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News Headlines Archive

April 08, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Kolkata's famous trams to turn into polling booths
  • Kolkata intellectuals laud Hazare's fight against graft
  • Lepchas to boycott Assembly polls
  • Buddhadeb questions call for 'change'
  • Multi shades of European humour come to Kolkata
  • Railways make crores through sale of scrap
  • Notification for fourth phase
  • Key accused in Jamuria killing in Bengal arrested
  • Sonia, Rahul to campaign in West Bengal
  • No alternative to Left Front: Buddhadeb
  • Boycott CPM and TMC, vote for us, says BJP
  • Telly actors go on a strike in Kolkata
  • Cong strongman in Murshidabad backs rebel
  • HCL founder Shiv Nadar to head IIT-Kharagpur's board
  • CPI-M accuses Election Commission of partisanship
    • Times of India
  • Langur injures five at Howrah station
  • Free health check-up and hand-washing tips
  • Candlelight vigil for Anna Hazare crusade
  • Satyajit's Sikkim' releases in Gangtok
  • Ex-cop's body found on tracks
  • Six Presi students lose seats
  • CPM has fielded Chhatradhar, says Subhendu
  • Tough task ahead for Kamal Guha's son in Dinhata
  • CPM activist stabbed at home
  • Webcasting for critical booths
  • Blueprint to protect forces on way to Bengal
  • Adhir ignores Pranab caution, campaigns for Independents
  • Sultan seeks votes in area he policed
  • PM to address Mamata rally
  • Remand for Jamuria accused
  • Gunrunner arrested in Barasat
  • Maoist bid to rebuild political network
  • Riz case: Saraogi pleads innocence
  • New users learn Metro manners the hard way
  • IPL fan? Pray it doesn't rain
    • The Telegraph
  • New Town: address not found
  • Monkey business at station
  • Presi quintet in PG trouble
  • Three killed in accidents
  • Judge poser on Gyanwant role
  • Box with a view for SRK at Eden
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Mad about Mamatas art
  • Promoter held on dupe charge
  • Mathematics says Karuna, mood signals Jaya
  • Jaswants mature BJP tag to seal cracks
  • Sabina resents rebels use of Cong workers
  • Deprived Lepchas to boycott polls
  • Users blame cable neglect for Net woes
  • NH55 to open on April 14
  • 2 killed in road rage
    • Indian Express
  • Court glare on top cop in Rizwanur case
  • Mamata plans whirlwind tour of North Bengal
  • Cong MP seeks 4 seats from Mamata
  • BJP goes all out, heavyweights to campaign
  • Mahato was never a CPM member, says Biman
  • Kolkata bucks trend even as states population grows
  • EC favouring Trinamool: CPM
  • TMC candidate attacked
  • Accused casts doubt over Rizwanur suicide note
  • Mamata paintings fetch Rs 1 cr
  • Bikram filled with ecstasy in his new role
  • EC decides to drop Sourav ad, Bikram Ghosh is new ambassador
  • Now, Buddha stung by Wiki
  • On sops, BJP matches Left, grain by grain
  • Judge questions Todi for lack of initiative to reach out to Rizwanur
    • Hindustan Times
    Sports
  • Sourav: Playing freely, expressing yourself makes the difference...
  • Want to contribute substantially in all 3 departments: Manoj
  • Rabindra Bharati in quarterfinals
  • KKR hoping for a turnaround