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News Headlines Archive

July 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
  • Corporation Bank needs Rs 1600 crore capital infusion
  • Key Maoist leader Arnab held in Purulia
  • Protestors, police add to commuter's woes, traffic comes to standstill
  • Student, kin thrash schoolteacher
  • Forward trading a curse for farmers: CM
  • Fight for yourself, says self-help author
  • Two bodies dug out of riverbank
  • Multi-crore scam stink at agriculture university
  • Lakshman Seth walks free after 121 days
  • 'Politics intrinsic to teachers' unions'
  • Industry listing gets simpler
  • IAS officer gets conditional bail
  • Private firms to be given Bypass ad rights
  • Roads after RD, Satyen? KMC can't decide
  • Didn't know of horror home: Disabilities commissioner
  • Kolkata role in CERN test not highlighted enough: Scientists
  • Police 'mole', gang held with arms cache
  • Pinki Pramanik case puts Bypass plots under lens
  • Suspected SIMI activist arrested
  • Nigerian held with cocaine from Kolkata mall
  • Kids wake up to find mom murdered
  • Lack of twitter account doesn't stop Mamata from trending
  • BASF is world's most transparent chemical company
  • Emirates offers more for less this monsoon
  • Big boost to Gujarat tourism
  • Travel tourism fair a big hit
  • Alam gets award from President for contribution to promotion of Persian language
  • Now, authenticate your medicine through mobile
  • Air Arabia ranked second best performing carrier
  • Urban planners from Kabul in Kolkata to know on township planning
  • Kona Expressway fraught with problems
  • National Medical College reeling under power cut
  • Promoter killed in Rajarhat chase
  • MMS, lies and now tapes: Pinki case gets murkier
  • Woman cries rape at rave party
  • KG kid beaten up for crying to go home
  • Robbers stab trader's wife to death
  • Blast in school laboratory, narrow escape for kids
  • Snag in AC rake hits Metro services
  • Denied meeting with Didi, man hits staffer with hammer
  • Kolkata Municipal Corporation repairs pipe, but water still stinks
  • Flood alert for North Bengal
  • Jawan held with illegal arms
  • Traffic pain for Metro gain
  • Rush to meet CM deadline on projects
  • US gates shut, sex workers to hold global meet in Kolkata
  • Wetland being sold in pieces
  • Victoria to mark sculptor's centenary with first-time exhibition
  • Gandhi does a Kalam, thanks Mamata for support
  • Kolkata turns into Global Village
    • The Telegraph
  • A shooting star ahead of her time
  • HC lifts tech seat logjam
  • Road grab for CM rally
  • Watch lifted on rape route
  • Business rivalry angle in Rajarhat
  • Police add to rally pain
  • Writers transfer after blow
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Extra names on Presi rolls
  • Hacker tips for schoolkids
  • Maoist top gun with IIT past arrested
  • Missing home girl found in Alipurduar
  • Govt funds glare on agriculture varsity
  • CM van plan to seal market-farmer gap
  • Thieves, beware! Trucks have GPS installed too
  • Traffic snarl triggers freak tragedy
  • Bail for IAS officer
  • HC refuses boy custody to busy dad
  • Gurung oath at Ghisingh bhavan
  • River warning system plan
  • Landslide blocks Sikkim highway
  • Trapped in flood, kids get jumbo lift
    • Indian Express
  • Ansari calls Mamata, so does Pranab
  • Stood by Pranab, he didnt call me for 8 months: Didi
  • Somnath backs Pranab
  • IIT dropout who became top Maoist leader arrested in Bengal
  • Govt orders probe in Pinki land dispute
  • V-B report fails to conclude
  • GTF to observe GTA anniversary as Black Day
  • Panel to monitor womens homes to comprise DMs wives, says Minister
  • CPM calls Didi inconsistent, her support face-saver
  • Embankment breached, 1000 shifted in Jalpaiguri
    • 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'
  • BJP criticises Mamata, asks why so much drama
  • Mamata gets off her high horse, will back Pranab
  • Top Maoist leader nabbed by joint forces
  • Rape charges fake, admits Pinkis live-in partner
  • MP Congress leaders protest outside Speaker's chamber
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line