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News Headlines Archive

May 16, 2011
Miscellaneous
  • Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee resigns from CPM Politburo, central committee
  • Mamata Banerjee likely to give 2 cabinet and 2 MoS berths to Congress
  • Eight MBBS students arrested for impersonation
  • Somnath congratulates Mamata on her party's victory
  • Badal Sircar - A radical innovator makes a quiet exit
  • Kolkata's population drop leaves experts puzzled
  • Buddhadeb to skip CPI(M) Polit Bureau meeting
  • TMC plans to launch united movement against LF govt in Tripura
  • Credit goes to Mamata: Pranab
  • Mamata anointed as CM,victory celebration at Brigade on July 21
  • A large part of credit goes to Bhunia: Pranab
  • GJM looking for positive change in Darjeeling hills
  • Mamata Banerjee to pursue mixed economy model in West Bengal
  • Trinamool stakes claim to form government in West Bengal
  • Left Front failed to win back Muslim support
  • Huge loss in hailstorm in Malda
  • Mamata Banerjee: Woman who brought down an empire
  • Tata arrives in Kolkata today
  • Ray's canvas: From BW to colour
  • Priyangshu wants to be part of meaningful Bengali cinema
    • Times of India
  • Sonia holds consultations with Congress leaders on West Bengal
  • Cong set to join Mamata ministry
  • 'People knew I can deliver like my father'
  • Real change is not a two-minute noodle
  • Left has lost the pulse of Bengal people: Bardhan
  • Didi wants small team & a free hand
  • Left's arrogance cost them Bengal: Bardhan
  • With Left's downfall, Singur has the last laugh
  • Mamata elected Trinamool legislature party chief, says Cong will join ministry
  • New script for Writers'
  • CBI arrests eight imposters in Kolkata
  • Trinamool in bid to control police union
  • Mamata's struggle now on jatra stage
  • Didi's word: Don't forget your roots
  • Abhijit dons new hat with ease & humility
  • Mentally deranged girl raped in city
  • 300 houses destroyed in Malda storm
  • Youth comes to decorate pandal, leaves with bride
  • Dramatist Badal Sircar dies at 86
  • 'Ray govt introduced panchayati raj'
  • I'll remain a rebel in the party: Mollah
  • Writers' date with history
  • The day Mamata posed as 'lover' to fool cops
  • TMC elated, LF calls it a gimmick
  • Oath-taking at Brigade or Raj Bhavan?
  • Bail for Majid after polls end
  • Poll panel warning for Anil Basu
  • Four from city crack UPSC exam
  • Centre clamps down on plastic bags
  • Addict stole Presidency taps to buy drugs
    • The Telegraph
  • Vers(e)atile liftmans ode to Mamata
  • Victory boosts demand for party items
  • Africa to Mamata door on the wings of change
  • Time for Tagore: AB baritone to MB triumph tunes
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Five killed in violence since poll results
  • Land ire at Nirupam brainchild
  • Mollah unfair advantage slur on Big Two
  • Citu workers attack boss for chanda order
  • Storms strike two districts
  • Extortionist held in trader murder case
  • CPM, Trinamul supporters attacked
    • Indian Express
  • Cong urges Governor to ensure peace
  • No let off in post-poll violence
  • Mamata to keep Cabinet small, likely to retain Home, Industry
  • Pranab orders MLAs NOT to skip Assembly
  • Pranab feels vindicated by his alliance call
  • Mamata to meet Somnath
  • Report card of men who fought from jails
  • The eight outgoing ministers who weathered Didi storm
  • Mamata to take oath on the lawns of Raj Bhavan
  • Youth Cong candidates all praise for Rahul
  • Badal Sircar, the rebel who added realism to contemporary drama
  • Hours after Didi victory, Singur villagers pull down wall, enter Tata ...
  • On Mamata, Pranab table: Cong participation, economic package
  • Ghising down and out as Morcha bags all four seats in the Hills
  • Didis phoenix like rise...
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata elected Trinamool leader, says Cong will join her ministry
  • Congress positive on joining Mamata-led government
  • Mamata meets Sonia, invites to join West Bengal...
  • Mamata elected Trinamool leader, Cong to join her...
  • Mamata wants Congress to join WB ministry
  • Comrade blames Buddha for defeat
  • 'It's a reply to Harmad torture'
  • Elated Mamata's CM, says man who tried to 'kill' her
  • Development without displacement a test for Didi
  • Singur, Nandigram leave poster boy a tragic hero
  • Code green for zone red
  • Congress reaps dividends from green belt
  • Nandigram firing nailed CPM
  • Green blues for Red in home turf
  • Its a clean, green sweep in Kolkata
  • Time for justice in Jangalmahal
  • Time to give us jobs
  • Who will stay afloat at the port?
  • A clean, green sweep
  • Result is miracle: Mamata
    • Sports
  • East Bengal beats Dempo by 3-2
  • We did not do badly: Gambhir