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Railway budget evokes mixed response in Punjab, Haryana


by Thaindian.com on February 24, 2010 07:46 PM
... state government at different forums for the extension of the already sanctioned Kolkata-Ludhiana Eastern dedicated rail ...

Mamata announces concession for cancer patients, film industry in WB


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 06:21 PM
At least 70-80 crew members, on an average, travel on the train when a movie is being shot. The producers will benefit from ...

Railways to start spl 'Bharat Tirth' tourist trains


by Press Trust of India on February 24, 2010 05:54 PM
Press Trust of India Howrah-Chennai-Puducherry-Madurai-Rameswaram- Kanyakumari-Bangalore-Mysore-Chennai-Howrah; 4. ...

An aspect which ignited debate


by The Hindu on February 24, 2010 05:33 PM
The Test match at the Eden Gardens presented many challenges from the preparation of pitch to selection of Test venue and from ...

Sachin Tendualkar hits double ton: highest score in an ODI ever


by Gaea Times (blog) on February 24, 2010 05:33 PM
Gaea Times (blog) This was Sachin's 49 th ODI century following his century at the last match in Eden Gardens , Kolkata. ...

Cheers to Didi! Rajasthan gets 17 new trains


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 05:31 PM
Apart from that, she introduced nine Express trains and two passenger trains. The Express trains include bi-weekly ...

Railway Budget: Mamata rolls out a slow coach


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 04:58 PM
With her sights set on Kolkata's Writer's Building, Ms Banerjee's Rail Budget saw her dole out goodies to her home ...

Friendly fight, flower shower - it's Lathmar Holi


by Calcutta Tube on February 24, 2010 04:34 PM
Thousands of pilgrims, including NRIs, congregated at the Sriji Temple complex. ... of bhang with almonds, kali mirch, and all ...

Railways plans special train to Bangladesh


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 04:13 PM
KOLKATA: The Railways appears to have boarded the 'Culture express' with a purpose. The minister's announcements in ...

Budget inclined toward genuine savings for railways and users


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 03:36 PM
KOLKATA/DELHI: A few IT-centric announcements on SMSes and nuggets to do with RFIDs, anti-collision systems and GPS-based ...

R-Budget: More focus on the unconventional


by NDTV.com on February 24, 2010 03:36 PM
To strengthen the present sports infrastructure, I also propose to set up five academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, ...

BENGALI MOVIE ANTAHEEN'S SUCCESS CELEBRATED BY MUMBAI MANTRA


by Calcutta Tube (blog) on February 24, 2010 02:40 PM
Calcutta Tube (blog) ... team of Antaheen Bengali Movie for having bagged four awards at the 56 th National Awards for 2008 at ...

Badal wants farm science institute in Punjab


by Calcutta Tube on February 24, 2010 02:21 PM
Therefore, it would be appropriate if the proposed institute in memory of Borlaug is established at Ladhowal in the vicinity of ...

WB gets 30% of services announced


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 02:14 PM
The railway minister has announced rail connectivity to the new minor ports coming up at Astranga, Chudamani and Gopalpur, ...

Many rail projects for Maoist-hit areas of West Bengal


by Thaindian.com on February 24, 2010 02:10 PM
Thaindian.com Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget Wednesday had many projects for ...

Slew of special trains, a gift from Mamata


by Calcutta Tube on February 24, 2010 02:07 PM
The trains will sport names like Matribhoomi (the special train for women), ... Guwahati-Mumbai (weekly) via ...

New trains to connect Ahmedabad with Agra and Udhampur


by DeshGujarat on February 24, 2010 02:01 PM
The train would connect Ahmedbaad-Puri-Kolkata-Gangasagar-Varanasi-Allahabad-Indore-Omkareshwar-Ujjain-Ahmedabad Amdavadis who ...

Private participation would improve railway finances: Industry experts


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 01:54 PM
KOLKATA: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's so called 'Aam Admi budget' has fuelled industry expectation for ...

Mamata gets Kolkata Metro station names wrong!


by Thaindian.com on February 24, 2010 01:07 PM
Thaindian.com Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee may have mentioned the “Park Circus” and “Rash Bihari” ...

