News Headlines Archive

August 9, 2008

Miscellaneous

'WB govt has no objection to Tata-Mamata talks' Basu welcomes Mamata’s offer for talks with Tatas Corporatisation of Durga Puja! Paintings of Tagore, Jamini Roy in tatters Taslima returns, whisked away to 'secret' location Nandigram tense after CPI-M activists fire at rivals New air-conditioned radio taxi service launched in Kolkata Amartya Sen to deliver lecture in Parliament Bengalis : India's prolific travellers GM India ties up with IIT Kharagpur for joint research Some govt vehicles plying with Gorkhaland number plates

The Statesman

At the cost of innocent lives Taslima not quite welcome Police use unions to track down illegal autos Dreary day at Writers 50-50 for project cost escalation favoured Pvt schools opted for despite higher fees Clerks clash stalls office building inauguration Rain relief Graffiti serves as reform tool Pvt schools opted for despite higher fees Price hike leads to crisis At the cost of innocent lives Madrasas to be upgraded to formal education centres Suspected HuJI activists held Class XI: Teachers admit taking donation Suspected HuJI activists arrested Projects await funds from Centre, says Asok Cooch Behar to get a new industrial growth centre Mother kills 3-day-old girl Arrested leaders court hearing delayed due to security reasons IED blast injures 3 children

The Telegraph

CM rules out CRPF Two days, two deaths in Singur Priya caution and land plan Bus wheels crush girl on father’s bike Trio barred from flight for wrong currency A Beat at the Coffee House The house of the rising sun Tax small cars heavily: Pachauri Abol Tabol and pretty sculptures Three of family drown in pond Morcha lays siege, accused 14 kept off court Forest task in vain, tusker dies Tea staff beaten up over land rights No-trust meet on Monday Showcause shadow on headmaster Palace lights in offing Bikers snatch Rs 5.5 lakh Huji whiff in border arrests

Times of India

Tangra stretch beats monsoon blues Luxury cruisers to hit Hooghly waters soon New Town dreams shattered Subhas hits out at CSTC TV team tosses man off 5th floor Close shave for youth caught in bus race Safety measures were ignored in seat of power Amartya Sen for primary school revamp Three HuJI suspects held at border Cost hurdle in NHAI highway project path

Indian Express

Fire dept puts Writers blame on PWD No CRPF for Nandigram this time, says Buddha To build anti-Left force, Congress woos Trinamool Bus mows down 10-year-old girl on College Street Pollution norms soon to become user friendly

Asian Age

Nandi violence refuses to abate Mamata is ready to talk with Tatas Fire at Writers’ Buildings Numberplates painted to GL Handicapped man kills self Trader held for Rs 5cr bank fraud Maoist hand is suspected

Hindustan Times

Games come to Chinatown ‘I was kept hostage’ 'No compromise formula without return of land to farmers'

Sports

Football : Chhetri strike takes India into final Bhutia: Our task isn’t over Archery can earn an Olympic medal for India: Dola Banerjee