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News Headlines Archive

July 16, 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
  • First flight lands, swank new terminal takes off in style
  • Pranab Mukherjee writes to MLA Mamata Banerjee
  • Pinki Pramanik lodges theft complaint against former partner
  • More buried in Hooghly horror home?
  • State to set up 35 fair price medicines shops
  • Scrutiny for Staff Selection Commission exams to be outsourced
  • Landslides cripple traffic in the Hills
  • Sewage water flows out of Elgin Road taps
  • Kolkata youth drowns in Howrah lake
  • Residents exhibit their talents at Times event
  • Jewellery export crosses Rs 10k crore
  • Brawl on Vietnam ship near Sagar, one critically injured
  • State lodges FIR against Gurap home
  • Driver kills flat mate in scuffle over TV show
  • Trinamool will decide on contesting VP polls: Krishna Bose
  • Unheard tales of the unsung crusaders
  • Sutia fears return of black days of 2000-2002
  • Kolkata flies high, finally
  • Aerobridge, X-ray hurdles for terminal
  • Pinki files theft complaint against live-in partner
  • Saviour with nerves of steel and a heart of gold
  • Barun Biswas: An unsung hero
  • Wait over, CPM readies for battle
  • Teacher who strip-searched girl gets bail in a jiffy
  • TMC trade union eyes banks, railways
  • 9-year-old boy gets the cane for skipping test
  • Glorious past, troubled present
  • Visva-Bharati girl: Probe panel submits final report
  • Court craft could never be minimalist: Ritu Kumar
  • Train runs over two at unmanned signal
  • Railway workers suffer electric shock
  • Navy boats keep a watch on Hoogly
  • Kolkata Municipal Corporation focus on stiff revenue target
  • Rajarhat hub gets one bid in 4 months
  • Students may soon have a second shot at HS
  • Extortionist held in Howrah
  • Scores try their luck for TOI junior editors' panel
  • Absconding inmate of Gurap home still at large
  • Govt closed eyes to rehabilitation home mess
  • Teacher who strip-searched girl arrested
  • Mamata Banerjee snubs Sonia Gandhi, turns down dinner invite
  • Rachpal Singh accuses travel body of driving tourists away
  • Housewife raped in Malda
  • Presidential poll: Vote in Delhi or Kolkata? TMC confused
  • HC seeks report on rehab probe
  • Court grants conditional bail to Lakshman Seth
  • HC seeks report on waterlogging
  • Twin fires in Howrah
  • Kids caned for raising voice against teacher
    • The Telegraph
  • Finally, something to feel good about
  • Coaches in class to checkmate exams
  • Theft finger at Pinki accuser
  • Pride parade breaks record
  • Fight on hands to maintain facility
  • Bank fined Rs 1.85 lakh
  • Duped lady waits for money
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  • Stream switch at Presi
  • Gang strikes two flats in same building
  • Truck runs over pollution cop
  • Crack forces flight return
  • Lack of rain, east wind keep hilsa off coast
  • Jostle for key offices keeps civic posts vacant
  • Mental home doc detained
  • Cops eye Dumka in school case
  • Girl mattress & bed seized in urine case
  • CPM reply to Mamatas July 21 rally
  • Once called mad, now healer of mentally ill
  • Doc forced to apologise for shouting
  • Rain floods Jalpaiguri
  • 3 injured in Sikkim landslides
  • Tirkey rally in plains
  • Plastic ban from August
  • Balurghat teen resists marriage to study
  • Rape video sparks protest
  • Bed seized in urine case
    • Indian Express
  • Now, Pinki files theft complaint against her accuser
  • Pranab writes to Didi, seeks support
  • MLAs jostle for Pranab oath pass
  • CID takes over Guria death case
  • Embankment breached, 1000 shifted in Jalpaiguri
  • V-B report fails to conclude
    • Hindustan Times
  • Probe report confirms Karabi urine cure incident
  • Looking for stolen cash, teacher strips student
  • President has to live up to traditions: Pranab
  • 'Pranab's nomination for President not a reward'
  • 'Pranab had resigned as chairman'
  • 4 women missing from Bengal's 'horror home'
  • Pinki Pramanik claims her life is threatened
  • WB boy sexually assaulted by hostel superintendent
  • Pinki files theft complaint against live-in partner
  • Probe report confirms Karabi urine cure incident
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line