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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Action against polluting factory urged
KOLKATA, 27 DEC: The members of Jamir Lane Development Committee comprising residents of the area have sought the intervention of the state environment minister to tackle the air pollution menace created
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CM wants PM to declare paddy support price
KOLKATA, 26 DEC: The chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, will write to the Prime Minister requesting him to release the support price for procuring rice from the farmers of Bengal. Following complaints
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Workshop on stem cell therapy in Kolkata
Kolkata, 26 Dec: The field of stem cell research and therapy has witnessed enormous expansion in basic and clinical aspects and much is expected from this rapidly growing sector of science which may alleviate
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Mercury rises, so does fear of cyclonic storm
KOLKATA, 26 DEC: After a spell of chill in the state, days would become cloudier and there may even be light rain over the coastal districts but the season's nip would be missing for the next 24 hours.
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Centre urged to lift ban on industries
HALDIA, 25 DEC: The Haldia Development Authority (HDA) has appealed to the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to lift the ban on setting up of new industrial projects in the industrial belts
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51 crore project to clean Bagjola Canal
KOLKATA, 22 DEC: The state government has taken up a Rs 51-crore project to clean Bagjola Canal, state irrigation minister Dr Manas Bhuniya said at Writers’ Buildings today, adding the Centre would share
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Second coldest day in 20 years; death toll 14
KOLKATA, 22 DEC: The city today experienced the second coldest day in the past 20 years with the mercury dipping to 10.8 degree Celsius. In the past 20 years, the minimum temperatures had dipped below
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No nuke plant in state
KOLKATA, 21 DEC: The state government will not set up any nuclear power plant in the state, said the state power minister, Mr Manish Gupta, today. He said this while replying to Forward Bloc MLA Mr Tejmul
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Govt in spot over Land Bill leak
KOLKATA, 21 DEC: The government ended up egg-faced at the Assembly today after copies of the West Bengal Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 were somehow circulated among the members
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Mamata has no locus standi to oppose food Bill: Food ministry
Upset at the Trinamul Congress chief, Miss Mamata Banerjee, stalling the food security Bill, the food ministry has dismissed her objections and said since all the issues raised by the West Bengal government