News Headlines Archive

September 7, 2009

Miscellaneous

1.5 lakh people hit by heavy rain in West Bengal West Bengal set to lose 10K-crore IT funding Wayward deep depression unleashes fury over east India Debesh advises caution on IT park burial Kolkata West International City 'on course' sans Unitech Buddhadeb not planning to quit: CPM Sudan? South 24 Parganas? Spot the difference One more arrested for stealing rare monkey Young art: two youth led initiatives in Kolkata West Bengal govt ignores its unanimous resolution Sleek, urban films won't save Bengali film industry Rituparno returns to Ray-Madhabi love story!

The Telegraph

Flood scare in south Bengal after dam discharge Villagers chase away Maoists in Lalgarh Mamata on minority drive What's on in town City’s tryst with stars and style Man robbed of 2 lakh Freshers turn ragging gun on teachers Baby found in tank Court stay on college election  You share your birthday with... Last lap showers narrow deficit Land devil logs out IT dream Monkey trail to Pune Prelude to book mart Ravaged roads Part II Motorists trip on trash Monsoon fury spurs fear of relocation ABGL ousted from rally venue again Vehicles off roads for mass casual leave 3 rebels killed in encounter Cart wheels carved from Dooars trees 18-year-old raped in car Civic show of strength in twin rallies today Rush to bag railway slum votes Question on loyalty, party returns cash

The Statesman

Advani in Arrears collection Axis AMC gets Sebi nod to start MF biz BSNL may go for listing Depts in cash rush to woo voters Dhoni worlds top-earning cricketer England suffer second defeat FB adds to CPM resort woes Fresh Chinese intrusion in Ladakh Godrej plans ultra-cheap refrigerators Gold heading for a new peak Govt hopeful of meeting tax target Jagan rivals out of hope Kaka plots Brazils victory Man shot at, train looted Mohun Bagan in last four Nadal in fourth round New pact to help India trace black money: Swiss govt Notice for Bhutia Qasim Umar drops a bombshell Tea output dips in July Windies had risked expulsion YSR son wants campaign to end

Times of India

Long days, longer nights: Women lose sleep over stress Central Bank may land in a jam over mortgaged agricultural plots Govt's Rajarhat excuse flimsy: Experts Man robbed of lakhs on busy road 'Rituparno wins national award for Last Lear' Sleuths tipped off about mystery trio on plane Monkey theft: Kingpin name out Hands reach out for dumped baby Bengal boy wins Nasa contest DVC releases water, sparks flash floods Mishti ruled the fashion show! Mishti ruled the fashion show! Three’s not a crowd Nachiketa has a surprise! Kolkata’s date with fashion at Tantra

Indian Express

Minority Forum seeks CBI probe into ‘land grab’ at Vedic Village Lalgarh Maoists train guns at CPM men Kolkata cops raid Pune, Mumbai dens Health minister regrets ‘dead’ school hygiene programme Gandhi condemns political violence in Bengal again Girl’s body found in a sack State says no to subsidy for new buses Inmates get a puja gift: home a phone call away HC asks demolition of illegal pandal UAE plane with arms ‘detained’ at airport Buddha loses again: his IT dept scraps Wipro, Infosys projects Buddha slams dam body for floods, fires letter to PM For Mamata, scrapping of IT project is CPM’s hyprocrisy Cong miffed at fudged BPL list

Hindustan Times

Heavy rain displaces 150,000 UAE plane carrying arms detained, permitted to fly later After a brief lull, GJM back on protest path Deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal

Sports

Chess: Sandipan in three-way lead at Kolkata Open IFA Shield: If rowdy acts continue, Kolkata clubs would find players hard to come by Table Tennis: East Bengal books a semifinal berth Football: Mohun Bagan enters semifinals despite a draw ‘As a footballer, I haven’t progressed in Calcutta’ - Bhutia