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
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Just dial to lodge complaint of green law violation
The city dwellers now have a toll free number ~ 033-23359088 ~ through which they can lodge their complaint about environmental laws being violated, announced the state environment minister, Mr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, at the celebration of World Environment Day organised by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) at Nazrul Manch today. The minister said that residents of any part of the
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KoPT vows to keep rivers clean, riverbanks green
As a step towards chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee
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No dearth of clean drinking water in Salt Lake after a couple of months, says minister
A report on a comprehensive plan on drinking water, lights and beautification would soon be ready to facilitate implementation of various development projects in Salt Lake, said the urban development minister, Mr Firhad Hakim, today after holding a meeting in the Nagarunnayan Bhavan in the area. He said that once the water treatment plant, under the JnNURM project, is ready to serve the Dum Dum a
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State to conduct cancer study in three districts
KOLKATA, 25 MAY: The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive cancer study. The decision came after it was found that cancer institutes did not carry out surveys on the incidence of the disease in most parts of the state.
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New state health policy within three months
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee, who is also looking after health and family affairs department, has decided to frame a new health policy within three months keeping in mind the upgrade of infrastructure of state-run medical colleges and rural hospitals. Senior health officials said that as health has been a neglected area, the new chief minister has decided to keep the portfolio with her a
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New CM pledges to return Singur land
Hours after being sworn in as the chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee today announced the decision to return the 400 acres of land to the unwilling landlosers of Singur but did not give a clearcut decision about withdrawing Central forces from Junglemahal. It was the first decision to be taken by the newly-formed Cabinet of ministers and was ironically announced by Miss Banerjee from the rotun
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With CPM gone, farmers now want their lands back from Hidco
KOLKATA, 16 MAY: After defeating CPI-M candidates in Rajarhat Gopalpur and Rajarhat New Town constituencies in the Assembly poll the farmers now want their land back which had been forcibly taken from them by the Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) to set up New Town. Trinamul Congress leaders Mr Purnendu Basu and Mr Sabyasachi Dutta defeated their rivals Mr Rabin Mondol
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Hope returns to Singur land-losers
Singur, 15 May: Those who parted with their lands for the now-abandoned Tata Motors Nano small car project have begun dreaming again after the victory of the Trinamul Congress-Congress alliance in the Assembly poll. The land-losers took out a rally on Friday at the site of the project abandoned in 2008 after the Trinamul Congress supremo Miss Mamata Banerjee demanded that 400 acres of the land
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Ignou and Queensland government start course on renewable energy
KOLKATA, 15 MAY: A first-of-its-kind course in the country on renewable energy has been initiated in the city by a collaboration of Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) and the Queensland Government of Australia. Arka Community College will start its first batch on 1 January 2012 with 25 students for the course on renewable energy with special emphasis on solar energy.
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No power, no roads: Welcome to Tharkadihi village in state of Purulia
BANDWAN (Purulia), 9 MAY: As you are about to enter the village, you will come across a signboard of the power ministry which states, "this village has been electrified under the Rajib Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana." But, wait till the sun sets and you will get a different picture.