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Detox drive in waste lands World Bank

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

KOLKATA: For years, toxic metals and chemicals were dumped in the open by fertilizer, pesticide and chemical plants. Bengal, which led the industrialization drive at the turn of the 20th… Read more »

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Museum treasure weaves new hope for lost Bengal textiles

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

KOLKATA: Bengal’s once world famous magical fabrics, spun and woven by hand, could soon be back on shop shelves. Destroyed by the East India Company in the late 19th century,… Read more »

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Open garbage vats & vans on their way out

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

KOLKATA: The whistle-blowing garbage collector, who turns up at your doorstep every morning, may soon go hi-tech. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation plans to junk the archaic, unwieldy tin cart with… Read more »

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Austerity lessons for schoolkids Somdatta

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KOLKATA: With children these days growing up amid luxury, schools have begun giving them a taste of adversity. The idea is to inculcate better values in kids by preparing them… Read more »

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Hidco’s free gift to rlys: Metro

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

KOLKATA: Housing minister Gautam Deb has been complaining repeatedly that railway minister Mamata Banerjee was not cooperating with the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) over certain development projects. Now, Deb… Read more »

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Hospital opens minimal access surgery

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KOLKATA: Here is some good news for patients who had been hoping for surgery that is less painful, ensures faster recovery, requires shorter hospitalization and minimizes scars. A minimal access… Read more »

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Rickshaw-puller fails to pay for son’s education, kills self

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

BARASAT: Unable to pay for his son’s education, 43-year-old rickshaw-puller Shibu Adhikari committed suicide at his home in Netaji Pally near Barasat, North 24-Parganas, on Friday morning. Police said Shibu… Read more »

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Bagaria remanded in cop custody

September 4, 2010 | 0 Comment

KOLKATA: The main accused in the Stephen Court fire, Sanjay Bagaria, was again remanded in police custody on Friday by the 12th court of the metropolitan magistrate, Kolkata. The judge… Read more »

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Promoter abducted in Topsia

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KOLKATA: A promoter was reportedly abducted from his home in Topsia on Thursday, according to a police complaint lodged by his family on Friday. The middle-aged Mohammed Santu, a resident… Read more »

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