News Headlines Archive

May 16, 2010

Miscellaneous

Maoists call 48-hour bandh from May 18 Remembering Tagore, the early environmentalist Central forces to be redeployed in Darjeeling Tagore's ancestral property in ruins in Orissa Two new D-G posts for West Bengal Municipal elections in West Bengal, Congress makes Mamata jittery GJM bandh paralyses Darjeeling, agitators damage 6 vehicles Man kills wife, daughter before committing suicide GJM activists stone Sikkim-bound vehicles Rare Tagore works to go under hammer in UK Proposal to introduce MBBS course in IITs in jeopardy Surge in sale of Tagore books

The Telegraph

Cong explains split cause Bandh debate on in CPM Buddha slams ‘lawless’ Trinamul Merc ride to Puja getaway Cannes rises for a rare ruin restored Phone link snaps in boy kidnap Scan on kin in trio death  You share your birthday with... What's on in town She versus he in fight for city Heat respite off radar Governor can, says CM Traders to defy Dooars bandh Condolence spanner in ABGL meet

Times of India

Buddha hits out at Mamata E-W Metro ride to be costlier than N-S stretch Bihar goon held in Kolkata Metro services hit after train derails Ballygunge sidewalks cleared of squatters Ward No. 14: Focus on better infrastructure Trinamool team meets Guv with peaceful poll call At poll meets, Mamata banks on common touch 3-yr-old boy kidnapped by father's biz partner

Indian Express

Kolkata confidential In brief Buddha rules out early polls Goswami’s assessment: A united Left against divided Oppn In its manifesto, Congress holds Trinamool guilty for break up Enroll in English medium in Bengal’s govt schools

Hindustan Times

CPI-M attacks intellectuals for silence on Maoist violence War on Maoists needs to fight poverty first: Sonia Woman sells sons due to poverty, arrested Kishenji speaks against IPL, POSCO and PSUs

Sports

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan to play for pride Rabindra Bharati triumphs