News Headlines Archive

March 18, 2008

Miscellaneous

Denied entry to Kolkata, Taslima heads abroad West Bengal govt to set up Rs400 cr retail chain DQ Entertainment signs MoU with West Bengal govt to develop production facility Darjeeling tea industry to get export zone tag Rs two crore deficit budget for 2008-09 presented in Bengal Tigers kill six Bangladeshis near Sundarbans Konkona: Too young to be old? 'I've no enemies in the industry' - Jishu Sengupta

The Statesman

Seminar looks into power sector losses Biharilal students withdraw strike NGO alleges illegal tree felling by South City mall Mandeville murder suspect at large City displeased with rise in foreign liquor prices Jawans accused of killing 3 CU exam results NGO alleges illegal tree felling by South City mall Jawans accused of killing 3 An opportunity for the poor City depressed about rise in foreign liquor prices

The Telegraph

Oops! We’ve built a road in Nepal Black eye for liquor protest in tech school Bloc samples food-mall bite Nayachar hope on Paswan lips Nandi fig leaf for loan defaulter Work and ability cut-off for food Art work rooted in reality Silt bane for ferry service What's on in town Torture, terrorist tag leave life in shambles Autos shun shift to LPG Suicide at Metro station CU eases college entry criterion Killed in fit of rage Offer to demolish market  You share your birthday with... Boys fall off roof, die ‘Vices’ of urban lifestyle put hill tribe at health risk 1 killed in landslide One charred to death in fire Tibetans eye Nathu-la entry Chill back, woollens out Hike in rice duty stalls export Civic chairman plays hide-and-seek Siliguri to fight ‘forces of unrest’ Minister loses rural votebank Work and ability cut-off for food

Times of India

Fire at Tangra leather factory Smoke ban can’t stop CM puff City lifeline turns death zone Pool deserted after makeover Police bust Haldia smuggling racket Publishing nexus bled museum of crores Fresh bird flu scare in Malda Docs save woman with 90% burns Accountant commits suicide Bus runs berserk on pavement, 2 dead

Indian Express

Nandaram traders willing to pay penalty to legalise market Speaker asks state to ensure smooth political activities 3 years on, Eden Gardens opens doors to visitors again HC upholds state govt’s Kharagpur land acquisition Over 1 lakh to get BPL cards, what about the homeless? After land acquisition, the aftermath: Crop production falls in Bengal NHAI project latest to run into land acquisition problems KMC’s water tax will not control wastage

Asian Age

Asim does not toe CM line Statistics show low crop yield Cop abuses wife, suspended Results out for CU backlog students CU proposes admission changes Engineering student battered by his seniors LIC agent kills self at Metro Speaker’s directive

Hindustan Times

Taslima to leave India for stress-free life One held for Indian student's murder in US The good, the bad, the ho-hum Bose and his very sound system

Sports

Aloke wants boys to take cue from past Gitanjali group to sponsor ICL Kolkata team East Bengal to face Ahli Sana’a Twenty20 like `three-minute Maggie noodles', IPL bad for cricket: Ranatunga