pm
My best wishes to Himalaya Darpan. It has been successfully delivering the local news to the people thousands of miles away form home. Bhaskar Tamang
March 12, 2008 at 3:42 pm
himalayan darpan best of luck
March 12, 2008 at 8:43 pm
The Himalaya Darpan has done outstanding job by going on line. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication. It means a lot to us who are living far away from Darjeeling.
Jiwan Chhetri
Calgary,
Alberta, Canada
March 13, 2008 at 10:30 am
Barun you are really admirable person who suffers for the others.Thanks for the co operation
Leh Ladakh
India
March 13, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Congratulations to Namrata Thapa for being the Gold medallist in Economics….
March 14, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Hi Barun,
I was away from the net for quite sometime and didn’t know what was going on in Darjeeling (Hills. I am shocked hearing the news that Sunchari has been taken over by Himalaya Darpan. Is Hills repeating the history of Sikkim? What will happen to the freedom of speech? As some one in the mail rightly said people will be barred from getting the right stories either you believe Himayan darpan or keep quiet. As it is very much eveident from the past days news materials as well as the articilcle published in HD. No body talks about the GNLF views and we are made to believe whatever DGJM is doing it is right.
A suggestion!!
Why can’t someone like you start a Nepali blog where the other side of the story could be published (Just for the beginning)?
March 14, 2008 at 9:10 pm
nepali blogs in india are many but surely not good as barun dai ones.
we have our best wishes to you barun dai, and hope pinky pradhan soon writes again.
March 14, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Thank you Mr. Kamal. But its you folks who makes all the difference. And I would like to request not just Miss Pinky but you as well to share with us your articles and essays on anything concerning our people.
Regs
March 14, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Its wonderful,himalaya darpan,having latest news updation everyday.for the people who are working overseas they can by in touch with day to day news of darjeeling.its really nice job is doing whoever working with himalaya darpan.thank you so much all the team mambers of HIMALAYA DARPAN to providing such a good site to know us the news of darjeeling.
Deepak Nirola
Dubai,UAE
March 14, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Dear Mr. Jyoti,
Thank you for you input and I must say that i share your concern. A blog in Nepali is a wonderful idea but though I have authored two books in Nepali I will have to own up that they would have been almost unreadable if not edited by prominent Nepali Professors from Darjeeling. Blogging still remains a one man endeavour. By encouraging everyone I know to write and share their thoughts with us, I am trying to create a sort of Community Blog. At the same time, Blogging offers no financial revenue and people rarely tend to stick with it after they get diverted into some more commercial enterprises. What we require now is the initiation of a lot of bloggers in our community and basically from the Hills. So that we can get different and divergent views…two sides of the coin..so to say. I have always been of the view that no one individual or a conglomerate should hold complete and all power whether it comes to media or political power. We will all have to do our bit to protect freedom and not just the freedom of speech in the Hills.
Regs
March 15, 2008 at 12:24 am
hi,its great to know u have himalaya darpan e papers.i came to read id incidentally but that incident was amazing.thanx bro u r really doing a great job but sometimes it dosen’t open so i get really upset.anyway wish u good luck.
bhai deepak rai
iraq(scania)
March 16, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Hi Barun,
Lets keep our thoughts alive. Hope one day we’ll surely have one as you say a community of Hill blogs where people like you and me can share a platform to think and analyse what is a happening and also provide road maps. We can act like a civil society or a watch dog?
March 18, 2008 at 12:22 am
hi da,
pahile ma paper ko harek parna details ma parna pawthe tara ahilay kina yesto bhako.ramro details ma parna nai pawdeina!pls ! help!!!!
from
deepak rai
iraq(scania)
March 18, 2008 at 11:10 am
Dear Mr. Deepak Rai,
We were severely suffering from Network Failure, which have been resolved today. You should now expect regular news services. The inconvenience is regretted.
Regs
March 21, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Dear Friends,
We are still suffering from Network failure and poor internet connection speed. I have applied for Airtel Connection lets us see what their service will be like. BSNL’s services are frustrating to say the least.
Regs
March 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm
hi mr, Barun
thank u very much for providing us such a current news of darjeeling,we r regular viewer from dubai..
April 13, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ON PREVENTION OF EX-ARMY MEN LEAD BY GJMM IN SILIGURI. I WAS PRESENT THERE ON THAT MOMENT. EX-ARMY MEN WERE JUST DEMANDING THEIR HOME LAND BUT SUDDENLY SOME HOOLIGAN COME WITH STONES IN THEIR CAR AND STARED TO THROW IT ON REORTERS AND JOUNALISTS, POLICEMEN AND ALSO TO THE COMMON PEOPLE.
RESPECTED MR. EDITOR OF HIMALAYA DARPAN, IN YOUR ESTEEMED DAILY ONE RESPECTED JOUNALISTS ASKED THAT IF THE STATE GOVT. FEAR THE GORKHA CAST?
