News Headlines Archive

May 16, 2008

Miscellaneous

Fresh violence in West Bengal PwC, KPMG to advise Bengal power dept, utilities If not Kolkata, send me to Tripura: Taslima Need to regroup Left Front:Basu Rane NSK Steering System to invest Rs 20 cr in Singur IIMC sticks to OBC interview schedule Bengal guv crosses ruler/ruled power divide Bengal woos Cannes Bengal minister's relative injured in bomb blast Ankit Metal to double metals capacity United Spirits plans distillery at Asansol

The Statesman

Poorest villages in state await poll results Woman held with false passport Student rots in jail as govt busy with polls Gang of four loots Rs 4 lakh from finance firm JU project awaits KMC funds nod Three injured in CPM-Trinamul clash NRI brothers fail to stop sibling duo from contesting Wild weddings Labourers lynch mill manager Boy on a mission Pratt parents protest afresh A tribute to a man who stood for justice

The Telegraph

Mill murder widow mum Experts scan debris for ‘ammo heap’ CPM appeal for peace to contain damage HS results on Tuesday Caught unawares by sudden rule change Fine for false drug case Suburban hospitals fail test of emergency Shutters down on smoke chamber Residentsquick to the rescue Shoppers stop to choke or die HS results on May 20 First off the blocks  You share your birthday with... What's on in town Second seal delay for consumers Pre-poll assault slur on CPM Fuel stop for PM at Bagdogra today Culling in hills to start from Sunday Assam artwork at Cooch Behar junction Deadline, clashes before final show Divorce to cost half the assets Scent of stored bombs in blast ICSE shocker: All round hike in fees Gorkha agitation worry for IT players

Times of India

Locked & forgotten in burning shop, 12 suffocate to death Flood of victims sparks chaos at hospitals Serampore mill workers beat up union leaders HC fines narcotics bureau for slapping false charges Govt help for Bankura boy's MIT dream 12 killed in shopping mall fire Red terror at minister door Mill manager lynched by labourers Flood fear in south Kolkata LF needs to be built afresh, says Basu

Indian Express

CPM white flag: ‘Nothing new in clashes’, Biman calls for truce Nandigram OC may be transferred after polls Amend law to check fire safety norms: Minister ‘Shortage of officers a matter of concern’ Month after, train to Dhaka catching on, proposal to prune immigration formalities CBDT: Officer arrested in Kolkata not an I-T dept employee ‘Management hired goons to kill Apurba’ ‘He never discussed work at home’ HC: Conducting business in public place a fundamental right Minority leaders oppose sex education: SRIJAN HC acquits man in drugs case, slaps fine on NCB Pitch report: Know what they do with 22 yards to keep the game going Day after attack by CPM cadres, RSP minister’s relative dies Set to implement OBC quota, IIM-C awaits Central nod The other side of Eden: No place for wheelchairs 12 dead, 20 injured in Sodepur shop fire

Asian Age

12 die in showroom blaze Fire safety norms violated Minister’s kin succumbs to injuries Lost passport found in plane CPM holds peace talks Kidney of 5-month baby stolen Repoll ordered in 74 booths Calcutta University registrar resigns

Hindustan Times

Calcutta HC stays OBC quota at PG level, Centre to appeal Four killed during poll violence in eastern India Buddhadeb made Sameera a serious actor

Sports

IFA planning hefty moolah for players in Santosh Trophy Bhupathi-Paes could win a medal at Beijing