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News Headlines Archive
November 17, 2008
Miscellaneous
  • Agitation by Lalgarh tribals continues
  • In case of tie, I would have supported government: Somnath
  • Rare Rathindranath letters uncared for
  • 'Tribal agitation may graduate into a movement'
  • India's jute industry feels pinch of recession
  • Abandoned car in Buddha’s route sparks bomb fear
  • Mamata demands Presidents Rule in WB
  • Taslima Nasreen forced to leave India again
  • Restoration of Satyajit Ray's Films
  • The Statesman
  • Accidents injure four in Kolkata
  • CAT turnout surprises all
  • Housewife found hanging in residence
  • Man held for cheating employer of Rs 1.8 lakh
  • Organisers, its too late to wake up!
  • Unknown fever deaths now a matter of concern
  • The Telegraph
  • Teacher pulls out student’s hair
  • Tribals vow to step up protests
  • Early Puja push for flood fight
  • Forensic fault holds up cases
  • Small benefits of big-bother rallies
  • Besu boys back with peace pledge
  • Not limited by disability
  • Apex court lifts bar on Todi arrest
  • Bruised Bond takes a Bolly beating
  • Business to cattle class
  • You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Give peace a chance
  • Not limited by disability
  • Headless body found, son turns up to identify
  • Fake notes worry CM
  • Crowd goes after ‘GL’ car
  • Cops in dark about killer
  • Bison raid forest village, five hurt
  • Dress code compulsory for colleges
  • Elephant had suffered pellet injury
  • Girl rescued from Malda brothel
  • Agitation deferred till Dec 5
  • Darjeeling’s old buildings to go for parking space
  • Ban dampens soccer spirit
  • MiG-23 crashes into tin house
  • Welding spark sets off tanker blast, 1 killed
  • Times of India
  • Schools train to survive terror attack
  • Lalgarh stir spreads, cops helpless
  • Arrest breather for Todi till Nov 25
  • Rookie driver crushes woman in Alipore
  • City teen's horror story in Mumbai
  • Rare trees cut in Howrah botanical garden
  • Collaboration is the way ahead for world cinema
  • Mamata supports Lalgarh stir
  • Light-and-sound effect for Bishnupur temples
  • Woman found hanging
  • Indian Express
  • Students held for attack on minister’s car released
  • Buddha plays safe, lets Gandhi choose press secy
  • Ban on Maoists: police proposes, CPM disposes
  • Buddha seeks greater tax pie from Centre
  • Experts stress on right method of learning English
  • HC dismisses petition, asks CESC to pay tax
  • Breeding season over, KMC to begin larvae study
  • SSKM Group D staff protest against non-payment of salary
  • Trafficker arrested with drug
  • 71 held after CPM- Jharkhand Desham clash
  • SC gives nod for Todi’s arrest
  • Last day of Kolkata film fest draws huge crowd
  • Lalgarh admn relents, may accept demands of tribals
  • Under Maoist threat, cop retreats from Salboni
  • Left unions divided over Lalgarh crisis
  • No need to deploy Central forces in West Midnapore, says state Congress
  • Hindustan Times
  • Four injured in CPM-JDP clash during bandh
  • Sports
  • Sarkar raj at eden
  • Bagan register third consecutive win in I-League, beat JCT 2-0
  • I could not have ended it better: Ganguly