THE ANSWER IS NO. GOVT. DO NOT FEAR THE GREATEST GORKHAS. THEY ARE SCARED OF THE HOOLIGANS IN THE NAME OF THE GREATEST CAST. SIR! DO YOU FORGET THE SILIGURI RIOT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2007? THOUSAND OF MY GORKHA BROTHERS AND SISTERS MAY LOST THEIR LIFE IF THE GOVT.DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER STEPS.
LEADERS OF GJMM ARE TRYING TO TO DESTABILIZE PEACE AND HARMONY IN SILIGURI. I THINK ANY MOVE WHICH CAN BREAK PEACE SHOULD BE PREVENTED.
HOOLIGANS IN DISGUISE OF COMMON MEN SHOULD BE PREVENTED.
JAI GORKHA
JAI GORKHALAND
JAI HIND
April 13, 2008 at 7:55 pm
PLEASE KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF POLITICS. THEY ARE LIKE FLOWERS. NOURISH THEM. DO NOT PERISH THEM.
April 13, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Well said Mr. Qutub Shah!
April 18, 2008 at 11:07 am
we want gorkhaland
April 18, 2008 at 2:05 pm
The voice of gorkhaland sounds good. But we gurkhas must also remember a land without the economy in your hand is like you are fighing for the benefit of others. When it comes to politics darjeeling hill is dominated by the Gorkhas but how about the economy of our Gorkhaland? The economy of Darjeeling hill is predominantly dominated by other people. I have been to so many different parts of the world and gained the varieties of experiences and is my strong opinion we Gurkhas and Nepalese must have our land’s ECONOMY IN OUR OWN HANDS. It is vitally important!!!! How is this achieved the politicians have to have this in their agendas too.
Jay gorkha,
Bhaskar Tamang
April 18, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Very true Bhaskar
April 18, 2008 at 7:05 pm
DEAR BHASKAR,
YOUR QUESTION ON ECONOMY OF GORKHALAND SHOULD BE ANSWERED BY THE LEADERS. BECAUSE WITHOUT THE ECONOMIC POWER IN GORKHA HANDS THE DREAM OF GORKHALAND CANNOT BE FULFILLED.
April 18, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Pranay you can not imagine how much tax and revenue does the bengal government collects from the darjeeling district even though the progress on different field that could have been done in the last 21 years is next to negligible so I don’t think we will have economic crisis in Gorkhaland.
because right now we are in a worse state of economy, just consider how many people got permanent job in the last 21 years and how many people are working on contractual basis the figure will be much more then the permanent basis.
Talking about DGHC, DGHC had the power to appoint group c d division but it never did. SO in a comparision when in the past the power to appoint group c and d division job were un utilized then think wht kind of progress had been going on other field so compare to that the path we are right now toward Gorkhaland will definitely give us identity and will also bring progress in the economic field.
April 18, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I think that your predictions and conclusions are baseless. If in 21 years things have gone wrong and the economy had slammed it was becasue of GNLF, Subash Ghisingh and DGHC. Why blame West Bengal? If the gardens are closed it is becasue of the unions and our own people who have destroyed the Tea industry.
April 18, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I never had mention who is to be blamed but if you want to be mention then ok it is true Subash Ghising is a black stigma and was big blockage on gorkhaland and i hope you have the update what has people done to him ( from a king to …) and for your kind information darjeeling district till now is under w.b government so had the government been so concerned for the people of the hill and its development then it could have intervene in the wrong doing of Subash Ghising and would have sack him rather then keeping mum and extending his tenure of care taker.
Have ever the bengal government ask for audit of the fund that was sanctioned to DGHC the answer is NO. SO both Ghising and w.b government is to be blamed for poor economic growth of the region.
April 19, 2008 at 2:11 pm
IF THE TIBETAN COMMUNOTY CAN CHALLENGE THE WORLD WHY NOT THE GORKHAS.BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL AND UNLESS THE NEPALESE COMMUNITY COME FORWARD AND DO THEIR JOB.DARJEELING IS RATHER A SMALL ISLAND BUT THE WORLD CAN BE CONQUERED IF HARDSHIPS ARE TO BE FACED.
April 21, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Is there any way we can buy online the book by D.S.Bomzan….Darjeeling and Doors…….???
April 24, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Hi buddy
WE WANT GORKHALAND
if bengal goverment want something from us we will be ready for that
KHUSH
April 28, 2008 at 9:37 am
विराटनगर, नेपाल बाट,
म गोर्खाल्यान्डलाई पुर्ण समर्थन गर्छु।
जय गोर्खाल्यान्ड।
जय नेपाल।
April 29, 2008 at 2:53 pm
suppressive treatment of the Bengal government towards the Gurkhas and the Gorkhaland movement makes us strive more towards our demand and helps us to reinforce our determination to achieve our goal of Gorkhaland. More Bengal government suppresses the Gorkhas more strength and determination it will provide us towards achieving our goal of Gorkhaland. They are showing their true colours. We are not Begalis as we don’t look like one of them!!! we don’t speak their language either!!! Even if we look at the map of India Darjeeling is not in West Bengal.
