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X User Calls Kolkata "Dirtiest City Of India", Sparks Discussion Online
DS Balaji, a designer by profession, called Kolkata "the dirtiest city of India" and the "most unhygienic" after visiting areas that were overflowing with garbage, had open gutters and were lined by shops selling street food near the drains.
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"Don't Want Garbage": Protest Over Ex-Principal's New Job After Rape-Murder
Trainee doctors at Calcutta National Medical College refused to accept as their principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, former head of RG Kar Medical College who resigned in the wake of a doctor's rape and murder while on duty.
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Teen Killed As Bomb Found In Garbage Dump Explodes Near Kolkata
A 17-year-old boy was killed after a container bomb found in a garbage dump exploded when he tried to open it in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday, police said.
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Massive Blaze In Bengal's Hooghly, Firefighting Operations On
A massive broke out at the Dalda factory maidan area of Hooghly district, about 50 km away from Kolkata, in the early hours on Saturday after a garbage dump was set ablaze.
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Fumes From Garbage Dump Makes Kolkata Raise Red Flag Against Pollution
Kolkata pollution has turned into a great leveler. The man on the street is choking on vehicular pollution and residents of upmarket apartments from noxious fumes from garbage dumps on the city's eastern edge that some say are set on fire, others say, self-ignite.
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16 Dead Pups Found At Kolkata Hospital, Gruesome Video Surfaces Later
The mutilated bodies of 16 puppies were found in garbage bags at Kolkata's government-run medical college and hospital, triggering outrage among animal rights activists and on social media.
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Toxic Fumes From Kolkata Garbage Dump Gives Delhi Air A Run For Its Money
Pollution in Delhi has been very poor for the past many days. Other metro cities have fared much better than Delhi when it comes to Air Quality Index. However, Kolkata's Adarsh Nagar is one exception where residents have been dealing with severe pollution for over a decade
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Kolkata Takes A Waste Management Test Before Durga Puja Festivities
As a part of Banega Swachh India campaign, Garbage Free India along with other stake holders are creating awareness among people in Kolkata on proper waste management. This one month long awareness drive, that is set to end before Durga Puja, will target the shoppers who will head to malls before Bengal's biggest festival.
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2 Sacks Of Torn 500, 1,000 Rupee Notes Found In Posh Kolkata Area
As a fall out of scrapping of big currency notes by the government, at least two sacks of torn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were found in a garbage dump in the upscale area of Kolkata on Sunday.
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Kolkata Man Found Stashing Garbage in House
Barely days after Kolkata woke up to the horror of a man living with his sister's corpse for months, another man has been found in the city 'addicted' to stashing his house with trash collected from dustbins and garbage containers.
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Kolkata citizens sweep city clean, receive huge support
It has been done in the past. It will probably be done in the future. But an ongoing citizens' initiative to keep Kolkata clean is drawing huge support and may just turn out to be long distance runner. The initiative is called Garbage Free India. Kolkata is a pilot project. The best part is, those who have left Kolkata are chipping in.
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Drop boxes for abandoned babies in West Bengal hospitals
Cradles or drop boxes at state-run hospitals for unwanted babies is an idea being mulled by a West Bengal minister to prevent them from being abandoned in garbage vats, railway stations and public places.
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Foetuses taken from garbage, eaten by stray dogs
At 6 am on Wednesday, passersby in Kolkata saw stray dogs pulling two tiny bodies from the garbage dump near the prominent Shamubnath Pandit Hospital.
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X User Calls Kolkata "Dirtiest City Of India", Sparks Discussion Online
DS Balaji, a designer by profession, called Kolkata "the dirtiest city of India" and the "most unhygienic" after visiting areas that were overflowing with garbage, had open gutters and were lined by shops selling street food near the drains.
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"Don't Want Garbage": Protest Over Ex-Principal's New Job After Rape-Murder
Trainee doctors at Calcutta National Medical College refused to accept as their principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, former head of RG Kar Medical College who resigned in the wake of a doctor's rape and murder while on duty.
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Teen Killed As Bomb Found In Garbage Dump Explodes Near Kolkata
A 17-year-old boy was killed after a container bomb found in a garbage dump exploded when he tried to open it in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday, police said.
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Massive Blaze In Bengal's Hooghly, Firefighting Operations On
A massive broke out at the Dalda factory maidan area of Hooghly district, about 50 km away from Kolkata, in the early hours on Saturday after a garbage dump was set ablaze.
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Fumes From Garbage Dump Makes Kolkata Raise Red Flag Against Pollution
Kolkata pollution has turned into a great leveler. The man on the street is choking on vehicular pollution and residents of upmarket apartments from noxious fumes from garbage dumps on the city's eastern edge that some say are set on fire, others say, self-ignite.
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16 Dead Pups Found At Kolkata Hospital, Gruesome Video Surfaces Later
The mutilated bodies of 16 puppies were found in garbage bags at Kolkata's government-run medical college and hospital, triggering outrage among animal rights activists and on social media.
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Toxic Fumes From Kolkata Garbage Dump Gives Delhi Air A Run For Its Money
Pollution in Delhi has been very poor for the past many days. Other metro cities have fared much better than Delhi when it comes to Air Quality Index. However, Kolkata's Adarsh Nagar is one exception where residents have been dealing with severe pollution for over a decade
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Kolkata Takes A Waste Management Test Before Durga Puja Festivities
As a part of Banega Swachh India campaign, Garbage Free India along with other stake holders are creating awareness among people in Kolkata on proper waste management. This one month long awareness drive, that is set to end before Durga Puja, will target the shoppers who will head to malls before Bengal's biggest festival.
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2 Sacks Of Torn 500, 1,000 Rupee Notes Found In Posh Kolkata Area
As a fall out of scrapping of big currency notes by the government, at least two sacks of torn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were found in a garbage dump in the upscale area of Kolkata on Sunday.
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Kolkata Man Found Stashing Garbage in House
Barely days after Kolkata woke up to the horror of a man living with his sister's corpse for months, another man has been found in the city 'addicted' to stashing his house with trash collected from dustbins and garbage containers.
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Kolkata citizens sweep city clean, receive huge support
It has been done in the past. It will probably be done in the future. But an ongoing citizens' initiative to keep Kolkata clean is drawing huge support and may just turn out to be long distance runner. The initiative is called Garbage Free India. Kolkata is a pilot project. The best part is, those who have left Kolkata are chipping in.
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Drop boxes for abandoned babies in West Bengal hospitals
Cradles or drop boxes at state-run hospitals for unwanted babies is an idea being mulled by a West Bengal minister to prevent them from being abandoned in garbage vats, railway stations and public places.
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Foetuses taken from garbage, eaten by stray dogs
At 6 am on Wednesday, passersby in Kolkata saw stray dogs pulling two tiny bodies from the garbage dump near the prominent Shamubnath Pandit Hospital.
