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  Jalpaiguri Diocese
The Catholic presence in the area of this diocese of Jalpaiguri goes back to around the year 1911 and is linked from from its beginning with the present area of the diocese of Dinajpur, which is now in Bangladesh.
There is a short narration of a certain Gabriel Toppo from the area of Ranchi in the present Jharkhand, who brought the news of the adibasi tribals of the Jharkhand area obtaining new life on their social and religious front, thanks to the arrival of Catholic Fathers there from Belgium.
Jalpaiguri is also the divisional center of the five districts lying north of the River Ganges in West Bengal, also known as North Bengal.
www.cbcisite.com /Jalpaiguri.htm   (626 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri Information
It is the headquarters of Jalpaiguri district, and the divisional headquarters of the North Bengal region.
Jalpaiguri lies in the middle of the vast fertile plains (Terai) south of the Himalayas, watered by innumerable rivers and rivulets rising from and flowing down the Himalayas.
Administration is the responsibility of the Jalpaiguri Municipality, one of the oldest in West Bengal.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Jalpaiguri   (1520 words)

  
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Residential: Jalpaiguri urban area has to earmark 227.0 acres and 273.0 acres of land to accommodate the additional population of 19400 and 24560 by 1991 and 2001 respectively.
The vacant land adjacent to Jalpaiguri Road Railway Station is another area proposed to be conserved for future industrial use in view of the existance of basic infrastructural facilities, and the absence of water-logging.
Jalpaiguri urban area comprising the municipal town and Kharia mouza together has at present 21 post offices for a population of 1.06 lakh which is considered adequate.
www.sjda.org /odp_jalpaiguri.doc   (5591 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri is the name of a town as well as a district in West Bengal.
The new Jalpaiguri rail station is the major rail head of the region.
Although Siliguri town is in Darjeeling district,the outskirts of the town extends to Jalpaiguri district where New Jalpaiguri Rail station (commonly known as NJP) is located.
www.east-himalaya.com /dooars/jalpaiguri.htm   (251 words)

  
 Businessworld:The black hole of Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri had received Rs 30.19 crore under the interim Budget announced in February this year.
Researchers and NGOs have repeatedly shown that in Jalpaiguri, as elsewhere in the country, one of the biggest reasons why money doesn't reach the people it's intended to benefit is that they simply don't know about it.
Another reason for Jalpaiguri not spending all of its allotted funds rests with bureaucratic inertia in extending the scheme to one major class of people who are supposed to benefit - the scheduled castes and tribes (SC/STs).
www.businessworldindia.com /july1904/coverstory07.asp   (2848 words)

  
 Businessworld:The black hole of Jalpaiguri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Jalpaiguri had received Rs 30.19 crore under the interim Budget announced in February this year.
Researchers and NGOs have repeatedly shown that in Jalpaiguri, as elsewhere in the country, one of the biggest reasons why money doesn't reach the people it's intended to benefit is that they simply don't know about it.
Another reason for Jalpaiguri not spending all of its allotted funds rests with bureaucratic inertia in extending the scheme to one major class of people who are supposed to benefit - the scheduled castes and tribes (SC/STs).
www.businessworld.in /july1904/coverstory07.asp   (2848 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Jalpaiguri, a district in North Bengal, is located on the confluence of rivers Teesta and Karala.
With most of the western part of the town being situated beyond the limits of the Teesta-Karala level, Jalpaiguri is naturally prone to flooding and water logging.
Jalpaiguri Science and Nature Club, a local NGO, has developed a draft of an educational package on the zone maps of flood-prone and waterlogged areas of Jalpaiguri.
www.greenteacher.org /eose/Jalpaiguri.htm   (539 words)

  
 Rastriya Sam Vikas Yojana
The Plan Document for the implementation of RSVY in Jalpaiguri District was an outcome of intense consultation with Panchayat Bodies, Officers of the Line Departments and Development administrators at different levels.
By the time the Planning Commission of India formally released the first year plan fund much of the ground works for the smooth, effective and meaningful implementation of schemes in the various sectors was already under process.
The schemes are placed before the District Level Committee chaired by the Sabhadhipati, Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad for discussion and scrutiny in the light of RSVY concepts and objectives before actual execution.
www.rsvyjalpaiguri.org /index.html   (359 words)

  
 Welcome to the wonderful world of Jalpaiguri
Taxi is available from Jalpaiguri and Mainaguri to reach this place.
Bodaganj is 25 km away from Jalpaiguri in Shikarpur forest.
Kathambari is around 50 km away from Jalpaiguri and is approachable by road.
jalpaiguri.nic.in /tourism1.htm   (924 words)

