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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Jalpaiguri & Bankura now e-districts
KOLKATA, 27 Sept: The state government today declared Jalpaiguri and Bankura as e-district after the chief minister inaugurated the project through which citizens can get various services through online submission of forms and delivery of certificates. The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, inaugurated the citizen service kiosks through video-conferencing.
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Rights groups to demand free foodgrain
KOLKATA, 26 Sept: Encouraged by the Supreme Court order which instructed the Centre to distribute foodgrain free of cost to the poor instead of allowing it to rot in storehouses, civil rights groups are going to hold demonstrations outside the FCI godowns across the south Bengal districts, including Left-wing extremism-affected Midnapore West, Purulia and Bankura, in the next two days. Social
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Elephants death on tracks: Ramesh to take up matter with Rlys
NEW DELHI, 24 SEPT: Upset over the death of seven jumbos on train tracks in West Bengal, environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh today said he would soon meet the Railway Board to press for concrete steps to ensure safety of elephants.
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Train mows down seven elephants
SILIGURI/kolkata, 23 SEPT: In the worst ever incident in living memory, seven elephants, including three female and a calf, were mowed down by a Guwahati-bound goods train at Kalibari railway crossing near Banarhat in Jalpaiguri last night. The trampling of the animals under the speeding wheels has sent shock waves across north Bengal.
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Land required for deeper draft port to be acquired by reclamation
The Union minister of state for shipping, Mr Mukul Roy, today said the 2,000 acre land needed for the deeper draft port at Sagar Islands would be acquired by land reclamation. He was speaking at the meeting organised by the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industries here.
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Bengal to counter NREGA allegation in Central meet
KOLKATA, 20 SEPT: After a charge was levelled against the state government stating that it has failed to utilise Central funds allotted under NREGA, the state panchayats and rural development department has decided to use the meeting called by the Centre to discuss the future policies of panchayats as a platform to counter the allegation. Congress general secretary Mr Rahul Gandhi and the Union m
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Artisans in two minds over lead-free colour
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Despite several campaigns by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to promote lead-free colours among idol-makers and even after many Puja committees have ordered for idols painted with such colours, the artisans are still apprehensive about using it this Puja. The artisans have earlier tried the colours on Manasa and Ganesha idols but they are reluctant to use it o
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Big cat strays into village
KOLKATA, 19 SEPT: Forest officials of the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) successfully tranquillized a full grown female Royal Bengal tiger from Kumirmari island of Gosaba in South 24-Parganas last night. According to forest officials, the big cat, which is around 10 feet long, had strayed into a village last night.
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Singapore firm attends Aerotropolis secret pujan
DURGAPUR, 17 SEPT: Apprehensive about a farmers
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Water, water... not for poor farmers
JAMALPUR, 15 SEPT: The Burdwan administration has ordered a probe into alleged siphoning off underground water reserve by a packaged drinking water unit here.