Jai Gorkha
Jai Gorkhaland
April 29, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Not granting to join on duty to the newly transferred officer in PHC kalimpong is a good step. The Hill should follow the step followed by Kalimpong.
May 3, 2008 at 10:35 am
hi
i am nepali living in delhi…not knowing what happening to our brothers in darjeeling..from this himalayan darpan i came to know about all this..good works barun ..keep it up…I am full in support of GORKHALAND
May 3, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Dear Gorkha brothers,
Do u see the police restraining one chap(light green t-shirt) and the other in orange t-shirt?
Do u know what the Israelis did to the Nazis? They dug out all the Nazis and killed them. Is it time for us too to mark out these guys who are going after our cheli-betis? The Bengal Govt, CPIM,DYF have gone bonkers. Gorkhaland can no longer be achieved in peaceful ways. We have to give up the peaceful ways and teach the Bengal Govt and the CPIM stooges.
May 4, 2008 at 1:03 pm
YES MR. YK Shrestha, WE ARE FOLLOWING YOUR PATH. YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY AFTER HEARING THAT WE HAVE STARTED THIS GREAT WORK BY THROWING BRICK ON BACKBONE OF SDO SILIGURI.
YOU SAID RIGHT. DEMAND OF OUR HOMELAND CANNOT BE ARCHIVED IN PEACEFUL WAY. SO LET US JOIN THIS POLITICS OF BEATING/LYNCHING/KILLING/!!!!!@@@@##$$%%^^&&**
May 4, 2008 at 4:29 pm
No, gorkha brothers we must not follow the pathe of violence. Now our movement of non violence is leading our agitation towards the right direction. The Begnal govennment is trying to entice us to the path of violence so we should be clever too and not be dragged into their trap. GJMM is leading this agitation in a democratic way and this is the only way we can prove that we Gorkhas can fight with our brain and pen too without using our Khukris. So these people will stop calling us CHOWKIDAARS. Our forefathers have proved themselves to be brave using their khukris now in the 21st century, gorkhas have to prove to be ‘KALAM VEERS’ and win our battles.
Jai Gorkha,
Bhaskar Tamang
May 4, 2008 at 5:04 pm
hey it feels great to hear that bricks were thrown,actually Khukuri is a better option. I totally agree with Mr. Shrestra and Mr. Shah. We should dig out these dhotis and colour our khukuris with their foul smelling blood. Anyone who comes in our way of achieving GORKHALAND should not be left alive. It looks like they cannot understand through peaceful ways so lets show them the meaning of violence. This is the time for all the gorkhas to wake up and show these Bongali Shitfaced beggars what are we made up of and what are our capabilities.
“JAI GORKHA, JAI NEPALI”
May 4, 2008 at 6:16 pm
jai gorkhaland, i wonder whether really a supporter of gorkhaland or an a cadre of bengal gov. Who is highly paid to disturber our democratic movement for a state by provoking us to take the wrong path or may be a foolish person any ways u keep your ideology with yourself. We will achieve gokhaland by democratic means even if we have to sacrifice our life in doing so. And dont worry if u really want to kill somebody then u can use ur skill in kill cattel for meat in picnic after we get gorkhaland
May 5, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Really because of this all information it feels Home Away From Home. It would be better if more information from other newspapers or media would have been included.
May 6, 2008 at 6:03 pm
As for the appointment of group c and group d staff, yes the dghc had the power to appointment them but their salary and etc had to be given from the fund received by the dghc. If the chairman, councillors, secretary and cps had their willingness to do so than it would ve been done but they were never there for the general people anybody.
Chairman were busy with his mata n pita, most councillors were busy with their never ending marriages n affairs, secretaries well they were retired, n again tired by the dghc so they never had the will to do anything, they were just enjoying the comfort and the power thrusted to them as they had never enjoyed in their working days and the cps, he was here just for fun. The good Cps who did good for the dghc n the staff were transferred.
Its not so that people never got permanent job in dghc, there are some but they are handful in respect to the total no of contract employee. Ok if people were recruited again will genuine people get the job, its hard to say. You need to have someone high there or powerful or bag full of cash.
May 7, 2008 at 6:47 pm
MY DEAR RAMA
DON’T SAY TRUTH SO OPENLY.
YOU MAY BE DISLIKED BY SOMEBODY.
MIND IT.
WITH BEST WISHES AND WARM REGARDS
QUTUB SHAH
May 7, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Mr Shah, i feel its better to live in reality than in the fictional world. Ok that was the past and i hope the future hold good for our contract employee and the whole of Gorkha Community living in Darjeeling dist n in the plains.
So Mr Roy how the airtel connection. I hope its doing the job. I ve been using it for the last 4 years n i must say its ok for my mobile gprs connection n for my desktop use when im at home. Its not an advertisement for airtel but im thankful to them that i ve been using my phone to the fullest. Whether for calling or smsing or sending mail or receiving mail, for uploading or downloading datas. Most of all i enjoy reading himalaya darpan on my mobile n writing to u’ll from the same.
Im eager to know about the janshaba at siliguri.
