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News Headlines Archive

May 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
  • Man lynched over land row in Nadia
  • Kolkata-Pune IPL clash: Fan frenzy Vs washout worry
  • If state loses case, imams to return cash
  • HC orders release of 50 minor undertrials
  • Organiser gets NOC for music concert
  • Binayak slams govt over Nonadanga eviction
  • Two meetings trigger talks of Indian National Trinamul Trade Union Congress rift
  • UPSC exam 2011 result: Bengal fared poorly in exam this year
  • Lightning strikes police station
  • Hillary to stay in Taj presidential suite
  • Anil Basus wife threatens to drag Biman to court
  • Probe reveals snag in AC rake
  • Govt told to pay teachers dues
  • Hospital fan falls on woman, baby has narrow escape
  • Xaviers prepares report for new status
  • Neighbour rapes 8-yr-old in Howrah
  • Politics on campus bares rift in Trinamool Congress
  • Bengal panchayat polls likely in December-end
  • Actor Soumitra Chatterjee receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award, but still awaits dream role
  • Metro train stalls high up, 20-minute scare for commuters
  • No class suspension at Surendranath college
  • Woman raped in Darjeeling, two held
  • Fair to mark Mamata Banerjee government's one year in office
  • Three ex-PSU officials held in Rs 464-crore export scam
  • Delhi official meets Bengal chief secretary, talks Teesta
  • Passport office migrates to single processing system
  • Youth held for selling fake Mamata books
  • Daylight robbery in crowded locality in South Kolkata
  • Batanagar double murder suspect still on run
  • Howrah teacher held for showing porn to school students
  • Forged letter rattles Kolkata Municipal Corporation, minister
  • Taiwan to soon open trade promotion centre in Kolkata
  • Kolkata's test of loyalty: Dada or SRK?
  • Court puts music concert on hold
  • Mamata tries to streamline funds use
  • Snatchers strike twice in Patuli
  • Court stays doctors' PG counselling
  • Gas leak at Charu Market in Kolkata
  • Two more robberies rattle Salt Lake
  • Rain relief in Kolkata after dozen days on sizzler
  • Income tax officer held for taking bribe
  • Jobless MBA graduate burns self to death
  • Teenage girl found dead in Tiljala ashram hostel
  • Two murders in 15 minutes in Kolkata
  • Bengal borrows Rs 2.5Kcr from market to pay salary and pension
  • Want roads? Tax bonanza to go into beautification
  • An enjoyable evening of fun, food, colours and togetherness
  • Meet the 'Americanised' Feluda
  • Kids have a date with Nasa astronaut
  • Tata Consultancy Services' subsidiary CMC to set up new facility in Rajarhat SEZ
    • The Telegraph
  • Test for Eden in T20 shootout
  • Tips to go with ticket in pocket
  • Kasba attacker behind bars
  • Fan falls, close shave for baby
  • HC clears tutor dues
  • Court order on minors under trial
  • Police case against Bhangar teacher
  • You share your birthday with...
  • IPL lottery on campus
  • Bail for AMRI official
  • Go-slow on kisan cards
  • Rift whiff in Trinamul union
  • Back from the dead, 18 years on
  • Anil wife threatens to sue Biman
  • Four years for Jindal
  • Total loss Rs 150cr, Mujnai hit again
  • Storm batters Dooars & Siliguri, 2 die
  • Shutdown to mourn doc death
  • 2 killed in car accident
    • Indian Express
  • Accused of assault, Arabul sues prof
  • A window to Hillarys visit
  • Factional feud in Trinamools labour wing out on city roads
  • After suspension, Anil Basu threatens to sue Biman
  • Dada vs SRK, Bollywood vs Tollywood in Kolkata on Saturday
  • HC refuses to pass stay order on honorarium to imams
  • Death of newborn triggers tension at Kolkata hospital
  • JSW Bengal land lease agreement for salboni steel plant likely next week
  • Only 12 out of 30,000 imams get honorarium
  • HC directs release of juvenile prisoners from two jails
  • Another insurance guy who shoots
    • Hindustan Times
  • Steep land price scuttles CRPF project
  • Mamata's team tracks net for more spoofs
  • Not monitoring social networking sites: Trinamool
  • Cartoon a conspiracy, prof an offender: Mamata
  • Cartoons cant spoil image, people can
  • Chit fund money going to TMC, says Cong MP
  • Bengal teachers warned against having any links with CPM
  • Maoists incited Nonadanga slum-dwellers: Mamata
  • NRI kids suffered due to extreme parental neglect
  • Aassaulted by TMC leader, teacher to meet governor
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line