News Headlines Archive

April 30, 2009

Miscellaneous

Moderate to brisk voting in West Bengal WB registers 25 to 30% polling by 1100 hrs All-women polling team in Darjeeling booths Good turnout in Darjeeling hills, boycott in two Siliguri booths West Bengal hot spots go to poll today West Bengal set for polls amid tight security 'Communism has ceased to exist in Bengal' Shah Rukh looks to exit Kolkata Knight Riders Dasgupta and gender issues All’s not right for the Left West Bengal to sell 25 bln rupee loans Banyan trees and monkey screeches bring Bengal cinema to life

The Telegraph

Failed crop and debt drive mom to death Advani soft on Mamata Elections in the shadow of guerrilla ultimatum Patels live from one hearing to next Vacation bell to ring early 7 killed in Kullu mishap Voters cry apathy, unaware of candidates DYFI leader killed in Malda Choice between two changes Extra observer & force for hills Gorkhaland shadow even on plains

The Statesman

10 students hurt in SSKM clash An MP liked by all Army engines help fight Strand Road blaze Defeated four times in a row, Trinamul man still hopeful Delimitation scenario worries CPM Election extravaganza takes centrestage in coffee table chat Lalgarh tribals don’t know where to vote Left has few reasons to feel safely placed in Purulia MP’s focus was construction of roadways Police get permission to punish Code defaulters State neglects school in Buddha’s constituency ‘Left pushed out Tatas’

Times of India

V-Day Dos and Don'ts Anger seethes in bleeding Nandigram Keshpur: Memories smoulder in killing fields Competition at tech institute HC bid to reunite couple estranged over second child Two votes each, but same tale of woe Celebrating 40 years of Ray's GuGaBaBa magic Advani keeps door ajar for Mamata 7 from city die in Kullu accident Wedding bar on Maoist girl Kolkatans cheer for Knight Riders It was a 'Michael Jackson night' IPL fever hits Kolkata Slipper thrown at Karnataka chief minister Engaging the youth of Ajmer is my priority: Sachin Pilot Pawar maintains reconciliatory note

Indian Express

Buses to ferry voters, copters an eye in sky US did us apart, CM Buddha says on PM CEO urges people to vote despite all odds Mamata targets ‘BJP-CPM secret alliance’ Xavier’s authorities deny protests Mob goes on rampage after cops thrash ‘insane’ man Poll veteran rickshaw-puller pulls out Advani blows holes in Left’s ‘utopia’: Cong, BJP only two poles Bengal Round 1: It’s Cong-CPM face-off today 14 seats up for grabs amid BLOODY fears Advani slams Cong for ‘releasing’ Q

Hindustan Times

Polling begins in West Bengal amid tight security 2 jawans injured in landmine blast in West Bengal's Purulia Anti-incumbency sentiment runs high in Bengal

Sports

We lack the infrastructure, says Bhutia I don't miss captaincy: Ganguly KP praise for Goswami