News Headlines Archive

January 18, 2008

Miscellaneous

Nandigram: Houses of BUPC supporters set ablaze by CPI-M activists Panic in Kolkata following reports of bird deaths Coal India may go public within 2 years 'India is not a theocracy' : Taslima Nano car factory cases dismissed Dhaka-Kolkata trains likely in 3 months: adviser Scrabble-maker sues Kolkata brothers over copyright South City Mall unveiled in Kolkata Focus on Shaan as Kolkata set to host music carnival

The Statesman

East and West Midnapore members make it to CPM state panel Flu outbreak is serious: WHO Jawans may be part of ISI network Mamata packs a Tata punch National egg panel blames it on panchayats School serves chicken

The Telegraph

Siberian visitors on the fringes of flu zone Doctors in dock for zeal One for Nano, other for Didi Trinamul squeaks, Mamata thunders What's on in town Plea on fair venue Woman’sbody in police estate Air cargo hub plan: Subhas Razed house rises again Traders’ raze fears allayed Saif, guitar in hand, Bebo in tow Tests to pin blast cause  You share your birthday with... Lecturer found along train tracks Special tea fund to roll Plan to stop jumbos Avian flu fear, 45km from outbreak site Siberian ducks under scanner Land lost, now car store dream

Times of India

Airport city payout higher than Singur Investors happy with 'Brand Bengal' College autonomy a must: Ansari What triggered Wednesday's blast? Body found at police quarters Rajdhanis held up Girl stabbed by eve-teaser Houses torched in Nandigram Fire drill after blaze, blast Bird deaths trigger panic in Kolkata

Indian Express

Traders’ team meets Buddha Misappropriation of funds, allege traders Forest dept asks veterinary varsity to start diagnosis lab Chinese envoy urges countrymen to invest in West Bengal Waiting for a spark Milan Mela’s incomplete state disappoints visitors at fair Vet engaged in culling birds kills self Bird flu reaches another Bengal dist Relief for Buddha, High Court clears land acquired for Nano factory State to get its first aerotropolis 7-day deadline for culling, says CM

Asian Age

Court: Singur land acquisition legal Migratory birds also to be culled PIL demands shift of venue State nod to grant for affected traders State to buy land directly from farmers China for better trade ties with India

Hindustan Times

Five houses of BUPC supporters set ablaze by CPI-M workers Singur land acquisition legal, says High Court Birdflu outbreak in W Bengal more serious: WHO warns Centre asks West Bengal to take corrective steps to contain bird flu

Sports

East Bengal collect full points WBBA drops doubles champion from state team, BPAI protests Little-known Masrum slams triple century Tete-tete with Bengali Shooter Dola Banerjee