News Headlines Archive

August 17, 2010

Miscellaneous

10,000 ration cards distributed to BPL families in Jangalmahal Mamata's supporters hold yagna for her early recovery 11 Bengal districts 'drought-affected' TMC forum buys rights to disputed Singur land Deccan Charters re-links steel city with Kolkata Rouvanjit's death hasn't stopped beatings in Bengal schools Darjeeling tea prices zoom on aggressive buying by exporters West Bengal announces further diesel subsidy of Re.1 We were angry. We wanted to do damage. Someone in the crowd said, leave it to us CPM turns to Saurav Ganguly to save throne in Bengal Engineering student turns nervous wreck after ragging Entire West Bengal under cloud of security threat: Sen Pro-Maoist tribal held for Bengal train sabotage Three killed in accident in West Bengal Partha bags lead in Basu's next

The Telegraph

Job hunger clouds Games power unit Hand chopped off for Rs 50 After curse of Aila, a prayer Cop crunch toll on fringes traffic Teacher held after boy suicide bid Skin haul in ?scientist? apartment Gadgets, gold robbed from homes Editor of Ray films dies Found dead in hospital What's on in town ?You share your birthday with... Ground beneath city crumbles Traffic haywire after cave-in Bulls and bears break into schools Ragging axe on tech school senior Speed-up cry on Basra bridge link Threat to shut hill power plants Elephant blocks trains in Dooars Hand blown off in fight with cops Oral bait best to trap bears on prowl: Foresters ?Maoist? held in Malda Scapegoat hint at BDO meet

Times of India

Jumbo in revenge attack on trains First time in Bengal: Pay cut for strike 2 injured in Durgapur firing Filmmaker's kin get negligence damages Biz bodies blast state over power tariff hike Smears Of shame in spittoon city Pavements turn makeshift markets KMC restores green turfs Convoy mishap: Biman slams Didi 12 women injured in Mejia lathicharge

Indian Express

Villagers flee as forces step up action in Ayodhya Hills Women?s panel visits tribal girl paraded naked 2 lynched for misbehaving with women pilgrims Now, anomalies in list anger PTTI students In heartland of red terror, red tape ties welfare schemes into knots Student in trauma after ragging at Siliguri engg college On talks eve, GJM leader held for Tamang killing A Red model for Saffron in madrasa education

Hindustan Times

GJM man held for killing Madan Tamang West Bengal declares another Re 1 subsidy on diesel West Bengal declares drought in 11 districts

Sports

Southern Samity ropes in Bhowmick Afro-Aussie Diamondstar arrives for Mohun Bagan trials