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News Headlines Archive

June 08, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Cognizant proposes Rs 600 crore campus in West Bengal
  • Gorkhas on a high, after long wait
  • Kolkata art gallery, Aakriti, goes with unique show to celebrate Tagore's 150th anniversary
  • Eight schoolgirls suffer heat stroke in Kolkata
  • CPI (M) mourns death of veteran party leader
  • 3 districts in state to get rice at Rs 2 per kg
  • BJP to protest against Ramdev incident
  • Mamata woos Tata, industry leaders with investors’ conclave
  • Mamata's extended rice scheme ruffles Food and Supplies Dept.
  • Howrah to get knowledge-cum-poly park
  • GAIL Chief meets Mamata over setting up of projects
  • Mamata praises State Government employees
  • Mamata Banerjee solves Darjeeling hill problems
  • IIM-Calcutta enters online networking sites
  • Changes likely in Bengal Congress leadership
  • Paoli Dam to act in Tagore play
  • Actor Rudranil Ghosh hospitalised after hit by car
    • Times of India
  • Paoli Dam to act in Tagore play
  • Toll-free number for ailing animals in Bengal
  • Posters shock at Writers' Buildings
  • Jogen lashes out at Somnath
  • Intellectuals see red on arms haul
  • Singapore firm to develop Sikkim tourism
  • Transport promotions on hold
  • Brace for more sultry days ahead
  • Vacant rooms greet Mamata
  • Mass grave: 'Survivors' recount horror
  • L&T to invest in Bengal after 34 years
  • Rezzak Mollah courts arrest
  • Brake on road tax evaders
  • Bin Quasem's family meets Mamata
  • I-T raid on 3 city chit funds
  • New Town to go green with solar power
  • Talks begin on new hill council
  • IT raid on three chit funds in Kolkata
  • 'Govt committed to return Singur land'
    • The Telegraph
  • Shoved by state of paralysis
  • Girls ill after drill on the field
  • Mamatas model code of conduct for troops
  • Studios plot revamp roadmap
  • Culture clan at Mamata meet
  • Mamata jibe falls on deaf ears
  • Queen of the hills regains summer crown
  • You share your birthday with...
  • CM surprise visit at health hub
  • Pranab loyalist crosses over to Trinamul
  • Rebel backers in freedom cry
  • GAIL set for Bengal foray
  • Central forces exit begins
  • Facelift for French connection
  • Morcha sticks to territory point
  • NBU without student union
  • Pest shuts down tea factories
  • Best time for both camps
  • Plant project for elephants
  • Plan for Jaldapara rate slash
  • Plea for tiger survey in the region
  • Districts to host league matches
  • Shelter shock for Sabitri
  • 2 die as car falls into ditch
    • Indian Express
  • Reshuffle in state Cong
  • 36 CMO officials transferred
  • CBI reopens Chhoto Angaria case, visits massacre spot
  • FIR against Susanta in skeleton case
  • Statehood on hold, Didi says Gorkhaland issue solved
  • Darjeeling issue settled : Mamata
  • Villagers claim skeletal remains of kin killed in 2002
  • Bloc, CPI take on Big Brother
  • L&T, which did not invest during Left rule, reaches out to Writers
  • Junglemahal DMs told to ensure proper food supply for poor
  • Nuclear deal showdown triggered Lefts collapse, cadres tell Karat
  • Uttarpara all set to house Mamatas dream film city
  • No sign of Mamata promise on withdrawal of Jt forces
  • BJP promises Ram Rajya if voted to power in UP
  • Communal forces link with Ramdevs fast undesirable: Bhushan Jr
  • HS pass percentage dips 4%
    • Hindustan Times
  • Left may draw blank if Lok Sabha polls held now
  • Darjeeling issue settled, says Didi
  • New government no breather for Gorkhaland
  • GJM wins Darjeeling constituency by record margin of votes
  • Bloc threatens to quit Front, CPI too slams CPM
  • Opposition cry betrayal over West Bengal-GJM deal
  • Left may draw blank if Lok Sabha polls held now
  • Gorkhaland issue resolved, claims Mamata
  • Darjeeling issue settled, says Didi
  • New government no breather for Gorkhaland
    • Sports
  • AIFF looking to hasten remodelling of I-League
  • Messi to play in Kolkata in September
  • Ganguly wants to play in IPL for at least 4-5 years