From water logging to drinking water crisis, water seems to be the centre of most problems plaguing residents of ward 50.(Kolkata, West Bengal) In areas such as Creek Row and Creek Lane, life

The wild elephant, running amok in the Naxalbari forests, West Bengal, killed two more persons last night raising the death toll to nine. Forest authorities begun combing the area to shoot down the

With the advent of monsoon, malaria has raised it's ugly head again in the Dooars, with Malbazar and Nagrakata blocks of Jalpaiguri district (West Bengal) being the worst affected.

A mystery disease is stalking the border town of Moreh. Manipur state medical teams have not been able to identify the cause of the disease which has claimed two lives. Over 200 people have been

The tiger population in West Bengal has declined to 349 in 1999. This was revealed by the tiger census conducted between December 2001 and February 2002. State forest minister Mr Jogesh Burman,

The West Bengal state forest department is planning to set up a special independent police investigative wing to stop poaching and illegal felling of trees.

West Bengal's performance in implementing the Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana is extremely poor in comparison to the northern states during the Ninth Plan. This was discussed at a review meeting of PMRY

Kolkata seems to have acquired the distinction of being the highest garbage collector among all metros. The city generates more than 2500 tons of garbage daily, of which 85 to 90 per cent is

Every year monsoon comes as a horror to office-goers passing through Explanade, Dalhousie and Moulali crossings. The scorching heat may not be there, but a rise in humidity and pollution levels are

The Indian Electricity Act (West Bengal Amendment) 2001 will punish people hooking electric lines and tapping electricity. The Act will be promulgated in July, Mr Mrinal Banerjee, the state Power