News Headlines Archive

August 2, 2008

Miscellaneous

New PDS for West Bengal Bengal to import costly coal for power plants Bengal brandishes carrot-and-stick strategy for Singur 26 sentenced to life imprisonment in Bengal Giving back land to spell doom for Tata Motors' project : Nirupam Policemen injured as station roof caves in Assembly motion against splitting West Bengal Two held in WB for alleged links with Ahmedabad blast suspect Somnath renewed party card every year

The Statesman

Air India 1,200 unsafe structures in city Parganas beat city Rheumatology clinic to open in Apollo State-of-the-art hospital for cancer patients Hoax mail: Cyber cafe staff held Waifs may miss out on daily glass of milk as KMC defaults Roof caves in at Park Street PS Finance dept does what fire dept shouldve Roof caves in at Park Street PS Delimitation ~ Kolkata loses out to the Parganas Roof caves in at Park Street PS Finance dept does what fire dept shouldve N-energy key to life: Kakodkar Girls hostel opens at Nistarini College College celebrates 60th anniversary Civic board formation delay hits development

The Telegraph

Mamata seeks Singur clarity Delhi blasts catch in Bengal Tripartite hill talks in Aug week II Beheading: state vows strict action Police on poppy trail ‘kick’ woman dead Student on temple trip killed Airfare hike won’t affect leisure tours Christian schools on protest path Club to be demolished Carriers partner tourism boards Plea against cops, sons Thief caught in terror web Cops bank on hard disks Hoax-weary citizens & sniffers Two killed in accidents  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Illegal excavation on embankment fuels flood fear Axe shock for plains Lama likely to head civic body CPM leader’s kin faces kidnap charge Clash over rice injures 5 Delhi blast probe nets Siliguri duo Surgery done at district hospital 25-yr-old widow regrets trip

Times of India

Citu double standard exposed Red tape strangling WB industry A few laughs, from Tagore adda Youth set ablaze by in-laws Cornered CPM plans sops for Singur land-losers Mamata adamant on return of 'forcibly acquired' land Puri pill: Court brings together estranged couple And now, it's a hoax SMS 30 shots & 100 pills later, man dies in illegal clinic Roof collapse injures four cops

Indian Express

Student gets Korean Science Foundation award All’s well in former mayor’s ward — a few glitches Officials chalk out action plan for East-West Metro project Science dept introduces 1-year diploma in geo-informatics Visiting Singapore may soon be easier In High Court ‘With Surjeet’s demise, we have only one ratna — Basu’ EC finds largescale irregularities in Bengal voters’ list Fresh attacks on factory workers in Singur Employees on tenterhooks as heritage studio goes private All India Majlish-e-Shura against Taslima’s return to country

Asian Age

Bomb hoax triggers panic IT firms to give police staff info Left decides to pull itself closer CCTVs at cycle shops Centre says won’t bear 75% cost Pedestrians cause accidents: Minister Tension in hospital over dead body

Hindustan Times

Four policemen injured in Nandigram

Sports

Md. Sp. held - Late penalty for port after Okoro’s goal