News Headlines Archive

August 20, 2010

Miscellaneous

Lalgarh, a turf war among three Ms One Maoist arrested Truck driver caught between Mamata vs Left war Cooch Behar residents to get sugar from Septemeber first week Sunderbans tigers' prey 'die of shock' West Bengal asked to hand over nine immigration checkposts Nine spotted deer die in West Bengal Punjab MLA visits driver accused of bid to kill Mamata From Lalgarh to Munich, teen footballer makes journey of dreams Scientists' team to visit Bengal drought-hit areas Kolkata crafts Paul the Octopus in 22k gold Census problems in Lalgarh IIM-Calcutta goes green Fire destroys Kolkata food-joint Jamini Roy: A Rural Romance Keep Presidency University free of Govt. control Rights groups protest Bengal activist's arrest Swami Agnivesh asks Maoists to give specific dialogue date Durga Puja in Delhi may be scaled down affair: Organisers Game, an unusual and gruesome Bengali movie Rani Mukherjee is an animal activist

The Telegraph

Experts? brake heat on Gurjant Delhi off Somnath list Tribal lady harassed after illicit affair slur Metro paves path for blind Gift for Rakhi? Siblings just tech that Red signals road chaos Time key to dengue defence Girl faints after teacher ?slap? Township faces cave-in curse Fast food stop on fire Raids on drug dens round up 300 ?You share your birthday with... What's on in town Finally a pen to write, not sell ?Insult? report to chancellor Fabled fury few care to recall Give & take to fast-track state BJP asks for central probe into bank fraud Erosion eats away 3 villages Mob tries two for ?affair?

The Statesman

5 BJP men held for vandalism AIGL warns Centre against GJMM All govt colleges, sans Presidency to come under single university Blood flow dries up at state hospitals Briefs Camp to inspire budding scientists held at Visva Bharati Cave-ins lead to traffic snarls Internal feud in PCC exposed KMC engineer roughed up by Trinamul man No advancing of polls: CEC PCB slaps fine on two hospitals over faulty waste segregation State plans to move HC on CAT directive Teachers want all govt colleges to come under single university The inheritance of loss Trinamul-led KMC board scraps Left’s independent counsels briefs

Times of India

'Dark horse' Mollah springs a surprise for Alimuddin Red rebels in touch with Assam militants: MHA Doesn't pay to be an MLA in Bengal Govt may free 183 lifers on humanitarian grounds Protest continues in Jalpaiguri over teacher recruitment Maoist frontlines for all new cops in state BJP men on the rampage over power tariff hike Tribal woman locked up, molested Govt college teachers demand new university Citu strike likely to hit airport services next month

Indian Express

AIGL to discuss Gorkhaland, Tamang murder with Sonia Environment activist gets interim bail Mediclaim money proves elusive for KMC staff Eight held after encounter in Salboni Delay in payment, non-payment of compensation hits NREGS 26 bighas missing from dumping ground, HC told ?Trinamool chief? Mamata stands by statement on Azad MCC, PWG divided over peace talks with Centre CPM call for government stand on Maoist issue Singur no longer important, says Buddha govt

Hindustan Times

Left govt mobilising illegal arms in West Bengal: Trinamool Switch to heat-tolerant potato to save crop, say scientists Agnivesh flays Naxal offer

Sports

Badminton: Sheshadri in quarterfinals FPAI nominees announced Chess: Mari Arul wins title