Kalimpong I-DAY celebrated at Mela ground

Kalimpong|Mukesh Sharma: Kalimpong has its own style of celebrating Independence Day Every Year. The grand celebration of 66th Independence Day held in Kalimpong with various cultural programmes and patriotic fervor.  ramesh allay, newly elected gta deputy chief executive was the chief guest of the event who took the salute of 23 schools of Kalimpong participating in the parade.In order to encourage the parading schools, rewards were also reserved. Showcasing outstanding parade St. Philomena school stood first and was awarded with cash rupees of 8, 000 followed by Kalimpong Girls High school in the second place with cash rupees of 6,000 and the third to Pranami Balika Bidha Mandir school with a cash amount of 4, 000. The Cultural Department and the ITBCI School presented cultural programmes where Kalimpong Girls High school presented drill along with the SUMI who presented band drill on the day.