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
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
The National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, and the Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, today issued a caution stating that a cyclonic storm could hit coastal parts of the state in the next 48 hours.
The state government has today shown keen interest in inviting a Chinese automobile company, FAW, to set up a car manufacturing unit in Singur.
KOLKATA, April 11: The Science Express was flagged off by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to create awareness and develop a scientific temperament among people, particularly among students. The train, displaying gadgets in 16 of its coaches, arrived at Sealdah Station this morning and will be open to visitors till 14 April.
The hurdles of disputed land area which stood in the way of the ambitious Aerotropolis project near Andal seems to have been finally removed today.
The National Rural Health Mission, a scheme under the Union government to provide effective healthcare to the rural populace, is likely to get extended up to 2017, as certain programmes under the scheme were very well responded to in some parts of the country.
The city police has issued a notification asking owners of hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars, shopping malls and work places to display the names of the persons to whom the complaints regarding the flouting of smoking ban may be addressed.
ASANSOL, April 3: The Trinamul Congress chief, Miss Mamata Banerjee, is arriving here tomorrow to address her party men at Jamuria ~ the den of illegal coal mining in Burdwan. Illegal coal has been a major issue in Jamuria and Raniganj, in almost every election.
One person died and seven others were admitted following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak because of suspected water contamination in Ward 20 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) over the past few days. Civic officials are yet to determine the cause of diarrhoea.
KOLKATA, April 2: After the state government rejected a proposal by the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to acquire 2,500 acres of land for dumping dredged soil near Nandigram, the port authorities have urged the Centre to help them purchase land for the process.
TAMLUK, April 1: Rain, thunder squalls and hailstorms lashed Midnapore East district on Tuesday afternoon, causing extensive damage to standing crops. The weather prompted the district administration to rush officials to the affected areas to assess loss. There were no reports of any casualties from the affected blocks.