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UP govt makes potable tap water available to 12,62,84,160 villagers

Many parts of Howrah still without water and power

Large parts of north Howrah and Shibpur have been reeling under severe civic services crisis with acute shortage of drinking water, clogged sewerage system and cracks appeared in walls of shanties and local roads adjacent to Belgachia dumping ground, the only site where solid wastes of the entire Howrah city are dumped.

Siliguri chokes on smoke, mayor blames it forest fires

Every spring Siliguri city finds itself shrouded in smoke at night as dry leaves ignite forest fires in the Baikunthpur and Gazoldoba areas. However, a section of people blame the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), citing occasional fires at its dumping ground.

Kolkata witnesses improvement in TB cases last year

The number of tuberculosis cases reported in the limits of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) witnessed an improvement last year with the city registering a reduction of more than two thousand cases in 2024, informed senior officials of the health wing of the civic body today.

North-east India looks forward to Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh caretaker government head Professor Muhammad Yunus recently pointed out on different platforms that the stalled election can be held by December 2025, and he has already directed the responsible authorities to prepare for the general elections.