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News Headlines Archive

December 01, 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
  • Snubbed, Singur 'mastermoshai' calls it a day
  • Seven Satyajit Ray film institute students suspended for ragging, girls called to boys hostel for sessions
  • Stop party feud ahead of polls: Mamata Banerjee
  • Cracks appear in Singur bastion
  • 'Maoist' farmer on BJP dais
  • 400 crore Japan funds to boost forestry projects around Kolkata
  • CBI heat on Nandigram cop for delay in rape victim's swab samples
  • Indian musicians set Dhaka stage on fire
  • Share our burden, build infrastructure, Partha tells realtors
  • Trinamool councillors 'manhandle' Tamalika
  • Pi eats into Khans' share of pie in Kolkata
  • Mother, son put the 'positive' in HIV+
  • Fake paintings: Former art college principal gets anticipatory bail
  • Solve traffic mess, urges Kolkata airport chief
  • Woman molested inside Howrah bus
  • Political bullies threat to country: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
  • TMC squabble hits streets
  • Sindex 2012 concludes at Kalaikunda
  • Mamata Banerjee orders judicial probe in Tehatta firing
  • Supreme Court dismisses Lodha petition in Birla case
  • Realty check for Mamata at business meet
  • Barmy Army takes guard in City of Joy
  • Presidency University signs MoU with Trinity College
  • President Pranab to visit Golpark home on trip to Kolkata
  • Mob batters cops in Garden Reach in Kolkata
  • Madan orders crackdown on drunken driving
  • Singur on boil, Mamata ignores rumblings
  • TMC leaders' promise of action placates Sobhandeb
  • Mamata steps in to solve trident-light crisis
  • Fate of homoeopathy students hangs in balance
  • Gold chain snatched on bus
  • Panagarh villagers drive away land surveyors
  • Midnight probe into Bengal baby deaths
  • Mukul Roy, Subhendu take on Adhir in Cong stronghold
  • Queensland calling travel-freak Kolkatans
  • Friends fall out, Singur caught in home battle
  • Buddha slams govt for 'communal chaos'
  • Govt to set up motels along state highways
  • Teen nearly dies in 'snake-girl' cleansing ritual
  • Govt has to seek Centre's nod for transport reforms
  • Crib deaths: Task force to visit Malda hospital
  • Handwriting study reveals gadget-induced disorders in kids
  • Cabbie returns lost mobile phones to techie
  • Cops plan to keep monkeys off CM meet
  • Winter's here, mercury to slide in 2 days
  • Cracker of a start to Ei Samay EMSA rally
  • BEd and law varsities in the pipeline
  • Doubts haunt Metro dream
  • Cop in Tehatta firing now accused of thrashing junior
  • Key witness in hooch deaths trial shot dead
    • The Telegraph
  • Probe rooms in Basu home
  • Fair gets sops for add-on days
  • Mamata calls Sobhandeb
  • From Facebook to gallery, art goes live
  • Swingin it for a Royal Saturday
  • How science proved sci-fi right
  • Pi beats Robsten, takes on Aamir
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Besu design duo ace green makeover contest
  • How many minutes before the next bus arrives?
  • New CID boss in IPS shuffle
  • Art of masking Singur dissent
  • Land and regular dole promise
  • My resignation? Ask CM, says minister
  • Govt go-slow on Panagarh bypass
  • Govt set to withdraw 382 hill cases
  • Fighter captain injured
  • Bull on attack spree killed
  • Heroes out of common people
    • Indian Express
  • Mamatas Maoist farmer on BJP stage
  • Will quit as MLA but to remain TMC supporter
  • Sovan relents after Didis call
  • Slain TMC leaders wife to meet Cong leaders
  • Haldia officer who pointed to TMC hand in HBT exit held
  • Ex-principal gets anticipatory bail in fake painting case
  • Test match popularity on test at Eden
  • HC seeks report on jail inmates
  • Trinamool tries to win Sovan back
  • Ex-minister not invited to CMs meet at Singur
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata intolerant, wants yes men around her: Katju
  • Eye on Panchayat polls, Mamata rejigs cabinet
  • New conditional permits to be issued after transporters take a no strike pledge
  • Woman dies after husband sets her on fire
  • Kolkata LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) film festivalto kick off on Friday
  • Mamata is intolerant and whimsical: Katju
  • CPM leader Buddhadeb criticises PM
  • Trinamool stand on FDI only after Speaker takes decision
  • Chief supplier told court the Tagore fakes werent his
  • After Cabinet, CM reshuffles civic team
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line