News Headlines Archive

January 30, 2009

Miscellaneous

Buddhadeb meets Adivasi leaders Bengal government bats for organic farming ITI proposal withdrawn in Darjeeling hills Scottish author speaks of “debt to R.K. Narayan” US releases four translated books in Kolkata Rajkot trader kidnapped for ransom in Kolkata GEECL commissions natural gas pipeline in West Bengal Royal Bengal Tiger takes away fisherman in Sundarbans 'Despite differences, Tagore, Gandhi had mutual respect' Shyam Steel re-schedules projects Mithun to judge Zee TV's dance reality show

The Telegraph

Man pulled out of paws Front in a fix over candidates Fun fest at Kharagpur Auto phase-out hearing delayed Fare slash rides diesel price snip Citu suit by hotel Hijack alert puts airport on its toes Revenge whiff in boy ‘kidnap’ Assault by hooch seller Hunt for arms buyer Nirupam to review fair Lime & sand for landmark  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Victory only symbolic for hill Gurkhas Nature camp for special children Cong helps BJP bag chair in zilla parishad Eight arrested in Jadupur Writers’ treatment prompts MP letter Thieves held, PCs seized Fuel tax, bus & taxi fares cut Indians shy about neuro diseases Army ‘kills’ disabled boy Maoist ‘big catch’ in Cooch Behar Anti-Morcha stand to stay

The Statesman

Adivasi demands to be looked into CEO promises error-free voter list CM urges steps to counter Himalayan climate change CPI-M worried about disappearing votes Cartridges found in house of arms racketeer Disabled woman pushed to ground by cop Govt fails to rehabilitate rickshaw pullers Hooch claims one in Behala Inter-varsity national youth festival at VU Maoist menace fails to waver Purulias patriotic spirit Track upgradation on Urged to act & not act on humane grounds Woman living on street molested

Times of India

Held to ransom by Citu, HHI in court Diesel price slashed, pay less for public transport Parnasree taps run dry, people in dire straits CISF boss seeks report on NRI assault at airport Beggars rescue kidnapped girl 'Unilateral' fare-cut decision has transporters up in arms Citu's HHI protest in direct defiance of court orders No trace of missing Howrah schoolkid yet Arms glare on Trinamool leader Maoist leader nabbed in Cooch Behar, papers seized

Indian Express

CID raids gram panchayat member’s house Syndicate questions state govt’s power to ban buses Tiger attacks fisherman in Sunderbans Police fail to trace 7-yr-old ‘abducted’ from Howrah KMC files chargesheet against ex-officer City eyes UNESCO’s coveted title Mamata brings Nandigram to book fair After hike in fuel tax, Bengal govt slashes bus and taxi fares Bhuniya asks Speaker to expel Mitra and Bandopadhyay Inderfurth calls for US ‘support’ to India

Hindustan Times

Tiger attacks fisherman Soon, a Hogwarts in Kolkata Three die in road accident in West Bengal

Sports

For Bagan’s good show, Barreto credits Marcos Md. Sporting lodge official complaint Ball-tampering allegation against top Bengal batsman