A guide to Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal and Bengali culture.
News Headlines Archive
August 13, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • “GJM may settle for alternative set-up”
  • Two militants held in Kolkata
  • Central authority asks zoos to step up security
  • Endangered pygmy hogs to be reintroduced in Garumara forest
  • West Bengal has 13 H1N1 positive cases
  • Gunbattles between Maoists, security forces
  • Mamata sanctions Rs.35 mn for theatre complex
  • Kolkata: Retailers offer unique discounts to woo customers
  • Trinamool Congress demands President's Rule in Bengal
  • Uttam cinema Utsav in Kolkata
  • A truly musical night for Kolkata
  • The Telegraph
  • Party overdrive to encash Subhas
  • Camps in forests for quick chase
  • Council killed off, Morcha eyes state
  • Mollah rail job challenge to Mamata
  • Tusker kills 2 in Bankura
  • Mahi ramps up fashion week
  • Chief secy spills ban beans
  • Threat call after accident probe
  • Code of conduct up in smoke
  • Six diagnosed with swine flu
  • Police vigil on zoo
  • Rail peon arrested for fraud
  • What's on in town
  •  You share your birthday with...
  • Police lead parking-law flout
  • Jumbos finish food in raid rerun
  • FIR after boy faints in school
  • Trinamul and Congress ink SMC poll pact
  • DGHC dead, now state: Morcha
  • The Statesman
  • 26/11 probe: FBI nails Pak, Indian dossier for China
  • Are we truly independent?
  • Articulate debaters
  • Bell a victim of Twitter hoaxer
  • Contract dispute just a smokescreen
  • Corrigendum
  • Dance divine
  • Deora meets PM on Mukesh-Anil claims
  • Didis boost for artists
  • Different strokes
  • Dream come true
  • England written off by Ponting
  • FB opposed to baiting Governor
  • Food control office ransacked
  • Ganguly plays mentor
  • Germany and France win World Cup qualifiers
  • Govt on auto pilot loses Rs 100 crore
  • Govt sees Red on poor rains
  • HC soft on computer training
  • Houghton blows his top
  • IT task force
  • Industrial output up 7.8%
  • It's quiz time!
  • Maoist reverse ban on Congress
  • Maran bullish on technical textiles growth
  • Medha Patkar dares CM
  • Memorable sight
  • Movie Montage: Love Aaj Kal
  • New code: Pay 10% tax on Rs 10 lakh
  • New direct taxes code released
  • Order to put on hold IPS rejig
  • PTTI students clash with cops
  • Party agitation plagues Suri
  • Pride of place
  • Quiz on friendly ties
  • Ragging in V-B
  • Reason to learn
  • Saina, Anand keep Indian hopes alive
  • Sare jahan se achha
  • Serve VOICES 473: Fundamental rights
  • South Point teachers demand pay hike
  • Swine Flu toll 17, Mumbai schools shut
  • The dusty pages of history
  • To improve skills
  • Upgrade security in zoos: CZA
  • Validate wins
  • Young talent
  • school of the week: DPS Newtown, Kolkata,
  • Free Bengal from Red terror
  • GJMM has diluted its stance
  • New land norm not for running projects
  • SRK went back on his word
  • Times of India
  • CEO toons
  • Baby boom on Janmashtami
  • City H1N1 hosp reaches saturation point
  • Cybercafes score over adda, playtime in small towns
  • Always online, at home or mobile
  • Dunlop workers stage protest
  • Civic body could get charge of city canals
  • Janmashtami sweets for jail inmates
  • Only tributes, no speeches for Opposition
  • Forces may get longer Lalgarh stint
  • Kolkata needs no reason to party
  • Kolkata needs no reason to party
  • A truly musical night for Kolkata
  • Raising a toast to WBNCCI
  • Silver Jubilee of togetherness!
  • Indian Express
  • State plans fresh offensive in Lalgarh
  • NIA team raids terror suspect’s hideout in city hotel
  • Five months on, city gets its next Fashion Week
  • With Darjeeling hills hit by shutdowns, transporters want RTO counter in Siliguri
  • Cinemaker lends green shade to Puja
  • Bengal students give thumbs down to engg
  • Garumara forest to house endangered pygmy hogs again
  • 5 things to do over the weekend
  • Buddha comes down on Sachar report, gives Rs 5 cr to Muslim students of Alia
  • Mamata to skip Subhas condolence meet
  • Gandhi meets Santu in Kakababu adventures
  • Hindustan Times
  • Stung by Left attack, Bengal Guv meets PM
  • Forces to stay in Lalgarh till situation stabilises: Buddhadeb
  • GJM surrenders on municipality issue
  • Howrah soon in a stamp
  • Sports
  • AIFF asks for grant from BCCI
  • Ganguly’s tips to KKR players
  • Houghton hopeful of good show
  • Bhutia hopes for an early solution