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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Bengal govt mission to make state self-reliant in seed production
The state agriculture department has undertaken a Seed Mission to make Bengal self-reliant in seed production. State agriculture minister Arup Roy claimed Bengal is the only state to go for such mission.
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Storm kills one, destroys 3000 houses in Jalpaiguri
A storm in Jalpaiguri district killed one person and destroyed around 3,000 houses, while sending normal life out of gear in many blocks last night. According to administrative sources, around 400 families
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Illegal mining of Rivers adding to water crisis
Phansidewa block authorities today said they would take stern action against illegal mining in local rivers, following complaints from panchayat officials that such activities have led to the groundwater
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Locals gherao Gautam Deb over crematorium pollution
Local people gheraoed north Bengal development minister Gautam Deb as he laid the foundation stone for a new electric crematorium near the existing Kiranchandra crematorium here today. The people demanded
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Flood situation turns worse, 40,000 affected
At least three blocks of the district have been reeling under threat of further deterioration in flood condition. While the Ganga has been flowing over the extreme danger level (EDL) for the past seven
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Civic body's durga Puja gift: 250 green toilets
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has taken initiatives to set up around 250 temporary green toilets in various places in the city during Durga Puja this year. The Bustee Unayan Department in KMC
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Land being bought forcibly from farmers in Singur: PIL
The Calcutta High Court today took up a PIL claiming that over 100 hectares of agricultural land was forcibly bought from farmers by land mafia at Singur, the location of Tata Motors’ Nano abandoned factory.
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Diarrhoea kills one, affects 50 in Jibantala
A woman died and at least 50 people are suffering from diarrhoea in two villages adjoining Jibantala in Canning block II. Doctors confirmed the death of Menoka Sardar, 40, a resident of Bhabanandachoti
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Concrete embankments along Sunderbans an ecological disaster: Environmentalists
The fragile ecology of the Sundarbans delta, which is home to four million people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, is now facing a fresh threat from large-scale construction of concrete embankments all over
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City of joy fails to provide girls separate toilets
It's unlikely schools in the city will meet a deadline in the Right to Education Act for each to have a separate girls’ toilet by 31 March 2013, though it's debatable whether the problem is a lack of will