Budget leaves Nitish appreciative


by Economic Times on February 24, 2010 01:07 PM
KOLKATA: Nitish Kumar was kind of appreciative about Mamata Banerjee's Railway Budget, Lalu Prasad Yadav wasn't. The ...

Railways to set up five sports academies


by The Hindu on February 24, 2010 01:03 PM
Indian Railways will set up five sports academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai as its contribution to ...

Paradiso di Italia


by Kolkata Mirror on February 24, 2010 12:56 PM
Getting there: Lufthansa or Emirates flight from Kolkata to Frankfurt or Dubai and onwards to Rome, Milan, Florence, Bologna. ...

Railways propose new wagon scheme to increase freight traffic


by Business Standard on February 24, 2010 12:29 PM
The first of such hubs was launched in Shalimar close to Kolkata last year. She also said in order to provide "multi-modal ...

Trinamool activists cheer didi's railway budget


by Little About (blog) on February 24, 2010 12:13 PM
Kolkata, Feb 24 : Ushering in early Holi by smearing each other with colours, Trinamool Congress workers thronged Railway ...

Construction begins for Sikkim rail link


by Press Trust of India on February 24, 2010 12:13 PM
Kolkata, Feb 24 (PTI) The construction work for a railway link between Sikkim and the rest of the country began at Sevoke in ...

Highlights of Railway Budget 2010-11


by India Today on February 24, 2010 09:59 AM
Double-decker coaches to be introduced in two trains each from Delhi and Kolkata. Automatic fire and smoke detection system to ...

Rail Budget 2010: Mamata plays it safe


by Moneycontrol.com on February 24, 2010 09:48 AM
Initiatives like SMS updates on reservation status, setting up of global-standard double-decker trains between Delhi and ...

Absorbing spectacle


by Sportstar on February 24, 2010 09:28 AM
Sportstar Each of his three innings was at least a century: the first was an unbeaten 253 that enabled the Nagpur victory; the ...

It's time to consolidate


by Sportstar on February 24, 2010 09:06 AM
Sportstar Now that India has retained its position at the top of Test cricket, having prevailed over South Africa in a ...

Extension of Suburban Services in Chennai, Kolkata & Mumbai


by Press Information Bureau (press release) on February 24, 2010 08:33 AM
In Kolkata region, new services will be introduced in the sections of ... Sealdah-Ranaghat and Sealdah-Kolkata (via ...

All in a Day's Time


by Kolkata Mirror on February 24, 2010 05:44 AM
Some places in around Kolkata are perfect destinations for a quick holiday ... Botanical Garden is one of the largest and ...

Mamata announces 54 new trains from 2011


by IBNLive.com on February 24, 2010 05:21 AM
Rabindra Museum in Howrah and Geetanjali Museum in Bolpur - both in West Bengal - to ... "typical negative approach" ...

AI to connect Washington with India via Milan


by Press Trust of India on February 24, 2010 04:35 AM
Press Trust of India The decision to start a daily flight connecting Delhi amd Kolkata with Washington via Milan follows the ...

Floodlight probe casts shadow on Eden matches


by Times of India on February 24, 2010 03:04 AM
KOLKATA: With less than three weeks to go before the Knight Riders play their first home match at the Eden Gardens in IPL-III, ...

Good adaptation


by Screen Weekly on February 24, 2010 02:31 AM
Screen Weekly Dutta's choice of time – beginning from midnight till the break of dawn, the weather in rain-lashed Kolkata, ...

Book reading


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 23, 2010 09:49 PM
Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre celebrates eighth anniversary, carnival at Swabhumi, noon to 6pm. Memorial ...

Mob rampage on VIP Road


by Times of India on February 23, 2010 09:16 PM
"My uncle had to catch a New York-bound flight from Kolkata. But all hell had broken loose on the road. People were ...

Boy dies in shanty fire, mom & sister injured


by Times of India on February 22, 2010 08:19 PM
KOLKATA: An 11-year-old boy was charred to death while his mother and sister were injured in a fire at No 26 Bustee adjacent to ...

High-end bullet-tracker coming


by Bangalore Mirror on February 22, 2010 06:36 PM
The ballistics division of the forensic science laboratory (FSL) in the city is ... science laboratories in Chandigarh, ...

Future Group aims to be $ 3 bn retailer by '11


by mydigitalfc.com on February 22, 2010 06:20 PM
... and format adjacent to a railway station. (Future Group had set up a much smaller 120 sq ft store adjacent to Andheri ...

