News Headlines Archive

July 15, 2009

Miscellaneous

Strike hits India tea and tourism West Bengal formulating improved rehabilitation policy West Bengal, Jharkhand police discuss simultaneous operations Bengal stalls surplus land sale plans of sick Central companies Transparent action needed: Forward Bloc Kolkata's Dena Bank seeks Rs 900 cr from govt Bandhan lends a helping hand to Bengal’s poor kids Land row affects Dankuni truck terminal project

The Telegraph

CPM leader shot dead Morcha wants early talks 400 pursue Cong House leader and other MLAs across paddy fields What's on in town Budget hotel set to take wings Skygazer’s guide to celestial show Fares up from August 1 Aussie team allays fears Punches for pedestrian on pavement for hawkers Showers on the radar Nodal body scoffs at switch AIDS plan for techies  You share your birthday with... Helpline for auto, not bus Food scarcity for birds GLP take over police duties Morcha wants meeting before Aug 7 Doctors stop private practice Baby cuddled & kidnapped Teacher attacked, SFI calls shutdown

The Statesman

100 YEARS AGO TODAY 50 detained for indecent action in cinema 6 hurt in second Metro mishap 6 killed as bus falls into ditch 77 Arjun tanks for Army by March 2010 8 killed in chopper crash, ultra attack Abramovich tells Terry he is going nowhere Absence of Talisman would pose selection riddle Activists bat for forces pullout All is not lost for Nirupam Army colonel, jawan killed in Assam blast Azhar opens Lok Sabha innings  BAC says sorry for harming innocents BDR, BSF coordinate to curb crime BJD president picks hole in Budget BJD protest over Centres bias BJD hijacked Central rice scheme: Opp BJP seeks Bhandares intervention Bandh worsens tea industry Bangladesh strike twice after setting Windies 277 to win Bangladeshs second Test victory Basu recovering well Being nice hardly pays... Bhitarkanika sans mangrove cover Bowlers star in Lankan win Briefs CM security spoiler for students CMs absence sparks off row CP activists block road to protest attack on fellow worker Cars That Can Talk, To Be Reality Soon Chandmari bridge prepares for a revamp Cheaper laptops for better learning Chemists helping opium trade? City bid £20m for Adebayor Coal shortage affecting power supply Concern over Xinjiang casualties Cong demands dismissal of Modi govt over hooch tragedy Counterfeiting trio arrested in Siliguri Darjeeling bandh may continue: Gurung Development absent in Bakultala Doctors cease work protesting altercation by FB supporters Drug dealers helping opium trade? Dry July threatens farmers' livelihood Duty jolt likely for digital cable TV Edits Ethnic struggle goes global Flash floods, heavy rain kill 20 in Orissa Frustrated Oz captain blasts England GJMM leaders fly off to meet Jaswant Heavy rain batters Mumbai Hooch trade set to flourish House erupts over Hill stir House slams UPA govt Indefinite Hills bandh begins India to host Pakistans eight World Cup matches Indian summer in Paris Inzamam smells groupism in Iran singer gets five-year jail term for ridiculing Quran Iron ore mining scam continues to cause chaos Japan seeks change Jeev Kambli denies remarks on Sachin LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Labourers struggle hits govt rice Lalgarh: 2 bodies found Lalu on the path to nirvana? Left, BJP pick holes in Budget proposals Letters To The Editor MCL & Nalco join hands for coal supply Mid-day meals stop, school attendance dips Monsoon season begins NCW to probe virginity case NREGS work hit in North Dinajpur NRIs to gift Gandhi letters to India Nalco donates 15 vans to police Nigerian rebel group puts condition for release of Indian Obama orders inquiry Outraged son murders mother PC hints at Jharkhand polls after monsoon PM hopes to revitalise Nam PSBPC men turn extortionists? Pak flip-flop on Saeed Pakistan bounce back Pakistan madrassa blast kills16 Partial CRPF pullout from J&K to begin this month Ponting himself violated spirit of cricket: Fletcher Ponting knows McGrath would have got it done Potato now essential commodity RSP equips village women with new skills Repeat collapse Retread tyres a serious threat Revamp on anvil for Chandmari bridge Rival groups ready to retaliate Roadblock to demand acceptance of old fee-rates Row over G-8 declaration on N-issue Rs 5,658 cr strategy for flood control Rural development hit by corruption SC defers hearing of Mayawati assets case Sabharwal murder: 6 accused acquitted Shun violence, we are not against talks: Naveen to Maoists Sikkim CM urges SPC members to frame policies Sikkim ready to face any situation Six students of Malda Town school still not found Somalia clashes kill dozens, AU helps govt forces Sour grapes and failed politicians Special Article Students encouraged to watch solar eclipse Tea auction centre reopens Teachers gherao principal over pay Terrorist trackers for fishermen The elusive bus The men, the lives, the waste... Tourism takes a hit Tripartite meeting on Hill situation soon Tripartite talks again on 24 Aug, GJMM told UK Firms Are Hiring, Despite Recession: Survey Villagers lock high school Water crisis continues... Where fear of water looms large... Women opt out of school heads post Abbas not legitimate representative Are panchayat members being overpowered Meeting Dr Singh a dream come true No mad rush to meet deadline Pietersen has to put team first

Times of India

CEO toons Purulia CPM leader killed Tatas threaten to quit Telcon plant Sunderbans tiger to be released after four months in zoo hospital Villagers to help save mangroves Hatibagan market clash leaves 7 hurt Civic body struggles to tackle double sting Fear stalks dengue pockets City of compassion caught in vicious cycle, say experts Alma mater holds special meet to pray for Basu's quick recovery Musical treat for Kolkatians Musical treat for Kolkatians 'Thriller' of a night! It was all about Bollywood 'masti' A glam Saturday night bash Goa Packages Goa Packages

Indian Express

Land dispute brews in Left Front govt Cop-out in Hills: GJM boys rule streets, police indoors Parents allege daughter stripped, paraded; Malda SP says a cooked story ‘Government lacks will to save environment’ Aila-hit villagers starving for relief Sick inmates at Alipore jail go on hunger strike Malaria claims second life in city Dunlop workers start relay hunger strike with families Drought fear forces state to put in place contingency plans From August 1, bus ride will pinch your pocket Cong MLAs face mob fury in Burdwan, see CPM plot to kill them GJM spurns Centre’s talks offer, wants Buddha, PC on table Editor of CPI mouthpiece found dead

Hindustan Times

Darjeeling protests hit tea and tourism Jyoti Basu stable, to undergo brain scan Buddhadeb rules out return of farmland near Bolpur WB Govt claims success in selling potato at reduced prices

Sports

East Bengal’s two foreign recruits Bagan assistant coach puts in his papers