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News Headlines Archive

December 03, 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
  • Railways plans extension of East-West Metro route
  • If need be, we'll create law: Becharam Manna
  • Climate change makes investing in Kolkata risky: Report
  • Trinamool factions clash, five injured
  • Mystery shrouds death of Ritwik Ghatak's granddaughter
  • Maid-to-order: Training to churn out smarter helps
  • Sobhandeb waits for Didi's return
  • 4 TMC workers injured at Keshpur
  • Maoist jail inmates go on hunger strike
  • Tram runs over 7-year-old
  • Suspended SRFTI students leave hostel
  • Passengers go berserk at Jagaddal station
  • Baguiati gangster runs extortion racket from jail
  • By Jove! Watch that bright object near Moon
  • Jugalbandi of classical legends charms Dhaka
  • Govt still goes red, but schools start lessons
  • So, the birds & bees story goes on
  • At 100, she feels change is always for the better
  • Bizarre payment rule
  • Eastern Air Command gets new chief
  • Ei Samay scribe attacked by auto driver, arrested
  • Houses of CPM men set on fire
  • Villagers torch toll plaza
  • Polytechnic exam postponed
  • Soon, a car ride underground
  • Tea industry sceptical on land transfer to GTA
  • Don't use industrial land for housing projects, MP tells government
  • Sobhandeb snubbed at Didi's door
  • Activist death: Congress wants CBI probe
  • Musical event helps trace classical heritage
  • Sikha Mitra drags Partha to court
  • Haldia MLA hits out at Adhikaris
  • Poor record for Bengal in music licence
  • Mastermoshai ready to quit as MLA, but won't desert farmers
  • Three killed in highway accident
  • Internship gates open for Besu students
  • Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute denies physical abuse in ragging
  • Poila Boisakh date for Aerotropolis
  • 27.4% clear first phase of teacher test
  • Auto drivers attack photo journalist with razor
  • Kolkata to host its first gay carnival
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • Lost chance to right a wrong
  • Housefulsigns at star hotels
  • Tram kills 8-year-old
  • Teenager dies in accident
  • Eyes and ears of citys birders
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Hurrah for home-grown hero & the game
  • In land-sensitive state, racket
  • Cong rural meet in Delhi
  • Death after assault in Digha lodge
  • Trader killed, land brokers held
  • Hospital stalls pulled down
  • Search for new worlds
  • Students in drug net expelled
    • Indian Express
  • Grab land if Singur verdict adverse: Minister
  • Mystery shrouds death of Ritwiks kin
  • HBT berths: KoPT extends bid deadline
  • England team play a different game
  • Cong to take up TMC leader murder with Shinde, backs demand for CBI probe
  • Pak Board team happy with Eden arrangements
  • Didi, Didi on the wall
  • Parliamentary panel raps Tea Board on unscrupulous exports
  • Sovon waits for Didi, keeps suspense alive
  • Bloc leader says Katju right about Mamata
  • 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
  • Army chief reviews security along China border
  • Mamata promises Singur land back to unwilling landlosers
  • Mamata is intolerant and whimsical: Katju
  • CPM leader Buddhadeb criticises PM
  • Trinamool stand on FDI only after Speaker takes decision
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line