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News Headlines Archive

May 10, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • West Bengal elections reach the Maoist heartland for the last phase
  • Recitals, exhibitions mark 150 years of Tagore in West Bengal
  • Violations of RBI guidelines in Trinamool's transactions
  • Restoration of investor confidence should be top priority of new Bengal government
  • 9-year-old girl beaten to death for stealing watermelon
  • Central forces to remain in WB till May 23: EC
  • Mamata's task: To stop the politics of revenge
  • Is Trinamool's Sabeer Bhatia strategy still-born?
  • Brett Lee's musical performance in Kolkata
  • Bengali film wins award in NY
    • Times of India
  • Polling ends in Bengal, 83.48 per cent votes cast in phase six
  • 70% votes cast in last phase of West Bengal assembly elections
  • In the once 'liberated zone' people celebrate democracy with a vote
  • CPM may bleed in red zone
  • Political violence: Trinamool Congress to act at 'right time'
  • Writers' decked up for new regime
  • Justice cry in will to vote
  • EC unhappy with Kalyan's reply
  • Mamata Banerjee turns to music and colours to beat poll heat
  • Probe EVM hack mail: Poll panel
  • Shoddy work on tram track creates hazarzous traffic zone
  • TMC allege CPM violated model code
  • 9-year-old punished with death for a melon
  • Brand Bengal a non-starter
  • Brace for sultry days ahead
  • Bards poem rediscovered in autograph book
  • Cosmetics to health drink, he endorsed it all
  • Protests against fake Tagore works
  • No celebrations at poets home, tourists miffed
  • Quiet tribute from CM, Mamta Banerjee
  • Schools to shut ahead of D-Day
  • Garbeta Congress candidate threatens to withdraw
  • Security concerns over Mamata's house
  • Showing at an office: Poll results
  • Forces to stay back after elections
  • LS victory margins give CPM hope
  • Voting with hope in war zone
  • Poll drums are silent here, but will anger speak?
  • Truth in a gun-barrel in Lalgarh
  • Bengal police blind to pepper spray power
    • The Telegraph
  • Speed vs price in 3G fight
  • Criteria discord over CU admission
  • Help flees with jewellery
  • His and her silent tributes to Tagore
  • Site hunt for Howrah library
  • Cord blood proof for anxious couples
  • Sabyas date with Rani on Cannes red carpet
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Probe need in Bleach case
  • Happy Bard day, but a hot one
  • A token ride on the Metro
  • Man arrested for forgery
  • Mahua beats the two Ms
  • Last lap today as security forces sweat it out under thick blanket in boycott-call belt
  • Unshackled, villagers ready to vote
  • Hubby sleeps as woman & child burn
  • Constable thrashed for teasing
  • Too many in charge, less to take care
  • Wife gives up after murder
  • Meet with cops before murder
  • Bullet death at doorstep
  • Girl slashed on way back from office
  • Spanner in border trade
  • Train kills teenager on bike
    • Indian Express
  • CPM pins hopes on Gope to take on Maoists, Mamata
  • Veteran Cong leader hopes to win from Bundwan
  • Bank staff complain again over drafts issued to Trinamool
  • DM says police will act if complaint lodged, OC confirms case filed
  • An uninterrupted run in tribal heartland since 1977
  • Trinamool hopes to make a dent in CPM fort
  • Sixth phase: EC readies for stiffest challenge
  • Tribute to Tagore: American library opens Bengali section
  • 9-yr-old girl beaten to death in Malda for stealing a watermelon
  • Fingers crossed at Writers
  • EC not keen on Didis presence
  • All roads lead to Tagore celebrations
  • Bagan hold Salgaocar 2-2 in I-League
    • Hindustan Times
  • Polling ends in Bengal, 83.48% votes cast in last phase
  • Maoist stronghold Netai votes with vengeance
  • Polling ends in West Bengal, 83.48% votes cast in...
  • Intense contest in rebel country
  • 70% votes cast in last phase of WB elections
  • Finger on the trigger
  • Voting holds key to talks with rebels
  • Polling ends in West Bengal, 83.48% votes cast in last phase
  • The sight of blood made her change sides
  • Once close to Left, Bengal's thinkers also seek change
  • Docs want Mamata to stem brain drain
  • Trinamool taps into red territory
  • All they need is change
  • Will the Red turn green in this seat?
  • Time to give us jobs
  • Who will stay afloat at the port?
  • In Bengal's red zone enemy's enemy is no longer a friend
  • Maoists call shots, but will it be a Left or Right turn?
  • Village banks on Mahato to keep CPM, police out
  • Rocket launchers' poll debut
    • Sports
  • Only pride at stake for East Bengal
  • East Bengal looking for elusive win
  • Yuvraj: Ganguly to play against Deccan