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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Orissa BJP slams Govt. on illegal kendu trade
The BJP district unit president of Malkangiri has threatened to hold demonstrations and call for a district-wide bandh if the Orissa state government fails to act in checking illegal transport of
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Tribals oppose bauxite survey in Bhawanipatna
Tribals backed by NGO activists, formed a Save Khandulagiri Association to resist survey of bauxite deposits in and around Khandualgiri in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi
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CM for balance in pollution control
The Left Front government in West Bengal was in favour of striking a balance between development and control of industrial pollution, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee said at a meeting organised among
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Rail workshops to become environment-friendly
The Eastern and South Eastern Railway authorities are working overtime to meet a deadline set by the Supreme Court for setting up pollution control devices at its engineering workshops in Liluah,
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Save 'em young: health dept 'mantra'
West Bengal ranks third among states with least infant mortality rate. Dr Surya Kanta Misra, state health minister said : 'There is no scope for complacency for health officials though in West Bengal
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3,000 homeless in Meghalaya cyclone
The toll in the worst-ever cyclone in Meghalaya rose to three, with the report of the death of a woman at Mawkoyrwat village in East Khasi Hills, where more than 3,000 people have been rendered
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Sikkim to host South Asian eco-tourism conference
Sikkim will host the South Asian Regional Conference on eco-tourism in November
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Malaria afflicts hundreds in Dooars
With the advent of monsoon, malaria has raised it's ugly head again in the Dooars, with Malbazar and Nagrakata blocks of Jalpaiguri district (West Bengal) being the worst affected.
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Water, Water everywhere but.....
From water logging to drinking water crisis, water seems to be the centre of most problems plaguing residents of ward 50.(Kolkata, West Bengal) In areas such as Creek Row and Creek Lane, life
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Rouge elephant to be shot
The wild elephant, running amok in the Naxalbari forests, West Bengal, killed two more persons last night raising the death toll to nine. Forest authorities begun combing the area to shoot down the