News Headlines Archive

June 07, 2008

Miscellaneous

Kolkata bandh on for 2nd day, citizens furious Normal life hit in W. Bengal again WB initiates steps to waive farm loans Bus fares go up in Kolkata Kolkata's eco-warrior fights to save Hooghly Cyber crime nets Bengal countryside West Bengal loth to restructure ailing cos Vakrangee to set up hubs in Kolkata and Chennai Chinese cos keen to set up steel & tyre plants in Bengal Bengali theater to take stage

The Statesman

Road & rail hit, flights on time Near-total shutdown on Day II Fare: Cabbies may go on strike Shot for money Pre-monsoon showers again An unlikely hero Salim meets Buddha, Nirupam Second bandh hits normal life Loan waiver in state soon Fare: Kshiti locks horns with Subhas Docs beat up pregnant womans father, then go on strike Another Khan with an Indian vendetta Broad spearheads England rally Mamata reacts

The Telegraph

Monsoon knocking at door Asok fumes at train ‘hero’ Airlines count bandh losses New rules of life and love Keeping alive a culinary tradition Next weekend you can be at...Gopalpur-on-Sea Treasure trove lies in neglect Bandh toll on green Plot for land-losers by July Instant auction put off Army on save-Ganga mission From Paris on frog study tour Home secy focuses on hill growth Relay fast for regular job Trinamul does its bit to cripple life Passengers put Asok in the same dock Hornless body of rhino found Bail for mom before arrest

Times of India

Cops harass JU girls for Maoist links Rehabilitation of Sector V encroachers Metro plans leave experts disappointed Snags delay Air India flights Co-op umbrella for sex workers Bombs found in CPM leader's house in WB, two held Contractor shot by extortionists State fails to act on clean fuel promises Grand gateway to Shangri-La Cadres 'assault' woman at police station

Indian Express

Day after, 3 local goons arrested SSB seizes explosives near Siliguri Toy retail giant Woolworth enters Kolkata Media courses to flood state universities Hilsa ups the price spice this Jamai Sasthi Lokayukta, a hit among people Police, CPM workers search rented house of JU students for Maoist links Showing now: an art scandal at Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial Hall Poor show by SSC candidates SFI books a date with youth with fair affair

Asian Age

Left, TMC impose bandhs on state Varsities postpone exams TVS to invest $100 million in Salim unit 2 Victoria employees detained AIDS patient ostracised Youth arrested for cheating employer

Hindustan Times

Bus fares go up in Kolkata by 50 paise Rail and road traffic disrupted in WB for second day Yet another day of shutdown in Bengal

Sports

Bengal hold Goa 0-0 in opener Bhutia to play with Kaka, Drogba India may rest key players