  
 Malaria claims 89 people in Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling dists
At least 89 people, mostly tribal people, in West Bengal's two districts- Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling- have died of suspected malaria in the past two months, official sources said today.
Chief Medical Officer of Jalpaiguri block Bhushan Chakraborty denied the charges of ''inactivity'' of the department to prevent the disease.
After Jalpaiguri district, malaria struck in Naxalbari block of Darjeeling district in which 12 people have died so far, sources said.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Health/20060713/390398.html   (271 words)

  
 West Bengal Jalpaiguri District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Jalpaiguri : A district with abundance of beauty through deep forests with wild life and tea plantations.
The main railway station is at New Jalpaiguri (NJP - 4 kms from city) which is connected by express trains to all major Indian cities.
Bus services to the district towns and neighboring states are also available from Siliguri.
www.wb.nic.in /dist/jalpai.html   (241 words)

  
 Siliguri & New Jalpaiguri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Siliguri is the major trade centre for the north-east and eastern Nepal; a real boom town, it's packed with trucks and buses and not a pleasant place to stay for a moment more than necessary.
New Jalpaiguri (known as NJP), the main railway junction, is eight km south of Silliguri, though there's effectively no break in the urban sprawl between the two places.
The towns of Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri comprise essentially just one north-south main road - Tenzing Norgay Rd. It's about four km from New Jalpaiguri railway station to Siliguri Town railway station, and a further four km from there on to Siliguri Junction railway station, behind the Tenzing Norgay Central bus terminal.
www.india-travel.com /westbengal/siliguri_gen.htm   (557 words)

  
 Rights rap on Jalpaiguri police
The state human rights commission has hauled up the Jalpaiguri police for “inaction” over the assault on a 22-year-old pregnant woman by two men said to have links with Citu in January.
Lakshmi Sahani was repeatedly kicked on her lower abdomen by the two men near the New Jalpaiguri station on January 25.
Sahani’s family twice went to the New Jalpaiguri police with a complaint, but the officials allegedly refused to lodge even a general diary.
www.hvk.org /articles/0404/57.html   (391 words)

  
 North Bengal, Jalpaiguri shocked by Calcutta HC verdict : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Both the general people and Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench O Sarbik Unnayan Dabi Aday Samannoy Committee which is fighting for the setting up of a circuit bench of Kolkata High Court in Jalpaiguri are contemplating a mass movement against the verdict and go to the Supreme Court with an appeal against the verdict.
All the courts in Jalpaiguri remained closed for one month as a result of the movement of the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench O Sarbik Unnayan Dabi Aday Samannoy Committee.
In case of Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench, everything from infrastructure to the Union Cabinet clearance is ready.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1943396,000900030001.htm   (570 words)

  
 India: junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri
New Jalpaiguri became a triple-gauge station, being served by the metre-gauge in the shape of the Siliguri Town - New Jalpaiguri section of the former Haldibari line, suitably realigned but not regauged, and by a new Siliguri Town - New Jalpaiguri extension of the narrow-gauge DHR.
In early February 2003 metre-gauge track had been lifted, and broad-gauge track was being laid, from New Jalpaiguri north through Siliguri Town and Siliguri Jn at least as far as the bridge over the river Teesta (which being of metre-gauge design may need rebuilding).
In the near future New Jalpaiguri will it seems have three broad-gauge lines (west to Calcutta; east towards Assam with branch to Haldibari; north to Siliguri Town and Siliguri Jn, then north-east to Assam) and a narrow-gauge line (north to Siliguri Town, Siliguri Jn and Darjeeling).
www.rinbad.free-online.co.uk /in_silig.htm   (690 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim
Siliguri, March 2: The verdict of Calcutta High Court regarding the circuit bench case may have come as a shock to residents of Jalpaiguri, but they are determined to carry on with their movement for the setting up of the bench.
The secretary of Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench O Sarbik Unnayan Dabi Aday Samannoy Committee, Gautam Pal, recounted that it all began with a lot of jubilation back in 1997 when the state government first announced that it was ready to have a Calcutta High Court circuit bench in Jalpaiguri.
It was during this movement that judges were prevented from entering the court premises and activities at the Jalpaiguri district court came to a halt for a whole month.
www.telegraphindia.com /1070303/asp/siliguri/story_7465025.asp   (533 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri Hotelier'S Tourism Zone
Huge tracts of lush green forests (forest covered at 27% of the total area), miles after miles of tea plantation (area under tea plantation is about 19%), a large varieties of wild life and the diverse ethnic and cultural milieu, is an USP.
The road infrastructure in Jalpaiguri is set to improve substantially through implementation of schemes under RIDF and PMGSY.
Jalpaiguri to popularise Jalpaiguri town as tourist destination.
www.jpghotelier.com   (328 words)

  
 siliguri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
He said that the state government felt the ISI had a hand in the explosion on the New Jalpaiguri Station platform.
The police and the BSF were cooperating with each other in the border districts to flush out activists of the fundamentalist and militant organisations such as the ULFA and NDFB.
The road to Gangtok from Siliguri with several army establishments on either side of it is receiving special attention from the police.
www.ganashakti.com /old/1999/990628/bengal.htm   (828 words)