May 9, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Dear Barun,
Why Himalaya Darpan was not published in the web on the 8th of May? I was very eager to read about the GJMM’S public meeting in Siliguri but I was very disappointed when I didn’t get to read the Himalaya Darpan yesterday.
May 9, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Dear Mr. Tamang,
Due to network failures and poor internet connection I have not been able to publish news as fast as I can. I am trying to upgrade our net connections but the service provided here is erratic and slow. I hope as we go on better facilities will be available in Darj and we will be able to give you better and instant news coverage until then we are trying our best.
Regs
May 10, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Hello Daju. Thank you very much for your kind effort to connect ourself with Darpan. But Where’s the Continuation of Bichar Mancha of Indira Gandhi Maidanko Jansabha Dekhepachi Manma Ubjeka Prashnaharu? Please try to publish that too.
Regards Jiwan!
May 10, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Dear Mr. Pradhan,
Greetings!
The said article has been posted.
Regs
May 11, 2008 at 11:22 am
Dear Barun,
Your noble effort is very much appreciated I am sure by the majority of the people. My best wishes to you and I will keep on enjoying reading Himalaya Darpan. Thank you again.
Best Regards,
Bhaskar
May 11, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Barun…any chance the NGC Lufthansa Hindustan times disrespect towards our community can be taken up as a news item in Darpan…would help…it would also be more inclusive an issue that affects all of us Gorkhas all over India/abroad…not just in Darjeeling…
Thanks!
May 11, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Dear Mr. Aardee,
I have already sent an email with the attachment. Lets hope that Himalaya Darpan publishes the news. But I don’t think that we should get our hopes high because there are chances that HD would not publish it. Papers seldom like to go against another paper, if you could get the the point I am trying to make.
Regs
May 18, 2008 at 8:00 am
its grate movement of gorkhas of kalimpung and darjeeling. go ahead and all the best
May 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I am extremely happy to go through the20th May issue of the HD on internet. I’m now in Baltimore, USA and was eager to know the fresh news of my place.Such news on internet is always appreciated by the hill people like me who happen to go out of Darjeeling / West Bengal even for some days. Thank you very much, again.
May 21, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Thanx 4 fresh news of Paharh on internet. I appreciate such news. We R now away from Darjeeling but are always thirsty to know the news of Dar’ling. Your effort is laudable, this is the least I can say at the moment.
May 22, 2008 at 10:52 am
It is really astonishing that the ministers are worried NOW about the development of the hills. Is PHE minister Mr. Gautam Dev on holiday trip to Lolay gaon or on official tour?
Madan Tamang should change now. Instead of fighting it is better for him to support the movement if not just Keep quiet. The way AIGL is commenting it is not critical and positive critisism but smells jealousy.
May 22, 2008 at 12:12 pm
It seems to me a good improvement in our social and our linguistic field where we were about to be lost in horizon well i feel glad seeing our oun peoples of our own locality. Last keep on updating our only website The Himalayan Beacon, only i can give is well wishes and hope. thanks
May 22, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Glad to go through dt.21 MAY issue of the HD. Why not sports column also ? As long as I remain away from Darjeeling, I open this window for looking at my place. A HILLMAN BE HE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD/EARTH, HE IS AS IF HE IS IN DARJEELING, PROVIDED A LAPTOP IS WITH HIM. Thanks in scores !!!!!!!!!!
May 26, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Dear Barun Daju,
It’s really feels good to read the article like “EEKTAKO PRATIK - MOHAMMAD GALLI” when one is away from hometown. I really felt the tears in my eyes. “KHUSI KO AANSU”. But Daju, in The Times of India, Banglore Section, dated May 18, 2008 - there was a Heading PUSHED to the wall and the caption followed “Lack of employment and intense poverty are driving many women from the tea garden and fringe areas of Darjeeling hills into the flesh trade.” How we feel when we read these kind of articles. I know that media just impartial but who’s to be blamed for this? Can’t our media focus on the problem? Why they just try to be the part of problem as well?
Daju, these questions really haunts me and feel myself guilty as I’m too Nepali from Darjeeling. So, just help me with some of the answers and the persons to be contact regarding this matter. And through you I would like to inform all the Nepali how we’ve been treated in & outside our hometown.
Regards Jiwan.
May 26, 2008 at 7:43 pm
HEY THANX HIMALAY DARPAN FOR THE NEWS WHICH I VIEWED TODAY.I’M REALLY GLAD THAT HD HAS AN WEB SITE.AS I’M IN LONDON I DON’T KNOW WHAT’Z HAPPENING IN PAHAR.BUT TODAY I GOT THAT SITE WHICH I WAS SEARCHING EAGERLY.BYE THE WAY THANX AGAIN HIMALAY DARPAN GROUPS,FROM MY SIDE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST….
PASANG LEPCHA
May 27, 2008 at 5:34 am
Read the article on Smritee. Was very much touched. I would like to inform the family that there is a free heart surgery institute in Bangalore. Sri Satya Sai Institute Higher Medical Science Whitefield.
Tel No. 91- 080- 11500
Email adminblr@sssihms.org.in
May 28, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Hi Barun Daju.
