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News Headlines Archive
October 02, 2008
Miscellaneous
  • Academicians urge Tatas to stay in West Bengal
  • Eid celebrated in Bengal
  • West Bengal Celebrates Gandhi Jayanti
  • Kolkata faces a gigantic problem of stubbing cigars
  • Fever 104 FM celebrates the festive spirit of Durga Puja in Kolkata
  • Sourav Ganguly writes to Ratan Tata on Singur
  • Three cops injured in attack by hawkers in West Bengal
  • Singur drama hottest for Durga Pujo pandals
  • Riya and Raima not together
  • The Statesman
  • Bail for accused in Rizwan case
  • Chhatra Parishad protests student harassment
  • Chikungunya in Howrah?
  • Civic body to carry out pre-Puja drive
  • Durgapur teachers to get training
  • Electricity board announces tariff for CESC, WBSEDCL
  • Extension of secondary runway at airport
  • Headmaster given national award
  • Interim bail for the accused in Rizwan case
  • Kolkata gets smoke savvy
  • Mental health fair at Nandan
  • Schoolboy crushed under pillar
  • State VCs hail reform move in higher edn
  • The rural feel of Pujas in Mahisadal
  • Uncertainty looms for PTTI students following HC order
  • The Telegraph
  • Sign drive in tech colleges
  • Bus kills 2 on highway
  • Sourav letter to Tata boss
  • Farmer loses plot of 67 years
  • Bumpy ride for goddess
  • Rivals roar for Royal Bengal
  • Boarding pass for six, seats for three
  • Spirit of good work shines through
  • Huff, puff and holiday
  • Beef-up after serial blasts
  • Priya’s horror ride in Howrah
  • ‘Bail dance’ cops go scot-free
  • Bus dashes shop, three injured
  •  You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • SMC team to check hotel food
  • Gandhi meet for ‘first’ time in hills
  • Boy beaten in Puja extortion bid
  • ‘Love’ whiff in agent murder
  • Yes to puff ban, but smoke cloud stays
  • Small herd of jumbos kills guard
  • Times of India
  • Cop helps man in distress, wins techies' hearts
  • Hawkers clash with cops, burn prison van in Midnapore
  • Bar owners brace for puff punch
  • Commandos and sniffer dogs at Metro stns for festival rush
  • Gorkha veterans celebrate UK court victory
  • Idol demand grows abroad
  • HS council fined Rs 2,000
  • HC listens to kid, grandma wins custody battle
  • Rizwan cop trio gets bail after a day in jail
  • Indian Express
  • Kumartuli foresees a grim future
  • In this Dum Dum pandal, folklores have come to life
  • Women snatchers send alarm bells ringing before Puja
  • Unable to find way, CPM considers abolition of NCTE
  • KMC ignores mapping of areas prone to diseases
  • For 21 months, primary teachers’ provident funds stay locked
  • Leather complex turns threat to environment
  • Buddha ready for a last try
  • On Eid, city comes together against terrorism
  • Rizwanur case: Uncle ready to accept verdict if found guilty
  • Midnapore violence: Three policemen injured by hawkers
  • Hindustan Times
  • Not too late to end Singur row: PM
  • Old man lynched for being a 'wizard' in West Bengal
  • Top cops in jail over Rizwanur death case
  • Asian Age
  • LF talks tough on Singur agitation
  • IB to keep eye on bank officers
  • Man dies of heart attack after brawl
  • Security breach at Assembly
  • 2nd, 3rd yr varsity results out
  • Autopsy says hotel worker pushed
  • Sports
  • Bagan's Bencherifa faces crunch of players against Air India
  • Cricket gaining ground but football still rules Kolkata
  • Dalmiya: A lot of cricket still left in Sourav