President Pratibha Patil's address to Parliament


by The Hindu on February 22, 2010 06:20 PM
The Indian Maritime University has now become fully functional with campuses in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and ...

Haagen-Dazs may scoop up more Indian cities


by Business Standard on February 22, 2010 05:56 PM
Currently, General Mills manages the cold-chain infrastructure in Mumbai on its own, making sure its ice-creams are kept at a ...

SRK's IPL team axes deal with tainted Todi


by Hindustan Times on February 22, 2010 05:26 PM
“There will be no merchandising in and around Eden Gardens when KKR plays in Kolkata. The Lux Cozy logo (will not feature) on ...

Lufthansa cancels 13 flights from India


by Press Trust of India on February 22, 2010 03:05 PM
New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) German carrier, Lufthansa has cancelled its 13 flights from India in the wake of a five-day strike ...

Blast rocks Pakistani city


by Calcutta Tube on February 22, 2010 12:23 PM
The blast took place at a bus station in Nishat Chowk, destroying six shops and ... Com is the Entertainment News based website ...

It's a rain of controversies for SRK


by Indiainfo.com on February 22, 2010 12:06 PM
Indiainfo.com SRK has been signed as a brand ambassador for Lux Cozy inner wear brand that will also be sponsoring his IPL ...

How Indian Railways was renewed!


by Rediff on February 22, 2010 11:35 AM
Rediff Click NEXT to see how Railways defied conventional wisdom. . . Image: Passengers stand on a platform at a metro station ...

A date with the stars


by The Hindu on February 22, 2010 09:21 AM
The Hindu ... development strategy that will go a long way towards the science education of the country, ... It is designed ...

Newby Teas forays into Indian market


by HospitalityBizIndia on February 22, 2010 08:40 AM
Launched in Kolkata last November 2009, Newby Teas has expanded in Delhi recently and has plans to expand their distribution to ...

Exotic birds seized in Gujarat


by India on February 22, 2010 07:16 AM
... the parcel arrived from Kolkata by train Sunday and included exotic parrots, lovebirds, doves and pigeons, all species ...

Proteas angered by security blunder


by Independent Online on February 22, 2010 05:20 AM
... of the security plan to protect them in Kolkata were made public on Friday. ... off carried pictures of the decoy bus and ...

Deranged man climbs off tank after biscuit bait


by Times of India on February 22, 2010 03:23 AM
KOLKATA: It was police's Veeru moment straight out of Sholay and finally a packet of biscuits offered by a fireman — and ...

Angel of mercy


by Malaysia Star on February 21, 2010 10:14 PM
Malaysia Star “I flew to Kolkata and travelled by train for close to 20 hours to reach Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, to visit ...

India ensure that South Afria are denied the No. 1 world cricket ranking


by Sportingo on February 21, 2010 08:11 PM
Sportingo Little did they realise then, that their hopes would be dealt a cruel blow in Kolkata. The scene was set in the ...

Arctic winter expedition to begin in March


by The Hindu on February 21, 2010 08:11 PM
The team comprises one researcher each from the Viswa Bharati University (Kolkata), the Indian Institute of Science Education ...

Thieves break into cop office


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 21, 2010 07:49 PM
... stamp of Rs 5 were released by governor MK Narayanan at the bicentenary celebrations of the Bible Society of India on ...

Cartoon workshop for kids


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 21, 2010 07:49 PM
Calcutta Telegraph A Walt Disney workshop in the city has offered young Calcuttans a chance to ... GS India International Mega ...

Social messages through art


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 21, 2010 07:47 PM
Calcutta Telegraph ... 3 pm - 8 pm: East City — Kolkata Before the Campaign, photographs by Leena Kejriwal. ... February 22 at ...

Watch Tower: Sourav's appetite for sports still persists


by Central Chronicle on February 21, 2010 05:01 PM
When the Indian cricketers were engaged in an exciting duel with the South Africans at the just concluded Test at majestic Eden ...

New mobile application to compare hotel rates


by mydigitalfc.com on February 21, 2010 03:56 PM
By Ritwik Mukherjee Feb 21 2010 , Kolkata For hoteliers, comparing rates and availability with competitors on a real time basis ...