Once again thank you very much for the wonderful daily update of Himalaya Darpan. And I haven’t got any answers or responses for the comments I did left couple of days back regarding the Article of Darjeeling Flesh Trade. Are you going to help me and everyone in this issue?
And regarding today’s issue - GJMM will uproot the DGHC but what about all the employees under DGHC? Will GJMM will give the job security? Are they going to give the daily bread to every family of Darjeeling? There are I guess more other things to do than to dissolve DGHC.
Love to hear comments from all to my personal mail at callme_niraj@yahoo.co.in
NOTE: Readers please refer to my previous comment to and love to hear feedback.
Regards Jiwan!
May 29, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Hi Barun,
I am tryin to contact you for important issue , could you pls let me know when is the best time to contact you over the phone.
regards
May 29, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I am very glad on HIMALAYAN DARPAN in the net. I am away from my home some where in J&K. always eagar to know the news of by native sorrounding this paper has solved by problem. I used to open it in front of my friends they tooo able to know about the circumstances of the darjeeling gorkha hill council. I am from siliguri(salugara)serving in the Indian Army.
Thanks to barun bro.
Best wishes and wants always touch with you.
May 31, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Dear Mr. Barun i am from dooars and curentlty in new delhi i just wanted tothank you and all your team members and hoping you will go long way with us thank you
May 31, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I m very very glad and proud to see and read a colourful and wonderful daily in my mother language. All the very best to the Himalaya Darpan pariwar.
June 1, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Dear Friends,
Thank you very. I have basically be able to regulate this part of the service. We were having problems earlier but we have been able to work on most of them today and you folks can expect regular services.
Regs
June 2, 2008 at 9:55 am
dear dai,so nice to hear news of darjeeling and its surrounding.thanks to my friend who gave me the address and thanks to the unit of th himalayan darpan.continue the hardwork!pema tsering(pokhara,nepal)
June 8, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Barun!
is it possible to have Smriti Rai lady who is doing the translated short stories profiled in English???
Also could we have the article “Why are Gorkhas discriminated in Buddha’s raj” in English…thanks!
June 8, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Dear Aardeedi,
I will try to contact Ms. Smriti Rai and do a stor on her. I would also try her to convince here to write something for us.
Regs
June 10, 2008 at 10:31 am
I suggest that we also have an english version of the Himalaya darpan so that everybody can read our news.
We insist on everything in Nepali which limits readership and awareness. English news items will pop up in any Google search. And books can also be circulated
Once a Gorkhaland leader was giving bhashan in Delhi. I asked him who here is going to able to understand what you are saying on the mike except for the gathering of 100 odd Nepali-speaking people. Even the Delhi journalists who came to cover the event went away as they could not understand anything. If our messages have to reach to all we also have to be able to express in Hindi and English.
June 11, 2008 at 8:45 am
hi,
I thanks you for it
best regard
b s rai
June 12, 2008 at 12:59 pm
When we talk of unemployment mounting high in Darjeeling, the sole responsibility goes to the West Bengal government and the dethroned leader of Darjeeling Subhash Ghising. What about those candidates who had passed the School Service Commission in 1998 ? I heard only few candidates are being appointed. Isn’t it unfair?
Please let me know.
June 13, 2008 at 8:10 am
If India made separate states such as,Chhattisgadh,Uttaranchal and Jharkhand that the demand for those states was probably commenced far later and behind the movement for Gorkhaland, why they are waiting for next Sunday for inevitable condition? It would be better to start the potential reconciliations among majorities and minorities of communities so as to achieve highest possible outcome of decentralised effectiveness and the exercise for power of proper people.
June 13, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Well Jai Gorkhaland,
Don’t be carried away by the rethorics of that small time thug & your leader Gurung, Pray that you live & don’t starve to death, then only you will be able to use your khukri to cut the Dhotis. We at Siliguri are going to block your stincky Darjeeling Hills for complete cone month.
June 13, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Jai Gorkhaland,
Nepali weeds are living on the leftovers of Bengalis, if we are beggers what are you!
That YK Srestha has marked orange shirt & some other shirts. You shithead Darjus, you are marked.
June 14, 2008 at 10:50 am
Pradip, are you the one in orange t-shirt?? Oh, oh, your days are numbered baby. Count your days!!
June 14, 2008 at 5:16 pm
As the agitation for the demand of gorkhaland has resumed once again we must not compromise now with the government even an inch shorter than that at any cost. We must refrain ourselves from any violence which CPM is trying to push us towards. It’s the time we rather use our brain than Khukri. We must prove that we too can use our brain and non violence, tolerance, persevernace should be our principal mantras. It’s a very good sign this time that we all the Gurkha brothers are one in this agitation and we should remain intact and shoulder all the difficulties together to achieve our goal. GAHIRAI MA DUBDAI NA DUBA DUBI SAKEKO CHAU BHANE MOTI NATIPI NA FARKA. ANUCHAN DHERAI UKALO ORALO EKNASH PAILA CHALDAI JAU, LAKCHYA MA PUGNA SAJILO HUNDAINA ATIYEKO MANLAI SAMALDAI JAU. JAI GORKHALAND.
