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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Dalma elephants go unchecked
The much hyped Mayur jharna project, a part of the project elephant, undertaken by the Centre's forest department, has failed to serve its purpose
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PCB order to SSI unit
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board issued an order of closure and power disconnection on 1 April after investigation into an SSI unit following a complaint from local residents at Natun pally in
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Nor'wester claims 3 in state
A seasonal Nor'wester lashed Kolkota 16th April evening, claiming a life in the city and one in Burdwan, uprooting several trees and throwing life out of fear, even as the relief department and
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200 trees uprooted
Over 200 trees were uprooted in Nor'wester, the highest toll in a single storm in the last two years. Over 100 trees were uprooted in Gobra Burial Grounds alone by winds blowing at 120 km an hour.
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Micro-plan' for next polio drive
Concerned with its previous experiments of pulse polio immunization this year, the West Bengal health department has decided on a
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Dolphin survey project in deep waters
In a blow to wildlife conservation in West Bengal, a project to survey dolphins in Sunderbans has been cancelled by the forest department because the state
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4 die of mystery disease in Murshidabad
Four people died of an unknown disease and more than 100 were affected in four villages of Naoda block (West Bengal). The health department however confirmed only two deaths in six days. The affected
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Ready yet for killer SARS ?
The West Bengal state health department's composure at not having found a single confirmed SARS patient in Kolkata may not last long. For, if the cause of composure dies out, the department may find
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Bill for the greens
The West Bengal Government through its counsel submitted a draft Bill, called the West Bengal Trees (Protection and Conservation in Non-forest Areas) Act 2003, before the Division Bench of the Chief
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City canals face sewage threat
Canals in Kolkata the Tolly Nullah and the Beliaghata Circular Canal, in particular, which are being desilted following eviction of shanty dwellers along their sides now face a new threat. Mr