'Hey... My Name Is Not Khan…'


by Express Buzz on February 21, 2010 02:46 PM
So, when SRK bought into the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team, it wasn'ta surprise. There was talk that he wanted the Mumbai ...

DTTC registers 7.5 million kilos of tea trade in 2009


by Mena Report on February 21, 2010 08:12 AM
Average 2009 auction tea prices in Sri Lankan tea auction was at US$3.32 per kilo, Kolkata at US$2.90 and Mombasa at US$2.72, ...

India vs South Africa, Ind vs SA, 1st ODI, live cricket scores, live streaming ...


by PanAsianBiz (blog) on February 21, 2010 06:58 AM
... divided Jaipur into 5 centers – the airport, the route leading to the hotel and stadium, the team hotel, and one each ...

Food and fellowship: Lenten dinners more than fundraisers for churches


by Republican & Herald on February 21, 2010 06:38 AM
Republican & Herald St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Saint Clair, is the product of merging St. Mary, Immaculate Conception, St. ...

Death toll from Pune blast in India rises to 12


by People's Daily Online on February 21, 2010 06:20 AM
Indian police have reportedly arrested two suspects according to footage from a closed circulate TV camera in a hotel near the ...

Blue and Beyond


by Kolkata Mirror on February 21, 2010 06:20 AM
Kolkata should have more of these,” said Tobias Dahlen and Nathalie Andersson, enjoying themselves over drinks. The height of ...

Dhoni praise bowlers for win against Proteas


by Oneindia on February 21, 2010 02:36 AM
Kolkata, Feb 18(ANI): Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday praised his bowlers for innings and 58-run win ...

President Barack Obama cites India again to ask Americans to compete


by Calcutta Tube on February 20, 2010 08:40 PM
I repeated it today in Henderson in my town hall. Other countries are not playing for second (spot), they're playing for ...

Kipling's Indian legacy


by BBC News on February 20, 2010 08:17 PM
BBC News By Andrew Walker Plans for a museum in Rudyard Kipling's Mumbai home commemorating the writer have ... His deep ...

TripAdvisor announces winners of 2010 Travellers' Choice Awards


by TravelBizMonitor on February 20, 2010 08:01 PM
The list of top ten worst hotels in India include: Hotel Arma Court, Mumbai; Centaur Hotel IGI Airport, New Delhi; Raj ...

Maidan marauders


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 20, 2010 07:40 PM
Calcutta Telegraph The Maidan and Fort William are located on the spot where once stood Gobindapur, one of the three villages — ...

Road Runner


by Mumbai Mirror on February 20, 2010 07:34 PM
Mumbai Mirror Though I'ma Bengali, we didn't get to live in Kolkata, apart from stray trips when my grandmother was ...

Stage is set for a fierce battle


by Cricket Nirvana on February 20, 2010 06:10 PM
Despite oozing with confidence after their inspiring triumph in the Kolkata Test, there will be some wrinkled foreheads in that ...

Garden of Eden


by Business Standard on February 20, 2010 04:09 PM
India clocked another famous win at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, where a Test match was being hosted after more than two years. ...

Will cricket in Olympics boost India's medal prospects?


by Times of India on February 20, 2010 11:37 AM
Cricket has always been an accidental tourist at the Olympics.It started with Athens in 1896,when the sport was pinned as one ...

India Tourism: Sekhawati - the historic land of Sekhawat Rajputs


by Calcutta Tube (blog) on February 20, 2010 11:37 AM
The farmers not only sell their produce across the country but also supply organic vegetables and spices to the havelis-turned ...

Unnati Davara wins PFMIE '10


by Times of India on February 20, 2010 11:23 AM
... winner) at a high-voltage show held at Nicco Park Big Lawns on Friday. ... Miss India East 2010 finalists were thoroughly ...

The Saga of Benglish


by E on February 20, 2010 09:41 AM
E-Bangladesh Going over my signature in Bangla, even a hotel manager in Kolkata tearfully exclaimed: “You Bangladeshis have ...

CSE index gains 96 points


by Hindu Business Line on February 20, 2010 09:11 AM
KOLKATA: The Calcutta Stock Exchange benchmark index CSE-40 gained 96.32 points during the week. In the previous week, it was ...

