A guide to Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal and Bengali culture.
News Headlines Archive
October 09, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • Bengal CPM to select candidates for WB bypoll
  • As Centre guns for Maoists, Trinamool in a fix over Naxal ties
  • Many stranded as Kolkata Metro hit by power snag
  • One suspected Maoist killed
  • Show-cause to Kolkata police official
  • Maoism: Lalu against blood for blood policy
  • JSW Steel plans to raise Rs.6,600 cr for Bengal project
  • Shree Cement enters power sector
  • West Bengal is 'university' of Maoist activities, says Lalu
  • Gurung says he will declare Gorkhaland if talks fail
  • Mithun, son Mimoh to act together
  • The third sex
  • The Telegraph
  • Border seal plea on Buddha lips
  • Trinamul pays Cong back
  • ‘Ragged’ fresher hangs himself
  • English section in state school
  • Family disowns bride in death
  • Job racket accused denied bail
  • Afghan man killed over money tiff
  • Crack team for book hub
  • Seniors strip and and flog tech student
  •  You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Buddha on onion price
  • Foresters fail to dart hurt rhino
  • Asok offers to train mayor team
  • Ally bypoll talks hit Kalchini hurdle
  • Civic posts still vacant
  • Three senseless by tracks, train robbery suspected
  • The Statesman
  • 1 killed, 40 injured as train derails
  • 17 cops die in Maharashtra Maoist attack
  • 26/11 perpetrators not our friend: Pak
  • Anil threatens to sue Sibal
  • Burdwan bus strike hits commuters
  • CCS clears anti-Naxal plan
  • CPM praises CID for Mahato arrest
  • Delhi has a long way to go
  • Dell to close US plant
  • Draft paper on GST this month
  • Duminy dominant as Cobras win
  • EPFO decision on investment in stocks deferred
  • Food costlier, inflation falls
  • Hasan eclipses big boys to land top Wisden honour
  • Help at hand
  • India Blue pip India Red by one wicket
  • India cock a snook at WADA
  • JCT Mills win out
  • JSW Energy to go public
  • Lalus mind is abuzz with Maoists & the moon
  • Lee clams up as match-fixing is raised
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Media, Kollywood split over Editor arrest
  • Nasa Discovers Huge Ring Of Ice Orbiting Saturn
  • Politicians or crorepati club?
  • Poll nominees: Partha leaves it to Mamata
  • Price rise, drought in LS focus
  • Prices to ease soon: Montek
  • RIL bonus fails to boost SEs
  • Review finds Pandits leadership satisfactory
  • Revival plan on RSS mind
  • SAIL sales sail ahead 14% in 2nd quarter
  • Sensitive items imports up 34.5%
  • Shree Cement forays into power sector
  • Singh is returning
  • Sleuths on Red arms trail
  • Special Article
  • Tata Tele launches GSM service in Kolkata 
  • Trai evaluating option of per-second billing
  • Under siege, at home & abroad
  • Advani not to lead BJP in 2014 polls
  • No need for separate notice on UAPA
  • Struggle to continue
  • Times of India
  • Rlys plans Joka link with Majerhat
  • Joint pain after viral fever? It could be arthropathy
  • Twice-born girl yearns to meet saviour Dadu
  • Film festival to be low-key affair
  • Besu scores green goal
  • Experts call for energy audits to cut wastage
  • Man risks life to shield Mamata
  • Suicide pact: Husband dies
  • Congman shot in Belpahari
  • Three suspended for Haldia ragging
  • When Kolkata party hoppers had a gala time...
  • When Kolkata party hoppers had a gala time...
  • Partying with DJ Rink
  • Wine and some fine dining
  • Having fun the bong way
  • Indian Express
  • Ragged a month ago, student dies in second ‘suicide’ bid
  • Kisenji, Kobad held meet in Kolkata in 2008: CID
  • Kabuliwala stabbed to death by kin
  • US envoy to visit Tagore’s home
  • Onion prices set to shoot north
  • 20 MPs in list of donors for Aila-hit, none from Trinamool, Cong
  • CPM fields Ramola from Belgachia(E)
  • Mahajot survives Siliguri blow, Cong, Trinamool cut bypolls deal
  • Buddha firms up UAPA case for politburo meet in Delhi
  • Dark Diwali awaits Kolkata as power utility reels under debt
  • Hindustan Times
  • Unique Grade Improvement Program for Bengal +2 students
  • Lalu eyes 2011 Bengal polls, wants to be Left ally
  • Snag hits Kolkata Metro, disrupting services for 3 hours
  • No question of giving up arms: Maoist leader
  • IIT Kharagpur to tighten security due to its proximity to the Maoist belt
  • Sports
  • Football: JCT 2 - Mohun Bagan 1
  • It's great to win against Mohun Bagan in Kolkata - JCT's Sukhwinder Singh
  • Dahiya named Kolkata assistant coach
  • Difficult times, admits Bencharifa