News Headlines Archive

Februrary 19, 2008

Miscellaneous

West Bengal, fastest growing IT hub in India IT firms to hire 20,000 in W Bengal Kolkata IT cos wary of disruptions due to strikes Road blockades hold back Ghisingh in Siliguri Forward Bloc will bark but won't bite CPM in West Bengal Tigress faces villagers’ ire 'Das Kapital' now a rarity in Red West Bengal West Bengal's snake charmers close to starvation Why have they locked me up? Asks Taslima Nasreen Tata Metaliks deadline for Bengal project CPI to claim one RS seat from Bengal Bengal eyes foreign funds for foods Turtles shell shocked in Kolkata Raima Sen set for an image makeover

The Statesman

10 extra minutes this JEE BJP attacks Lalu Biman defends industry line Cyber cafe owner held Eco-friendly plan for permanent fair ground Girl loses eyesight on third day of exam Haneef probe cost Australia US$7.5m Lawyer pays for helping the tortured Lest we forget... Mamata for market vigil Mans beheaded body found Mauritius PM traces his roots Medicine manufacturing factory destroyed in fire Priya: Alliance possible Railway employees suspended Rs 10 lakh looted School to enhance cultural side of students Students lock up teachers The tigress which climbed a tree Villagers shave womans head WOMAN ON TOP Wild returned to the wilderness

The Telegraph

Bus dumps woman in labour CRPF thin, clashes in Nandigram Ghisingh strolls but can’t stray Cadres convict leaders and thrash them Gas-grab duo face narco test B-school boost for small biz What's on in town Teacher sack draws frown from state Rap for tardy consumer forums But for now, it’s Goa, Goa, gone Grenade in station bag Turtle target in state Cell snatch gangs in net Out-of-syllabus cry in exam Building material row on Phones and cash looted Girl claims molest in lab Mercury dip with light rain Clinic holds back aged, poor patient Spa balm for tired eyes Nandaram will need IIT nod to reopen Pune cops asked to examine man Litigant on fast falls ill You share your birthday with... Callous Metro Railway messes with Anjolie Ela’s mural worth crores Cycling to raise funds for school Girls rescued en route to Delhi Civic body backtracks on strike statement Shutdown call sends residents shopping People’s voice against bandhs Bail for Bloc members NGOs meet to fight trafficking Pintail recce relief for Ghisingh

Times of India

Inspector raj in property tax valuation to end Bird flu over, alert for human infection Teacher molests teen in lab Runaway 'ISI agent' held in Kolkata 'Provide security free of cost' Kolkata docs gifts life to newborn Ghisingh can't enter Darjeeling JU experts run car on jatropha oil 'Public utility shield futile' Kickback whiff in Rs 165-cr scam If you were the FM, what is the change you would like to make in income tax?

Indian Express

Students’ decibel pressure ‘Sexually harassed’ civil servant transferred Candidate gets police escort to exam centre after spurned tutor threatens her New revenue model earns cash for NRS Girl found dead, police say suicide 8 Trinamool members get life term 4 chargesheeted for murder of ex-Manipur minister’s daughter Basement shops at Kashiram market to open today Dinhata firing:Bloc workers get bail Sharma discusses N-deal with Buddha Indefinite bandh in Darjeeling till demand for statehood met: Morcha Teenager saves Howrah Station ISI agent who fled Pune jail arrested ‘Bring chicken back to dining table’

Asian Age

Sepoys break law, shielded by local cops ‘Sustainable growth needed’ Nadia DM appeals to state for transfer of officer Accidents mark Madhyamik Darjeeling in ‘a serious situation’ Five teachers locked up City, turtle meat trading hub now Explosives at rail station Confusion over bodies

Hindustan Times

Eden Gardens lease to be renewed within 3-4 months: army Buddha blames Bangladesh for sheltering militants Fire destroys Kolkata leather factory

Sports

CAB fails to show papers at crucial IPL meeting! Former Aussie coach to sign three-year Kolkata deal CAB to call SGM Cricket enters Indo-Bangla Games