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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KMDA plans to construct roads from recycled plastic
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is planning to construct roads from recycled plastic, said KMDA CEO Vivek Bharadwaj at a session organised by the Indian Plastics
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Ministry to review progress of BGREI in states
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: Union agriculture ministry will review the performance of seven states, including West Bengal, in implementing BGREI (Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India) tomorrow. A meeting in
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Committee to assess state of groundwater
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The state water resources investigation and development department today formed a seven-member committee to assess the situation with the state's groundwater ahead of preparing the state’s
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Battery-operated cars to be used to patrol Hooghly riverfront
KOLKATA, 24 JULY: The city police will soon use battery-operated cars to patrol the recently renovated Hooghly riverfront. The city police will get two environment-friendly cars costing around Rs 3.5 lakh
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Locomotive workshop collapses in landslide
KURSEONG, 19 JULY: A major portion of Tindharia Railway Locomotive Workshop collapsed today in a landslide triggered by last night’s incessant rainfall. A disaster was waiting to happen here after it
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Work on Purulia water project to start
PURULIA, 19 JULY: Work is scheduled to start next month on a project designed to bring piped water to all of economically backward Purulia district, eradicating the extreme water shortage here. About 19
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GPS to keep track of trucks on NH2
DURGAPUR, 18 JULY: The Durgapur police has asked freight services operators to intensify use of Global Positioning Satellite(GPS) technology across the Asansol – Durgapur industrial hub. This, the police
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Tobacco kills 10 lakh every year in India
KOLKATA, 17 JULY: Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), a nationwide survey on tobacco users, conducted by the Central Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with the help of World Health Organisation (WHO)
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66 two-storied community toilets to come up in Kolkata
KOLKATA, 16 JULY: For the first time in civic history, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will construct 66 community toilets in the city. The idea to set up community toilets was mooted by the chief
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Floods in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri
SILIGURI, 15 JUNE: Nearly 10,000 people of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts have been affected due torrential rains since yesterday. Rains have inundated many houses in the Mal, Washabari, Nagrakata,