DURGAPUR, 6 FEB: Chinese mining experts, appointed by Jindal Steel for the purpose, started a survey for a coal mining project in the Sarpi-Ichapur area in Laudoha block about 12 km from Durgapur town. The coal deposits were located in January, 2011. A group of 31 Chinese coal mining experts headed by Mr U Lee were seen conducting land survey in the Ichapur-Sarpi area this morning.
KOLKATA/MALDA: Even though the city dwellers were expected to get a breather from the chill, cold wave claimed another three victims, including a 106-year-old woman, today in Malda taking the toll to four in the state.
Annapurna Saha (63), a resident of Malda town, and Radharani Das (106), a resident of Birampur died of cold late last night while 49-year-old Budhai Tutu passed away last night i
The members of Special Economic Zone Birodhi Prachar Manch today gave a memorandum to the chief executive officer of Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL), Mr Subrata Paul, opposing the establishment of the Aerotropolis at Andal.
In the memorandum, they stated that the land for the 3,500- acre project area, spread over 12 mouzas in Andal and Faridpur blocks, are being acquired forcibly and
Application for Consent to Operate for discharge of effluent, under Section 25 and section 26 of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and emission/ continuation of emission under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
Following its failure to privatise the state-owned dairies which are running at huge losses, the state animal resources development department is considering a proposal to merge the near defunct Burdwan Dairy with Mother Dairy.
The state-owned dairies along with transport corporations draw huge subsidy from the state government.
