News Headlines Archive

August 31, 2008

Miscellaneous

Mamata suggests solution to Singur deadlock A daily loss of Rs 25 lakh: NHAI official Singur deadlock: Governor asks Mamata to come for talks Japanese team of experts working on Nano fly home ONGC to buy 5 oil blocks in West Bengal Class to creed: CPM's new tack in Bengal Five lessons from the Singur experience Mamata against Tata retail venture in West Bengal Trinamool-led forces against WB development - Sitaram Yechury Signature campaign for industrialisation in West Bengal Nano project shows iconic status Kolkata remembers K.K. Birla Sen-sationalising Tagore

The Statesman

14 get life for murder IIPM to come up at Rajarhat Poor coal quality causing power cuts Industry push eases out literacy drive Slain caretakers kin threaten to gherao SPs office Priya raps blockade Centre seeks to distance itself from Singur Drunk security guards molest woman at CMCH Sick of politics, engineers quit KMC in hordes

The Telegraph

Shut out, Nano youths strike Two faces of ‘landlosers’ ‘Unbiased’ umpire has CPM smirking ‘Time to consider social costs’ 17-year-old’s fight to the finish Soccer fans clash after match Teens drown in Hooghly Acid arrest at airport Youth fell off terrace: cops 3 dead in wall collapse Raids net cosmetic fakes Flying down for tea, tips Hill rafters to help Bihar Facing forest odds to fulfil dreams Shift-fast alert in Malda Civic charter for citizens BSF wants women to fight fake notes ‘Doctor’ held for murder Gurung deal to end GNLF ‘boycott’ Strike disrupts cellular service Girls show grit in adversity Congress call to oust CPM

Times of India

Too famous to need an address Candles lit, voices rise in protest Cops blow lid off illegal arms unit Flier injures security staff in acid attack Tiger stalking Sunderbans villagers DLF threatens to pull out of Dankuni township Man jumps to death NHAI facing daily loss of Rs 25 lakh, says official Thakurbari voted most iconic monument Trimmed train schedule may mar Puja plans

Indian Express

Police raid crude arms factory: 3 arrested Tiger strays into South 24 Parganas village ‘Promote traditional handloom but with modern techniques’ 3 children die in building collapse Left Front plans to call all-party meeting Centre will not intervene in Singur, says Pranab A month on, no headway in terror mail case Finally, manufacturing industry professionals get their due Naxals, NGOs now lead Mamata agitation: ‘She won’t act without our OK’ Ready for talks but conditions apply: Mamata Techies speak out: we want Tata’s small car factory CM appeals to Mamata for talks

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

CPM flays Dasmunshi over Singur 'role' Buddha bows to party on bandhs Police file three cases for obstruction to Tata employees

Sports

Win over George Telegraph keeps Md. Sp. in the hunt AIFF asks East Bengal and Mahindra to sort out transfer issue Mahindra harden stand on transfer