News Headlines Archive

October 29, 2008

Miscellaneous

Nandigram bypoll to test CPM & TC ideologies Major fire in Kolkata rubber factory Diwali, Kali Puja celebrated in West Bengal A new hope for senior citizens as youngsters study gerontology in Kolkata Czech national on bail ‘flees country’ Are we modern enough: Suman Two West Bengal schools mourn `death' of living teacher Bengali music maestros enthral Toronto

The Statesman

CPM leaders son accused of rape CPM on the rampage in Goaltore Cell to monitor hospital projects Centre plans border check posts to stop illegal immigration Cop summonsed for detaining man Dengue in Hooghly Dredging hit by firms failure to honour contract Good Samaritan comes to the rescue Govt for talks on Haldia port Hunt on to nab Rizwan offenders Japan technology park will come Locals boycott Tamluk meeting called by DM Rival groups clash in port area

The Telegraph

Roadblock with request for Tata team Road fixed in haste subsides German quest for biz ideas Tech town braces for blaze battle Posse of outsiders on CU panels Cracker cops beaten up Factory fire fans resident fears Youths gag and rob trader Unesco hand for heritage Vector toll 14, call for malaria clinics Smog city chokes & grounds Cracker ban goes bust What's on in town  You share your birthday with... 1 held for Howrah goons’ murder Canal link plan from Salt Lake to Howrah Chamurchi may reopen soon Border & biodiversity in focus after escape Dump yard plot search 48hrs over & no sting report Rare jungle cat seized and sent to Rasikbeel On night of lights, a reminder of the shadows Gambler student held with pistol Two Bangla rustlers lynched Save-species drive at forest awareness fair

Times of India

Cops thrashed by revellers Two held with 75 kg banned crackers Crackers trigger smog, flights delayed CBI raids prove futile, Todis still untraced Rizwanur case: CBI gets Todis' passports cancelled Airport red tape strangles HIV+ Mizo girl's last wish Shoe factory gutted in Diwali night blaze Bank official held for fraud Dengue claims 7th life

Indian Express

CBI on alert, to foil any bid by Todis to get bail from Supreme Court Govt yet to clear proceedings against three policemen Body of woman who died in airport sent home Tiljala rubber factory destroyed in fire Czech scientist jumps bail, flees home On mission to enforce cracker ban, three cops beaten up School administrator arrested for possession of banned firecrackers Return of Tata land at Singur: Left Front to decide today Burglars break into Narkeldanga home, rob Rs 1.5 lakh CPM is trying to politicise steel project foundation, says TMC, Cong Two schools mourn former headmaster, find out later that he is alive Coal supply to thermal plants falls short, admit authorities All hospital hostels equally dirty and unhealthy, say city’s nurses 18-yr-old dies of mystery fever Vector-borne diseases in Bengal go unchecked, toll now 10

Hindustan Times

Two fire incidents in Kolkata on Diwali night

Sports

Muralitharan likely to play for Bengal in Ranji opener Dempo beats Air India Seeds have it easy in sub-junior tennis Juniors bond their way to victories