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News Headlines Archive
November 23, 2008
Miscellaneous
  • India’s first monorail to come up in Kolkata
  • Maoists are cowards, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
  • SC gives interim protection to 3 cops in Rizwanur death case
  • Buddha raps UPA for faith in capitalism
  • Cement prices slip; East bears the brunt
  • Pranab for Bengali-speaking BSF men in WB villages
  • Tribals to continue agitation in Paschim Medinipur district
  • The Statesman
  • 4 women held for duping investors
  • Book Fair on Milan Mela grounds
  • CPM foresees victory in Krishnagar
  • HC directs KMC to submit malaria control details
  • Housewife homeless after refusing to accept husbands affair
  • Lalgarh, Singur to figure in Assembly
  • Maoists woo teenagers into their fold
  • Mayo Hospital to reopen next year
  • New blockades in Bankura
  • Parallel rule, as elsewhere
  • Recession hits Rajarhat construction projects
  • SC stays order against cops in Rizwan case
  • V-B students want Acharyas presence at convocation
  • Woman gets back vision
  • CPM gets tough to tackle Adhir
  • College ground turns ad forum!
  • Conspiracy afoot in tribal districts, says Biman
  • Govt negligence bears fruit!
  • Haldirams outlet under lock & key for flouting fire norms
  • Restoring lost glory...
  • Vibes 2008 kicks off
  • The Telegraph
  • Deadline goes by, boycott rolls in
  • Students on picnic killed in Sikkim
  • Business journey ends in kidnap
  • Govt considers Dunlop’s bailout plea
  • Painter after rickshaw toil
  • Jury out on judge selection
  • Virus threat to show race
  • Tull opens live-act floodgates
  • CU examinees in a spot
  • Lack of beds plagues state-run hospitals
  • Corporate focus at tourism fair
  • Bike haul follows alert
  • Makeover drive on north streets
  • 25 lakh lost in quest for medical seat
  • Bad road kills bike rider
  • North Wind brings winter hope
  • Tree fell cases pile up
  • Boy mishap victim identified
  • Circus bar for market revamp
  • You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Coaching centre for shuttlers
  • Picnic spot shifted, birds roost in peace
  • Adventure cup in south hands
  • Conmen caught with booty
  • Nigerians without travel papers held
  • ‘Smuggler’ dies, finger at Malda police
  • ‘Tortured’ people gherao forest ranger
  • Woman held with fake notes
  • Times of India
  • School showcases state on Founder's Day
  • Arms haul in Nandigram days before
  • Kolkata to get new theatre
  • Lalgarh stir: Govt, tribals soften stand
  • No headway in student's death
  • Two held for duping doc of lakhs
  • Biker run over at Rajarhat
  • No fall in Kolkata realty prices
  • Reverse mortgage finds few
  • Trees felled in Botanic Garden hidden underground
  • Indian Express
  • Kolkata confidential
  • Two held for duping man of Rs 28 lakh
  • CMCH orders inquiry into death of patient
  • KMC’s Park Circus market renovation plan faces opposition
  • With identity cards, work for typists become easier at Bankshal court
  • 6-year-old girl’s remains found in plantation
  • ‘Science City to go digital soon’
  • Skin diseases on the rise, institute plans paediatric dermatology courses
  • National School of Drama at Rowdon Square, promises Buddha
  • Tribals consider total boycott of admn
  • 2 ‘Maoists’ held, had CM on hit-list
  • Nandigram too on the boil, arms recovered
  • Sieving money at the KMC pumping stations
  • Ruia hopes for 12-year sales tax exemption
  • Hindustan Times
  • One killed, eight injured in CPI(M)-TC clash
  • Two suspected Maoists arrested in West Bengal
  • Sports
  • Dempo beat Mohd Sporting 2-0
  • All-overseas line-up at ITF Challengers semi-finals
  • Bagan on a roll
  • Ganguly in BCCI’s technical panel