DOCSLIB.ORG

THE MUSIC? Hospitality Industry Versus Collecting Societies

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
THE MUSIC? Hospitality Industry Versus Collecting Societies MYSTIC EAST unexplored horizon A bi-monthly magazine by HRAEI | Vol 2 | Issue 1 | January - February 2016 PPL IPRS Novex Winflex & many more... COVER STORY PLAY, PAY OR FACE THE MUSIC? Hospitality Industry versus Collecting Societies DIRECTOR'S NOTE January - February 2016 Dear Fellow Members, MYSTIC EAST The tourism and hospitality sector in the A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE BY HRAEI country felt grossly neglected in the Union Vol 2 | Issue 1 | January - February 2016 Budget 2016. As we help earn the country a large chunk of foreign exchange, we de- served some tax cuts and incentives.On EDITORIAL BOARD the contrary, the service tax got increased SUDESH PODDAR to 15% from 14.5% in the Budget. PRESIDENT, HRAEI 'Krishi Kalyan Cess' at 0.5% will be levied RAVINDRA KUMAR KASHUKA on all taxable services, aimed at improve- MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER, HRAEI ment of agriculture and welfare of farm- SUBORNO BOSE ers. But eventually this will lead to all paid MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER, HRAEI services becoming dearer. Service tax has GOPAL DAS AGARWAL been consistently increasing over the past VICE PRESIDENT, HRAEI few years; it stood at 12.36% in 2013-14. The Prime Minister had promised a lot EDITORIAL CONSULTANT on job creation and poverty alleviation SUSMIT BARMAN Even though prior to the budget and the tourism and CHIEF DESIGNER hospitality sectors were the best engine to SOMU DUTTA the tourism and achieve this. Yet the Budget failed to offer these incentives to us. hospitality sector ‘Mystic East’ magazine is printed Finally, an increase on the excise duty and published by Atikram Gupta on behalf of Hotel helps earn the country on Aviation Turbine Fuel from 8% to 14% and Restaurant Association of Eastern India. will have some adverse impact on the sec- a big chunk of foreign Printed at CDC Printers Private Limited, No.45, tor. In short, this Budget is a big letdown Radha Nath Chowdhury Road, Tangra Industrial exchange, tax burden for us. Estate-II, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 015 on us rose from 12.36 Hotel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India, % to 15 % since 18A/1, Everest , 18th Floor, 46C, 2013 Chowringhee Road, Kolkata- 700 071; Telephone- +91 33 2288-1742/43, 40035993. Sudesh Poddar E-mail: [email protected] President, HRAEI Website: www.hraei.co.in THIS ISSUE OF MYSTIC EAST CONTAINS 56 PAGES INCLUDING COVER AND BACK COVER All information in Mystic East magazine is derived from sources we consider reliable and a sincere effort is made to report accurate information. The publisher regrets that he cannot accept liability for error and omissions contained in this publication that might have crept in inadvertently. Similarly, opinions/views expressed by third parties are not necessarily shared by the magazine. However, we wish to advise our readers that one or more recognised authorities may hold different views than those reported. Material used in this publication is intended for information purpose only. Readers are advised to seek specific advice before acting on information contained in this publication which is provided for general use, and may not be appropriate for the readers’ particular circumstances.. No part of the magazine may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form without the permission of the publication in writing. The same rule applies when there is a copyright or the article is taken from another publication. An exemption is hereby granted for the extract used for the purpose of fair review, provided two copies of the same publication are sent to us for our records. Publications reproducing material either in part or in whole, without permission could face legal action. The publisher assumes no responsibility for returning any material, solicited or unsolicited, nor is he responsible for material lost or damaged. MYSTIC EAST | 3 SECRETARY’S MESSAGE Dear fellow members, The Union Budget 2016 may not have any direct benefit for the hospitality sector, but there is one silver lining for us. The thrust on infrastructure and rural development in the Budget is good news for the hospi- tality sector as it will open up new avenues for expansion. The Centre has earmarked Rs 2,21,246 crore for infrastructure