A guide to Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal and Bengali culture.
News Headlines Archive
July 30, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • Impasse over seat-sharing in West Bengal
  • Stem Cell breakthrough in India’s Kolkata hospital
  • Two Trinamool men killed in West Bengal
  • B'desh domestic flight lands in Kolkata
  • CPI(M) objects to Ministers’ visit to Lalgarh
  • New arrival in Kolkata
  • West Bengal has the best and worst tiger reserves
  • Another firm threatens to exit Bengal
  • Flood control steps in North Bengal, NE not enough
  • The Telegraph
  • Coal towns to be shifted
  • Two cops missing in Lalgarh
  • Turf war death in police firing
  • HC cracks whip on lethal slap
  • What's on in town
  • Teachers charged in strip case
  • City on sale but queue for Sabya
  • Cops get crackdown jitters
  •  You share your birthday with...
  • Cooch Behar’s farewell to last of the royals
  • Attack after cross-voting in panchayat
  • Scat pointer to cat presence in Buxa
  • Blockades for ‘misfire’ cop arrest
  • Payne’s tips to reach gender equality
  • The Statesman
  • 1000-plus children may be in secret Taliban school
  • 180 Hostages freed from Nigerian Islamists
  • 5 killed in motorbike bombing in Iraq
  • A new look at Budget
  • Action to bring back black money started
  • Adieu Mew Labour...
  • Anil meets key ministers
  • Australia to stick with Johnson
  • BCCI sets emergency
  • BMW: SC upholds Anand conviction
  • Breather for Madhyamik examinees
  • CPM faction in league with Maoists?
  • Cabinet okays absorption of casual employees
  • Car bombing injures 46
  • Centre to back Bird Flu project
  • Chaos continues in J&K House
  • Community centres for gram panchayats
  • Confusion over college admission
  • Cong activist in N Dinajpur paternity controversy
  • Cong protests legislative calendar alteration
  • Cong-Trinamul rift deepens
  • Corrupt rice mill workers suspended
  • Country spirit rationed due to state-wide shortage
  • Court acquits nine in Parida murder case
  • Court dismisses plea against Sach Ka Saamna
  • Crash in China hits Asian bourses 
  • Elephants from Bengal cause havoc
  • Garbage disposal at locals mercy
  • Gear-up for phase-out
  • Go for rally, get killed
  • Govt to look into CAG criticism on Gorshkov
  • High education hub dreams take shape
  • Hollywood flicks now a click away
  • Home matches for Indian contestants
  • Khel Ratna for trio
  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
  • Left faces up to the cold truth
  • Maoist celebration keeps cops busy
  • Marauding elephants get CMs protection
  • Marxists force social boycott of family
  • Microsoft, Yahoo reach deal
  • Mrs Clinton comes calling
  • Nalco mobile care goes deep
  • Nasscom sees humble growth in IT sector
  • Nation and nationalism
  • Nepotism suspected over PWD tender
  • Pressure on church as Lumley joins tribals
  • Principal of technical institution gheraoed
  • RDB Rasayan reopens
  • Rlys to build hotels at Rampurhat
  • Schumacher returns to F1
  • Security GJMM focus for talks
  • Security drill starts off state coast
  • Sikkim party for motion to get back Darjeeling
  • Sikkim party likely to merge with Cong
  • Siliguri without a full-fledged SDO
  • Six CPM leaders missing, Maoist involvement alleged
  • Sovereignty protected: Singh
  • Speaker extends Assembly session
  • Sri Sri University Bill passed in House
  • State wary of acquiring land for own projects
  • Sub-standard material used in hospital construction: Villagers
  • Superseded IAS seeks explanation
  • Tata Steel net dips 47 per cent
  • The closing of a city chapter
  • Times of India
  • CEO toons
  • SC's no to stay on phasing out old vehicles
  • Trinamool MLAs meet injured men
  • Cop shunted after harass complaint
  • Glare on cops for shielding' accused
  • Mob fury after truck mows down trader
  • Two kids with fever sent to ID
  • My teacher said I looked like a thief'
  • Royal farewell for princess at Cooch Behar
  • Didi meets Sonia, says all's well
  • It's all about having fun
  • It's all about having fun
  • Bollywood beats for Kolkata
  • Men adorn chef’s hat at this event
  • Kolkatians pays tribute to Tagore
  • Indian Express
  • Bypolls: Cong, Trinamool close to 50:50 deal
  • GJM pipes down, says yes to tripartite talks
  • City students on way to Lalgarh detained, released later
  • Minister blames Opposition’s power play for held-up projects at New Town
  • ‘Right to Education Bill will clip powers of state’
  • Student’s death: HC asks parents to move court against police
  • Girls’ strip-search: Parents protest, school promises to cooperate
  • After English Channel, swimmer eyes Palk Strait
  • Police firing stirs up Nandigram fears: One dead, 14 injured
  • SC hearing on vehicles ban today, transporters raring for strike
  • Stop the killings, alarmed Centre tells Bengal
  • After 3 deaths in Burdwan clashes, Trinamool says cops backed CPM goons
  • Hindustan Times
  • Maoists kill CPM activist in West Bengal
  • Protests continue against security forces in Lalgarh
  • Sports
  • Debashree sets day’s lone record
  • Bagan honours Samar Banerjee
  • Bhutia goes ‘missing’ on Mohun Bagan Day