CITIES NEWS - Page 20805

Port trust eyes Raichak sites for its port projectSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 22:38 IST

With Kolkata Port Trusts (KoPT) Diamond Harbour port project failing to take off,senior officials said that they have already started looking for alternate sites for the project.

Balloon ManSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:34 IST

Perhaps a hot-air balloon is really required to lift the reputation of Chandni Chowk to China that has suffered in the reviews.

Folk LoreSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:33 IST

Growing up in a traditional Bengali home,even if it was in Delhi,meant that most of music director Shantanu Moitras sensibilities were shaped by the folk music of the region.

Well SaidSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:32 IST

When Ashutosh Gowariker first offered me the role,I wasnt very convinced I should do it. But when I discussed the project with Suzanne,she said this role would fetch me an award.

Black and White MagicSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:31 IST

Richard Bartholomew (1926-85) was one of the finest art critics of the country. He watched a new nations tryst with modernism as closely as he did a thoughtful Ram Kumar in his Gole Market Studio...

Well SaidSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:22 IST

When Ashutosh Gowariker first offered me the role,I wasnt very convinced I should do it. But when I discussed the project with Suzanne,she said this role would fetch me an award.

Great Fall off ChinaSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:18 IST

If you have sliced baddies in your mind Lara Croft style while clipping your nails or humoured yourself as Bruce Lee while elbowing your way into a public bus,Nikhil Advanis Chandni Chowk to China is some inspiration.

TFA takes new approach to groom traineesSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:15 IST

The Tata Football Academy in its continuous effort to produce quality players for the country,has started to send its most talented players abroad to give the trainees a feel of the modern training system.

Grey to replace SundaySubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:14 IST

Nigerian striker Eugene Grey is all set to replace Theodore Sunday for the second phase of the I-League.

Forget ranking,Sachin is a hero: VaasSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:13 IST

For someone with more than 300 Test wickets,its not easy to cope with the mediocrity of grade cricket.

City to host international photovoltaic meet from Jan 9Subscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:12 IST

It took India nearly 16 years to grab the opportunity of hosting the International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Engineering an event of global significance on technological advancement in harnessing solar energy.

Centre said yes,but national status remains elusive for BESUSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:11 IST

Months after the Centre assured the Bengal Engineering and Science University the status of Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,the university still awaits any response on the issue.

After 26/11,experts favour IT-based surveillance systems in public placesSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:10 IST

Experts feel that post-Mumbai terror attacks,information technology-based surveillance systems should be made an integral part of the security arrangements in public places.

HC directs state government to file affidavit on condition of jailsSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:08 IST

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Bengal government to file an affidavit on the prevailing condition of various district jails in the state within four weeks.

Govt to conduct tiger census in Sunderbans from FebruarySubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:07 IST

Even as Sunderbans the largest tiger habitat in India did not figure in the All-India Tiger Census,2008,the state government is planning to submit more reliable data on big cats to the Wildlife Institute of India.

Sattar against Right to Education Bill,demands amendmentSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:06 IST

Minister for Minorities Development and Madrasa Education Abdus Sattar has criticised the Right to Education Bill,which implies free elementary education to all children,terming it unconstitutional.

Safiqul helped former Hizbul chief Dar enter IndiaSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:05 IST

Suspected Lashkar operative Safiqul has changed his statement to say that the terrorist he smuggled into India was none other than Hizbul Mujahideen co-founder Mohammad Ahsan Dar.

Brace for old vehicle ban from March 31Subscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:03 IST

The ban on 15-year-old public transport vehicles,to be implemented after March 31,is expected to generate another round of controversy for the city yet to recover from the violence over the auto strike.

Rehman case: Todis get bailSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:02 IST

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kolkata businessman Ashok Todi and his brother Pradip Todi,accused of abetment to suicide of Rizwan Rahman,who married Ashok Todis daughter Priyanka against his wishes.

Mela: Transportation woes continueSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 03:01 IST

Visiting the Sagar Mela next year will be a traumatic experience given the transportation woes faced by the pilgrims this year.

CPM soon to release list of LS candidatesSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 02:58 IST

Following the dent in its vote bank by Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress in the recent by-polls,the CPM is working overtime to finalise the list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress divided over alliance with TrinamoolSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 02:57 IST

Even as state Congress leaders held meetings with the party high command in Delhi to explore the possibility of a pre-poll alliance with the Trinamool Congress...

Darjeeling erupts again as GJM,opponents clash; Special IG,DSP among 25 cops injuredSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 02:55 IST

A large number of people were injured,including at least 25 police personnel,in a clash between supporters of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha and the anti-Gorkhaland groups in Nagrakata and Malbazar towns of Jalpaiguri district on Friday.

Despite court order,CITU-backed unions posters,banners intact at Hotel Hindusthan InternationalSubscriber Only

January 17, 2009 02:54 IST

Forget the Calcutta High Courts directive banning protests within a 50-meter radius of the Hotel Hindusthan International (HHI). Posters and hoardings of the CITU-backed union have not been removed from the premises of the hotel.