devel- opment, with Rs 97,000 crore for the road sector, and plans to revive 160 non-func- tional airports at a cost of Rs 50-100 crore each. Strengthening infrastructure will bol- ster India’s position as an attractive tour- ist destination, which will surely benefit the sector in the long run. This will es- Strengthening the pecially enhance regional and last mile connectivity to untapped regions like the infrastructure will North-East and open up fresh avenues for benefit the hospitality expansion for hotel chains. Domestic trav- el, increased connectivity and accessibility sector in the long run. will also give a fillip to outbound domestic This will especially travel from tier-II and III cities, thus of- fering greater growth avenues. However, enhance regional and there are no details about allocation for last mile connectivity the Incredible India campaign, which is also expected to have an implication on to untapped regions expansion plans. like the North-East Also, though infrastructure promises to open up avenues for hospitality, tourism and open up fresh as a sector is not much in focus. The Fi- avenues for expansion nance Minister glossed over this despite the fact that tourism is one of the major for hotel chains foreign exchange earners in the country. Pranav Singh Secretary, HRAEI 4 | MYSTIC EAST INSIDE January - February 2016 Cover Story 26 January - February 2016 PLAY, PAY OR FACE THE MUSIC? HRAEI Corner New Tech Clarity on Service Tax: The Chief Commissioner tells 7 all about tax rates News Union Budget 2016 disappoints the 11 hospitality industry Food apps troubles: Food West Bengal opens up delivery apps are going goodies for hotels and 20 through a course 16 tourism business correction MYSTIC EAST | 5 Inside Analysis 24 With more new hotels, Kolkata braces up for a tariff war Industry seeks parity on taxes on tourism arrivals 32 in India New Trail 42 Tea tourism: North East India's tea trail attracts 35 tourists to heritage Raj-era bungalows New scchemes of tourism: Swadesh Darshan and Prasad schemes have too few spots from Eastern India Food Interview 45 Biryani's long journey: Once a delicacy of the 41 Nawabs is now a favourite of the aam admi Online woes Housekeeping head of Fake review menace: Swissotel, Kolkata, 47 Don't get browbeaten stresses on the importance by review threats from of the department online sites 6 | MYSTIC EAST NEWS January - February 2016 HRAEI CORNER ASSOCIATION SEEKS CLARITY ON REVISED TAX RATES KOLKATA, Jan. 14: Members of concern on non-compliance of the hospitality sector. “The service the Hotels and Restaurants Associ- tax payment by restaurants, event tax rate has been hiked from 12 per ation of Eastern India (HRAEI) met managers and outdoor caterers. Ac- cent to 14 per cent, effective June 1, officials from the service tax depart- cording to him and other service tax 2015. Subsequently, a 0.5 per cent ment to obtain clarity on revised officials, the propensity to avoid tax Swachh Bharat cess has been levied service tax rates, including the im- is prominent especially among the from November 15,” said Sudesh position of the contentious service unorganised institutions that bill a Poddar, the president of HRAEI. Te- charge. hefty amount to the customers but jinder Singh Walia, vice president, In an interactive session with do not disclose the same to the tax Federation of Hotel and Restaurants the members of HRAEI, S.K. Pan- authorities. Association of India (FHRAI), “ We da, the Chief Commissioner, Ser- Members of HRAEI, however, don’t want to evade tax. But we have vice Tax, Kolkata Zone, expressed rued over high service tax burden on concerns over certain aspects, such MYSTIC EAST | 7 NEWS HRAEI CORNER EASE OF DOING BUSINESS We the members of Hotel and Kendriya Utpad Shulk Bhavan, Kolkata Restaurant Association of Eastern In- dia (HRAEI) place on record our deep as imposition of service tax on take- Other officials present at the appreciation for Chief Commissioner, away food and additional beds and meet said a threshold exemption of Service Tax, Kolkata, Sri S.K.Panda service charges billed by hotels and Rs 10 lakh is available for services for his wholehearted effort for making restaurants.” rendered in a financial year. Of- ‘ease of doing business’ a reality in the Service Tax Sector in Kolkata. Mr Panda called for improvement ten institutions miss the benefit of of compliance. He said, “From our the exemption because they do not We urge all our members to avail side we are trying to