News Headlines Archive

May 15, 2009

Miscellaneous

West Bengal plans to build small port Kingfisher launches Kolkata-Dhaka flights Counting to begin simultaneously at 52 centres in West Bengal 'It will be a thorny road ahead for Mamata' - Subhas Chakraborty Hindustan Motors posts Rs. 38 cr loss Siliguri Bengalis oppose Gorkhaland West Bengal leaders wait with bated breath for the outcome Counting likely to start late in West Bengal Dooars unrest hits Bhutan-Bangla trade through India Kolkata train driver shot dead by dacoits in Bihar Where does Mamata stand? 'The Left became monsters' - Mahasweta Devi 'This is the biggest gamble the Third Front has undertaken' - Biman Bose US trying to prevent parties from backing 3rd Front: Left 'If Mayawati wins 40 seats, the politics of the country will turn turtle' - Ashok Mitra Break free for a rejuvenating getaway Chowringhee, By Sankar trans. Arunava Sinha Aparna Sen, hubby Kalyan warm up Antaheen

The Telegraph

Teacher’s duster hit kills girl Internal hope battles threat of ‘nasty’ news Court axe on billboards Library battered & bruised Now, test results on text Bombs mark run-up to poll results Daily flight to Dhaka Poll army keeps car and papers Three-tier ring around counting centres  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Great divide on eve of verdict Whoever wins the day, hope dies for ailing & abandoned Delay haunts Hanks film Library lost in election litter Centre to house patients’ relatives Lawyer strike for judges Police plead with parties for self-bar on rallies Weather plays spoilsport in Makalu summit bid Sikkim waits with bated breath ‘Busy’ Jaswant keeps off from hills Counting-eve bandh hits Siliguri life Bet on food and paltry amounts in frenzied hours

The Statesman

32 CPM cadres resign Goons disturb JNNURM Health dept chargesheets guilty doc, staff Howrah sees post-poll drama Jaswant may skip counting KMCs beautification drive hits a roadblock Kotulpur records highest turnout in Bankura Love thy neighbour indeed... Medics urge organ donation Predict it right and win Rs 25 lakh Presiding officer dies in mishap Repoll held in 100 booths, 5 to vote today Roadblock to protest against school Teenager goes missing, found

Times of India

Kids abducted by father, rescued Rain may dampen poll victory rallies Burnt child shoved out of house, dies Kids learn art of leading better life Cong leader Yazdani passes away Global network of Xaverians on anvil Goof-up robs poll officials of votes Books, music & sleep to while away nail-biting wait Poll leftovers leave city cluttered New players may lower mobile call rates from Pujas Rocking birthday bash at Tantra Cricket mania in Kolkata Nikhil Chinappa woos Kolkatans TRS chief Chandrashekhar Rao, Nitish Kumar attend NDA rally Varun Gandhi barred from addressing rally in Bareilly Amar-Azam feud may help Cong in Rampur

Indian Express

After polls, state gears up for counting aftermath Ex-CPM MP still finds party a good riddance Siliguri shuts down with repoll demand, Hills keep cool Three BESU students suspended for a month for ragging Polls over, but hoardings still loom large in Kolkata Youth found dead, locals suspect poll violence Left allies dig in heels against Cong, BJP Red alert for CPM: Maoist fear sets off desertions in tribal belt To be or not to be: CPM brass in a fix ahead of key meet Girl hit by duster dies, teacher on the run Countdown begins to counting at 52 centres

Hindustan Times

Girl dies after being hit by teacher with duster CPI-M rules out Chatterjee's return to party Changing tones: Karat comes full circle on Congress CPI-M criticises Manmohan Singh's economic policies

Sports

Mohun Bagan To Bhaichung: Football First And Then Dance! Sachin, Rahul, Sourav helped Dhoni become captain Punjab defeat West Bengal 1-0, to face Mizoram in final Dasgupta to decide today