Call to solve Siliguri pollution problems
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Statesman (Kolkata)
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Sanitation tax of Rs10 per tourist to be collected from Darjeeling hotels
DARJEELING, 21 AUG: A sanitation tax of Rs 10 per day per tourist should be collected through hotels, Gorkhaland Territorial Administration chief executive Bimal Gurung has directed Darjeeling municipality.
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Shrimp farmers suffering
TAMLUK: The economy of East Midnapore district could be in trouble, since it is heavily dependent upon the cultivation of Bagda prawns, a product for which there is dwindling demand. In the last month,
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Prasun project blocked
KOLKATA, 16 AUG: The thermal power plant at Nayachar proposed by NRI investor Prasoon Mukherjee has hit a fresh stumbling block due to environmental concerns raised by the Centre. Instead, the investor
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Singur land lying vacant as land-losers search for work
KOLKATA, 14 AUG: Many farmers whose land was taken away for the Tata Nano project are either working as daily wage earners or searching for jobs. State agriculture minister Rabindranath Bhattacharya
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State makes ‘smart’ move for buses, trams
KOLKATA, 8 AUG: The state transport department will introduce smart cards for travelling in government-run buses and trams, state transport minister Madan Mitra, said today at Writers’ Buildings. He said
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A zero-emissions pandal for a ‘green’ Durga Puja
KOLKATA, 8 AUG: After global warming took its toll on at least 100 people this summer, there are plans for a “green” pandal in Kalikapur off EM Bypass. The Mahatirtham Durgotsab committee is using solar
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Confusion reigns on rural connectivity
KOLKATA, 6 AUG: There was quite a bit of confusion within the administration after the Public Works Department (PWD) was asked to execute a project funded by the Asian Development Bank on rural connectivity,
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KMC forms team to check arsenic contamination
KOLKATA, 3 AUG: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) today formed a 14-member committee to probe arsenic contamination. The committee was formed after water in five areas of Jadavpur on the southern
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Mining operations of ECL affected, no miners trapped
DURGAPUR, 31 JULY: Mining operations in certain coalmines under Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) was affected, but no miners remained trapped due to today’s power disruption. Auxillary power was used to
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Drought looms large
NEW DELHI, 29 JULY: The spectre of drought looms large over major parts of northern and western India following a poor monsoon that has already hit sowing of kharif crops and left farmers and livestock