A guide to Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal and Bengali culture.
News Headlines Archive
December 22, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • Two villagers killed in Lalgarh
  • Law and order still better than Delhi and other states: Buddhadeb
  • Consensus eludes talks on creation of Gorkhaland
  • Mamata calls upon RPF to work with civility
  • Jhargram the new Maoist capital of Bengal?
  • Left against Shivraj Patil for Bengal Governor
  • Move to supplement tiger prey base in Sunderbans forest
  • Four cops injured in West Bengal landmine blast
  • Opposition stages walk-out from West Bengal Assembly
  • New flight to Kolkata
  • Maoists trying to destabilise Left: Manik Sarkar
  • Boost for Bengali as UN language
  • Forward Bloc urges Maoists to launch joint struggle
  • West Bengal: Three decade hold of Left may end
  • Pro-Maoist villagers torch range forest office in West Bengal
  • WBPCC working prez visits slain leader's residence
  • Steps taken to prevent ragging in West Bengal colleges
  • A classic of Indian literature
  • The Telegraph
  • Overnight, everybody wants to treat child
  • Ringed by rebels, a night of terror
  • Hill liquor ban off for Christmas
  • City law for graffiti extended to state
  • Suicide cloud on OC
  • Jailbirds fly from mishap site
  • 3 held for permit racket
  • Eden lights hinge on luck
  • Property tax row in township
  • CM help for art college
  • Path clear for civic tax code
  • You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Cry for one poll code on campus
  • Homage to the 1971 martyrs
  • Lucknow deer for Jaldapara
  • Court acquits 13 rebels
  • Nine on fast for statehood
  • Blow hot & cold policy after talks ‘victory’
  • Cloud on Delhi mediator post
  • Rivals want role in parleys
  • Promise of green shield to Bhutan
  • Classes on tea care in winter
  • The Statesman
  • 25 Students injured in attack on bus
  • 3G spectrum auction as per schedule: Raja
  • Action plan for PSU divestment by March 2010
  • Aditya Birla Group, SBI Card pact
  • Advance tax collection up 20%
  • Anti-GJMM strike disrupts life
  • Bengali play depicts exploitation of women actors
  • Better Kallis than Smith
  • Bill passed to hike allowances of MLAs
  • CM lauds TRIPTI for commendable work
  • Cardiff was on Collingwoods mind
  • Charulata on small screen
  • Deora takes up oil bonds issue with PM
  • Departments clash over plantation drive
  • Dont believe the hype about Mancinis feats
  • Drive to clear pending files
  • Expert stresses on need for branding
  • Farmer dies of depression, government in a tight spot
  • From high ideals to low creed
  • Honda will unveil new car concept at Auto Expo
  • House clears Bill to take back unused industrial land
  • Hughes furious over Citys broken promises
  • Hughes in squad for Boxing Day Test
  • India win comfortably
  • Juve title hopes dented, Inter cruise
  • KMC boroughs to get financial autonomy
  • L&T Infotech, Savvion sign pact
  • Letters To The Editor
  • Locals plea to curb jumbo menace
  • MF brokers can place orders through mobile
  • Maruti to launch Eeco at Auto Expo
  • Messi gets Fifas top honour
  • Messi may get Fifas top honour
  • Missing Andhra MP surfaces
  • Mohun Bagan drub Mohammedan SC
  • Organisation to promote skilled manpower
  • Panchayat members disappear
  • Pradhan panel indicts cops
  • Protest against violation of labour laws
  • Ramakrishna Missions stress on education
  • Ranbaxy to launch Daiichis drug in Africa
  • Remains Of Jesus-Era Home Found In Nazareth
  • Remembering Subinoy Roy
  • S Tel Pvt Ltd launches service in the state
  • SI kills self, kin blame it on O-C
  • Special Article
  • State govt for VSS medical college autonomy
  • States law and order
  • Swain to quit BJP today
  • TVS plans foray into 200 cc-plus bikes
  • Talks end at political door
  • Tata Motors plans hybrid city buses
  • Telangana solution soon: PM
  • The great responsibility of passing on tradition
  • Three officials suspended for cheating local youth
  • You cant win em all
  • Youth killed due to alleged negligence
  • Bengal lacks ambition and purpose
  • PCB wanted
  • Reservations failed to help minorities'
  • Sanctions remain an effective tool
  • States promoting entrepreneurship
  • Times of India
  • Lock-up death: Cops sentenced
  • Jumbo herd caught in Maoist-police war
  • Padmanabhaiah, Sachar Mamata favourites for governor
  • GJM lifts booze ban in Hills for Christmas
  • Assembly clears life-term jail for chit fund fraudsters
  • Nip is back, so are viruses
  • Woman power reclaims park
  • Hawker Onslaught Cramps City
  • Salt Lake civic projects suffer due to tax
  • AK-47 cartridges found in flier's baggage
  • Premiere of Amar Sangee in Kolkata
  • Premiere of Amar Sangee in Kolkata
  • A perfect tee off
  • Chiggy wiggy time in Kolkata!
  • And the show goes on...
  • Indian Express
  • 3 undertrials escape from van after accident
  • Two cops convicted for custodial death
  • Transport permit scam: 3 held for forging challans
  • Gorkhas pin hopes on key Cong contacts
  • CPM-backed SFI sweeps Asutosh College elections
  • With love, from ex-students: On 80th b’day, ex-principal has surprise visitors
  • BJP idea: Formalise Advani, Sonia status
  • ‘Expensive organic certification has stunted growth of Bengal farmers’
  • Briefs
  • Buddha rubbishes chorus for Art 355, hints at deal with Delhi
  • Cops rescue CPM man’s family from Maoist fires
  • No let-up in bloodletting: CPM supporter shot dead in sleep
  • ‘Ultras shift base eyeing Jhargram’s thin security cover’
  • Hindustan Times
  • Law and order better in Bengal than Delhi: Buddha
  • Four cops injured in West Bengal landmine blast
  • Maoists shifting base from Lalgarh to Jhargram?
  • Two blackbucks killed in Maoist attack
  • Sports
  • Fed Cup: Bagan, Churchill begin with a bang
  • Natl. handball from today
  • Atwal, BOC top guns bag Kolkata round
  • To Eden, with 2-1 lead