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News Headlines Archive

May 10, 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
  • NCC fails to charm youths
  • Malda woman dumped on road after gang rape
  • Staff crunch drives headmaster to wield broom
  • India's rich past becomes the grace in Sakti's art
  • State to develop highway through Jangalmahal
  • Congress candidate attacked, LF seeks free and fair poll
  • Phone tapping rules made tougher
  • Presidency University faculty to be finalised on Monday
  • New terminal ceilings to sport Tagore works
  • Green change hits roadblock
  • Metro work to hit Taratala traffic
  • Yoga to tame anger in drivers
  • Autos switch to cheaper 'kata LPG'
  • Fraudsters held for floating fake NGO
  • Snatching gang finally in cop net
  • Gangster held on extortion charges
  • TMC threat: Congress seeks poll panel help
  • Motorman foils Metro suicide bid
  • Music, games and prizes leave residents craving for more
  • District inspector of schools opposes school dress code
  • Summer camp for Kolkata schoolkids
  • Rampant taxi refusals peeve passengers
  • Crop damage drives farmer to suicide
  • Mt Lhotse team loses 2 sherpas, survives avalanche
  • Bengal at heart of east policy
  • Salt Lake Rabindra Bhavan plot ready
  • 5 speeches in Bengali and a song
  • CM takes Rabindra Jayanti to the masses
  • 'Awareness important for thalassemia treatment'
  • Chess player hangs self
  • Debt noose tightens as state keeps borrowing
  • Online fraud lands city youth in police net
  • Class-XI student held on abduction charge
  • Kothari, Mehta set up final
  • East Bengal to rest key players
  • Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary celebrated with soirees, crafts fair
  • Two arrested for stalking actress
  • CPM leaders pay last respects to Nandagopal
  • St Xavier's ready with unitary varsity draft plan
  • Family gets back 'dead' son after 7 years
  • Gold traders laud duty rollback
  • Trinamool, Congress to go it alone in civic polls
  • CPM legislator gets bail after 68 days
  • State to start work on OBC list soon
  • Hillary Clinton gets a thumbs up from GenY
  • CPM, TMC spar over Hillary visit in RS
  • Heavy security leaves Writers' staff miffed
  • Secretariat visit throws traffic out of gear
  • Government blocks road to celebrate Tagore birthday
  • Fair to mark Tagore's birthday
    • The Telegraph
  • (Im)moral policing on Bypass
  • Health diet for moms-to-be
  • Brakes on switch, not smoke
  • Hakim hurls hawker bomb
  • Arson, blockade after accident
  • Rain relief on horizon
  • RKM shuffle to speed up diksha
  • You share your birthday with...
  • A leader who leaves a lasting impression
  • Best schools in city
  • City debut for easy riders
  • New Town market projects underway
  • Extortionist arrested with gun
  • Price of poll contest: no water, no ration
  • Hunt for NRS dental student
  • SP seat spoiler in front unity
  • Trinamul bid to end Siuli row
  • Teacher thrashed for molest
  • NBU draws up tea science syllabus
  • Tour plan to turn around NBSTC
  • Tea centre holds e-auction
  • No nod for Biman meet, cycle rallies
  • Ageing cars cripple cops
  • Trinamul leader to withdraw resignation
  • Cop held with fake notes
    • Indian Express
  • Mamata hiding FDI talk: Biman
  • Trinamool student wing feud spreads to another college
  • To ease traffic, govt to bring hawker policy
    • Hindustan Times
  • Clinton visit: US wants oil-thirsty India away from Iran
  • Clinton in Kolkata: Teesta treaty high on agenda
  • Three killed in Bengal allegedly over MNREGA work
  • Mulayam, Mamata likely to join hands for Prez poll
  • AMRI authorities plan to reopen fire-hit hospital
  • Talented chess player Sankar Roy commits suicide
  • Hillary Clinton touches upon retail FDI, Iran
  • Indo-US economies becoming increasingly interdependent:Clinton
  • US to treat WB as partner state for investment: Mamata
  • Hillary wants India cut Iranian oil purchases further
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line