News Headlines Archive

December 29, 2008

Miscellaneous

Genpact to return unused land in Bengal Amartya Sen to speak on West Bengal development Coast guard searchs for 300 missing migrants Buddha takes cues from ET Blueprint, forms land bank Hundreds Are Feared Dead in Bay of Bengal Classics relieve him of stress SBI Bengal Circle to go for branch expansion

The Telegraph

Drivers in people court Tiger raids on study table School safety plea in court What's on in town Autos in ban protest Suicide by jilted man Murder clue eludes cops Airport upgrade takes off Half-century hurrah at home  You share your birthday with... Not a drop to drink Life on stink stretch Their rev, our reverse gear Only one in town and ready in red Blockades for district status & murder arrest Full of fuel, tanker catches fire Cops attacked at ‘gambler’ den Man survives bid on life, teasers miss target Anti-hill bandh hits life in Siliguri With begging bowls, primary teachers protest How famous are the famous

The Statesman

70 kids working as help missing Aerotropolis: CM, Praful meet today BPL cardholders with cardiac ailments can breathe easy Beaten youth dies without care ERly suffers losses due to blockades Electrocuted From prisoners to psychotics? Grievances Howrah trader shot dead LF partners stall Land Reforms Bill Leaders snub govts special package for Adivasis Prisoners to psychotics? Railway committee wants new tracks to arrest jumbo deaths Royal Bengal tiger caged, 3 mauled Talk Of The Town Trader killed V-Bs finance officer resigns War with Pak not a solution

Times of India

VVIP security: Bengal faces manpower crunch Ghost attacks in Khardah house Demolition notice on illegal building puts CPM in a spot Gorkhaland stalemate in Delhi CM seeks report on straying tigers Land handed over for Jai Balaji plant Affair whiff in youth's suicide Raids on CBI officer unearth Rs 1-crore assets Panel to seek public opinion on killer drivers & road safety Politics over clean-up mission

Indian Express

Airport to be revamped by May 2011 Governor voices dissent over transfer of press secy Political underdogs: The year belonged to the Opposition CPM takes backseat, not a bow Dairy 2008 Auto drivers demand extension of HC order DSP’s booty spread across 41 post office accounts Yechury asks Maoists to join democratic political set up Govt industrialisation dream finally takes off from Purulia BSF arrives in Nandigram

Hindustan Times

Maoists torch houses of CPI(M) leaders Bomb threat at Kolkata Metro station, security tightened

Sports

Bengal gains marginal advantage MS Gill mourns death of Mewalal Ganguly jumps back into lead