News Headlines Archive

July 16, 2009

Miscellaneous

Cong calls for 12-hour bandh in Bengal tomorrow GJM bandh in Darjeeling enters third day Economic recession hits idol export business in Bengal Aids awareness campaign for BPO staff in Kolkata Protests in Bengal after CPM men 'attack' Cong MLAs Tech Mahindra opens BPO centre in Kolkata Purulia CPI(M) leader shot dead The rail's just a snail Kolkata employment outlook sluggish in Q2 Britannia unveils two types of crackers only for Bengal GJM dubs Centre's invitation 'meaningless' Jyoti Basu's condition to be monitored for few more days Kolkata musicians will pay ribute to MJ Rituparna Sengupta was the showstealer!

The Telegraph

What caused the CPM flare-up Burdwan action challenge for Buddha CM admits police lapses Tear gas ‘shock’ kills villager What's on in town Exam dates hit hard Muggles wish for no-bandh wand Burglary off CM house Students suffer as cops turn blind 48 hours for phones Commuters caught in crossfire  You share your birthday with... Torched and tormented, city braces for vendetta politics on streets ‘Kidnap’ couple return baby Bison gores three, dies of exhaustion Strip rerun in Malda village Less buses block home rush Schools plan to curtail holidays BJP takes Gorkhaland to ‘centre stage’ Saturday relief for Sikkim

The Statesman

Applicants shun Tagores university Au revoir to the lazy Sunday Bhandare stands up for the physically challenged Bhandare stands up for the physically challenged Binny is optimistic Bunking teachers beware! Bus, taxi fares to be hiked from August COLUMN 1 CPI-M cadres blamed for attack on delegation to MAngalkote Cong MLAs thrashed DM to review funds use Downpour continues in Mumbai, traffic hit again End terror havens, urges PM Enter Mridul Banerjee Fake notes printed in Pakistan: BSF chief Fake, so what? Must make it Flintoff to quit Test cricket Gambhir at the top Girl forced into flesh trade by parents Hills bandh is against people: Kanu Sanyal Hooch Bill moved, govt seeks death for accused Iran air crash kills all 168 on board Israeli soldiers reveal the truth behind Gaza war Lalgarh development in co-op hands Life in Falakata No work done on breach-prone embankments Opp confines CPM leaders, ransacks party office PPL boosts agriculture Ponting awaits Harmison Queen of the Hills in tourist drought Shopian: DNA test of cops ordered Try tainted armymen in court: HC Vigilance probe into mining scam Windies stick with defeated squad Indian steel production soars Naxals were underestimated This is Lok Sabha, not London

Times of India

CEO toons Congress holds Kolkata to ransom Congress holds Kolkata to ransom Brace for disruption in road, rail & air traffic Left unions fall in line after Tata pullout threat Speaker plays peace broker IT sector set to brave Friday bandh odds Voices of protest echo in Assembly 'Tribals protest rape cover-up' Administrative reshuffle in state Psychologist appointed after IIT-Kharagpur suicide Govt explores rehab option for surrendered Maoists DJ Akhtar enthralls Kolkata DJ Akhtar enthralls Kolkata Musical treat for Kolkatians 'Thriller' of a night! It was all about Bollywood 'masti'

Indian Express

Bengal reels on cong counter-blow Rights commission orders probe It’s payback time: Darjeeling MP Jaswant backs Gorkhaland state Bugged by land woes, govt says no to forcible acquisition Work on Andal airport set to begin in 2010 Bengal wants aquatic resources under fisheries Suicide spree: IIT-Kharagpur to get professional counsellors From West to Bengal: Jadavpur University bucks trend with its climate change course Congmen spit fire, 12-hour bandh today Protesters’road rage halts commuters in tracks Buddha pleads to calm tempers, meets Bhuniya CPM holds cadres on a leash fearing flare-ups

Hindustan Times

Protests over attack on Congress legislators, life disrupted in Bengal Maoists kill CPI(M) leader in Purulia

Sports

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