The West Bengal irrigation department does not seem to care much about the Left Front's "do it now" mantra. For, the repair of many embarkments in flood prone Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum and Burdwan

Last month, the West Bengal forest minister had said south Bengal was immune to timber smuggling. The menace existed only in Jalpaiguri. He was obviously been blind to the rampant smuggling just

Bowing to the pressure of ruling BJD-BJP MLAs, the Orissa government declared 81 villages under 57 gram panchayats of Cuttak district as drought affected.

Malaria seems to have spread with a vengeance in Jalpaiguri district. Nearly 2,000 people are being treate in different district hospitals for malignant malaria.Another 5,000 have been attacked by

The Mizoram government has decided to combat the impending famine, expected six years from now, by purchasing the tails of the rats killed. According to officials, the best course of action would be

High price of drugs and lack of infrastructure stands in the way of both testing and treatment of HIV positive persons in West Bengal. Announcing a new Out Patient Department for viral diseases, at

The mystery disease that plagued Siliguri in February-March this year killing 42 people, including medical personnel, was presumably caused by a virus that remained unknown despite extensive

Wildlife activists in Orissa have expressed concern over the "serious threat" to the fish population due to "unregulated fishing" during breeding seasons. There is no ban on fishing activities

The Kolkata government has issued a directive in April asking all the district magistrates to submit progress report on a four stage disaster prevention plan prepared by it. Expert for three DMs,

The Icchamati and Bidyadhari in Kolkata may flood their banks and inundate large areas of Bongaon and adjoining areas, in North 24-Parganas, once again this year. The local residents cannot blame