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News Headlines Archive
December 8, 2008
Miscellaneous
  • Darjeeling issue to be solved through talks: West Bengal CM
  • Manmohan cuts short West Bengal trip
  • How Maradona Made Kolkata Mad
  • Mamata demands Central fact-finding team to Lalgarh
  • WBIDC to begin socio-economic study for Rs 2,000-cr shipyard
  • Maradona meets Jyoti Basu
  • Maradona visits Mother Teresa house in India
  • God, it’s Mara do na!
  • Concern for Kolkata celebrates Silver Jubilee
  • The Statesman
  • BSNL delays restoration of disconnected line
  • Eviction drive
  • Gang-raped womans body dumped near
  • Govt schools resent Presidency rent plan
  • Helpline numbers of no help
  • Metro helpline numbers of no help
  • Park Street Teen picked up for SIM link to terror
  • Presidency College plans to hike rent rate
  • SIM: Park Street teen picked up
  • Traders protest against eviction drive
  • The Telegraph
  • System overhaul for smooth traffic
  • Mayor eyes bond with people
  • Strike: Babus in dilemma
  • Protest hits low dam projects
  • Set for Delhi with seat offer for PM
  • Tea protest against bank delay
  • MP, civic chief spar over spruce-up
  • Tribals seek action on hut arson
  • Border districts face police shortage
  • ‘Provocative’ speech FIR against minister
  • Women held on ‘suspicion’
  • Morcha ‘confident’ of hill support
  • Times of India
  • Bail or no bail? HC Bench split on Todi plea
  • Bounty after withdrawal of Lalgarh agitation
  • Hand over Dunlop to defence ministry'
  • Women steal the show in Howrah
  • Undertrials flee from prison van, one held
  • Fashion Fiesta: Latest trends enthrall city
  • World Bank to give $29 m for Dhapa facelift
  • Chidambaram reviews Bengal's security set-up
  • Science City to get tech exhibit
  • CPM leader heaps scorn on journos
  • Predictions by Bejan Daruwala
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  • Indian Express
  • AMU to set up its campus in Murshidabad
  • Undertrials escape from civil court
  • Panel calls for greater awareness on domestic violence
  • War against dress code in school — this time by teachers
  • Bench divided on Ashok Todi’s bail plea
  • No adequate force to thwart terror attack, say govt officials
  • PTTI crisis: govt awaits council’s approval
  • Tapasi murder convicts move HC
  • Hindustan Times
  • PM's Malda visit cancelled; returns to Delhi
  • Police arrest two for procuring SIM cards with fake papers
  • Maradona keeps date with soccer crazy city
  • Sports
  • Manoj hits second century in a row
  • Rousing welcome for Maradona