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News Headlines Archive

April 16, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Difficult for WB govt to pay employees for April/May: Pranab
  • Unfair to blame Centre if Bengal govt fails to pay salary
  • I made a mistake in handling Singur: Buddhadeb
  • Congress, Trinamool trying to bring about change, says Sonia
  • Mamata takes her battle into Congress territory
  • 'I have more faith in people than in opinion polls' - Buddhadeb
  • Pranab appeals to rebel leaders to withdraw candidature
  • Trinamool candidate cashes in on Obama factor
  • I believe in pluralism in the world of culture too: Buddha
  • Cong will win in Bengal because of TMC: Mamata
  • Farmers will be in peril if we don't come back to power, says Buddhadeb
  • CPI says WB polls a ''classical'' battle, predicts LF win
  • OK if Somnath campaigns for CPM, says Yechury
  • What makes students at IIM-Calcutta go off the beaten track?
  • Q&A: Trinamool's Dinesh Trivedi
    • Times of India
  • Drunk poet molests girls at Jadavpur University
  • Dissident spared for sake of alliance?
  • 'Gautam invitation personal'
  • Police still on lookout for Mukul Roys son
  • Campus safe, molestation a freak incident: JU registrar
  • Salt Lake demands dues
  • Double murder in bypass flat
  • Spurious IMFL seized
  • Fingers crossed in Siliguri
  • Dalu skips Rahul Gandhi`s meet in Malda
  • Homemaker dies, two arrested
  • EC seeks GJM town office status
  • Mahato collects papers
  • 5 kids die in boat capsize
  • Flyover to link Sikkim & Bengal
  • Six get life term in Nanoor case
  • Hashish pops out as officials make drug-peddler poop
  • Three die as rickety jute mill roof collapses
  • Red zone claims 23 teachers
    • The Telegraph
  • Shades of Mamata in song
  • Culture clan stumps CM
  • Banned autos rule New Town road
  • Schools seek early classes by trainees
  • Top cop message to traffic force
  • Poll link to seized weapons
  • Murder probe throws up letter
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Airline workers call off strike
  • Trains for IPL matches
  • In coal belt, strike while iron is hot
  • No wrong in Somnath invite: Yechury
  • Trinamul stones at Brinda meet
  • EC wants strict action against Mukul son
  • Deepa backs rebels under Sonia nose
  • MLA axe unites allies in rebel favour
  • Campaigns run on hill passions
  • Parishad support for Malakar
  • Mob beats up forester
    • Indian Express
  • Gorkhaland divides Hill parties
  • Somnath free to campaign for us
  • CPM minister beaten up in Nandigram
  • Left ruined Bengal, time for change: Sonia
  • Best Poila Boishakh gift of my life: Mother
  • Nandigram bandh withdrawn
  • Chhattradhar to file nomination on April 19
  • Central forces at all Kolkata booths: CEO
  • Attack on EC team: Hunt on for Mukul Roys missing son
  • Rights groups want Lokayukta Act amended
  • Back in Hills, CPM sings Ghising song
  • Lucknow court blasts: One accused discharged
    • Hindustan Times
  • As Trinamool gains ground CPM cadre fails to terrorise
  • Buddha to attend Howrah road show
  • Gunning for Gorkhaland
  • Mamata wins hearts and votes
  • Time Bengal saw change: Sonia
  • CPM leaders wife blesses Mamata
  • Bengal poorest state: Sonia
  • Advani campaigns in N Bengal, avoids Didi
  • Fight for green belt
  • Left filching govt funds, says Rahul
  • Anna Hazare effect or just greed, what pushed voters?
  • Freedom fighters starving
  • Strangers in strange land
  • Will the Left record break?
  • Bad weather ruins day for many of his fans
  • Chhatradhar a step closer to fighting elections
  • Album sings left feat tune to woo voters
  • Biman calls Mamata uranta pakhi
  • From flowers to slogans, madness rules
  • Left front candidate beats CM on asset count
    • Sports
  • Kolkata make Rajasthan bite dust
  • Yusuf did a fine job: Gambhir