News Headlines Archive

Februrary 9, 2008

Miscellaneous

What Bengal eats today ... Dinhata firing: NHRC's notice to West Bengal government Kolkata bids to become Unesco's World City of Literature Taslima hopes India will not turn its back on her W. Bengal Government failed to stop Nandigram agitation Cracks wide open in Bengal's Left coalition Centre ready to grant PCPIR to West Bengal National institute for mangrove research planned in W. Bengal Aamir Khan film on dyslexia an eye-opener for Bengal teachers

The Statesman

Advani trying to create fear: Jaiswal Allies seek probe Dinhata: Two cops shunted Flu compensation to be hiked Nature publishes locals paper Organ transplantation Act needs review: Cong Police firing after hit-n-run Presidency tense ahead of polls Rly tracks blocked after passenger dies Robbers loot Rs 3.8 lakh from bank Schools take a Right turn Singur stir Thousands flock to see Science Express Violence follows train passengers death When chickens raid Writers Wholesale release of prisoners draws SC ire Youth dies in Sealdah Station, family cries foul

The Telegraph

Rs 700cr for bird flu Woman crushed under bus Protest drowns cry for water Up in smoke: 2 years of toil SDO gets clean chit from boss Rain on a brief visit Songs sung taul tapul Trouble in tide country Next weekend you can be at ... Mayachar Death be not proud Bad hair days in Hollywood City of love... & literature? Morcha eyes youth power Foresters fire pellets, kill 19-year-old Hope for ‘lost’ kids Gang steals 13.75 lakh from rural bank Paresh mum on office ransack Bloc to frame murder case 3 days on, allies want a probe Whiff of sorcery in girl’s death

Times of India

8-yr-old abused by headmaster Govt sleeps on thalassaemia menace Traffic trial sparks chaos on roads Rs 600 cr soft loan for poultry owners Howrah fire: Gas firm negligence? Year-old 'sacrificed' in Malda village Police open fire again, 4 hurt Cop's gun snatched, used to loot bank Second death in Howrah gas attack Kidnapped schoolboy returns home

Indian Express

No fund to implement Domestic Violence Act Disciplinary committee to probe Presidency clash ‘Infrastructure to ease out traffic woes’ Employment exchanges to upload web profiles Nandigram: LF must bear responsibility,says NHRC State government launches life insurance scheme for artisans The Great Indian Museum Scam Bengal announces Rs 700-cr package for districts affected by avian flu Dinhata: Bardhan criticises govt for its clean chit to police Senior magistrate to conduct inquiry

Asian Age

Police opens fire in Bankura Protests after passenger falls off train, dies Dinhata case: 2 senior cops transferred State likely to lift poultry ban UCO Bank in Liluah looted State sets up expert land body Class 6 boy foils abduction attempt Centre yet to get report from WB

Hindustan Times

Bandh affects life in Bengal, 166 bandh supporters arrested West Bengal bans poultry trade due to bird flu Mild tremor felt in south Bengal Shattered by mother's death, siblings commit suicide

Sports

Ganguly in sole lead Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata IPL team to be called Night Riders or Knight Riders Mansoor Zaman reigns in Kolkata IFA Shield shift on cards