Dhoni banking on youngsters to fire in ODIs


by Rediff on February 20, 2010 09:03 AM
Rediff India would be hoping to build on the momentum following their thumping victory by an innings and 57 runs in the second ...

My Name is Haan...


by Times of India on February 20, 2010 07:41 AM
The temperature at which freedom burns is Fahrenheit 451.Or so,novelist Ray Bradbury would have us believe.In his 1953 novel by ...

The 'home truth' about Kolkata


by Cricketnext.com (blog) on February 20, 2010 05:44 AM
By the way, wasn't Dhoni's request for a spinner-friendly wicket turned down by the Kolkata curators ,anyway? ...

An 'idiot' does not play 13 years for country: Harbhajan


by BusinessGhana on February 20, 2010 05:22 AM
Nor do they claim 350 Test wickets during their career," fumed Harbhajan, who picked five for 59 at the Eden Garden in ...

India retains no. 1 spot in ICC test rankings


by TopNews on February 20, 2010 03:39 AM
TopNews India has defeated South Africa by an inning and 57 runs in a thriller on the fifth and final day of the second test ...

Eden Gardens Test: A Wonderful Comeback by the Number 1 Cricket Team


by Dreamcricket on February 20, 2010 01:20 AM
The Eden Gardens crowd is more noisy than others and the sheer numbers also help to make it so. It is a tough job anyway and in ...

Capital gears up for ET Leaders Challenge golf


by Times of India on February 19, 2010 09:12 PM
... and the fun promises to continue, this time at the beautiful Jack ... The search for the best corporate golfer was launched ...

Parish priest dies in India


by Chatham Daily News on February 19, 2010 09:05 PM
Paul Wubben, director of education for St. Clair Catholic District School Board, learned of the incident during a retreat with ...

Separated by Amla


by Indian Express on February 19, 2010 08:57 PM
Eden Gardens often sets personal standards for cricketers. Harbhajan Singh, who got the last South African wicket within ...

Minimum temperature likely to be


by Calcutta Telegraph on February 19, 2010 08:12 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Presented by Kolkata Sukriti Foundation and Lions Club International District 322 B 1. The show continues ...

Abracadabra! Govt produces stamp on Sorcar out of thin air


by Daily News & Analysis on February 19, 2010 06:08 PM
Kolkata: Way back in 1937, a young man, all of 24, performed an act of magic so brazen it took the entire Indian subcontinent ...

Test cricket is best


by The Hindu on February 19, 2010 05:50 PM
Which other form of the game provides the space for the sort of heroism that Hashim Amla displayed over the last two days at ...

Bhajji outburst mirrors rift in media-player ties


by Deccan Herald on February 19, 2010 05:50 PM
Deccan Herald The angst Harbhajan Singh has been carrying inside him for the last several months expressed itself verbally and ...

Mamata gets her way, but Pranab reduces her to tears


by Business Standard on February 19, 2010 05:42 PM
Apart from the expansion of four stretches of Kolkata Metro rail, she has proposed new connections in North Bengal's ...

Worthy world No. 1


by Deccan Herald on February 19, 2010 04:51 PM
... in the second match at the Eden Gardens, brushing aside South African pretensions of regaining their position at the helm ...

Rain, Amla stand in India's way


by Saudi Gazette on February 19, 2010 04:45 PM
KOLKATA – Top-ranked India will bank heavily on its spinners on the last day after rain and Hashim Amla frustrated its bid for ...

Bangladeshi rockers going places


by The Daily Star on February 19, 2010 04:00 PM
"We arrived in Kolkata at 5:30 pm on February 13 and went straight to the hotel. Whenever we go to Kolkata, and this is ...

History repeats itself at Eden Gardens


by Oneindia on February 19, 2010 02:20 PM
Oneindia India's thrilling win over South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata would have brought back memories of the 2001 ...

The rot in rotation


by CricInfo.com on February 19, 2010 12:29 PM
CricInfo.com After Thursday's win, Harbhajan paid tribute to the Kolkata crowd: "In Test matches, we don't even ...

Lorgat congratulates India for retaining No.1 tag


by The Hindu on February 19, 2010 10:44 AM
India clinched a series-levelling innings and 57 run victory over the visitors at Eden Gardens on Thursday to remain atop the ...

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