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'Eggs, chicken curry being served as mid-day meals in WB'

hildren were suffering from fever while boiled eggs and chicken curry were being served as mid-day meals in some schools in bird flu affected districts of West Bengal, the WBPCC said on Friday.
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Mayor in Maidan muddle

Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, who gave his back-to-Maidan call at Town Hall on Tuesday, is in deep trouble for his role in a protest book fair in defiance of a high court order that left the city’s lungs scarred. ...
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Mukesh to bring gas to Bengal by 2011

Reliance Industries’ keenness to bring gas to the state within two to three years...
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Quack widow held for killing daughter

Sutapa Bag, widow of Jayanta Bag, who was found dead with his daughter Piyasi at their Jagachha home last year, was arrested from Domjur on Thursday...
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Road death in Howrah’s Malipanchghara

unidentified youth was killed after the motorcycle ...
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Flu belies govt claim

Culling operations are also being carried out in Howrah for the past two days. ...
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Bird flu case surfaces in Shamsherganj

A new case of bird flu has been registered in the Shamsherganj block of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district...
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CID confirms Jagaccha quack’s suicide

CID’s chargesheet submitted at the CJM court, Howrah today confirmed that Jagachha quack, Jayanta Bag had indeed committed suicide.“Jayanta Bag (35) and his wife Sutapa Bag (32) killed their nine -year-old daughter ...
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Rains ruined R Day celebrations in Kolkata

Heavy rains marred the official Republic Day celebrations here Saturday...
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West Bengal govt. seeks Imams’ help for social and health awarness

The state government has decided to seek Imams’ help in awakening the masses to social and health issues. ...
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Netaji fans want Jan 23 to be International Patriotism Day

an organisation dedicated to popularising the freedom fighter's ideals has urged the United Nations to declare Jan 23 as International Patriotism Day. ...
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Bird flu scare: Almost half of WB hit

Bird flu has spread to almost half of West Bengal with Cooch Behar and Hooghly ...
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Bengal grapples with bird flu

The bird flu outbreak in West Bengal seems to be showing no signs of getting contained. ...
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Bird deaths trigger panic in Kolkata

The city is in the grip of a bird flu scare, with reports of birds dying in Sealdah and Kalighat triggering the alarm bells....
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Houses torched in Nandigram

The houses of 10 Trinamool Congress supporters were torched in Nandigram on Thursday evening. ...
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Girl stabbed by eve-teaser

A 17-year-old boy was shot at and his younger sister stabbed by a teenager at Salukgeria in Jhargram,...
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KMDA to repair & renovate Bankim Setu

The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) would repair and renovate the Rishi Bankim setu in Howrah for smoother movement of traffic....
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Train engine crushes girl and mother

A schoolgirl and her mother were beheaded by a train engine today while crossing the tracks to cope with a sudden change in the platform ...
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West Bengal to take care of land losers

Relieved at the Calcutta High Court order declaring its land acquisition at Singur legal, the West Bengal government on Friday said it would strengthen its industrial drive and also take care of those whose land will be acquired....
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Bird flu jitters hit Bihar, chicken sales plummet

"There is nothing to panic about" The Bihar government Friday declared that its poultry had been vaccinated against the H5N1 virus but the assurance ...

Amnesty blames W Bengal govt for land violence

"The report concludes that the inaction of the West Bengal state government, including tacit acceptance of the violent operations of the armed supporters ... resulted ...

Is B2B H5N1 spreading in West Bengal?

Via The Hindu : Fresh cases of bird flu death . Excerpt: Even as 11,225 poultry birds were culled and 5,877 eggs and 1,218 kg ...

Culling operations halted in bird flu epicentre

"The new areas are Khargram in Murshidabad and two blocks and Rampurhat municipality area of Birbhum" From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 11:30 AM ...

Bhutan bans import of poultry from India

"It's right across the border and we Won't take any chances" THIMPHU: Bhutan has banned the import of poultry and its products from India ...

Health Workers Kill 400,000 Chickens After Outbreak of Bird Flu in Eastern India

Health workers slaughtered tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday after an outbreak of bird flu killed more than 35,000 birds in eastern India, officials said. ...

IITs feel the pinch, seek more funds

"The institute still charges a hostel fee of Rs 100 per semester per student. We would like to charge more fee and bring in more ...

No human infection reported: Pawar

"There is definitely a limited problem on the Bangladesh border, but we have taken immediate action. The country has faced twice this type of problem ...

Bengal sounds bird flu alert

A general alert was on Wednesday sounded across West Bengal following an outbreak of bird flu in Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts...
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Tea production unit in Darjeeling gutted in fire

"There were wooden floors so it easily caught fire" The production unit of one of the biggest tea gardens - Longview Tea Garden -- ...

Learning Indian English

"Birds in the subsequent 5km radius will be under the scanner." Calcutta's The Telegraph has an update on the Margram story, with a couple ...
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