Thousands of workers from 323 tanneries took to the streets, blocking four intersections at the Eastern metropolitan Bypass and Park Circus (Kolkata) connector protesting against the disconnection of

To combat arsenic menace in West Bengal's ground water, the Centre wants to set up a national resource centre in Kolkata. 'I assure the chief minister that we will support their efforts to tackle

Dr Utpal Sanyal, head of the department of anti-Cancer Drug Development at the Chttaranjan National Cancer Institute gets more out of his profession than most. He has blended it with his hobby. An

In West Bengal nearly 40 per cent of the population have proper sanitation facilities. This was highlighted on the eve of an international conference on Sustainable Environment Sanitation and Water

The empowered committee on forest and environment appointed by the Supreme Court has asked the West Bengal government to stop the drying of fish in Jambudwip. Mr MK Jiwrajka, inspector general of

The West Bengal State Electricity Board is disconnecting power supply to those who have not paid their electricity bills on time without issuing any notice. Owners have to pay Rs 50 as reconnection

The director of health services and the health commissioner met maulavis and maulanas from different parts of Behrampore district (West Bengal) as part of the anti-polio campaign. The second phase of

The West Bengal government will make it compulsory for staff members at private X-ray clinics to wear a safety badges for monitoring radiation. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has found that

Animals are stealing the show this Diwali. Flouting the law with impunity, some Kali Puja organisers are keeping animals at their pandals to draw crowds.This is a punishable offence, says the

They have proof that they had successfully cultured the leprosy bacteria for the first time in the world. Their work on a possible vaccine for leprosy, however, is stalled due to the Centre's