June 14, 2008 at 8:33 pm
hi Barun
Iam really angry to read about that indians are giving so many trouble to Neplese studens in siliguri. ############
[Dear Ashes, your advice was not just wrong it was immoral. We want peace and fruitful discourse, not ethnic strife. Regs Barun. P. S. Your advice has been deleted]
June 14, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Dear Alpagya,
Yes i too heard that out of 38 candidates of ssc98 batch only 14 are getting the job.see its been more than 10 years the leader of that batch Mr.D.K.Sundas had been collecting money from every unemploed candidates,till the last verdict everyones contribution served the purpose but when it came to share the victory only those 14 cunning chaps have managed to take benifit of that.d.k.sundas has betrayed them from the first day of the case keeping everyone in the darkness.why dont you guys all unite and file injunction against this thugs?i dont know how these guys are going to teach their students after they all appear to be THE MOST GHATIYA BETRAYERS.But i heard some of them left out are trying suit against these 14 candidates.Readers plz suggest the most possible ways to correct these thugs.should they be corrected before they again cheat another batch of people in future?
June 14, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Dear Barun,
Great Job! Please continue and let us know if any assistance needed. The dhotis are trying to drive hill people crazy and expecting to be provoked for DANG DANG DUNG DUNG,in that case they can deploy CRPF in the hills. We shuould not allow this to happen in the hills. Siliguri ra doors ma Gorkhali haru mathi bhai raheko anyaya ra atyachar ko laagi chai, we’ve to draw the attention of mass media. Bengal ko chal ma fasnu chai hudian na hai…….!!!
Puran
June 14, 2008 at 10:09 pm
dhoti bhaneko ke ho…bhai alek nepal tira ko jasto cha….we in india may be vocal politically but we do not address the plainsmen by the pejorative of a dhoti or a bhaiya…if you have any genuine issues, you may please articulate that without falling in the same trap as your ‘adversaries’ that you so vehemently condemn
June 14, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Dear Pradip,
Now that you are on net and your English is also not as Bad, you seem to be Literate human being !!! But from your comments you are only Literate BUT not Educated like most of the Bengalis. look at Metro its in ruins at most of the places. Look at Siliguri, no drinking water is supplied to majority of Municipal area,no electricity when it rains a litle but they are talking of NOBEL, Rabindra Nath and CULTURE at adda. Dada these are LOLIPOS given to you by BRITISH, come out of it. Look where rest of INDIA has reached. So wake up to REALITY dada.
No Hard feelings please!!!
June 14, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Dear Pradip,
Now that you are on net and your English is also not as Bad, you seem to be Literate human being !!! But from your comments you are only Literate BUT not Educated like most of the Bengalis. look at Metro its in ruins at most of the places. Look at Siliguri, no drinking water is supplied to majority of Municipal area,no electricity when it rains a litle but they are talking of NOBEL, Rabindra Nath and CULTURE at adda. Dada these are LOLIPOS given to you by BRITISH, come out of it. Look where rest of INDIA has reached. So wake up to REALITY dada.
No Hard feelings please!!!
I SECOND TO YOUR COMMENTS…
take our word for it dude!! You NB people are better of with us than down south. Chances of development is larger with us than to align with kolkatta, as they have done nothing in the past three decades, Be with us for a year and you will see the area become a fifth metro, as the area is stragetically important to seven NE states and two foreign countries.
June 15, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Dear Barun,
I would like to to thank you on this wonderful service you are doing with Himalayan Darpan. Keep up with the good work and lastly Thank you for your services , may you go a long way, God Bless You.
June 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Dear Brothers,
I think all these hue and cry lies with a single fact of Demanding Siliguri & Duars in Gorkhaland. In Duars we comprises of a 20 to 25% at best. I reside in Duars. I have a feeling that, apart from the Bengalis, we are also antagonizing Adibasis & a Few Rajbangshis live in this area. The Fear of these ethnic peoples are that, once it comes under Gorkhaland they all will be dominated by us.
Like DJ most of these places once belonged to Sikkim.
Anybody like to provide a sound logic in favour of this demand? Why we should demand this place when we are a minority here! Please provide reasons, so that we may put it up to others. Concrete things you know, not craps like CPIM, Underdevelopment etc. etc. Cause not all our oppositions are CPMs.
June 16, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Its been nice dat i can read H.D in web n i can get all home news at my room which is very far from my home.(sath samunder pari).Thanks a lot himalayan Darpan.
June 17, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Nepali, Bengali “Bhai , Bhai” “GORKHALAND aami CHAI, CHAI”,
Dear Folks Lets join hands at this hour of crisis to secure the future of our children and crush the devil with an iron hand.Thanks, Himalayan Darpan for the fine coverage of the Darjeeling crisis.
