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News Headlines Archive

May 05, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Bharati JV starts land buys for Bengal shipyard
  • India-Bangla rail: Tagore link may give a kickstart
  • West Bengal on way to forming eighth Left Front government: Buddhadeb
  • Tight security arrangement for 5th and 6th phase polls in West Bengal
  • Second generation politicians contest WB polls
  • Left Front alleges 'paid news'
  • Mamata Promises to Revamp Healthcare in WB, if Voted to Power
  • Anyone opposing CPI(M) is described as Maoist
  • Mamata dismisses Buddhadeb''s charge of TC''s Maoist link
  • Where change means no change
  • Sourav's in the hotseat for KBC Bangla
    • Times of India
  • Poll panel notice pasted on
  • If it's numbers, Didi scores over CM in West Midnapore
  • Highrise voters break free of shackles, thanks to EC
  • Bengal: Voter turnout in 4th phase above 87%
  • Bengal: Polling in Singur, Nandigram today
  • Singur votes for return of Nano
  • Poll boycott in 3 Howrah booths
  • Deep divisions come to the fore at Singur
  • Howrah voters keep parties guessing
  • First-timers brace for V-Day in terror zone
  • Target Delhi in BJPs Bengal plans
  • Surjya Kanta turf not in the pink of health
  • Give us a chance, says Didi
  • Mamatas chopper faces turbulence
  • Clash in Howrah: CPM, Trinamool workers hurt
  • Anil receives CD of own speech from poll panel
  • IT companies to pay water tax in Kolkata
  • Chinese musician strikes Tagore chord
  • Bill payment racket: Delhi youth arrested
  • Security for counting day in Hills
  • Nadia tantrik gets life term for murder
  • Final touches to new tax system
  • Jamuria cave-in: 5 die as 50 houses collapse
  • CRPF DG reaches Jangalmahal to quiz Maoist
  • City bride ends conman's game
  • Foul play? Pink slips in Bally red zone
  • Neglected twin offers Kolkata a lesson
  • Under watchful eyes of forces, Red fortress records high turnout
  • Satraps locked in high-stakes battle
  • The leaders who didn't cast their votes in Nandigram
    • The Telegraph
  • Parents KG admission kit: stress and shrink
  • Ties that bind, Tagore to Tangra
  • Zebra crossings hit roadblock
  • Duo score Celtic goal
  • In the dark on Eden transport
  • Small screen on wheels
  • Online monitor for CU college admission
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Youth arrested for e-bill payment racket
  • Trusts challenge tax bill
  • Two arrested at airport
  • Confident TMC & anxious Left shun Netai
  • Poll heat? PCPA keeps its cool
  • Land compensation heat on Andal airport project
  • Election officials protest food & car denial
  • Mamata growth card in Left belt
  • Tribal tea union recovers Adivasi land
  • Lawlessness keeps away new owner
  • Workers block cramped train
  • Bhutan army to learn rescue tips at HMI
  • EC officials block roads
  • Elephants stuck in garden mob fury
  • Cool Sikkim touches foreigners
  • Law clerk held for forgery
    • Indian Express
  • BJP exhausts its list of leading crowdpullers
  • On Mahatos campaign plea, court says its administrations call
  • Junglemahal turns into fortress
  • Curtains come down on CMs campaigning
  • Fighter Sourav bounces back again, finds himself Pune Warriors
  • Singur, Nandigram lock their votes, Didi smells victory
  • Buddhas number 2 reads the writing on the wall
  • At Nandigram, assurances of adequate compensation and railway jobs to ...
  • Chain reaction at Haripur
  • Man of almost all political colours
  • MPs researcher husband vs former MPs aggressive wife
  • Finance ministry, I-T to probe Trinamools bank drafts
  • CPM, Trinamool cadres raise heat in Mangolkot
    • Hindustan Times
  • EC plans strict security in Maoist areas in last phase
  • 66% turnout till 3pm
  • Mamata takes a last swipe at Marxists
  • Jyoti Basu still a force in s 24-pgs seat
  • For them, election day marked a new beginning
  • Company hired helicopter for Mamata: Biman
  • CPM losing ground in Nandigram
  • Singur and Nandigram go to the polls today
  • Industrial belt seeks makeover
  • Haripal MLAs tryst with Singur destiny
  • Focus on the road ahead, lead society
  • Time to give us jobs
  • Who will stay afloat at the port?
  • Buddha attacks Maoists
  • CPMs next worry is sorry presence in RS
  • Chief minister follows Didi like a shadow
  • Vote of revenge for Tapasis father
  • A vote for democracy
  • Density spurt in dense Bengal
  • New age tableau for gen-next politicians
    • Sports
  • East Bengal beats Lajong FC by 2-0
  • IPL: is Ganguly chasing a mirage?
  • Dada makes an impact on new teammates