create awareness. maintain proper documents. Ac- this opportunity and approach his The upcoming Goods and Services cording to Mr Panda recent drives office at Kendriya Utpad Shulk Tax (GST) will also ease some of the undertaken by them have garnered Bhawan, 2nd Floor, 180, Shan- problems as it will provide a mecha- an additional tax of around Rs 100 ti Pally, Rajdanga Main Roda, nism to seamlessly pay tax and get tax crore. The service tax collection in Kolkata—700 017 on any working credit,” said Panda. GST is yet to be the Calcutta zone in 2014-15 was day during working hours if they implemented pending Parliamentary Rs 5,181.39 crore. In 2015-16, the are facing any problem in Service Tax matters. Contact number of approval. “We expect GST to remove collection has already touched Rs his office is 2442-5066. However, of double taxation on rooms (local tax 4,671.91 crore, helped partly by the he is also available for any walk-in and sale tax) and food (value added tax recent drives of the department to visitor.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 Jalpaiguri
    District Disaster Management Plan 2020-21 Jalpaiguri District Disaster Management Authority Jalpaiguri O/o the District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri West Bengal Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Aim and Objectives of the District Disaster Management Plan............................................ 1 1.2 Authority for the DDMP: DM Act 2005 ............................................................................... 2 1.3 Evolution of the DDMP ........................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Stakeholders and their responsibility .................................................................................... 4 1.5 How to use DDMP Framework ............................................................................................. 5 1.6 Approval Mechanism of the Plan: Authority for implementation (State Level/ District Level orders) ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Plan Review & Updation: Periodicity ................................................................................... 6 2 Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity and Risk Assessment ............................................................... 7 2.1 Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment ......................................................................... 7 2.2 Matrix of Seasonality of Hazard ..........................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • From the Chairman
    UK Committee for Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong, India FINAL UPDATE ON THE UK EARTHQUAKE APPEAL FUND The work to repair the Steel Memorial Centre is almost finished. The cost was met by donations made to the UK Earthquake Appeal Fund Newsletter of the UK Committee December 2014 1 Charity recognised in Scotland SC 016341 UK Committee for Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong, India A reminder of the damage after the earthquake in September 2011 Calcutta Cottage A dormitory Steel Memorial Centre Cracks to a classroom window arch 2 Charity recognised in Scotland SC 016341 UK Committee for Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong, India CHAIRMAN’S REPORT James Simpson Since I last reported to you, some important changes have taken place at The Homes. You will recall that as a result of the unexpected hospitalisation and subsequent retiral in June of our Principal, Mrs Hilda Peacock, the Homes was precipitated into an unforeseen leadership and management crisis. This has been solved for the moment by the arrival of two retired Indian Army officers, Colonel Prakash Thapa, as acting Principal, and Colonel Ashok Gogoi in the role of Head of Administration. Both are coping remarkably well with their entry into this very different world of academia! To meet them face-to-face for ourselves and to help them with their understanding both of the role of the Overseas Committees and of the interaction between Homes and Committees, Pat and I, accompanied by Treasurer Jim Gibson, visited Kolkata and Kalimpong this November. I am pleased that all parties are now working in harmony having established a personal understanding of one another’s roles! Whilst in India we attended a number of meetings with the Chairman of the Board and with individual Board Members, as well as being invited to take part in Board Meetings in both Kolkata and Kalimpong.
