DURGAPUR: Thousands of farmers and agricultural labourers today staged a demonstration in front of the SDO, Durgapur protesting against aggressive bid of land acquisition for setting up the Aerotropolis in Andal ~ about 12 km from the town.
KOLKATA, 12 MAY: The perception that Bengalis are intelligent because they eat fish may ebb away soon. Next time when a child fails an examination, a youth commits suicide because of depression; people get more agitated, or suffer from Parkinson
KOLKATA 25 April: In order to pin down the cause of air pollution in the state, the state pollution control board will set up an Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) at every small and medium enterprise such as, tanneries, petrochemical and bleaching factories.
Coal being lifted from a pit in Salanpur, on the outskirts of Asansol town. The illegally mined coal being transported across the dry Ajoy river towards Birbhum. Pictures by Gour Sharma
Asansol, April 21: Looting of coal has become such a lucrative proposition for villagers in the Durgapur-Asansol coal belt that many of them have stopped taking up jobs under schemes for the poor.
DURGAPUR/KOLKATA, 7 APRIL: Police fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse a group of protesters today in front of the Khandra panchayat office in Andal PS area, about 12 km from Durgapur. The villagers protested against alleged corrupt practices of the panchayat and shortage of drinking water in the area.
