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News Headlines Archive

August 16, 2011
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
  • Historian rescued from street
  • PCPA unhappy with role of interlocutors
  • Govt mulls alternative to bus commission system
  • Visva-Bharati pro-VC caught in art row
  • 1000 notes too big for Kolkata wallet
  • Living examples of 'never say die'
  • Experts differ on viability of Sagar port
  • Fresh case against Sushanta
  • Tagore, jazzed up: Remixed versions of Rabindrasangeet are a hit
  • Skeleton: Bengal ex-minister faces fresh case
  • High-tide alarm amid heavy rain
  • CID finds bullets in Sushanta's house
  • Former CPM minister's house raided, live cartridges seized
  • Salim's wife vacates hospital suite
  • Mammoth freighter to land at city airport
  • KMC projects in limbo as Centre blocks funds
  • Minister orders probe into 'non-use of jumping cushions' scandal
  • TTE held for molesting teen on Darj Mail
  • HC seeks report on zoo agitation
  • Gravedigger's story may nail Sushanta Ghosh: CID
  • Mamata meets flood victims
  • Besu decides to set up students' senate
  • Budget passed amid controversy
  • Buddha accuses govt of revenge politics
  • Tea & grilling in lock-up
  • CM asks Maoists to surrender, offers compensation & jobs
  • CPM terror tales tumble out
  • Ghosh arrest may bust arms racket
  • Patrol vehicles to guard Salt Lake
  • Lear to be back at Minerva
  • Didi warns CPM on tea garden strike
  • Train services suspended during night in Assam
  • Tarakeshwar TMC leaders' bail rejected
  • CRPF man injured in Maoist firing
  • Ghosh had been scaring people: CID
  • It's not flood, just a flood-like situation, says govt
  • Jewellery goes missing from Rashmonis house
  • 'Budget' is a failure, FM too casual: Surjya
  • Presi council didnt flout mentors advice: Amita
  • An unofficial shift to Bengali
  • Mitra targets 31% revenue growth
  • Mamata booster dose for healthcare
  • Kolkata Puja to be beamed live in London
  • Jammed gate sparks rampage at Metro station
    • The Telegraph
  • Glare on perils of private security
  • Messi match, city sleeps
  • Debasree faces flood relief flak
  • Rs 75lakh jewellery theft
  • Literary landmarks to be demolished
  • Days and nights in riot zone
  • Truck hits tea stall, 8 injured
  • Flyover pawn parade on I-Day
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  • Raids on Sushantas brother
  • Rally-bound doctor held
  • Cong peace prod to ally
  • Chamling effigy burnt
  • Tea strike called off
  • NBU strike put on hold for 3 days
    • Indian Express
  • Hoardings on way out from Dalhousie
  • Its official, Yechury for RS
  • Trinamool gangs attacking farmers, says Biman Bose
  • On Tatas plea for amended Singur petition, govt told to reply by July...
  • At Writers, targets and change are the new buzzwords
  • No marks, report cards at Presidency
  • First batch of 46 political prisoners ready for release: CM
  • Archieji, Bettydidi and Tintinbhai
  • Beehives along rail tracks to prevent jumbo deaths
  • In new panel season, intellectuals refuse Mamata job offers
  • Dooars tribals to knock Centres door over Hill territorial survey
    • Hindustan Times
  • 4 more arrested in skeleton recovery case
  • Three children injured in blast in Kolkata
  • Rains wreak havoc in states
  • CPM men part of wide gun running racket?
  • 'Hazare challenging Constitution'
  • 4 more arrested in skeleton recovery case
  • Murder accused CPM MLA stable
  • Three children injured in blast in Kolkata
  • Rains wreak havoc in states
  • CPM men part of wide gun running racket?
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line