News Headlines Archive

January 17, 2008

Miscellaneous

Kolkata fire finally put out, traders protest demolition Archies opens 100th store in Kolkata Chicken out of menu for air passengers Villagers resist culling in West Bengal's bird flu zone Two suspected ISI agents held in Bengal Bengal applies for $300 mn World Bank loan for irrigation 80 West Bengal youths join Tata's Singur Plant CPI(M) calls for backward area development to counter Maoists Mamata accuses CPI-M of conspiring to raze Burrabazar building Bappi on a comeback trail!

The Statesman

Ansari stress on teacher quality Ansaris pill to combat dearth of teachers Drug control officials held for graft Employer held for raping minor help Experts probing city blast still clueless KMDA to repair & renovate Bankim Setu Maoists force cadres to quit party Muharram may prove a nightmare in Pilkhana Parallel CPM, only in Dantan Protest Red tape chokes cheap clinic plans TOP TIPS Training institute for farmers in Debra Understanding avian flu Lepers & HIV-affected are no less humans

The Telegraph

Train engine crushes girl and mother CM rules out single land package Biman riot act to restive allies Urine fury at police station Virus lurks in dust: WHO Driven away by villagers, flu fighters dump dead birds near drain Blast has experts foxed Ground broken in art of our times CU seeks central code on grant Local lad in weekend trip BSF man recruited by jehadi Market fate hangs fire Trek trail through gardens Timber gang beats up RPF man Mom poisons baby girl Farmers refuse to give up poultry Buxa tigers show up in census Jehadis recruit BSF constable Railway offers hill packages Speed eludes rapid response teams

Times of India

Rajdhanis held up Girl stabbed by eve-teaser Houses torched in Nandigram Fire drill after blaze, blast Bird deaths trigger panic in Kolkata Game row: Notice surprises siblings Women in fistfight at airport Hunger death cloud over Belpahari ISI spies held at Howrah station Blast in city leaves four injured

Indian Express

In police net on terror charge, Aftab Ansari released at last No chickening out: To counter red alert, Comrades eat kebabs Basu to skip CPM’s March congress in Coimbatore In new areas, culling sans tests Why did KMC collect taxes if building was illegal, ask traders BSF man’s body found, wife alleges murder Seven of top floors will be pulled down sooner or later, says mayor Indo-China agreements will help India: CM Jumbo Bangla delegation at trade fair Work on LRTS set to take off in October, says chief secy Culling stopped for hours as employees protest Police seek IIT help to solve blast Parliamentary team in CU to study progress of nanotech project ‘Dearth of good teachers in technical schools’

Asian Age

Burrabazar traders team to meet CM ‘Party must share Nandigram blame’ Warning of land war in Dankuni IT centre of excellence for city soon Police still clueless about blast cause Industrial trade fair begins in Kolkata

Hindustan Times

Chicken out of menu for air passengers Chicken from West Bengal banned

Sports

Mohammedan SC to participate in IFA Tournament in Kolkata Monoranjan is new East Bengal coach BPAI in counter attack mode against WBBA Dalmiya slams Pawar & Co on Bhajji issue