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News Headlines Archive

July 20, 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
  • Kolkata to host global conference of sex workers
  • Renault comes up with Scala; launch slated before Diwali
  • General Motors to have 300 sales points by year-end
  • First in TMC to back Pranab, Suman abstains
  • Teacher burns student with cigarette
  • Karaya OC shunted to facilitate probe
  • Gurap horror accused held after 8 days
  • High Court raps govt for delay in phasing out old vehicles
  • Floatel returns to its mooring after 2 months
  • Auto drivers bash up couple
  • State power minister Manish Gupta to face July 21 probe
  • 3 of family die in suicide pact
  • Pranab's son invites Mamata home for tea
  • Engineer gheraoed for 'hitting' SER worker
  • Leaders debate scope of industry
  • Kolkata boy tops CA exam, fulfills dad's dream
  • TMC core panel to protest reforms push
  • Ramsar experts to inspect wetland encroachment
  • Nostalgia, dreams soak Mirati on V-Day
  • Swiss adventurer lands in Kolkata
  • Kolkata hosts world sex workers' meet
  • Swiss pilot on world tour touches down in Kolkata
  • No escape from taxi-bus strike
  • Mamata Banerjee's minister to appear before panel probing July 21 police firing
  • Agriculture minister limits scope of industry, commerce minister differs
  • Global AIDS conference: US denies visa to sex workers
  • Tea Board officials visited Iran
  • Superstar Rajesh Khanna's Bengali connection
  • 6-year-old hit with duster for chatting
  • City-wide Metro network may start operating by 2015
  • Student held for kissing girl on street
  • Urine-drinking case: Girl moves to new school in Bolpur
  • Govt builds tourism plan around SRK
  • Alert railway staffer helps rescue kidnapped child
  • Bothered by stray dogs? Call up canine control
  • Tagore research centre opens doors on Aug 7
  • Undertrials on hunger strike at Alipore jail again
  • Bizarre viral fever sparks scare in Kolkata
  • Prime accused in stamp paper racket held
  • Kolkata airport to get new radars
  • Bengal interests calm Trinamool
  • Soumitra, Supriya and Sabitri to get Uttam Kumar Award
  • Rain ends north-south divide
  • 11 babies die in 72 hours in Malda hospital
  • State plans to launch anti-Maoist ops again
  • Pranab Mukherjee's son thanks Mamata for support
  • Three killed in Malda flood
  • Darjeeling: Queen of the hills, queen of Rajesh Khanna's heart
  • Corporation Bank needs Rs 1600 crore capital infusion
  • Key Maoist leader Arnab held in Purulia
    • The Telegraph
  • E-bridge for JU campuses
  • Cradle for media managers
  • Three of family in train suicide
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Sweet sellers ask for labs
  • Bus strike on July 31 for fare hike
  • CBI to probe missing charge
  • Court cracks emission whip
  • Visva boot for warden
  • CM punch for Sonia lunch
  • Maoists tiptoe into Lalgarh
  • Ruckus over cheating denial
  • Army repairs river bank breach
  • Sikkim highway slide near border
  • Residents recount flood horror
  • Gurung pledges hands-on leadership
  • 2000 people stranded as bridge gives way
    • Indian Express
  • More rain forecast for deluged north
  • Feared for my safety
  • Mamata writes to PM to check fertiliser price hike
  • State votes, but Suman stays away
  • File affidavit on press card law: HC to state
  • Calcutta Madrasahs Bengali section on verge of closure
  • Guria death: Key accused in CID custody
  • Missing girls: HC asks CBI to probe
    • 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