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News Headlines Archive

June 05, 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
  • 48-hour taxi strike deferred by a month
  • Kolkata takes first step to tap wind power
  • Kolkata Municipal Corporation law cells lens on proposal to change Bypass land usage
  • Doctors ring warning bell as temperature soars in Kolkata
  • Heat kills 4 in Kolkata, 13 across Bengal
  • Young and old jostle for space in Times Evening tambola
  • Higher secondary exam results: Kolkata bags 3 spots among top 10
  • Bengal boy beats paralysis to score 71% in higher secondary exams
  • Kolkata gearing up to watch transit of Venus tomorrow
  • Three incidents of chain snatching at Dum Dum station; GRP unfazed
  • Wrong patient tonsured in Kolkata hospital
  • Drunk cops assault doctor in Bengal
  • Hawker's death sparks violence in Bengal
  • Bally tense after political clash; CPM plans protest
  • Mamata allows IAS officer to go on central deputation
  • Mamata makes divisional railway manager apologize to crowd
  • Mamata's London dream: Grand idea but poor planning, says Ray Morgan
  • Bengal govt mulls legal stamp on Salt Lake plot sale
  • Heat wave kills 15 in West Bengal
  • Hawkers go berserk after colleague's death at Santiniketan
  • New anthem for the Kolkata Knight Riders?
  • Flights to take off 15 minutes before schedule
  • Cancelled Raja Lear shows spark dispute
  • Silent terror claim in Haldia, Panskura
  • Civic polls peaceful amid rigging row
  • Sorting out a grave issue
  • Monsoon delay adds to heat woes
  • Now, private bus operators demand fare hike
  • Tiff with mother led to suicide?
  • Woman found dead in neighbours house
  • Airport may soon get specialised security force
  • 6 hurt in child marriage feud in WB
  • Lakshman Seth gone, CPM battles for survival in Haldia civic polls
  • Manas Bhuniya launches tirade against Trinamool Congress
  • West Bengal to lay out industry corridor
  • Kalyani University responds to RTI after 5 years
  • Prime Mininster vows steps to curb brain drain
  • Panic spreads after minor fire at Howrah station
  • Madan Mitra rules out layoff risk
  • West Bengal Pollution Control Board ropes in firms to spread pollution message
  • Trams go classless as government allows quiet fare hike
  • When quitting is the best thing
  • Pizza delivery row ends in fistfight
  • New Metro general manager takes stock
  • Five panchayat areas to be upgraded into municipalities
  • Apeejay Tea to feature at Harrod's Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebration
  • Mamata Banerjee balances religious act with Sagar visit
  • LPG prices drop but will auto fares dip?
  • Go digital or watch your TV sets go blank
  • Tribunal to enforce education act
    • The Telegraph
  • Heat takes toll in abnormal June
  • Taxiways to speed up take-off
  • Ten commandments for a clean, green Calcutta
  • Marks spoiler as bravehearts soar
  • Trio get even with odds
  • City gears up for a date with Venus
  • Gripe over KKRs gold
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Bolly singer rediscovers Bengali roots & discovers a link
  • Gold pinch for buyers & sellers
  • Taxi strike deferred
  • Plea from eco brigade
  • Poll Bengals seven wonders
  • Hawker killed, Bolpur erupts
  • Left to rate government
  • Heat claims seven in Burdwan
  • Trapped after landslides
  • Demand for GTA quota
    • Indian Express
  • HS board chief rues falling standards
  • Heat wave kills 14 in Bengal
  • Panel clears 2,000 TMC men of Singur, Nandigram charges
  • Cops bust two sleaze rackets in Kolkata, 6 held
  • Mahasweta Devi apologises to Vijayan
  • Close call in Birbhum
  • Displaced for industry 10 yrs ago, woman awaits right to vote
  • City students outshine districts
  • Trinamool tactics giving Left an edge: Cong
  • Bengal prison reforms impress Bangladesh
    • Hindustan Times
  • You Read, They Learn
  • Mamata passes popularity test, TMC bags 3 civic bodies
  • Mamata pens doubts on Central bailout package
  • Mamata announces IT hub at Chinsurah
  • Be receptive to differing points of view, PM to youth
  • PM warns against growing intolerance
  • Buses damaged, trains movement disrupted in Bengal
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line