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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Voice against BRAI Bill gets stronger
KOLKATA, 23 NOV: As many as 10 former Supreme Court judges, several members of Parliament, over 200 organisations and one lakh citizens have asked the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to scrap the proposed
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Fresh stir against crushing units likely
RAMPURHAT, 23 NOV: The Birbhum Adivasi Gaonta (BAG) will go in for a fresh stir if the district administration does not take concrete steps against illegal mines and owners of stone crushing units. At
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Green tribunal Benches yet to come up in Kolkata & three other cities
The environment ministry is yet to establish its green tribunal Benches in Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal and Pune even a year after a notification was issued for the same. “The Principal Bench of National
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Singur Act violates Constitution
The court should strike down the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act as it has violated the constitutional provision by not fixing the amount of compensation, Tata Motors Limited (TML) counsel,
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Environment department wants mandatory green building norms
The department of environment of West Bengal government has initiated steps to make green building norms mandatory in the state. “We have already written to the state urban development and municipal affairs
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Panchayat sits idle; villagers take up road construction
RATANPUR (Murshidabad), 17 NOV: Villagers here have embarked on a collective effort for constructing a clay road which would serve as a short-cut and curtail around 30 km road distance to reach their district
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Court cannot iron out the creases of Singur Act: TML
KOLKATA, 17 NOV: The legislature had enacted the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act and it is up to the court to judge whether it is legal or not, but it is not the job of the court to “iron
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Teesta water deal: India shouldn’t miss the bus
An interim agreement on sharing Teesta water holds the key to wider and deeper ties between India and Bangladesh. Such an agreement will clear the way for wide-ranging cooperation between the two countries,
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Singur Act not clear on compensation
Tata Motors Limited today brought up the issue of "vagueness and uncertainty" on the question of compensation in the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act highlighted by the single judge Bench
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KMC to set up water treatment plant
KOLKATA, 15 NOV: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has proposed to set up a water treatment plant of 20 million gallon capacity per day at the Garden Reach waterworks to meet the demand of vast