Nandigram boils again, politicians add fuel to fire

Nandigram boils again, politicians add fuel to fire Political parties trade charges over violence. Two killed in two days ...
11:46 PM, Aug 07, 2008

Lady officers lend Kolkata Traffic Police a helping hand

Lady officers lend Kolkata Traffic Police a helping hand The department hopes lady officers will bring compassion to the job. ...
01:20 AM, Jul 18, 2008

Reality TV stress: Schools gear for counselling sessions

Reality TV stress: Schools gear for counselling sessions Shinjini Sengupta collapsed on the sets of a popular reality dance show. ...
11:08 PM, Jul 15, 2008

Sky is the limit for this UK based commercial pilot

Sky is the limit for this UK based commercial pilot Gautam Dey Lewis was diagnosed with polio and was abandoned at age three. ...
09:11 AM, Jul 06, 2008

Kolkata hospital in a soup as 'dead' baby found alive

Kolkata hospital in a soup as 'dead' baby found alive Parents of the baby declared dead filed a case against the hospital. ...
10:52 PM, Jul 02, 2008

Salt Lake, a crime magnet for professional dacoits

Salt Lake, a crime magnet for professional dacoits Statistics show Salt Lake as a crime magnet for professional dacoits and criminals. ...
12:24 PM, Jun 25, 2008

Cloud of gloom sets in as monsoon woes hit City of Joy

Cloud of gloom sets in as monsoon woes hit City of Joy Kolkata administration is again ill prepared to deal with the rains. ...
12:17 AM, Jun 18, 2008

JU students harrased by cops, hit streets in protest

JU students harrased by cops, hit streets in protest Students of Jadavpur University were harassed for suspected links with Naxalites. ...
11:44 PM, Jun 09, 2008

Kolkata's eco-warrior fights to save Hooghly

Kolkata's eco-warrior fights to save Hooghly Nearly 860 million litres of untreated sewage flows daily into the river. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 06, 2008

Kolkata's eco-warrior fights to save Hooghly

Kolkata's eco-warrior fights to save Hooghly Nearly 860 million litres of untreated sewage flows daily into the river. ...
02:58 PM, Jun 06, 2008

Hostel wars erupt in Calcutta Medical College

Hostel wars erupt in Calcutta Medical College Melbourne: Just-married Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that he will quit cricket before he passed his mid-30s, unlike many of his predecessors. Clarke said that he won't continue to play on till his late 30s like former Australian captains Steve Waugh who played till 38, and Ricky Ponting who, at 37, is still there in the fray. The 31-year-old said he has been 'blessed' by cricket and marriage to...
03:03 AM, May 27, 2008

Mistaken for a thief, youth dies after mob beats him up

Mistaken for a thief, youth dies after mob beats him up Marchant de lange picked up three wickets to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Pune Warriors India by seven runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. Chasing a competitive target of 151 runs to win, Pune managed only 143 for 8 to hand KKR their seventh win this year's IPL. Pune made a disastrous start losing opener Michael Clarke in the second over,...
01:44 AM, May 20, 2008

16 killed in Bengal's panchayat poll violence

16 killed in Bengal's panchayat poll violence The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League has been a poor one for the defending champions Chennai Super Kings so far, who have performed below par despite having some big players in their ranks. Once touted as favourites to complete the hat-trick of the title, Chennai are fifth in the points table and on current form, it seems difficult for them to qualify for the play-offs. The biggest worry...
01:36 AM, May 19, 2008

CPM flays Kolkata Governor's decision on power cut

CPM flays Kolkata Governor's decision on power cut London: English county Essex insisted on Tuesday that they had taken the correct action in the case of corrupt former seamer Mervyn Westfield following court room accusations they had turned a blind eye. In February, the 23-year-old Westfield became the first county cricketer in England to be prosecuted for spot-fixing and was jailed for four months. Westfield was convicted on one count of accepting or obtaining a corrupt payment to...
09:51 PM, May 08, 2008

Governor suffers power cut; CPM suffers heartburn

Governor suffers power cut; CPM suffers heartburn Dubai: Suresh Raina is the lone Indian to feature in the top-10 chart of the ICC T20 International Player Rankings that were released on Saturday. Raina is placed seventh in the list of top-10 batsmen with 734 points after dropping a place in the recently released charts. England's Kevin Pietersen is leading the batsmen list with 850 points, followed by Martin Guptill (791) of New Zealand and another Englishman Eoin...
01:27 AM, May 08, 2008