June 18, 2008 at 2:38 pm
hi thanks for your publication although we are cut off with the news your website has given all the new that are required
June 18, 2008 at 8:22 pm
You are right Dipendra….we are cut off with the news specially those who are far aways from there hometown…its really good to know all the updated news through Himlaya Darpen….thanks for provding this wonderful service & Keep up the good work.
June 19, 2008 at 1:11 pm
thanks for ur news update .Your publication makes us proud. do keep it up
June 19, 2008 at 7:54 pm
We Gorkhas have equal rights in our India like all other common Indian peoples as our ancesters have shaded their blood to make India free, why don’t they count our ancester’s sacrifices, how did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose formed “AZAD HIND FOUJ”, originally who composed music for the National song of India ? Central govt.of India should come forward for talk as demanded and honor our ancester’s sacrifices by crating GORKHALAND.
June 20, 2008 at 8:04 am
Jai Gorkha,
I am pretty sure, majority people from Siliguri (illegal immigrant from Bangladesh)can’t sing India’s National Anthem. Indian Begali’s are not able to see problems coming from these illegal aliens. One day they will realize but then it will be too late.
Today they are the one to tell the original Indian Gorkha (Born Indian Idetity)that we are not Indian. West Bengal Government ruling party should be ashamed of this. Just for the shake of the Vote they are selling our (Mother) India. Shame on you.
Wake up Indians (Indian Begali) understand the depth and fight against this corruption. We know that you love this country and you support our fight for righteousness.
Bandematarm!! Jai Hind!! Jai Gorkhaland!!
June 20, 2008 at 8:37 am
When Indian became Independent from Brithis rue. Indian was divided into to parts India and Pakistan. During division Bangladesh decided to be the part of Pakistan and it was know a Easter Pakistan. Later on 16 December, 1971. Eastern Pakistan became Bangladesh. West Bengal Govenment should not forget these people are the ones who killed innocent Indians and raped our sisters and mothers.
Today they are claiming themselves as Indians after sneaking from our border. If Govt. of Indian and West Bengal does not stop this our contry will not be safe from terrorist activities.
Where as we Gorkahs became Indian family together with our land. We did not sneak from the barbed wire. We became part of Indian before India became Independent with dignity and we are proud to be Indian and Gorkhas are living and serving our Motherland Indian with full integrity.
No who are the real Indians, Bengali (immigrant from Bangladesh) or Gorkahs??
Bandemataram, Jai Hind , Jai Gorka.
June 20, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Dear sir
we are gorkhas, so we need Gorkhaland.Bimal Gurung is the best leader for us.
b s rai and C rangdol
June 21, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hello da,
Thanks for the news update and the wonderful photo included.i am a lover of the darjeeling.i am in full support and praying for the success of the fight for the gorkhaland!Jai Gorkha,jai gorkhali!
June 21, 2008 at 12:55 pm
jai gorkha,
we are born indian even in the army we are the first one to sacrifice our life for our motherland “India” .From the start of Independence and to the kargil war our gorkhas have given sacrifce to save our motherland.But the incident which took place at siliguri when the ex army was beaten up badly nobody took the matter seriously it is now become a high time for gorkhas to demand our selfrespect and dignity which was lost during from the time of Independence.
June 21, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Jai Gorakh
I am in Delhi as such I too find your topics about Gorkhas thought provoking.
Please continue to give a neutral an biased info.
June 22, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I am a great supporter of gurkhaland. Not like ishkuse buro (subash ghising)he is a chamcha of bengal but I pray to god for gurkha land .We are support to bimal gurung but you know junai jogi aye khalti bharnu nai ho ,when god closes the door some where he opened the window.God will help to innocent gurkhali.Thank you to himalaya darpan you did a great job.Thank you barun.
June 23, 2008 at 12:20 pm
SIKKIM SHOULD SUPPORT FOR THE ISSUE OF GORKHALAND
HEY MR CHAMLING WHEN DID U BUILD AIRPROT IN SIKKIM ? HOW CAN U FEED THE PEOPELE OF SIKKIM IF TEESTA AND MELLI (NH 31A)IS GOING SUPPORTING FOR THE SAKE OF GORKHLAND. WHER CAN U LAND UR CARGO FLIGHT? SOME WHERE NEAR THE CHINA BORDER? WAKE UP MAN U NEED THE ROAD FROM GORKALAND SITE. SIKKIM SHOULD SUPPORT THE ISSUE OF GORKHALAND.DON’T FORGET THAT SIKKIM WAS A INDEPENDENT COUNTRY NOT LONG AGO! WHOLE SIKKIM IS FOR SAlE IN DISCOUNTED PRICES, ISKUSAY AND CHAMLING IS THE SAME VARIETY OF BAMBO.
JAY BHAYAY PANI, ‘WE NEED GORKHALAND’ BY HOOK OR BY CROOOOOOOK.THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE GORKHAS WILL GET OUR IDENTITY. JAI GORKHA
June 23, 2008 at 2:45 pm
By the way ,hana ke bhako chamling ju ,you are also a gurkhali pakka gurkhali ,you are not looks like an indians,You should support gurkhali daju bhai and didi bahini,gurkhe haru jaha gaye pani abhelana hunu parcha,ke tapailai yasto manparcha? we need gurkhaland by hook or crook like my gurkhe friend says.