    [Show full text]
  • City Development Plan for Siliguri – 2041 (Final Report)
    City Development Plan for Siliguri – 2041 (Final Report) April 2015 Supported under Capacity Building for Urban Development project (CBUD) A Joint Partnership Program between Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and The World Bank CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited Ministry of Urban Development Capacity Building for Urban Development Project City Development Plan for Siliguri- 2041 Final Report April 2015 Ministry of Urban Development Consulting Firm: CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited Project Team Key Experts Mr. Brijgopal Ladda Team Leader and Urban Development Specialist Dr. Ravikant Joshi Municipal Finance Specialist Dr. Madhusree Banerjee Social Development Specialist Mr. K K Shrivastava Municipal Engineer Mr. Ratnakar Reddy Transport Expert Mr. Tapas Ghatak GIS Expert Mr. Darshan Parikh Disaster Management Expert Team Members Mr. Appeeji Parasher Mr.Sharat C.Pillalamarri Mr. Sushant Sudhir [iii] Ministry of Urban Development Acknowledgment The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has launched the Capacity Building for Urban Development (CBUD) project supported by the World Bank to give a thrust to the implementation of reforms proposed to be undertaken by urban local bodies. The CBUD project has identified issues for intervention and areas of technical assistance that are required in the 30 cities spread across the country that were identified under the project for Technical Assistance. Formulation of new/revised city development plans (CDP) is one such initiative. First-generation CDPs were prepared for most of the cities under the JnNURM/UIDSSMT programme of GoI; these are proposed to be revised under this project as per the revised CDP guidelines issued by MoUD in April, 2013. CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited (CRIS) would like to thank MoUD for giving it an opportunity to work on this prestigious assignment.
    [Show full text]
  • HARKAMAYA COLLEGE of EDUCATION B.Ed. SESSION: 2018 - 20 DATE Academic Score FORM FATHER's NAME / Roll No
    HARKAMAYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION B.Ed. SESSION: 2018 - 20 DATE Academic Score FORM FATHER'S NAME / Roll No. NAME OF THE STUDENT OF CATG. % of UNIVERSITY NO. CLASS CLASS % of MARKS ADDRESS UG MARKS PG BIRTH - X - XII in PG in UG PRADEEP KUMAR RAI Near SNT Colony, Daragaon B.A Hons M.A 18KED001 ABINESH RAI 034 26/10/1991 M OBC Tadong, Gangtok 76.6 53.7 58.3 55.6 SU (Eco) (Eco) East Sikkim 737102 Mob: 95648 32716 / 96419 39771 CHURAMANI CHHETRI Lower Legship B.A Hons 18KED002 ABINASH CHHETRI 91 23/04/1996 M OBC 64 70 51 SU Hingdam, South Sikkim 737111 (Eng) Mob: 80016 80943 ONELL RINZING LEPCHA Lower Chisopani, Singtam 18KED003 ALISH LEPCHA 059 19/01/1989 M ST 56 64.4 B.A 48.39 SU East Sikkim 737134 Mob: 70636 70104 DAMBER BAHADUR GURUNG Sribadam B.Sc Hons 18KED004 ALISHA GURUNG 125 20/01/1996 F OBC 70 55.8 46.7 SU West Sikkim 737121 (Zoology) Mob: 74072 70720 J.K PRADHAN Sirwani Bazar B.A Hons 18KED005 AMRITA PRADHAN 105 1/9/1993 F OBC PO. Singtam 58 70.4 56.6 SU (Edu) East Sikkim 737134 Mob: 80015 07793 LT. KHARGA BDR. GURUNG Dicheling, Gairi Goan M.A 18KED006 ANITA GURUNG 009 18/08/1990 F OBC Bhusuk Road, East Sikkim 45 53.4 B.A 53.9 60.13 IGNOU (History) Mob: 96791 84804 DIK BAHADUR RAI M.A Ranka, Malangthang B.A Hons (Nepali) 18KED007 ANJALI RAI 012 21/09/1994 F OBC 49.4 50.5 53.3 65.6 SU East Sikkim 737102 (Nep) Mob: 74071 84231 BHIM RAJ SHARMA Rawtey Rumtek B.A Hons M.A 18KED008 ANJALI SHARMA (I) 027 14/03/1995 F OBC 2nd Mile 60 54.5 57.2 76.25 SU (Edu) Edu East Sikkim 737135 Mob: 87682 76149 GOPAL SHARMA Teemsina Redidency 18KED009 ANJALI SHARMA (II) 119 22/03/1994 F OBC Behind Hotel Norkhil, DPH Area 69 53 B.Com Hons 58 M.Com 68 SMU Gangtok,East Sikkim 737101 Mob: 75509 68548 KAMAL PRADHAN Hallaney, Mechi T.E 18KED010 ANJU PRADHAN 072 7/7/1995 F OBC PO.
