News Headlines Archive

Februrary 16, 2008

Miscellaneous

Bengal students top learning survery West Bengal govt formally hands over control of Nayachar Island Unitech gets 12,500 acre land from West Bengal Taslima wants govt to ease curbs on her movement CBI submits report on Nandigram incidents West Bengal To Act Against Illegal Hotels On The Beach Wabtec pays $677,000 in US regulatory penalties for India subsidiary bribes Kolkata is my home, Delhi isn't: Taslima Dasmunsi has a tough task in West Bengal Bengal’s poultry sector seeks Rs 400-crore aid Russian troupe to perform in Kolkata West Bengal to have grid-connected solar power plant Delimitation process to scuttle Trinamool:Mamata Hooghly Power plans 2nd coke unit in Orissa Committee to protect elephants in North Bengal Artistic treasure from Bengal Indrani set for second innings!

The Statesman

The Telegraph

Molest in Tagore town Siblings flee ‘priest’ prison Wanted: witness for flu compensation 3-phase rural polls in May 1500 chickens starved to death Six km of chaos is lifeline of southern sprawl Love is in the air Puzzled, but aims for ISC Flights off, school in Blackout fails to stall heart surgery Sleuths sniff money deal Poor load factor trims air roster Twin thefts in Howrah Fever grips Chowrasia city Unions ink papers, club to reopen Special buses to Boimela  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Schoolboy duo in death shade School for Nepali folk music Morcha protest spills to hill offices Rs 550cr for track electrification Man with knife lynched Siliguri in V-Day mood Molest arrest in Tagore town

Times of India

Eden Gardens' lease to be renewed Bus depot shift to miss deadline Water tax won't hurt too much: KMC Candlelight exam in Howrah school Stopped in its tracks Murdered exec was blackmailed: Cops RSP activist shot dead in WB HC fines Centre over Netaji's ashes V-Day strip drama on city road No compromise with CPM: Priya

Indian Express

State sends relief material to cyclone-affected Bangladesh areas RSP worker first shot at, then hacked to death Panchayat polls: WBDF to contest 15,000 seats Octogenarian gets MA degree; next goal is research on Netaji Body of CPM member found in Bankura PTTI union threatens to hold protest 4 held for executive’s murder Indian Museum scam: CBI conducts raids, Culture Ministry to file chargesheets Madhyamik Day 2: Students write exam in candlelight ‘Tea gardens yet to receive money from banks’

Asian Age

4 held in executive murder case Students in 1 hr 40 mins of darkness Closed tea gardens worry minister Man demands to meet CM State-of-the-art neuro hospital for city soon Cancer awareness

Hindustan Times

Taslima to get visa extension, but not freedom Culling in West Bengal complete

Sports

Ganguly wins, equals Manuel Aaron's record Modi threatens Kolkata with 'pullout’ We need more dedicated people: Chima