News Headlines Archive

March 27, 2008

Miscellaneous

West Bengal's commercial tax collection may touch Rs 8300cr West Bengal education dept to 'grade'students Bengal Salarpuria to invest Rs 150 cr in food park Coal mine fire in West Bengal village triggers panic BP may enter into pact with Cals for refinery at Kolkata Kolkata port-Birganj ICD box rates raised Fewer Malyalees, Tamils now in Kolkata LIC's Jeevan Madhur to cover sex workers too ‘Jaya Bachchan knows her art very well’ Reliving Tagore’s vision

The Statesman

All the countrys a sewer Round the clock water supply in city soon NRS plans to lease pond to beautify campus Metro puts commuters through the wringer Raids fail to curb cut fruit trade Nimbus to broadcast live match online! Eco-issues: KMC hardly cares Abducted youth released for ransom? Committee to probe student unrest in Besu Abducted youth released for ransom? Committee to probe Besu unrest Two dead, 12 down with fever Burdwan has high hopes for satellite township Biman blames staff shortage for failed education plans Medical college to come up in N-24 Pgs Judge orders Prasun affidavit on Rizwan death State body for private buses mulled

The Telegraph

HC seal on death for killer Shelter for ‘unequal citizens’ School head beats boy senseless ‘Dead’ son writes from Pak prison Baby after renal transplant Nandaram flouted every fire norm Court scanner on cop role SFI rout in JU poll Youth body off Ritchie Road Dress code at car parks Sweeper ‘slap’ cop identified Free trips for AIDS, cancer patients Blast injures kids, uncle For a bigger, better airport Studies take a hit Abductor identified by cops What's on in town  You share your birthday with... The conversion of Subhas Health alert for pill freaks Tea losses in rain-starved gardens Filmmaker chases Hollywood dream Animal parts smuggler gets 4-year jail term Twin towns gear up for new look Islampur boy traced to Rawalpindi jail Bird flu spreads to Jalpaiguri Nandaram flouted every fire norm Protests hit studies at Besu

Times of India

Colour makeover for Ray classic? Class-I student beaten by headmaster HC hauls up cops for summoning Riz Luxury tram on Maidan route Low-cost carriers fly away from city Jalpaiguri declared bird flu-affected No diesel without green certificate Metro trips during rush hour Abducted youth returns Tech campus hits panic button

Indian Express

Inflation: State blames Centre, TMC blames state Cops wanted to play ‘counsellors’ to Rizwanur, Priyanka Singur made a Rs 76-crore hole in WBIDC pocket: CAG Is the stoneman back on Kolkata roads? Committing murder while on bail deserves death: HC Free ride for patients of AIDS and cancer in state buses Black Magic percolates and serenades Off-load trucks to create employment, says minister CPM workers held guilty in murder case JU Arts ignores SFI again, votes in FAS BESU head biased in favour of SFI: Teachers As IPL-ICL confront, watch old rivals in CPM slug it out JU mulls outsourcing non-teaching staff We’re working on a Left-led Third Front, says Buddha Bird flu hits Jalpaiguri, culling to begin today Inflation: State blames Centre, TMC blames state A teen, two persons killed in road accidents in Bongaon, Barasat

Asian Age

Besu teachers’ union wants resignations of VC, registrar Death penalty for twin murder ‘Prices lower in WB than elsewhere’ Students thrashed, hospitalised Body with smashed head found FAS wins JU polls, bags all four seats 2 detained in Pratik Gupta missing case Free travel for patients

Hindustan Times

In Bengal, 25 pc is all you need to pass 75 million Bangladeshis may inundate India Coffee table art books grow by dozens

Sports

Salim ends Poddar’s dream run Mithun says yes to ICL Churchill ready to pay big bucks for coach Emeka Dempo coach sets sights on young Bengal goalie Souvik Mondal Mahindra strikes