News Headlines Archive

April 16, 2008

Miscellaneous

West Bengal floats 180,000 T wheat tender Stagnant prices hit Kolkata real estate Salarpuria plans Rajarhat hotel Manifesto calls for strengthening Left unity IPL ticket sales stalled briefly ITC to put $75 mln in food processing plant Interim wage hike for coal workers 'Ghost' station comes alive in West Bengal

The Statesman

4,000 new seats in tech colleges Boy shot by unknown assailant Hope for city street children Asiatic history soon in celluloid Intellectuals root for CPM ouster in rural polls Eunuch-led theft racket busted, 8 held 2 killed, 3 hurt in twin accidents Patients go on hunger strike Hard times for flower traders after market blaze Patients go on hunger strike Left takes to intimidation as poll campaign Asiatic Societys 225-yr-old history in celluloid Tainted school head sacked 4,000 new seats in tech colleges Eunuch-led theft racket busted, 8 held Boy shot by unknown assailant 2 dead, 3 hurt in road mishaps Intellectuals root for defeat of CPM in rural polls Cracks in agri commission over GM crop field trial ban Centre discusses crime elements with Dhaka Armed police may not be there at all booths: PCC Air Force job fair for ex-servicemen Lathicharge in Nandigram, 10 injured

The Telegraph

Cong keeps Malda seat Candidate clash puts off wedding Mission to clean up land mess, 60 years on Literacy, from kids with love Teacher panel for madarsas Catch me if you can Northern park gets 5 pools Southern belt cops connect What's on in town Traffic rein in tandem Cops cold to bullet boy’s toilet tiff tale Cop scan on ransack School fee code on anvil Fraud tag on groom-to-be Barreto passport return stayed Camera, cricket and karate Torture cry nets NGO secretary Court orders body swap cry probe Boy drowns in pond Man stabs 2 monks to death in temple Missile melee in fire fright Child body in manhole  You share your birthday with... Heritage tag on hill buildings March to Dzongu aborted ‘Ill-treated’ teachers on strike Siliguri faces rally threat In hunger strike, Tibetans bridge generation gap NBU exams rescheduled for polls Meena focuses on landslides Blast net widens as cops raid another house

Times of India

Monk kills sanyasins, gets lynched Woman branded witch, killed in Burdwan NGO official detained for 'torturing’ maid US nationals in police custody Pvt agency to track cars plying without PUC 100-year ticket stumps Railway Pollution shrivels, kills trees Body swap: Autopsy fails to convince family Court's LPG order has restaurants in a fix Gang of eunuchs nabbed for New Alipore burglary

Indian Express

Congress’ Kharba win reaffirms Dasmunsi’s Bengal crown HC allows state to sell off plane that dropped arms in Purulia Barreto can’t fly to Brazil for now ‘Body swap’: Case against hospital, DNA profiling soon Parents protest Pratt Memorial fee hike ‘Imprisoned’ teenage help escapes from employer’s clutch Bengal loyal to China, but none from state to join torch relay Traffic disrupted as parties rally against price hike Buddha asked to implement OBC quota soon WBUT mulls e-assessment for engineering exams Disciple butchers Guruma, two others before he dies Mamata undertakes padyatra against inflation Our fight to bring Book Fair back to Maidan is on: Guild Cricket goes postmodern, national rivalries turn redundant

Asian Age

Cong cries foul over CPM threat 2 die, 3 hurt in road mishaps Eunuch-led women gang held ESI patients end hungerstrike City-based pharmacy to set up retail chains Sudden rain cools city after hot day City-based pharmacy to set up retail chains Info CDs to ensure fair JEE exams Agriculture meeting

Hindustan Times

'Moitree Express' stopped by protesters After 43 years, a train to Dhaka 10 time bombs recovered, 3 held in W Bengal Song of the road Lahiri's new book is NYT's bestseller

Sports

East Bengal eyeing quarterfinal spot Sourav gets down to business