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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Steel unit pulled up for air pollution
The state Assembly’s Standing Committee on Forest & Environment, while inspecting the secondary steel units in and around Durgapur, caught one unit flouting the West Bengal Pollution Control Board norms
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Bengal salmmed for encephalitis deaths
The Mamata Banerjee government's handling of encephalitis in North Bengal came for a blistering attack from the CPI-M, the BJP and the Congress members in the Lok Sabha today even as the Union Health Minister
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Encephalitis: Centre to send team to south Bengal districts
With encephalitis deaths being reported from South Bengal districts as well, the Union Health Ministry has decided to send a team to districts like Purulia, Bankura and Murshidabad to assess the current
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Factory flourishes, hygiene perishes
Tribal school has been exposed to chimney smoke, fly ash, factory waste Sandwiched between a rice mill and a stretch of National Highway-34, a tribal school in Murshidabad district has been perpetually
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Encephalitis: Delhi team highlights lacunae, need for analysis
A team from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Delhi, which visited North Bengal to ascertain the reasons behind the encephalitis deaths found that most patients suffering from high fever for quite a long
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102 ‘encephalitis’ deaths in NB ring alarm bells
Siliguri, 21 July: The director of health services (DHS), Biswaranjan Satpathy, today said 102 persons have died of the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in seven districts of north Bengal so far this
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Databank to fight malaria, dengue in city
In a bid to control vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has prepared a databank on potential mosquito breeding places in the city. In this unique approach,
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Encephalitis’ kills four more at NBMCH
Four more persons died of 'acute encephalitis syndrome' at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) today, while the medical college authorities claimed that the number of patients suffering
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6 houses below Teesta Stage-V project at risk
A team of officials from Sikkim’s East District Administration and the NHPC has found that 16 houses downstream of the Teesta Stage-V hydel project in Jang village in Lower Rakdong Tintek are at high risk.
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Bengal govt plans solar power project in Purulia
The state government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for setting up the biggest solar power project with a capacity for 250MW near the Purulia Pumping Storage Project (PPSP) at Baghmundi for an