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News Headlines Archive

January 10, 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
  • Land Won't Be A Hurdle, CM Tells Biz Biggies
  • CM rises above politics to keep Bengal in business
  • Bengal is your dreamland too, CM tells industrialists
  • Kolkata gets record January rain in 10 years
  • CM tries to ward off AMRI clouds
  • Didi Scores Big On Slow Pitch
  • Jindal pledges to start coal mining
  • Mamata's grilling turns front row into hot seat
  • Property tax waiver scheme on Feb 1
  • Bratya to meet student unions on January 17
  • Tagore music falls silent at two crossings
  • Actors relive moments spent with Ray
  • Assault charge against TMCP again
  • Doors are open, why don't they leave, asks TMC
  • Four cops injured in clash with mob
  • GJM wants ST status for Gorkhas
  • A musical tribute to Swamiji
  • Snapshots of the world translated on canvas
  • Locals clash with criminals, gang opens fire
  • Presidency mentors mentors want extra grant for teachers
  • Now, a Roman Holiday ride with Vespa on Indian roads
  • 'Shameless' Congress must say if it is with us or Marxists: Trinamool
  • Train services affected in SER after overhead wire snaps
  • Cong has tough time managing allies
  • Campus heat forces rejig of TMC's N Dinajpur unit
  • AMRI fire: A tale of three heroes
  • Ex-student Bratya steals hearts at Taki school
  • TMC man to head Raiganj college
  • 'Trinidad is our mother, but India is the grandmom'
  • Service to mankind to mark RKM's celebrations
  • Shibpur family preserves Swamiji's relics
  • Trinamool factions clash during police raid
  • Majdia college ruckus: Three SFI students held
  • Slow speed helped avert a disaster
  • Bratya invites student unions to talks table
  • Automatic Interlocking System Was Not Fully Functional At Phulia Station
  • Rally for release of kids taken away in Norway
  • Abandoned baby found in vat
  • Antiques smuggled through Sunderbans
  • Experiments a gamble with audience
  • Suburban trains collide head on, 1 dead, 50 hurt
  • Cong free to leave coalition: Mamata
  • Campuses on boil, principals attacked again
  • College employees locked up for 7 hrs
  • Mamata sees state polls link to Cong protests
  • Vats won't spill from March, promises KMC
  • Artists plan rally to protest 'culture scam'
  • City riot accused in custody, finally
  • Give something new, the eyes will follow
    • The Telegraph
  • Bengal leads in... disruption
  • Visions of 2012 in dark January
  • Rabindrasangeet kiosks rob Raj Bhavan of sleep
  • Poll body inputs for college code
  • Caution over civic freebies
  • Govt in the line of highrise fire
  • Surprise glimpse of a seminal artist
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Detailed health plan
  • Presi teacher recruitment meeting
  • Countdown to big switch on small screen
  • Tom, Dick and harried allies
  • Blow to state in port case
  • Medical colleges in the offing
  • Finger at Trinamul links
  • Student protest hits classes in more colleges
    • Indian Express
  • TMC to Cong: All exit doors open
  • Ready to bat for industry with a straight bat: Mamata
  • At tripartite meet, GJM demands speedy formation of GTA
  • Work on Jindals Salboni plant to begin soon
  • Farmer commits suicide in Bankura
  • One dies, six hurt as two local trains collide near Kolkata
  • Education for all is his mission
    • Hindustan Times
  • Local fights root of Cong-Trinamool hostility: Mausam
  • Trinamool rally: Bengal ruling allies at it again
  • No Mamata for Cong, TMC pushes ally into corner
  • Skeleton recovery case: 2 Bengal cops suspended
  • Custody of AMRI accused extended till January 19
  • Trinamool-Cong rift deepens, verbal spat continues
  • Trinamool holds fire, offers talks
  • Fake agencies recruiting Indian girls for overseas jobs
  • WB train collision: Rly offical rules out fault in signalling
  • One dead, six injured in train collision
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line