News Headlines Archive

May 07, 2008

Miscellaneous

West Bengal Governor opts for power cut Fresh attempt to cut off Nandigram Nandigram tensions media creation, says Bhattacharjee Haldia Petrochem buys L&T stake in power utility Demand drives studio apartment project Hotel boom is new buzz in Bengal Woman stripped for refusing to join CPM rally HYDAS licences for Kolkata Port Trust Focus on Nandigram as panchayat poll nears Bengali Fish-sellers, Domestics Head Home For Panchayat Polls Dasmunshi demands postponement of panchayat poll at Nandigram Visva-Bharati discovers illustrated Tagore manuscripts

The Statesman

Boarding up heritage Trauma care centre in SSKM soon HC sets aside JUs theses decision Principal commits suicide in KG school Two deaths delay polls in Purulia Villagers power less in Cong-CPM tussle Forgotten rural residents forced to beg Bomb blast kills boy Attendance worries CU students Nominees sabotaged by own party? Cong breaks alliance with Jharkhand Party Two deaths delay polls in Purulia Man throws niece into fire for property Armed patrol RSS gets tech savvy to woo Gen Next HIV/AIDS preying on fewer Armymen Suci decision TN varsities to make the grade Cong showcauses its J&K MP

The Telegraph

Toy train rush in deserted Darjeeling Buddha ‘fed up’ with rivals Life under tree for fear of returning home No wall for graffiti, thanks to villagers Morcha guns for CPM trio Amber to spread reach Images in diverse media Court hammer on 7 Nandaram floors Rally nod hinges on save-green promise Youth in net for card fraud Partial rollback on test Charter for a Buddha and Gandhi Women saved from suicide What's on in town  You share your birthday with... Shut down but not shut out to tourists Supporters beat traffic jams to attend meeting Balurghat tops in cleanliness Old temple dome floats from pond Morcha show of strength in Siliguri Mood upbeat at ground Presidency rollback on entry tests Road rights row makes highway rides a nightmare

Times of India

Bengali theatre personality passes away HC sets terms for Maidan rally Airport ordeal for mom and baby Scorn greets Gandhigiri in Red Bengal Guv keeps date with darkness Card fraud: Man held may be part of ring Probe ordered into Nandigram stripping Bus 'hijacked' in broad daylight, passengers looted Homicide charge on 'killer driver'

Indian Express

Over 1.5 lakh turn up for GJM’s Siliguri rally Nandigram OC removed from poll duty Mamata demands CBI probe into Daspur BDO’s death NGO writes to Governor to postpone polls ‘Good satire reforms, poor one hurts’ Gandhi’s experiments with being a ‘People’s Governor’ HC imposes norms on holding rally near Victoria Memorial Six die, seven injured as truck rams into bus near Raiganj HC: Demolish unsafe parts of market Garia molestation: ‘Parents of the girl abetted my father’s suicide’ 4 held with stolen laptops at Salt Lake Allow British law firms in India, says UK minister ‘Complaint card’ to keep city taxi drivers in check Powerless for 2 hours, Gandhi keeps his cool on Red hot day State’s Nandigram plan: send home the 2,000 displaced in one trekker Left divided: Bloc hits back at Biman Bose India test fires Agni-III, says it is ready for induction

Asian Age

January 2007 rerun in Nandigram 12-year-old burglar hurt in stealing bid Principal kills self in school Pepsi yet to pay, KMC to remove hoardings Uncle throws 6-month-old into oven CPM, TMC reject Cong’s call for poll deferment Students at CU stage protest Voluntary power-cut at Raj Bhavan

Hindustan Times

Nandigram: Bengal dumps Buddha stand

Sports

Mohun Bagan-SAIL academy gets professional agent for promotion Shoaib Akhtar arrives in Kolkata