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News Headlines Archive

February 08, 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
  • State worried over rise in crimes against SC, ST
  • Say no to strikes, Purnendu tells govt staff
  • BSF jawan dies after attack by cattle smugglers
  • Purulia to get a Rly coach factory soon
  • Maoist couple surrenders to police in Midnapore
  • High-flying bag lifter nabbed
  • Sultan heads forest force after Raha demotion
  • July 21 panel invites witness statements
  • Drugs seized, two held
  • Jail breaker caught by locals, handed over to police
  • Sushanta gets a hero's welcome
  • Another bag with body parts found on railway tracks
  • Development high on taskmaster CM's agenda
  • Molesters stab teenager, aunt
  • I-T raid hauls Rs 23 cr from trust
  • Councillor aides held for pension fraud
  • Papers sought on derecognition of police bodies
  • CU campus polls on hold, talks on for single-day voting
  • Cycle rally to mark Language Martyrs' Day
  • Kolkata gets the blues
  • Zapped by colour change
  • Mom, look! A blue tree
  • Another Maoist couple surrenders in Bengal
  • Bangladesh to be theme country in next Kolkata Book Fair
  • Centre likely to pass Companies Bill by March
  • Board okays survey for Mahananda rail track
  • Father held for killing infant
  • Sunderbans gets the green light for new sanctuary
  • Tax collection camps in the Hills
  • Rebels regrouping in Jangalmahal
  • Vitamin A supplements stock runs dry in state
  • Forest official loses promotion plea in SC
  • Pranab praise for CM in hard times
  • Police picket on campus for college poll
  • Hospital ruckus after child death
  • Woman strangled to death, probe on
  • State to form policies to improve work culture
  • Sushanta may be released today
  • Discerning a master behind the scene
  • Central funds to state are project-specific: Mitra
  • 3 AMRI accused sent to jail
  • TMC men rough up cops, snatch rifle
  • 5 more babies die in Malda hospital
  • Jnaneswari loco pilot, assistant dismissed
  • Irritated by wailing, father kills baby girl
  • Cong rubbishes CM claim on aid
  • GJM threatens to pull out of GTA accord
  • New neo-natal units to bring down infant mortality rate
  • Jewellery worth 33L stolen from shop
  • Cops yet to act on student suicide
    • The Telegraph
  • Beware of airport bag thief
  • Cops struggle as crime graph soars
  • Boy given mothers shot
  • AMRI duo undergo handwriting test
  • Clusters for campus polls
  • Police to help fliers find taxi
  • Presi second crack at tutor hire
  • You share your birthday with...
  • The discreet charm of glitters
  • New fire stations, not gear
  • Probe into 1993 police firing
  • Out of control, truck takes lives on GT Road
  • Deepas rebel hand to join Trinamul
  • Peek at CM rural poll plan
  • Rivals challenge Gurung on Maoist slur
  • Indian Idol star to sing in snow fest
  • 20 lakh emails for tour revival mission
  • GTA delay spurs campaign race in hills
  • Manas glare on poor performers
  • MP hurt in stone attack
    • Indian Express
  • Mamata admits: State lagging in NREGS implementation
  • BC Roy Hospital repeats: Infant dies, kin protest
  • Take steps to prevent baby deaths, NCPCR to govt
  • State asks Centre to give fertiliser subsidy to farmers
    • Hindustan Times
  • Congress stir against Trinamool to continue
  • Another Kolkata man dies near burnt laptop
  • Mamata backing fundamentalists: Taslima Nasrin
  • Rajiv leader of hearts, Pranab like brother: Mamata
  • Mamata dubs baby deaths in WB as 'rumour'
  • Explosives stocked by Maoists seized in Odisha
  • Another Kolkata man dies near burnt laptop
  • Guilty should be punished in 2G scam, says Trinamool
  • 19 babies die in two Bengal districts
  • Darjeeling ropeway reopens after more than 8 yrs
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line