The killer skin disease, which has triggered panic in Birbhum's Bolpur and is yet to be confirmed as anthrax, may spread rapidly even beyond the district of West Bengal. The reason: the district

The monsoon has brought relief from the searing heat. But it has also fuelled the growth of a "killer" found on the Maidan-parthenium. Parthenium would have been just another weed dotting the Maidan

A "mysterious" skin disease, locally rumoured to be anthrax, broke out at Sukhbazar village in Birbhum's Bolpur PS, West Bengal claiming one and affecting five

Calcutta State Transport Corporation has become the best transport corporation in the country for the year 2001-2002, for the proper maintenance of tyres. Ironically, this comes at a time when

Cabinet meeting on June 24 is likely to be stormy when it discusses the proposed amendments to the West Bengal Land Reforms Act (1995) and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act 1963. The

The West Bengal Chief Minister announced emergency measures for Murshidabad's Lalgola and Jangipur areas where at least 57 children have died of a mysterious disease. Medicines to cure malaria and

With another child falling victim to the mysterious disease, reportedly taking the toll to 57, the CPI-M finally woke up to the sorry state of healthcare in Murshidabad, West Bengal. It admitted that

Are heart diseases meant only for the ultra rich and the privileged? Not any more, going by recent trends. Heart ailments, or cardiovascular diseases, which were once the domain of the rich and the

Kolkatan's will be fined anything between Rs five to Rs 100 from June 16 for littering the streets. "The drive will start with ward 81, in New Alipore area," Mr Rajib Deb, member, mayor-in-council,

Child labourers maybe an exploited lot, unaware of their Constitutional rights, but ask them their priorities and chances are their perception will surprise you. A survey to gauge the perception of