News Headlines Archive

January 15, 2008

Miscellaneous

Burrabazar: A firetrap of busy Kolkata Kolkata fire brought under control, finally 'Secular' Muslims want Taslima back in Kolkata BJP seeks probe into Kolkata fire Insurance cos fear Rs 1,200 cr claims in Kolkata market fire Subhiksha to launch multiple stores in Kolkata IT tool to help people with cerebral palsy Bengal eyes 500 MW from renewable energy sources Bird flu: Emergency plans in West Bengal 'West Bengal government a modern day Nero' : BJP Pilgrims flock to Bengal for Gangasagar Mela 3 die in Ganga Sagar mela in West Bengal Bird flu confirmed in two districts of West Bengal Caution against ‘imperialist designs’ Bohigian wants market forces to determine power tariff in Bengal Poland eyeing Bengal's food processing, agro sectors Singur: More Than A Nano Problem Mahasweta Devi slams Left government for blazing Burrabazar

The Statesman

A problem of plenty Fire throws city traffic out of gear Second US clean energy mission in Kolkata Mishaps dont deter pilgrims Making a pilgrims progress easy... Talk of theTown Inside the building: An eyewitness account Counting the days... and the losses Fire dept fights the age block No dousing die-hard blaze Talk of theTown Probe after BU teacher sends student Second US clean energy mission in Kolkata Additional court set up at Sagar Mela Three days & no respite Inside the burning building... Making it easy for pilgrims The Saterapalli way of taking on land sharks Water testing lab set up at Sagar mela Employees list scrapped Fire minister disappoints delegation Birbhum gears up to tackle Bird Flu CPM facing a crisis of ideology? Marxists mum on Nandigram No N-deal without Left nod: Karat

The Telegraph

Elephant death on tracks again Lepcha font in Unicode Dance bar shut down Nilgiri expert for Bengal 8 members of family killed at level crossing Subhas for Ratna, not Basu Fears confirmed, time to cull four lakh birds CK widow criticises ‘ungrateful’ GNLF Fears confirmed, time to cull four lakh birds Train kills 8 of a family Kid elephant mowed down Nod to farmland takeover Subhas, not Basu, in Ratna pitch

Times of India

Blast near Hindustan Lever building in Kolkata Govt to upgrade Kolkata fire dept Trains held up for four hours CPM worker shot dead Train mows down nine villagers Bird flu scare jolts market Burrabazar fire still not under control Stocks of naphtha don't let blaze die State sounds bird flu alert

Indian Express

Over 5 lakh chickens to be culled Ganga Sagar mela ends Let Subhas keep awards, I don’t want them: Basu Singapore keen on investing in Bengal HC grants anticipatory bail to over 1,200 Nandigram villagers ‘Candidates are not aware that IIM-Shillong is an option’ Amnesty calls for independent probe Train mows down 10 at unmanned rly crossing Day 5: Fire rages, but ‘under control’ Shekhawat visits affected families Party, govt get Nandigram flak at state meet State constitutes two committees

Asian Age

Combustible materials keep blaze on CM summons fire minister for an explanation Losses drive traders to look for jobs CPM harps on Capitalism State decides to cull 3.76 lakhs birds Nine killed in train accident Super-speciality hospital for city New Tata policy soon

Hindustan Times

Burrabazar fire brought under control: Army Culling begins in Bengal Allies keep away from CPM rally ‘Fake’ slur on Netaji angers Orissa

Sports

Pathetic East Bengal suffer 0-3 loss Subrata’s quit offer rejected Ganguly held A fan club that cares for tomorrow’s stars...