Durgapur has been chosen as the best city in the country in managing solid waste. The Durgapur Municipal Corporation received the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Excellence award in the

After the 11 December notification for the first phase of land acquisition in Andal, farmers are now blocking the proposed Rs 10,000 crore Aerotropolis project. They are protesting against the compensation and rehabilitation package offered to them against the loss of their land.

The government today issued a noti- fication for the acquisition of around 3,500 acres for the airport city in Andal amid murmurs of protest.

Burdwan district officials said the notification was put up in panchayat and block offices and villagers have been asked to file their objections, if any, within a month.

Chinsurah, Oct. 29: Nearly 200 members of the Nano Banchao Committee today descended on three buses carrying Tata Motors employees, pleading with them not to remove any machinery from the project site.

Durgapur: If the anti-land acquisition agitation continues in Katwa, the government will shift the project to Sagardighi or some other

DURGAPUR, Sept. 15: The Trinamul Congress today launched an indefinite blockade at the Damodar Valley Corporation

Durgapur Expressway finally breathing easy on Monday. Picture by Pradip Sanyal
Calcutta, Sept. 8: If the Nano plant in Singur is allowed to run at full capacity, it will rank among the largest car-making facilities in the world, information culled from a government document suggests.

The document, released by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), outlines the terms of its agreement with Tata Motors for the lease of 997.11 acres and says the plant will make 250,000 cars a year working in two shifts.

THIS could be the first major disinvestment the government may undertake after winning the trust vote. According to government sources, it plans to dilute its stake in the two public sector fertiliser companies: Hindustan Fertiliser Corp (HFC) and Fertiliser Corporation of India (FCIL). The companies have been sick for a decade and the government has decided to invite private players to pick up a stake in the company.

DURGAPUR : The state government today declared compensation and rehabilitation package for the land-losers in Katwa where the Power Development Corporation Limited (PDCL) has plans to set up a 3000 MW super thermal power plant on 1033 acres of land.