News Headlines Archive

August 21, 2008

Miscellaneous

Kolkata Korner - Shattered Dreams Petron awarded Rs 64 crore boiler order for West Bengal power project Trinamool, government talks on Singur inconclusive CITU 'all-India' strike hits only Bengal IT sector Air services unaffected but Kolkata grounded Novelist Shankar tells unknown stories about 'Chowringhee' Personalised Funda plans more stores Italian singer adds new facet to Rabindra Sangeet

The Statesman

Spare IT sector, urges BCCI Encroachers get the better of V-B Young patient left to suffer at Howrah stn Citu-backed mob on ransack spree Public transport comes to a halt Life comes to a halt Lost & found, thanks to the cops Amalendu Dasgupta passes away Chinese national stranded, shocked by strike City schools shut down Buck-up call to engineers BU authorities blamed for waterlogging Enchroachers get the better of V-B Durgapur techies bear the brunt

The Telegraph

Cong hugs, Trinamul cautious Tatas set land record straight Comrades take over school Foreign trip for twinkle-toed Kalighat kids Prison no bar for ganglords Retirement axe on teaching experience After train, flight trouble Acid victim turns saviour Pedestrian injured in clash Land assured, Wipro to double jobs  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Govt staff in ‘GL’ fear Morcha banks on Cong for Gorkhaland talks Minors rescued from traffickers Gelatine arrest in Sikkim Dress to show ‘different’ hills Two sacks of skulls seized Boy bludgeons girl to death Cops on campus for questioning Officer joins duty ‘unscarred’ Tutor wife beats up girls

Times of India

1400-yr-old monastery unearthed Woman throws acid on husband Howrah headmaster to get President's award CM joins Singur talks, Citu spoils party at Nano plant City rail network under one roof Land return not negotiable, says Mamata Freak accident tears off biker's finger Citu shutdown leaves boy with brain tumour stranded Complete shutdown in state today Shutdown jitters log out airport

Indian Express

Haldia will house world’s largest solar power complex Stranded Supan’s ordeal ends, but not without anxious moments ISI initiates vocabulary project to help Bengali, foreign students To secure release, convict pays Rs 2 lakh compensation to victim ‘US doors are open for Indian students’ ‘Tortured’ wife asks V-C to suspend professor Tortured by employer, child sent to NGO Industrialists sting Yechury over CPM’s frequent bandh calls Tatas need 650 acres for mother plant, 290 for ancillary units, MD tells govt Short film at railway stations to take on touts Ratan Tata is worried over Singur agitation: Nirupam Singur tense after farmer’s death

Asian Age

LF talks tough on Singur agitation IB to keep eye on bank officers Man dies of heart attack after brawl Security breach at Assembly 2nd, 3rd yr varsity results out Autopsy says hotel worker pushed

Hindustan Times

Union leaders claim day-long strike successful Flights cancelled as employees' strike hits IGI Strike cripples life in West Bengal, Tripura

Sports

Durand Cup starts without Kolkata giants Dalmiya’s mission: Recover Rs 3.5cr IPL booty ! Vertical limit