    [Show full text]
  • Human Interference and Avifaunal Diversity of Two Wetlands of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
    JoTT COMMUNI C ATION 3(12): 2253–2262 Human interference and avifaunal diversity of two wetlands of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India Tanmay Datta Department of Zoology, Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 735101, India Email: [email protected] Date of publication (online): 26 December 2011 Abstract: Avifaunal diversity and abundance were studied in two wetlands of Jalpaiguri Date of publication (print): 26 December 2011 District, West Bengal, India, in relation to eight wetland characteristics supposedly ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print) directly or indirectly affected by human activities. Although the climatic and geophysical conditions of both the wetlands are almost similar, a total of 80 bird species were recorded Editor: Rajiv S. Kalsi from one wetland and the other supported only 42 species. The relationship between Manuscript details: habitat characteristics and community structure varied throughout the year, suggesting Ms # o2739 that the birds respond differently to one or other habitat characteristic depending on Received 28 March 2011 the season. Larger wetland size supported higher bird diversity and abundance as far Final received 18 October 2011 as resident and local migrants are concerned. Winter migrant density and diversity, Finally accepted 28 October 2011 however, reached higher values in structurally more heterogeneous wetlands having fewer submerged aquatic vegetation. All these habitat characteristics become highly Citation: Datta, T. (2011). Human interference and avifaunal diversity of two wetlands of Jalpaig- influenced by intense agricultural practices in the wetland with fewer bird diversity and uri, West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened density. Taxa 3(12): 2253–2262. Keywords: Habitat heterogeneity, human interference, Jalpaiguri, submerged aquatic Copyright: © Tanmay Datta 2011.
    [Show full text]
  • Mal Assembly West Bengal Factbook
    Editor & Director Dr. R.K. Thukral Research Editor Dr. Shafeeq Rahman Compiled, Researched and Published by Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. D-100, 1st Floor, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi- 110020. Ph.: 91-11- 43580781, 26810964-65-66 Email : [email protected] Website : www.electionsinindia.com Online Book Store : www.datanetindia-ebooks.com Report No. : AFB/WB-020-0619 ISBN : 978-93-5293-730-1 First Edition : January, 2018 Third Updated Edition : June, 2019 Price : Rs. 11500/- US$ 310 © Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical photocopying, photographing, scanning, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Please refer to Disclaimer at page no. 170 for the use of this publication. Printed in India No. Particulars Page No. Introduction 1 Assembly Constituency at a Glance | Features of Assembly as per 1-2 Delimitation Commission of India (2008) Location and Political Maps 2 Location Map | Boundaries of Assembly Constituency in District | Boundaries 3-9 of Assembly Constituency under Parliamentary Constituency | Town & Village-wise Winner Parties- 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 Administrative Setup 3 District | Sub-district | Towns | Villages | Inhabited Villages | Uninhabited 10-16 Villages | Village Panchayat | Intermediate Panchayat Demographics 4 Population | Households | Rural/Urban Population | Towns and Villages by 17-18 Population Size | Sex Ratio (Total
    [Show full text]
  • Tea Tourism in Darjeeling