  
 JALPAIGURI, or JULPIGOREE - Online Information article about JALPAIGURI, or JULPIGOREE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
JALPAIGURI, or JULPIGOREE - Online Information article about JALPAIGURI, or JULPIGOREE
Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
The DISTRICT OF JALPAIGURI (organized in 1869) occupies an irregularly shaped See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /INV_JED/JALPAIGURI_or_JULPIGOREE.html   (409 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Toll in Jalpaiguri blast rises to 10
Of the remaining injured, 45 were admitted to the North Bengal Medical College and 22 to the railway hospital in Jalpaiguri.
The condition of 25 of the injured was stated to be critical.
The ISI is very active in Siliguri and the New Jalpaiguri areas of north Bengal.
www.rediff.com /news/1999/jun/22blast.htm   (377 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Jalpaiguri" at HighBeam.
Circuit bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri.
Train crashes into school bus killing at least 4 children in India's West Bengal
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-jalpaigu.html   (146 words)

  
 New Jalpaiguri
New Jalpaiguri became a triple-gauge station, being served by the metre-gauge in the shape of the Siliguri Town - New Jalpaiguri section of the former Haldibari line, suitably realigned but not regauged, and by a new Siliguri Town - New Jalpaiguri extension of the narrow-gauge DHR.
In early February 2003 metre-gauge track had been lifted, and broad-gauge track was being laid, from New Jalpaiguri north through Siliguri Town and Siliguri Junction at least as far as the bridge over the river Teesta (which being of metre-gauge design may need rebuilding).
In the near future New Jalpaiguri will it seems have three broad-gauge lines (west to Calcutta; east towards Assam with branch to Haldibari; north to Siliguri Town and Siliguri Junction, then north-east to Assam) and a narrow-gauge line (north to Siliguri Town, Siliguri Junction and Darjeeling).
www.sikkiminfo.net /new_jalpaiguri.htm   (748 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal
Debaprasad is well aware of his reputation, and when it comes to blowing his trumpet, he doesn’t beat about the bush.
Born and brought up in Jalpaiguri, Debaprasad bypassed the state Congress to become the Rajya Sabha MP from the district and gain recognition as someone who wields considerable influence at the Centre.
The constituency comprises the Jalpaiguri civic area and eight village panchayats.
www.telegraphindia.com /1060505/asp/bengal/story_6184690.asp   (586 words)

  
 Jalpaiguri, India News
Siliguri, March 13: Officials of the Bengal labour department are conducting a survey to collect details on workers and their families in the closed tea gardens of north Bengal.
Siliguri, March 9: A guesthouse in Calcutta, a bottling plant for mineral water in Jalpaiguri and a couple of other projects constituted the dream budget that Jalpaiguri Municipality chairman Mohan Bose...
Experts say the sentencing is highly unusual The chief of police in India's West Bengal state has been sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court.
www.topix.net /in/jalpaiguri   (734 words)

  
 Nepal Maoist leaders released from Jalpaiguri jail .:. NewKerala.Com, India News Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Siliguri, Nov 30: Two influential Nepali Maoist leaders, Mohan Baidya and C P Gajurel, who were in jail at Jalpaiguri, charged with waging war against the state, sedition and conspiracy, were released today.
Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police S Tripurari said that they had been set free.
Gajurel, a senior politburo member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), was arrested from the Chennai airport while he was en route to Europe in August 2003 for travelling on a fake passport.
www.newkerala.com /news4.php?action=fullnews&id=59685   (387 words)

  
 FeralChildren.com | The Jalpaiguri Bear Girl
One of the missionaries of the New Dispensation Church (the late Babu Keshub Sen's Brahmo Somaj), in his recent tour of Jalpaiguri, came across an idiot girl of about eight years of age.
She was then put in the Jalpaiguri hospital, where she forgot much of her strange habits.
She learnt to walk, eat, and drink like a human being, and showed certain emotions which were peculiar to man. The hospital authorities retained her about three years, and afterwards thinking her an incurable discharged her.
www.feralchildren.com /en/showchild.php?ch=jalpaiguri   (704 words)

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