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News Headlines Archive

August 30, 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
  • 'India needs to improve weather prediction system'
  • State govt to spruce up drainage system
  • WB assembly to debate name change on Sept 2
  • JU, Besu may be spared seat order
  • Salt Lake house case: Two women charged
  • Kolkata: Gangster kills boy after soiree row
  • GJM unhappy with GTA Bill circulated in assembly
  • Skeletons continue to tumble out in West Midnapore
  • Hunt for Sushanta shares
  • Sub-station fault sparks loadshedding
  • WB finance minister simplifies tax structure to raise revenue
  • People will see the change: Kolkata police chief
  • Civic takeover notice on Futnani Chambers
  • Puja challenge for new Kolkata police set-up
  • Anna Hazare has jolted Indian conscience: MCC
  • City Centre New Town bags 7 star rating
  • Bidhannagar municipality to start collecting property tax
  • Snatcher runs to safety as police stand unfazed
  • CM bristles at Biman's skeleton remark
  • Villagers gherao office, demand push-back of Dalma herd
  • Ant bites kill newborn in Malda hospital
  • Lack of IAS officers hits Didi's new districts plan
  • Fresh probe into arms smuggling racket
  • Two CPM men held in Surjya constituencyin W. Midnapore
  • Cong-CPM clash leaves two dead in Mangalkote
  • Didi plans students' brigade for voluntary service
  • Factories release toxic waste in drains
  • Life, up close at Science City
  • Now, a house 'stolen' in Salt Lake
  • Aerotropolis shareholder moves court
  • WBJEE chairman resigns, to focus on academics
  • Shoot a goal with TOI and bag tickets to Messi match
  • Govt calls on varsity registrars to break vacancy deadlock
  • Minister holds meet on bus commission
  • Name that hides a secessionist wish
  • Mob fury, lathicharge after DYFI leader's murder
  • More bones found on Surjya turf
  • A show of bonhomie at Bangla border
  • Crack on track hits Metro services
  • Man jumps to death on Metro tracks
  • Dengue drive: KMC teams' surprise visit to schools, hospitals
  • Girl who pulled the trigger
  • Why can't we take our time on name change?
  • Four killed as tourist bus hits truck
  • Foul play ruled out in ISI girl's death
  • Action against rly staffers punished for in Sainthia accident
  • New check post to be a boon for Bengal
  • Haridevpur murder possibly for gain: Police
  • Three more names in Presi faculty search committee
  • 'First task is getting rebels to lay down arms during talks'
    • The Telegraph
  • Decoded: one city, one force
  • JU, Besu edge in tech seat tussle
  • Grab gang fears swirl in Salt Lake
  • Racing buses cause pile-up
  • Ceiling falls on bank manager
  • Healthcare hits barter brainwave
  • Woman rescued from under train
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Roller-coaster ride on expressway
  • Prices cool after CM prod
  • City reels under power cuts
  • Official held for smuggling
  • Girl run over on way to school
  • Boy injured in firing, then shot dead
  • Doctor suspended for limbs on bed
  • Deb tells growth story of his ministry
  • Star attractions: celestron telescope & zorbing ball
  • Bloc bosses switch to Congress
  • 4-hour delay to search river for boy
  • Debaruns Siliguri debut
  • Engineer dies, case started
    • Indian Express
  • CM checkmates middlemen to check price rise
  • Five inmates resume hunger strike demanding release of political prisoners
  • Pay more for tobacco products, liquor
  • Tax breaks for medical aids, property, raw silk
  • Research, innovate, get us more PhDs: PM to IITs
  • Railways in charge of East-West Metro project
  • AMU Murshidabad centre may hit pause button with powerless V-C
  • Govt in talks with BESU, JU over admission
  • Govt to repair, maintain Nazruls Churulia house
  • PCAPA calls 24-hour bandh in Junglemahal
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata scores on most counts in 100-day rule
  • IITs to use CAT for management admission
  • Won't indulge in politics of vendetta: Mamata
  • 30 Jail inmates in Kolkata start fast for Anna
  • Singur land vested, not acquired, claims Bengal government
  • Madan Tamang murder: CBI files supplementary chargesheet
  • Won't indulge in politics of vendetta: Mamata
  • PM's Bangla visit to strengthen bilateral ties: Mamata
  • Singur land vested, not acquired, claims Bengal government
  • 100 days of Mamata's hits and misses
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line