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News Headlines Archive

April 12, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Will the tide turn in West Bengal?
  • Financial situation in Bengal worst in the country: Pranab Mukherjee
  • 49 candidates have criminal background
  • Maoists call for a boycott of polls in Bengal
  • Jobs and development if voted to power: Mamata
  • Mamata may find tough keeping Singur promise
  • Mamata can handle Bengal also well: Pranab
  • West Midnapore voters under fear psychosis
  • One-fourth voters seen only Left govt.
  • No winds of change in north Bengal, asserts CPI-M heavyweight
  • Left demands arrest of GJM chief
  • Away from news, Singur suffers away
  • Sonia, Rahul to campaign in West Bengal this week
  • Fate of 3 top Bengal men adds to Left worry
  • Opposition is using terror tactics - Biman
  • EC bans blood donation camps, Kolkata struggles
  • Bardhaman: Left under siege
  • Satyajit Ray: Saluting the auteur
  • No special package for Bengal, says Pranab
  • Somnath Chatterjee's good wishes for CPI(M)
  • Mamata asks Abu Khan Chowdury to request rebel to withdraw
  • Mamata Banerjee will be a good chief minister, says Pranab Mukherjee
  • 'Shubho Nobo Borsho' says Clinton
  • Director Gautam Ghosh turns actor
    • Times of India
  • Kolkata scientists' gift for thalassemics
  • 2 killed in New Town mishap
  • Maoist squad member held
  • Constable commits suicide in police station
  • Asim jugglery to pay salaries
  • No cheer for liquor biz
  • Binayak Sen bail hearing today: The Supreme Court
  • Stones, bricks hurled at Congress candidate
  • Bite missing from graffiti, the fun's gone from the elections
  • Thousands flock to catch glimpse of change-maker
  • 2 held with forged job letters
  • Ghisingh must leave Hills after polls: Gurung
  • North Dinajpur thirsts for development
  • Chhatradhar queers poll pitch
  • GJM support catches Congress, TMC off-guard
  • Eden braces for IPL sans the prince
  • Lights burn hole in KMC pocket
  • Jnaneswari sabotage accused held, 3 still at large
  • TMC men attacked, three injured
  • Lathicharge on school campus
    • The Telegraph
  • Murmur of famous Eden roar
  • Seat 1A on flight to stadium box seat
  • Sheen off swank bus service
  • How Bratya Basu is walking the talk on a different stage
  • Man who makes musicians smile
  • Trinamul MLA invokes Obama
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Cup baby in cricket family
  • Two killed, seven hurt in mishap
  • Constable kills himself
  • 86-year-old gets back her home
  • Flag-ship store in Didi backyard
  • Songs sung red to woo young voters
  • Man held for wife murder bid
  • Independents wont be a factor: Pranab
  • Mamata promises industry, hospitals
  • Ashok sees farmer curse
  • When in north, watch out
  • GNLF threat grouse to EC
  • Sonia, Rahul in state date
  • Rebels poll boycott call
  • Shalishi fine for marrying divorcee
  • GNLF complaint against threat speech
  • Development on Didi lips
  • Missing hand in Mamata battle
  • Tea workers hold key to battle in six seats
  • Soren to tour Dooars
  • CPM launches hill campaign for Wattar
  • Congress, Trinamul to fight Malda rebels jointly
  • Youth injured in firing
    • Indian Express
  • Trinamool tears into EC notice
  • Singur: CM keen but not Bloc
  • Mamata will make a good CM
  • On slow track, Sanga could attack with spin
  • Trouble at home for the Knights
  • kolkata Confidential
  • Deputy EC reviews law and order
  • Withdraw nomination: Cong to dissenters
  • Fear of losing has confined CM to Jadavpur: Mamata
  • 4 professors of Jadavpur University in poll fray
  • Bengals largest factory will be in Singur, says Buddha
  • Back from exile, Ghising stakes claim in Gorkha talks
  • Sheila, Socialites and Juicy Jumpers
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata wins hearts and votes
  • Candidates glued to TV
  • In Mahatma's footsteps, Mamata hits campaign trail with padayatra
  • It's a celebration of nature on Mamata's canvas
  • Adhir states Mir Jafar, claims Trinamool MP
  • Singur accursed, says Bloc leader
  • The many colours of Subrata
  • My name is Khan and I stand for change
  • Left to heal wounds by themselves
  • View through the barbed wire
  • CPI man eyes fourth win
  • Freedom fighters starving
  • CPM banks on minority factor to swing Entally
  • Cong, Trinamool bond
  • The Left has to be driven out
  • From flowers to slogans, madness rules
  • Left front candidate beats CM on asset count
  • Disenchanted Lepchas to boycott election
  • Demand grows, Didi picks up brush again
  • Sourav opts out, EC promo to feature Dhoni
    • Sports
  • Kallis stars in Kolkata Knight Riders' first win
  • Cool Gambhir is a quick learner
  • Without Ganguly, Eden gets poor response
  • I want KKR to win for Ganguly: Shah Rukh