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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Inland fish should make up for marine fish loss
Kolkata, 9 Aug: With a drop in marine fish catch, the fish cultivation in ponds and tanks should be increased, vice-chancellor of West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Prof CS Chakrabarti said today.
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Ganga Mission to nowhere?
<p>KOLKATA, 5 AUG: The National Ganga River Basin Authority formed under the Union ministry of environment and forest, is not being taken seriously, said Mr Justice Shyamal Sen, former chairman of state Human Rights Commission, at a meet on Ganga pollution in the city today.</p>
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Eight districts in state may be declared drought-affected
<p>In an unseemly hurry the state finance minister, Mr Asim Dasgupta, today announced that the state government would declare eight districts drought-affected if there is a rainfall deficit till 15 August which is the deadline for paddy transplantation.</p>
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Tea Board asks state land dept to conduct survey in north Bengal
SILIGURI, 1 AUG: To obtain detailed reports on tea plantations and the exact number of working small tea planters in north Bengal, the Tea Board of India has asked the state's land and land reforms department to conduct a thorough survey in this region.
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H1N1: Hitches mar health dept's efforts
KOLKATA, 30 JULY: With Swine Flu claiming its third victim in the state in less than a fortnight, the state health department seems to have swung into action to combat the disease. But hitches remain.
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Trinamul wants Singur land for railways
KOLKATA, 28 JULY: The Trinamul Congress today demanded that the state government hand over the entire land of Tata Motors
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FCI paints a bleak picture
Chandigarh, 27 July: Antiquated food storage methods and technologies have been costing India dearly. The chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Mr Siraj Hussain, admits that food grains worth Rs 50,000 crore is wasted every year. This comes roughly to 20 per cent of the total food produced by the country.
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Funds that augured well for Aila-hit
KOLKATA, 27, JULY: Ramakrishna Mission has sunk six tubewells in the Aila-affected areas in South 24 Parganas using the Statesman Calamity Relief Fund. Three tubewells have been sunk in Chotomollakhali, Bazarpara, two in Kumirmari and one in Amtali in South 24 Parganas under the Aila cyclone relief project taken up by the RKM.
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DVC to increase water discharge to save paddy cultivation
DURGAPUR, JULY 26: The Damodar Valley Corporation has finally come to the rescue of Bengal
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Digha coast line to be beautified
DIGHA, 25 JULY: The Digha Sankarpur Development Authority (DSDA) is taking up a World Bank-financed project to beautify the coast line to boost tourism.