Howrah News Service - Latest news and headlines on Howrah,West Bengal and World

Attacks against Indian Culture & the role of media in it

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:35:34 -0400

Facts about incidents happened and the one sided role of media.

Hiroshima Day: Let us worship peace and shun violence

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:18:28 -0400

Every year, peace loving people all over the world, and more so in Japan , observe 6th August as Hiroshima Day in memory of the millions killed and/ or maimed for life for generations to come.

Naxalites graduating from guerrilla to mobile warfare

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:24:00 -0400

Less than three weeks after the Chitrakonda attack, armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) attacked the Special Operation Group (SOG), Orissa's anti-Maoist force, on July 16. Seventeen personnel were killed in the landmine explosion triggered by the Maoists in Malkangiri district of southern Orissa

A 'restaurant' for the destitute on Kolkata's rail tracks

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:08:00 -0400

One chapatti for 50 paisa, a plate of rice for Re.1, a bowlful of curry for Re.1...So reads the menu card of a "restaurant" on railway tracks that has been running here for the last 51 years. In times of high inflation, it is a godsend for the poor.

Bhopal kids drinking poison water: Dominique Lapierre

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:27:00 -0400

Expressing solidarity with the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, French author and activist Dominique Lapierre has said the children growing up in the affected area are drinking “poisoned water”.

Gyanendra will continue to be 'king' in Puri temple

Sun, 04 May 2008 13:37:00 -0400

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev might lose his 239-year-old crown after monarchy is abolished in Nepal, but he will continue to enjoy special religious rights as a "king" in India's ancient Jagannath temple in Orissa.

Three states, four forest reserves, how many tigers?

Sun, 04 May 2008 03:50:00 -0400

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) says in its latest census report that the Nagarhole-Mudumalai-Bandipur-Wayanad reserve forests that straddle three states in the Nilgiris has about 266 tigers.

Who is responsible for president's embarrassment in Latin America?

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:01:00 -0400

The president, who was on her maiden foreign visit, had to face an almost empty senate in Brazil during her address and had to call off her address to the Mexican parliament at the last minute.

Don't blame the black cat for a bad day: Experts

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:10:00 -0400

If a black cat crosses the road, many an Indian will wait for someone else to walk down the path first, thinking bad luck will befall him otherwise. This is a classic example of superstition in an insecure person

Videocon warehouse burnt down in Kolkata

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:28:00 -0400

About 100 TV sets and refrigerators were destroyed as a warehouse of electronics goods manufacturer Videocon caught fire in Salt Lake, northeastern Kolkata Saturday afternoon.