News Headlines Archive

December 23, 2008

Miscellaneous

Recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal worrying: Anbumani Nandigram by-polls deferred for security reasons Darjeeling tea estates to get AEZ status Peerless to enter mutual fund business Gems from Tagore IIM Calcutta launches General Management Program for Accounting Professionals Oh! Calcutta is hosting a festival with a difference, brings 'Bhapa' delicacies Tollywood gets its Lagaan in soccer

The Telegraph

Harassed widow attempts suicide Culling again in flu zone Villagers in front, cops didn’t fire, says officer What's on in town It’s the time to party, folks! Pradip Todi bail rejected Park Street pause for Big Mac Double boost for winter HC cancels college backdoor entry Deadline fix for deadly autos Trade scores over tension  You share your birthday with... Tiger count ends in Mahananda Rebels gun down Assam planter Deadline for deadly autos 77 tech students lose seats Another dump horror for civic body Focus on tribal development ‘Fear of killing innocents stopped cops’ Theft in intelligence hub Union donates 5.8 lakh to Morcha Must-do list before CM visit Cop inaction cry after dacoity No sign of car owner Himali goes global again, to host IELTS from March Parties to lose workers’ votes

The Statesman

100-year-old school without funds AJC Bose Road flyover to get an arm Abducted girl rescued Bomb hoax at Howrah By-polls in Nandigram, Sujapur put off Entrepreneurs to be honoured today Flu: ARD does too little, too late Land department wants mutation in 3 months Maoists kill two cops Metro windows yet to be fixed No bridge over river Ichamati Nursing home ransacked after baby dies Presiding officers must pass tests now Ride to Garia from March State checks crime, but not enough criminals convicted Tata to vacate Singur after eight months Will cancer hospital be built by deadline?

Times of India

Black' Christmas to mark violent year Golden talent contest to discover Kathak champs Rickshaw-pullers pray for Santa aunt Rerun of catastrophe at Howrah post office Parties leave tribals scared and confused Maoists caught jawans unawares Park Street Big Mac to reopen soon CM to meet Amartya Sen Domestic help caught a year after heist

Indian Express

Government insurance firms go on strike Woman’s body found in septic tank, hunt on for husband Neglected parents can seek justice in special tribunal SMEs are the key to industrial development, feels state government Economic meltdown singes Bengal’s IT industry Robber posing as domestic help held High Court refuses to postpone autos’ date with CNG in December Government submits report on illegal tanneries ‘India will be less affected by global downturn’ Christmas cake sales pick up Cabinet nod to 10 pc quota for women in police Latest hairdo: scar on the scalp Somen visits Subhas, new alliance on the cards? State to raise civil commandos Rizwanur case: Pradip Todi’s bail rejected Printing becomes an in-house affair at KMC Postponed elections offer hope to CPM in Nandigram No senior cop at funeral of Purulia martyr

Hindustan Times

Police, passengers clash at Kolkata Metro station

Sports

Bagan no to IFA Shield All games drawn; Ganguly maintains lead EB meeting: Support for Nayeem gathers momentum Barabati on SRK’s radar for KKR-Deccan IPL clash