    Vol-2 Issue-4 2016 IJARIIE-ISSN(O)-2395-4396 TEA TOURISM IN DARJEELING *Sanjiv Kumar Sharma *Assistant Professor-School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, SRM University Sikkim **Dr Suvamay Bhowmick **Associate Professor-School of management and Commerce, SRM University Sikkim ABSTRACT Tea tourism is wonderful and recreational experience that can satisfy the tourist’s interest. Tea tourism provides opportunity to avail all information and experience related to tea.Tea tourism has emerged as a very recent niche in the world tourism scenario. Development of tea tourism sustaining the environment and preserving the heritage and culture, will benefit the region by creating employment opportunities and boosting rural economy and thereby alleviate the insurgency and other socio-economic problems. Tea estates as well as the government are planning to develop additional facilities inside the tea garden to attract tourists which can help in generating additional revenue. There are many homestays at tea garden and tourist gets accommodation with all hospitality and recreations. Keyword- Tourist, Tea tourism, Homestay, Economy. A brief over view of tea tourism-Tea Tourism is a contemporary concept researched and talked about since the beginning of the 21st century. It is a wonderful tourism concept associated with tea gardens. The tea gardens, the process of tea plucking, tea producing, cultural festivals of the tea tribes and staying at the tea bungalows are part this tea tourism. This is a kind of unique tour experience connected to nature. Tea tourism is already popular in countries like China, Srilanka and Kenya. It is now catching up in India. Darjeeling, where the breath of the Himalayas surrounds the traveller and the deep green valley’s sing all around.
    [Show full text]
  • Monsoon Dooars Tour (4 Days) [Jalpaiguri – Bodaganj - Gajoldoba - Medla Watch Tower - Lataguri - Murti - Samsing - Jalpesh Temple.]
    Monsoon Dooars Package Tour (03 Days) Tour:01 [Jalpaiguri – Lataguri - Samsing- Suntalikhola – Jhalong – Bindu - Murti – Medla Watch Tower] 1st Day: J.P.E. (Jalpaiguri Road), Proceed to "Kalipur Eco Village / Rhino Camp at Ramshi". After lunch visit Medla Watch Tower and Elephant Riding. Enjoy tribal dance at evening. Night stay at Kalipur Eco Village / Rhino Camp. 2nd Day: After breakfast proceed to Murti or Suntalikhola. Visit Murti, Samsing, Laligurash, Suntalikhola. Night stay at Murti or Suntalikhola. 3rd Day: After breakfast visit Jhalong and Bindu. After that proceed to schedule return. Tour end. Package Cost: On request NOTE:[Rail Fair, Air Fair, Camera Charge, Entry fees, Point charges, Guide Charge, Coli Charge etc. charges are extra.] Tour:02 Monsoon Dooars Tour (4 Days) [Jalpaiguri – Bodaganj - Gajoldoba - Medla Watch Tower - Lataguri - Murti - Samsing - Jalpesh Temple.] 1st Day: Morning received at Jalpaiguri Road Station (JPE), after that proceed to Bodaganj. After lunch visit Bodaganj & Gajoldoba (Bird Watching & Boating in backwater of Gajoldoba Barrage). After that back to Bodaganj forest bungalow (wbfdc). Night stay at Bodaganj Forest Bungalow (wbfdc). 2nd Day: After breakfast proceed to Ramshai (Gorumara Rhino Camp / Kalipur Eco Village). After lunch Elephant Riding, Medla Watch Tower, Tribal Dance. Night stay at Gorumara Rhino Camp / Kalipur Eco Village (Wild Life II Division ). 3rd Day: After breakfast proceed to Murti. After lunch visit Upper Chalsha, Metali Kalibari, Samsing with Tea Garden. Night stay at Govt. Tourist Lodge / Forest Bungalow / Resort. 4th Day: After breakfast checkout & visit Jalpesh Temple, Baikunthapur Palace, Gate, Temple & Raj Dighi, after lunch (at Teesta Paryatak Abas) proceed to Railway Station (Jalpaiguri Railway Station (JPG) / Jalpaiguri Road Station (JPE).
