Fence off Mollar Bheri, orders NGT
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an interim order, has directed several measures to be taken for protection of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). These include fencing of the Mollar Bheri by
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Kolkata: Return of dengue-II stumps experts
KOLKATA: An overwhelming 85% of dengue patients in Kolkata were affected with serotype II of the virus — considered the second most virulent of the four serotypes to which immunity is low in the city —
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Kolkata: This year, 80% had deadly dengue-II
KOLKATA: Stung by more than 20 dengue deaths in Kolkata this year, the civic authorities have marked out areas that are at risk from the virus. Blood samples of victims sent to National Institute of Cholera
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Festive fallout: Kolkata chokes on pollutants
KOLKATA: The air quality in the city has deteriorated over the past few days and experts put some of the blame on the festivities. With about a month or so to go for winter, Kolkata’s ambient air quality
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Dengue off to fatal run in south Kolkata danger zone
KOLKATA: It took the death of a 21-year-old girl for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to go hard at dengue in Lotus Park, an area close to the Bijoygarh-Golf Green-Baghajatin belt where dengue had
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Kolkata: 26 NS1 positive dengue cases detected in Duttabad
KOLKATA: Duttabad area under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has been badly hit by dengue this year and the civic authorities are taking all measures as possible to prevent the disease to further spread
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Kolkata: Anti-dengue drive starts in Duttabad
Civic workers clear a pile of garbage at DuttabadCivic workers clear a pile of garbage at Duttabad KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Saturday started collecting blood samples of patients
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When earth gives back as good as it gets
The calamitous floods in the entire state of Kerala have grabbed the nation’s interest like nothing else these past couple of weeks. Not just India, but the world itself seems to have paused to see what
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Health dept issues Swine flu alert in Kolkata
KOLKATA: In the wake of the year’s first swine flu case, reported by The Times of India on Monday, the health department went into a huddle and sounded an alert. All health officials and hospitals across
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Dengue scare: KMC serves 'stop work' notice to under-construction buildings
KOLKATA: In a desperate attempt to enforce strict dengue prevention rules at city’s construction sites, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has served ‘stop work’ notices to as many as 50 under-construction
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Swine flu alert in West Bengal, hospitals tighten vigil
KOLKATA: Following the year’s first swine flu case, reported by The Times of India on Monday, the health department has sounded an alert. All health officials and hospitals across the city have been asked