News Headlines Archive

September 16, 2008

Miscellaneous

Singur ghost haunts north Bengal, Minister calls for talks West Bengal’s costs to retain Tata Nano beginning to mount Buddha invites Prachanda to invest in West Bengal Mamata softens stand on ancillary units in Singur Mamata Banerjee accuses WB government of violating Singur agreement Kick the butt: Ramadoss to Buddhadeb Vintage Humber of Nobel Laureate Tagore Rituparno is back to work

The Statesman

CPI MLAs resignation has no impact For the best Puja honours... For the best Puja honours... Haldia looks forward to Viswakarma Puja Health studies at Madrassas Madrassas to take up health studies Ragging: JU to file FIRs Saarc milk grid to hold meeting Student visa applications on the rise Woman attempts suicide with 3 children

The Telegraph

Nano verdict with farmers 20ft waves swamp seaside hotels Bloc secy to quit RS seat CNG Bengal debut in coal belt Auto business revs up air cargo movement Blaze clearance at civic door Start-up tips from Kharagpur Research campus for varsity What's on in town B-brains script Plan B for jobs Students tense on verdict eve Reunion for child’s sake Jail clash claims undertrial Man strangles sleeping wife Special trains during Puja CESC office in Birati  You share your birthday with... Home support for Kucera Pads & cameras for tiger count MLA forced to leave hills Timely call helps net gang 12 injured in clash over school 90-yr-old boarder found hanging Snakebite kills boys, superstition blamed Three deaths mar Viswakarma Puja Varsity to get tech courses, says VC Reunion bid for child’s sake Bloc secy to quit RS CNG Bengal debut in coal belt

Times of India

Toothbrush battle lands in HC Prisoner dies after jail clash JU suspends 24 students for ragging 46-hr blackout, thanks to KMC-CESC spat Fraudster dupes soccer fans KMC stalls Park Street hawker plan 11 years on, woman wins back plot from govt Woman jumps into river with children IAF sergeant shoots senior at Kalaikunda Banker gets 2 yrs for fraud

Indian Express

Govt to distribute computers at 200 madrasas Civic bodies unaffected as Jadavpur continues to grapple with enteric Inmate dies, security lapses exposed Rains, tidal waves hit coastal Bengal: one dead, hundreds affected HC says remove hawkers, municipal corporation blinks Afghan women’s paintings to showcase hope amid despair CU in a fix over environment science paper Man strangulates wife to death Karim focuses on youth-senior blend for I-League Buddha blows Ramadoss request away with smoke Buddha now appeals to Mamata’s ‘conscience’ Cong froths over Subrata visit to rally Gorkha League slams GJM for unleashing terror

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

Hindustan Times

Left Front urges Singur farmers to accept rehab package WB hikes Singur land compensation by minimum 50pc Jyoti Basu undergoes brain MRI scan

Sports

Bengal cricket will benefit under Amarnath: Ganguly RKGLOBAL felicitates Olympians in Kolkata Ganguly in never-say-die mode