News Headlines Archive

August 14, 2009

Miscellaneous

19 positive swine flu cases in Bengal, 10 show symptoms Audi plans showroom in Kolkata Associated Broadcating buys 86% stake in Kolkata TV Gandhi meets Santu in Kakababu adventures Kolkata hotels swing into action to contain swine flu Kolkata Fashion Week to kick off next month West Bengal prepares blueprint for Lalgarh operation Antique idols worth Rs 5.3 million seized in West Bengal NGO providing IT training to visually-impaired in Kolkata The Bong Disconnect - A new Bengali cinema... Kolkata needs no reason to party Phire Pete Chai’s premiere in Kolkata

The Telegraph

High tea calls rivals Land dear, water dearer Whiff of grudge in youth lynch Order in parking chaos day after Direct flight to Malaysia 1 held for zoo theft Street-smart police run parallel plazas What's on in town  You share your birthday with... Hen turns cock: not cockamamie Cop action cry against stick teachers Spit teacher pleads for civic ticket Talks to open garden fail

The Statesman

3 suspected H1N1 cases A historic opportunity ABAVP ransacks molasses godowns Anti-GJMM groups threaten agitation BSNL slashes call rates Buddha, Mollah in war of words Chief Ministers role Chinese analyses Scrutinise, dont shiver Clerics arrest sparks off clashesin Kashmir Crisis in BJP deepens Currency template compromised: CBI  DM slams PWD for slow work Dabur eyes firms in Africa Drug lords resort to fax Drug trades get high on fax Egypt cares for this mummy Empty seats baffle engineering colleges Empty seats baffle Fisticuffs land student in hospital Forward movement Towards a settlement in Darjeeling Garbage set to mar I-Day celebrations Ghost rumour haunts school, students flee Ghost rumour scares away students GoM to bail out airlines HC forms body to probe Ishrat Jahan encounter Health insurance for state BPLs Health schemes get Cabinet nod Heroin peddler held I-day Maoist threat prompts red alert ICC panel to discuss India row Indecent proposal India lose hockey Test India put under religion watch list by US body India, Asean sign FTA Inflation at 3-decade low International cricket will return to Wanderers Kannada poets statue unveiled LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MPs likely to have greater role in NREGA implementation Maoists, KLO float new party, pledge support Mining scam probe an eyewash Mixed luck for Indians Mystery of the open spaces NIA looking into nexus of NE politicians, officials, militants Naga peace talks PM has to break impasse New Pak connection in 26/11 Newborns suffer as oxygen regulators collapse Nirvan Divas passes off peacefully Over 100 Taliban killed in clashes Padmini Rout aims for National A Chess Pietersen out of ODIs too Prison break: Dy jailor suspended Pygmy hogs to be reintroduced in Garumara Rain threatens transport, helps crops Raj Bhavan library opens to all Raj Bhavan turns a new leaf... Search intensifies for missing ship Security tightened for I-Day Sensex up 498 points Seven suspected Swine Flu cases surface Sprinter makes state proud Suspension & probe in jailbreak security Swine Flu isolation ward now in Gangtok TMCP to launch movement Taiwan deploys extra troops as anger over rescue grows Teacher recruitment impasse continues and grows The rise of part-time Britain Three held for EMI fraud Trinamul alleges foul play in fire incident Trinamul, Cong finalise alliance Tusker runs amok, destroys crops in Dhupgiri Two members of a family murdered Watson enjoying new Ashes role Women to box at 2012 Olympics YSR wakes up to price rise woes Yankees like what Chavez hates Biz loses Rs 11,640 cr a year on poor service Govts nod necessary forPervez arrest No breathing space for Maoists Sehwags doing well

Times of India

CEO toons Finally, city gets 2nd flu isolation ward Triple I-Day treat for Nadia Our sons will be soldiers, say Gorkha war widows Union Jack lowered 27 yrs after freedom Talent or PR? Celebs bare their souls CBSE plans aptitude tests from next year Key player in IED racket held in Malda Panic after Burrabazar godown fire Club members lynch man in Bally People not against acquisition for welfare Kolkata’s date with fashion Kolkata’s date with fashion Kolkata needs no reason to party A truly musical night for Kolkata Raising a toast to WBNCCI

Indian Express

Swine flu panic grips city, Trivedi calls for restrain City hotels leave no room for complacency ‘Bengal to benefit most from Indo-ASEAN trade pact’ Artistes renew call to let Taslima stay in Kolkata Four years after heist, robbers end in police net Police covers every front on I-Day eve Club members lynch youth for ‘theft’ in Bali PM to meet Buddha on Aug 17 Party takes revamp pledge

Hindustan Times

His land, his vote, his voice Bangla beat in the heart of Delhi thumps to a century this year

Sports

AIFF to get Rs. 25 crore in two instalments Yakubu Shall Come, Dayoub To Stay - Subhash Bhowmick