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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World Bank project brings state officials competence under scanner
KOLKATA, 31 OCT: The $28.9 million capacity building project on identification and remediation of contaminated hazardous waste dumpsites in the state funded by the World Bank and implemented by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has made several officials of the board uncomfortable as it questions their competence. A senior official of the WBPCB, who is also a member of the team co
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Tatas might reconsider setting up of industry at Singur
Kolkata, 31 OCT: Over two years after the pull out of the Nano project in Singur, West Bengal Industry minister Mr Nirupam Sen today said that the Tatas might reconsider investing here.
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Nandigram: Order for compensation issued
KOLKATA, 29 OCT: The state government today finally issued the order for paying compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the injured victims of the police firing at Nandigram of 14 March, 2007. However, in a transparent bid to make it appear that state government had taken the decision prior to the apex court's recent directive, the government order only mentions that it was being issued to comply wit
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Water deficit threat looms large over state: Minister
KOLKATA, 28 OCT: A water deficit of 48 per cent will hit West Bengal by next year and this will rise up to 59 per cent by 2015, said Mr Srikumar Mukherjee, minister of state for civil defence and water resources today. Mr Mukherjee said that the water deficit in 2000 was 38 per cent although it was earlier expected that the deficit would be 25 per cent. Addressing an interactive session at M
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KMC move to spread awareness on dengue and malaria
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) today launched six audio and video mobile vans to create awareness against dengue and malaria. Mayor, Mr Sovan Chatterjee said the civic authorities will allot special funds in next budget for to create health awareness. The vans will cover the 141 wards of the KMC area in the next two months and CDs will be played to inform people about the dos and don
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Dengue cases on the rise
KOLKATA 21 OCT: With a rise in dengue cases in the city, doctors have warned residents to remove stagnant water in their homes to avoid breeding of mosquitoes. Mr Atin Ghosh, member, mayor in council (health), said the civic authorities will put up flex boards soon on auto-rickshaws specifying dos and don'ts. Auto-rickshaws willing to put up the boards will be given Rs 150 a month.
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Judge call for noise-norm vigil
Bhagabati Prosad Banerjee, the former high court judge who had delivered a landmark verdict to stop noise pollution, wants regular supervision and monitoring by the judiciary so that sound norms are not violated during the festive season.
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Santiniketan, Western Ghats named for Unesco listings
New Delhi, 19 Oct: India has nominated Santiniketan, the university town where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva-Bharati, and the mountain range of Western Ghats for a place in Unesco's World Heritage list, officials said here today. The cultural ministry recommended the inclusion of Santiniketan, the university town 180 km from Kolkata, under the cultural category, while the Weste
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Bicycles for health workers soon
KOLKATA, 18 OCT: The state health department has decided to provide bicycles under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) to reach remote areas in the blocks. A team of officials from NRHM recently visited various block primary health care centres and primary health care centres and found that the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), who are
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Behala and Jadavpur face drinking water crisis
<p>Residents of vast areas in Behala and Jadavpur went without drinking water from this afternoon after a pump at the Garden Reach water works of Kolkata Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Authority (KMWSA) developed mechanical snag. The pump at the Garden Reach water works developed snag at 2pm.