    [Show full text]
  • Full Article
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE ISSN: 2067-533X Volume 7, Issue 3, July-September 2016: 735-752 www.ijcs.uaic.ro TRADITIONAL USES AND CONSERVATIVE LIFESTYLE OF LEPCHA TRIBE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE BIORESOURCE UTILIZATION – CASE STUDIES FROM DARJEELING AND NORTH SIKKIM, INDIA Debnath PALIT¹*, Arnab BANERJEE² ¹Assistant Professor in Botany, Durgapur Government College, J.N.Avenue, Durgapur-713214, West Bengal, India 2UTD, Dept. of Environmental Science, Sarguja University, Chattisgarh, India CG-497001 Abstract The major objective of the present communication was to document the traditional knowledge regarding ethnomedicinal uses of different plant species and conservative lifestyle of the Lepcha community in Darjeeling and some parts of North Sikkim. Extensive field surveys were undertaken between 2006 (groundwork) and 2010 (comprehensive) in selected study sites of North Sikkim and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. Information was gathered using semi-structured formats, interviews, and group discussions. Lepchas have profound knowledge about the plants and animals in their surroundings and are reputed for their age- long traditions in herbal medicine. The present work brings into light 34 plant species from the ethno botanical survey among Lepcha people in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India, which have multifarious uses. The major areas of their utilization include folk medicine. Present ethnobotanical survey among the Lepchas in North Sikkim, India brings into light 44 plant species that indigenous people use in medicinal purposes and the plants they use to make different domestic utensils and musical instruments. Based on our field investigations, it appears that habitat loss due to increasing anthropogenic activities has promoter greater damage towards bioresources diversity of the concerned study sites.
    [Show full text]
  • Notice for Appointment of Regular / Rural Retail Outlet Dealerships
    Annexure – H 2 Notice for appointment of Regular / Rural Retail Outlet Dealerships Indian Oil Corporation Limited (MD) proposes to appoint Retail Outlet dealers in the state of West Bengal, as per following details: Estimated Fixed monthly Minimum Dimension (in Fee / Sl. Revenue Type of Type of Finance to be arranged Mode of Security Name of location Sales Category M.)/Area of the site (in Minimum No District RO Site* by the applicant Selection Deposit Potential Sq. M.). * Bid # amount 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9a 9b 10 11 12 SC SC CC 1 SC CC 2 SC PH ST ST CC 1 ST CC 2 Estimated Estimated ST PH working fund OBC capital required for OBC CC Draw of Regular MS+HSD CC / DC requirement development Rs in Rs in 1 Frontage Depth Area Lots / / Rural in Kls / CFS for of Lakhs Lakhs Bidding OBC CC operation of infrastructure 2 RO ( Rs in at RO (Rs in OBC PH Lakhs) Lakhs) OPEN OPEN CC 1 OPEN CC 2 OPEN PH In Between Amarkanan and Rangamati on NH-60 (on Draw of 0 3 1 either side) BANKURA Regular 150 ST CFS 45 45 2025 0 0 Lots From Kusthalia to Shyampur on Saltora-Kusthalia Road Draw of 0 3 2 (either side of SH8) BANKURA Regular 100 SC CFS 35 35 1225 0 0 Lots Dwarika to Dasdighi on SH2 Draw of 0 3 3 (Either Side) BANKURA Regular 120 SC CFS 35 35 1225 0 0 Lots Kakardanga to Rasulpur on Draw of 0 3 4 SH-8 (either side) BANKURA Regular 120 SC CFS 35 35 1225 0 0 Lots From Sukhi More to Moregram on NH-34 on Left Hand Side 0 3 while going from Sukhi to Draw of 5 Moregram) MURSHIDABAD Regular 150 SC CFS 35 45 1575 0 0 Lots Draw of 0 3 6 Jangipur (on SH-11A) MURSHIDABAD
