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News Headlines Archive

January 18, 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
  • Fixed-rate healthcare regime in Kolkata
  • Kolkata nerve centre has fire escape
  • No hunger deaths in tea gardens: Bengal labour minister
  • Debt-ridden farmer kills self
  • IIMC students to take honesty pledge on convocation day
  • GJM to launch stir from March 27
  • Dolphin carcass found in Howrah
  • No Cong, no BJP, no third front: Karat
  • Kolkata pubs to charge more for booze
  • Calcutta archdiocese launches website
  • Finally, heritage tag for 2500-yr-old Chandraketugarh
  • Trinamool hits back at Congress leader
  • Ray's 'Sikkim' DVDs to hit markets soon
  • I can be dangerous, warns Mamata Banerjee
  • Bengal govt is against SEZ, says Partha Chatterjee
  • Winter takes a break in Kolkata, to return soon
  • CM rejigs Cabinet, strips Congress of three departments
  • Badshah surrenders, victims kin boo cops
  • Contract workers a grey area in hospital security
  • A walk to unravel the confluence of cultures in Kolkata
  • Tourism hub at wetland
  • Park plan for waterbodies
  • No public spat, says PCC; Manoj speaks out again
  • Illegal safari in core area of tiger reserve
  • Kashmiri families seek shelter in Kolkata
  • Xavier's campus in Bangladesh?
  • Fewer questions in JEE from now
  • Alumni concerns revealed in Presidency magazine
  • Baby theft couple charged with abduction
  • Hospital kitchen staff cease work
  • Lax vigil at hospitals leaves patients unsafe
  • Girl attempts to kill self in classroom
  • Abode of peace a haven for criminals
  • Caretaker arrested for Santiniketan murder
  • Court allows police to interrogate Agarwal
  • Realtors demand incentives to go eco-friendly
  • No tears for natural artiste with long innings
  • Tribal leader wants Dooars in GTA
  • Maoists recruited by threat or lure, say surrendered rebels
  • Literary fest ends, leaving readers asking for more
  • City makes heavy weather of light read
  • We read books but don't buy them
  • Childless woman tried stealing babies earlier
  • Lake town cops grilled
  • Camera traps to track animals in mangroves
  • Three gunned down at music show
  • Another farmer kills self
  • Caretaker detained for Santiniketan murder
  • Fakirs' music spells magic in land of dotara
  • Govt may bring back resigned cop
    • The Telegraph
  • Fuel pump plays with fire
  • Surprise test in schools
  • Force for northern fringes
  • No stay on Salt Lake fair for now
  • Kashmir boys forge a cricket bond
  • Fun roster for IIT fest
  • Beware of Bypass nightmare
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  • German award to mark Tagore 150
  • Congress dilemma: to bark or bite
  • Then with Mamata, now with mentor
  • Parthas hub on Buddhas park
  • Hunger strike after axe on teacher
  • GTA by March or state cry: Morcha
  • Ambuja crores for north tourism
  • Upgrade of dental care flies in face of reality
  • Rs 70 crore for renovation of road to Sikkim
  • Plea to shed SEZ tag
  • 10 injured, SFI points assault finger at rivals
  • First water eats up potato
  • Two held with stolen car
    • Indian Express
  • Cut to size by Didi, Cong minister spits fire on party leader
  • Govt dismisses hunger deaths
  • Salt Lake fair comes under court scanner
  • Bar council against new Union Bill
    • Hindustan Times
  • Cong 'running out of patience' with Mamata
  • Kolkata woman gives birth on road, dies after no admission by hospitals
  • Firing in UP Himgiri Express, 1 killed
  • Bengal hooch tragedy prime suspect surrenders
  • Trinamool MP slams Bengal government for farmers' suicides
  • Rebel Adivasi leader John Barla reverts back to GATA
  • 3 bombs recovered from CPI(M) party office
  • 400,000 take dip as Gangasagar Fair ends
  • Firing in UP Himgiri Express, 1 killed
  • Kolkata woman gives birth on road, dies after no admission by hospitals
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line