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News Headlines Archive

April 05, 2012
Miscellaneous
  • Bengal to vest 270 acres of JSW land at Salboni
  • Wipro keen to take part in Kolkata beautification drive
  • Crocodile kills tiger in Sunderbans' island
  • Bengal sheds its dilemma over ode to Tagore
  • Trinamool MLAs busy with social events, give political work a miss
    • Times of India
  • Govt to fix fares to end auto menace
  • Infant, pregnant woman hurt in crackdown on squatters rally
  • Mahasweta criticises Mamata again
  • Liquidators visit Dunlop's Sahaganj unit
  • City sinks into darkness after Nor'wester blow
  • Undertrials attempt suicide in police van
  • NABARD against state move to amend Cooperative Act
  • Lid off Rs 36-cr supply scam
  • CPM report highlights flak from Left partners
  • One more held for trafficking
  • Delhi Police to visit city in Pak spy case
  • Ex-prisoner wants to meet Pak president Zardari
  • HS syllabus to have fewer subjects
  • Eight injured in Trinamool feud
  • Autos return but stormy days ahead
  • CSTC rakes in the cash
  • Govt to use idle buses for new routes
  • Dantan site may be the missing link of Hiuen Tsang's memoirs
  • College girl held for parents' murder
  • Centre bows to CM, calls exclusive National Counter Terror Centre meet
  • CM, imams in mutual help offer before polls
  • Training post for Damayanti?
  • Rowdy auto drivers run riot
  • Buddha stays away from CPM party congress
  • Teacher trio takes college to court
  • Naren De may be cleared in iron ore scam
  • Lata Mangeshkar not to attend music event
  • Newborn girl found dead on road
  • Disclose above-ceiling land: Partha Chatterjee
  • Four-year-old raped by teen in Midnapore
  • Experts for specific land return clause
  • Girl battered, raped in Malda
  • Company keen to reopen unit: Dunlop counsel
  • Bison butchered in aphrodisiac frenzy
  • Funds woes hit Santragachhi plans
  • State sets sights on supply chain to check price rise
  • Blame game after blackout, security mess-up at CM's event
  • CPM-backed goons behind auto ruckus, says Partha
  • Encroachment stopped, but bheri now being used to grow veggies
  • Kolkata autorickshaw drivers disrupt normal life
  • Kolkata auto drivers' agitation leads to traffic chaos, several routes blocked
  • Passport kendra clogs ease up
  • Harrowing Monday for Kolkata commuters
  • Month-long wait for printer-meters?
  • Phaeton joyride back at Victoria Memorial
  • Auto strike in Kolkata: Brace for more 'auto-cracy'
  • Education system needs revision: Kapil Sibal
  • Short film fest starts at Xavier's College
    • The Telegraph
  • Squall hits @ 96kmph
  • Enter, new crime fighter
  • Minister rolls out auto curb plan
  • HC defers Todi bail ruling
  • Ousted clash with police
  • SRK to unveil biggest film city
  • You share your birthday with...
  • East Bengal school for future soccer stars
  • Houseful buzz for IPL-V opener
  • Speed bypassed, its now snarl street
  • Shops wear Trinamul colours
  • Report slams Front mistakes
  • Buddha cloud on Karat call
  • CPMs tainted trio at meet
  • Hard times cry to keep Buddha in politburo
  • Summons for health TC to student
  • Team to probe Left job scam
  • Cong trade union seeks freeze on GTA launch
  • Darjeeling stares at showdown
  • Fast off after Partha word
  • Body handed to US friends
  • First grade test for NBU staff college
  • Railway impostor arrested
    • Indian Express
  • Evicted slum-dwellers injured in lathicharge
  • Eden Gardens set for Dada versus Khan show
  • Now, Didi wants Bengal cadre babus back
  • Mamatas minority sops hit hurdles
  • No guidelines on prices for fair price medicine shops
  • Low production, online trade add to potato price woes
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mild quake hits Bengal, Bihar
  • Former Army chief terms Gen Singh's bribe allegation 'serious'
  • Dadasaheb Phalke Award recognition of my hard work: Soumitra
  • Father denies split report, says focus now on kids
  • Fire in Kolkata's oldest market, no casualties
  • Security breach: Car enters into Mamata's convoy
  • Medical negligence: Toddler dies at WB hospital
  • BJP, Congress condemn Mamata's ban on newspapers
  • Tatra scam second biggest after Bofors: BJP
  • Five mowed down by train near Kolkata
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line