    [Show full text]
  • S C H O O L D I R E C T O
    S c h o o l D i r e c t o r y State Name : WEST BENGAL District Code & Name : 1901 DARJILING Total Schools in this district : 1521 Year : 2011-12 School School School Location & Enrolment Teachers Code School Name Village Name Category Management Type of School Boys Girls Total Male Female Total Block Code & Name: 190137 DARJEELING_MUNICIPALITY Total Schools in this block : 71 Cluster Code & Name: 1901370001 DARJEELING_URBAN_CIRCLE 1 19013700801 WARD NO 7 PRIMARY SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 9 Department of EducationUrban Co-Educational 22 18 40 3 3 2 19013702902 CONGRESS PRIMARY SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 1 Department of EducationUrban Co-Educational 54 48 102 2 4 3 19013702901 JOREBUNGLOW S M PRIMARY SCHOOLDJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 1 Department of EducationUrban Co-Educational 22 29 51 1 4 4 19013702903 KATAWALI SSK JALAPAHAR DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 1 Others Urban Co-Educational 16 10 26 0 2 5 19013700902 NAVIN GRAM PRY SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 11 Department of EducationUrban Co-Educational 18 18 36 2 1 6 19013700901 R K JUNIOR BASIC SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 11 Department of EducationUrban Co-Educational 43 47 90 1 3 7 19013701003 NEPALI GIRLS H S SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPr. with NO Up.Pr.12 & sec./H.Sec. Department of EducationUrban Girls only 0 645 645 0 36 8 19013701004 NEPALI GIRLS PRIMARY SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDPrimary NO 12 Department of EducationUrban Girls only 0 436 436 0 17 9 19013701002 TURNBULL H S SCHOOL DJ MUNICIPALITY WARDUp. PrimaryNO 12 with sec./H.sec
    [Show full text]
  • Blo Information Under Jalpaiguri District 2021
    BLO INFORMATION UNDER JALPAIGURI DISTRICT 2021 AC Part AC Name Name of Polling Station BLOs Name Contact No. No. No. 20 Mal (ST) 1 Ellenbari T.G. Pry. School (1St Room) Abdul Kadir 9547606611 20 Mal (ST) 2 Ellenbari T.G. Pry. School (2Nd Room) Mamta Biswakarma 9734149258 20 Mal (ST) 3 Washabari T.G. Pry. School (Room - 1) Usha Xalxo 8670549075 20 Mal (ST) 4 Washabari T.G. Pry. School (Room - 2) Manju Biswakarma 8967912997 20 Mal (ST) 5 Washabari Old Bazar Line Icds Centre Penju Lama 9547681366 20 Mal (ST) 6 Manaline S.S.K. Centre Rina Biswakarma 7407051747 20 Mal (ST) 7 Kalagaity T.G. Pry. School Room No - 1 Silmanti Tirkey 9733228067 20 Mal (ST) 8 Kalagaity T.G. Pry. School Room No - 2 Dipa Thapa 8016069586 20 Mal (ST) 9 B.D.R. Busty S.S.K. Centre (Room 1) Nikesh Agarwal 9749063831 20 Mal (ST) 10 B.D.R. Busty S.S.K. Centre (New Building) Sharmila Dahal 9733290425 20 Mal (ST) 11 Daraline Icds Centre Renuka Chhetri 9002032082 20 Mal (ST) 12 Charch Line Icds Centre Bina Ekka 7076607833 20 Mal (ST) 13 Bagrakote T.G. Pry. School (Southern) Shakila Sharma Roka 9564363611 20 Mal (ST) 14 Chanda Colony Pry. School Pranita Majhi 9734152942 20 Mal (ST) 15 Bagrakote T.G. Pry. School (Northern) Sushen Gurung 7602872052 20 Mal (ST) 16 Npgel Building, Bagrakote Deo Kumari Gurung 9593349316 20 Mal (ST) 17 Leesh River T.G. Pry. School(Eastern) Durga Siwa 7432884401 20 Mal (ST) 18 Leesh River T.G. Pry. School(Western) Juna Biswakarma 9641691241 20 Mal (ST) 19 Barkona Line Pry.
    [Show full text]