News Headlines Archive

March 25, 2008

Miscellaneous

Five women Maoist activists held in West Bengal Congress walks out of West Bengal Assembly IIT Kharagpur grads get huge pay offers Tea factory to be open to tourists W. Bengal to focus on infrastructure public-private-partnership Train service to Dhaka may be deferred Black flag demos against WB, Kerala CMs on March 29: BJP Gorkha Janamukti Morcha threatens indefinite agitation Haldia Petro in import duty trap

The Statesman

Unit tests reduced to five for Class V to IX Five women Maoists arrested Road blockade after bus crushes boy Jadavpur Universitys community radio on air from 15 April Marriage house owners want tax relaxation Governor promises help for Nandaram traders IPGMER lobbies state to fill vacancies Besu students in an act of defiance SAT directs health dept to employ 54 homoeopaths Housewife kills self Cops to charge for security at IPL matches Red Ribbon Express arrives in city Russian culture takes centre stage She says no... and means it Madhyamik shifts to gradation system next year Air Deccan withdraws Kol-Delhi flight Aqua farmers struggle to make it big Girl found dead on tracks Suspected foul play in power cuts Locals rejoice after govt spares park Madhyamik shifts to gradation system next year Women with suspected Maoist links held Congress walkout in protest Private buyers have it easy, says Asoke Audit exposes panchayat lapses

The Telegraph

Cost war over Metro Hounded out by Sena, families turn penniless Rajiv scare defers rule Paddy out of ear, boy dead Board plea to CU on entry rules What's on in town Carrier drops Delhi flight Straight from Ricky heart Cop slap for sweeper Besu students decry inaction Jeep-bus collision leaves cop dead Ceremony house rules to stay Duty-free debut at airport  You share your birthday with... Illegal edifices of trade hub Crowds desert stadium starved of big-time soccer Morcha heads civic board Tea protest blocks link roads Tibetans continue fast at Rangpo Hill town buried under pending cases Boy dies after surgery goes awry U-15 Bangla team to play cricket tie Lawyers up in arms against vacant post Malda set to get technical college Rural approval rule deferred

Times of India

Pay dues or lose property: KMC Pill to spare thalassaemics daily jab Airline crew tames drunk passenger Cop saves life, gets killed SRK dragged to court over IPL tickets Another strike to paralyze airport Girl found dead on tracks Five women charged with sedition Metro mulls comics to train traders Chaos at SSKM after staffer's son dies

Indian Express

Leaving babies on roadside to die, Kolkata goes the Mumbai way Culling operations unsatisfactory, says Malda DM Farmer’s death unrelated to potato price, says minister 15-year-old alleges rape, says cops refuse to lodge complaint Students unhappy with provisional admissions ‘Give Nandigram industrialisation a second try’ Govt blames Centre, now for rural power supply In India’s friendly China corner, look who is playing host to Tibetans By year 2100, global warming will displace 50 million from coastal areas Four KMC officials suspended for taking bribes Railways to upgrade infrastructure in Maoist areas In CM’s backyard, KMC workers protest by littering At 58%, voter strength in West Bengal stands below national average Ahead of polls, stipends for minority students hiked 11 BESU students surrender in Howrah court, granted bail

Asian Age

Encounter cop shot dead ‘Blank sheets submission not welcome’ ‘Nandi not averse to industry’ OTs shut down due to infection CPM keen on LF unity ahead of polls Rs 4.50 crores for minority students Loans for women

Hindustan Times

Coffee table art books grow by dozens Border fencing to be completed expeditiously: Governor Koena Mitra to act in Hollywood movie

Sports

Nikhil outwits Hossain Mohun Bagan will miss Bhaichung Bayern tie Mukherjee thanks East Bengal Club despite GM Dobrov opens Kolkata Open with breezy victory