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News Headlines Archive

August 24, 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
  • Kids molested, Kolkata cops drag feet
  • Mamatas favourite hues for Durga
  • Assocham U-turn for 'industry-friendly' state
  • Mamata govt bars Buddha's Hooghly meeting
  • Zilla parishad row: CPM goes to Jairam Ramesh
  • HC panel to represent Priyamvada Birla estate
  • Staff crunch delays issue of passports
  • No leads yet in Paikpara murder case
  • Kolkata Municipal Corporation pays Rs 18K for trident lights, sells at Rs 9600
  • Coal shortage: Brace for power cuts
  • Crave hilsa? Pray for rain
  • Mystery shrouds Bengal schoolgirl's death
  • Arsenic found in tubewell near Mamata's house
  • Kolkata Metro to be under railways wings
  • Calcutta HC orders makeover for Botanic Garden
  • Nigerians held with cocaine
  • Kolkata cops crack ATM theft with birthday code
  • Mamata's 'instruction' stalls Alambazar Math renovation
  • Veil of secrecy on dengue outbreak
  • Rising dengue cases shake govt out of slumber
  • Dengue outbreak: Clinics, labs cash in on fear fever
  • Bengal tops passport delay list
  • Bengal MLAs have laptops, but struggling to use them
  • Retired banker living alone murdered in Paikpara home
  • Bid to hardsell Rajarhat financial hub
  • US science body revisits Raman Effect
  • HC breather for Tamalika
  • Alert guard rescues man from tracks
  • Ashok Mitra attacks Centre for lack of funds
  • Organ donation gets a boost, 60 pledge support
  • Tech decree lands West Bengal MLAs in a spot
  • Tech education for industry freshers
  • Murder leaves 'safe' neighbourhood shattered
  • Bus plunges into canal, 1 killed, 19 hurt
  • Lack of evidence delays probe into July 21 firing
  • Kolkata to get 30 new taxi stands
  • Cops accused of hasty arrest
  • Police seek park safety reports, scanner on crowd control
  • Love your street food? It can kill you
  • Special Rajdhanis every week in festive month
  • 'People stood watching my son get beaten up'
  • Raped for resisting goon's indecent lure
  • Retired woman bank official battered to death by dacoits
  • Task force on Rabindra Tirtha holds first meeting
  • Chunk breaks off slide at Nicco Park, 17 hurt
  • Horror plunge in thrill rush
  • Dengue claims second victim this season
  • Killer mosquito changes breeding grounds
  • Govt doctors refer dengue test to private lab
  • Cabbies thrash mother, son
    • The Telegraph
  • Case of arrest first, probe later
  • Fever fear in hospital rush
  • Mystery of ATM theft unravelled
  • HC order for greener garden
  • Top gun for city police
  • Arrested for pool car molest
  • Trinitys tryst with Tiger and Kat
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Bus driver blames bad road for accident
  • Chase on for United dreams
  • Bikers snatch gold chain
  • Missing girl found dead
  • Cops face trafficking heat in court
  • US foreign policy decoded for kids
  • Teacher recruit test on hold
  • Security bar on Buddha closed-door meet
  • Gun factory at CPM leaders home
  • DM reads riot act to autos
  • Subrata explains rural power shift
  • Bengal woos investors
  • Road to city blocked after student ruckus
  • Mob hits land official with slippers
  • Highway block for jumbo trouble
  • Trains halted for 5 hours
  • Govt land warning to three investors
  • Morcha seeks N-E tax relief
  • Darjeeling boys road to sets of Jism-2
    • Indian Express
  • NUJS students death: Family cries foul
  • Buddha denied permission to hold rally
  • HC summons SPs of four districts for failing to file missing persons reports
  • Singur land battle round II: Hearing in SC starts today
  • Congress stirs Singur pot, demands factory
  • College Service Commission Bill to be tabled in next session
  • Protect Priyamvada Birla's assets: HC to administrators
  • Mamata in Delhi to attend UPA meeting
  • Hills peaceful, tourists are back
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
    • Hindustan Times
  • Railways have worsened under Trinamool: Congress MP
  • Short skirts cause women harassment, says Trinamool MLA
  • Pranab's sister predicted he will be President
  • Mamata congratulates Pranab, to attend swearing-in
  • Birbhum, Nadia celebrate Poltus win
  • Man who questioned Mamata granted bail
  • HC appoints panel for Priyamvada Birla estate
  • NIA files charge sheet against 5 Naxal leaders
  • Buddhadeb denied permission to hold conference in Bengal
  • State to install CCTV camera at liquor shops
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line