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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State to share river water with steel unit
BANKURA, 7 SEPT: The state Public Health Engineering department today entered into an agreement of sharing 50 per cent of river water with a private steel unit in drought-prone Bankura. The agreement
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Singur Act not a colourable legislation
KOLKATA, 7 SEPT: The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act is in no way a colourable legislation, Mr Kalyan Bandopadhaya, appearing for the WBIDC, submitted before Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta
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Sovan to meet Antony over river beautification project
KOLKATA, 5 SEPT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will urge the Defence minister Mr AK Antony not to raise any objection over Hooghly river beautification project, mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee said
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Aerotropolis’ ray of hope
DURGAPUR, 4 SEPT: The ice at the country’s first proposed Aerotropolis project in Andal near here has started melting, finally. Land owners and top officials of the Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited
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Compensation for Singur land cannot be ruled out
KOLKATA, 2 SEPT: “The question of compensation cannot be ruled out after a lease of 90 years has been extinguished,” Mr Justice IP Mukerji of Calcutta High Court remarked today while hearing the state
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Singur land hearing continues
No notice is required to be given to the lessee, Tata Motors Limited (TML), after The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act is a “legislative command”, Mr Shaktinath Mukherjee appearing for the
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LF govt lost over `133 cr in food subsidy: CAG
KOLKATA, 1 SEPT: The ‘discrimination’ by the Centre vis-à-vis the public distribution system (PDS) has always been a major plank for the erstwhile Left Front government in the state. But the report
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Erosion leads to closure of school at Bhutni
MALDA/BALURGHAT, 1 SEPT: With erosion wrecking havoc, the only school under Hiranandapur gram panchayat at Bhutni islet, Munilaltola Primary School with 200-odd students, is facing serious consequences.
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Steps for pollution-free environment
KOLKATA, 31 AUG: The state government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb growing environmental degradation, including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution,
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Higher taxes on alcohol, tobacco
State won’t impose additional burden on common man, says finance minister KOLKATA, 29 AUG: The state government today increased sales tax on foreign liquor, indicated to impose higher VAT rates on tobacco-related