June 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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June 23, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Desh le ragat mange malai bali charaunu rundina darjeeling ama ma ta timrai hun gurkhali chora.
June 24, 2008 at 1:05 am
First of all thank u barun for ur extra extra ordiniary job in bringing H.Darpan on line becoz we far awy from our land cannot know what is happening but with ur help we know what is happening day to day this article of urs with the Gorkaland issue is of great help to those who has taken birth and it is the right time we shake hand to hand and march on and on . .. . . . . . .
jai gorkha jai gorkhaland
June 24, 2008 at 4:52 pm
SIKKIMESE LEADERS ARE TOO PROUD OF THE FUND THEY ARE GETTING FROM CENTRAL GOVT.
DO U KNOW GUYS WHY SIKKIM IS GETTING AWAY FROM THE GORKHALAND ISSUE? OF COURSE THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SHOW THEIR BOSSY FELLINGS. WE SHOULD CLOSE DOWN THE NH 31A COMPLETELY AND LET TMEM FELL THE PAIN THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH FOR SO MANY YEARS. SOME OF THE MINISTER FROM SIKKIM HAVE SO MUCH MONEY THAT THEY CAN SPEND 23 THOUSHAND RUPEES JUST TO BUY ONE JACKET SOME WHERE IN FORIEGN COUNTRY. WHEN THEY ALREADY HAVE SO MUCH, WHY WOULD THEY BOTHER TO SUPPORT OUR ISSUE! CHAKKA JAM HAI CHAKKA JAM!! LA JA TA FOREIGN COUNTRY VIA NATHULA PASS. WE R THE PART OF SAME COUNTRY,COMMUNITY AND RACE THEN WHY THERE IS SO MANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US. KAY HAMI KANCHI AMA KO SANTAN HO RA?
WAKE UP CHAMLING ! WAKE UP !! TERO PANI ISKUSAY BURO KO HAL HOLA NI!!
June 24, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Thats right, paisa matra bhae hudaina tara ek din sabai jana khalto bhitra pasnu parcha hai , yo kura yad rakhnu hai chamling,budhadev,dasmunsi,ani gurkhaland birodhi,paisa khanele paisa majjale khayo ,garib dukhiko samashya dekhena,dada giri dekhayo hamro afnai manchele ,pahila fateko chappal laera hinne manche haru ahile lakhpati bhako cha, dekhera pani ke garnu bhanyo bhane rati ayera marchaki bhanne dar,tara ab na daraye pani huncha paisa khako dud ko dud pani ko pani hune cha, je bhane pani god le heri rakhnu bhako cha,he will help gurkhali and may god fulfill gurkhalis dream very soon,recently Iam living in uk with my family,last but not the list thank you barun keep it up .
June 24, 2008 at 7:34 pm
The people of Sikkim must understand and co-operate this Revolution. After all we all are seeking for a seperate Gorkha Land.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Chamling won’t help us anymore !!! We’ll do it ourselves !!!
June 24, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Hello guys, do you know that soon Sikkim will not need the NAtional Highway (NH-31A)? How? Well they have asked an Amercian company to undertake a feasibility study for digging a tunnel through the hills of Darjeeling commencing from somewhere near Pakyong. It will come out somewher in the Duars and then the trip to Siliguri will take less than an hour! Then what purpose will blocking NH-31A serve????
June 24, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Das Munshi is not to be trusted…what action did he take against the Radio jockey - Nitin aka Jonathan brady or his radio channel ???ZILCH…all he said ws ‘We are THINKING about banning the channel” well tat’s wha he left it at…THINKING….nothing happened to the channel? No censure…n now he’s saying he is hopeful about a solution for us Gorkhas…that man is not to be trusted.
June 24, 2008 at 11:06 pm
Sanam, I have heard about the plan but I seriously doubt it will happen in our lifetime. Its like the airport project thats been in the pipeline for well over a decade - maybe two - I think it was started when Gulam Nabhi Azad was the Aviation minister ( remember him ?).
SIkkim needs NH31A as much as it needs to have healthy ties with the imminent Gorkhaland. Mr. Navin and others, I think Sikkim does support the movement and they do co-operate. But, when you call a strike (which is in my book not the approach to take), why should SIkkim call a strike? Agreed, when you get Gorkhaland, YOU will get Gorkhaland..then, Sikkim will be next to Gorkhaland but Sikkim will not benefit so directly. If you want to follow a leader blindly, why should Sikkim follow him as well? Can Sikkim not choose and be more discerning about its future? Please try and understand the situation that we all are in - ‘each playing his part - we have our exits and entrances’…
June 25, 2008 at 1:24 am
Im really excited about Gorkhaland. It’s been long I had stopped thinkin this stuff. Keep going people we have tons of support from Nepalese in country and abroad as well. No matter whether Nepali Gov supports it or not we are with you. Make it peacefull and acheive your goal. Don’t restrain using anything to get the statehood.
All the best.
NewYork