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News Headlines Archive

May 16, 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
  • Governor nod to land act, Mamata gets an anniversary gift
  • Mamata Banerjee talks tough on development
  • Mamata to lay Nazrul Academy foundation on May 25
  • Andamans ship catches fire in repair docks
  • Kolkata trader held for pay order fraud
  • Lifestyle to blame for rise in gestational diabetes
  • Kolkata airport official faces threat from within
  • Rain in Kolkata suburbs may cool sizzling city
  • Students get early vacation, teachers to slog on
  • Jadavpur University percentile system to make it a fair race for higher secondary passouts
  • Air pollution monitoring in Bengal soon on auto mode
  • Kolkata Police constable gets anticipatory bail in assault case
  • Stay away from illegal parking lots: Kolkata Municipal Corporation
  • Student drowns in canal
  • Woman found dead, hubby and father-in-law held
  • Pradip Ta murder: Notices served on two accused
  • Supreme Court notice on entry into Kalighat temple
  • Bengal industries minister Partha Chatterjee allays Infosys exit fears
  • Travel agents in Kolkata bet big on Turkish delight
  • Man held in railway staff kidnap case
  • Is Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ready to compromise on Gorkhaland Territorial Administration?
  • Trader goes missing, wife claims abduction
  • Residents have a blast at Times event
  • New panel to supervise housing board projects
  • Black magic whiff in manslaughter
  • Mob clashes with Howrah cops
  • Hatkata Dilip back behind bars for guard's murder
  • Waterlogging poses threat to Thakurbari
  • Writers' staff wants ACs
  • Ghola girl staged her abduction, suspect cops
  • 'Master of Indian cinema' turns 90
  • Soumitra felicitated for lifetime contribution
  • Early vacation after scorcher of a Monday
  • ITC plans Rs 1000cr state food foray with 5 units
  • HC hears Lakshman bail plea
  • Crime follows realty boom in Ghola
  • 100 devotees fall ill after having prasad
  • La Mart NCC room now a treasure trove of history
  • Teen dies waiting for gates on border to open
  • Why not go for 3-tiers and NFA shortlist?
  • Presi appoints 16 top-notch professors
  • Library panel flouts book selection norms
  • Metro suicide hits services
  • Online counselling for engineering candidates
  • Teacher killed, 7 injured in excursion tragedy
  • CM sends anniversary book back for rework
  • Murder of SUCI worker leads to clash, blamegame on
  • Green energy funds: Germany to go for full bidding in power from 2013
  • Don't even go near CPM men: Mullick
  • Mamata Banerjee walks 12 km on victory anniversary
    • The Telegraph
  • Sky lies to leave city high and dry
  • Cloud on hope for quick rain relief
  • Trader goes missing, whiff of staged kidnap
  • Anticipatory bail for cop on the run
  • Finally, Gambhir scores over Ganguly at Eden!
  • Kalighat temple plea in apex court
  • Fire on ship for the Andamans
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  • Bengal the best place to invest, promises Partha
  • Dues fill civic coffers
  • Severed head at temple altar raises sacrifice stink
  • Cry for forgotten man
  • Couple hit for liquor protest
  • ABGL sets May 21 test
  • Training & fun centre under a roof
  • Fleece complaint exposes impostor cop
  • Exam bar on students caught copying
  • Minister dodges protest
    • Indian Express
  • After Mamata, trendsetter, meet absentee Rly minister Roy
  • Mukul tells Tripura CM to stay in his state
  • Centre not helping Bengal at all: Mamata
  • Mahasweta & Co join hawkers, slam govt
  • Doctors in HC against PG counselling norm
  • Anchored ship catches fire
    • 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
  • Mamata Banerjee completes one year as CM: The change & after
  • Mamata warns Facebook, Twitter
  • WB: One drowns, six missing in boat capsize
  • Lok Sabha poll may be advanced, claims Mamata
  • Mamata does a U-turn, sayswill be happy to see UPA last full term
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line