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News Headlines Archive

May 30, 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
  • Kolkata paralysed with government sanction, jamboree ends with Eden lathicharge
  • Millions walk with their heroes, SRK breaks hearts
  • Boy battles severe eye defect to rank second in state
  • Districts make a clean sweep
  • TMC edgy over new Jangalmahal outfit
  • Twenty new boutiques to help promote Darjeeling tea better
  • Mamata urges IAS officers to perform better
  • Seat assured on 70% aggregate
  • Shah Rukh no show on roadshow disappoints Kolkatans
  • Five-minute Metro services from today
  • Banners make steady business on victory wave
  • KKR victory rally to throw life out of gear?
  • Gunmen thrash trader on crowded street
  • Trapped for an hour, 3 died crushed under bus
  • Girls outscore boys in CBSE Class XII
  • IPS vacancies, courtesy Sushanto case 'mistake'
  • Tubewells to beat water woes in city
  • Transfer orders for Barrackpore CP
  • Four of a family die in highway accident
  • Senior IPS officer to be dismissed
  • West Bengal CM reiterates Singur coach unit promise
  • 'A change of seat, and everything changed'
  • 4 Malda students go missing
  • Last-over rush for mayor and men
  • Manoj, Laxmi families skip match for prayers
  • Women tortured, tonsured for theft
  • Cake, champagne and 21-bat salute for victors
  • Bengal governor writes to centre supporting Mamata's debt relief demand
  • Fun, fervour and melody rule show at Times Evening
  • Finally, a Knight To Remember
  • Sealdah attacker dies in hospital
  • Kids brainstorm at abacus competition
  • Youth presents British royals with sketch
  • Norway kids' uncle complains against mother
  • Rain relief for sweltering Kolkata
  • West Bengal forms apex body to monitor zoos
  • Wife, son abducted after man fails to repay loan
  • Four held for Trinamool Congress supporter's murder
  • Consensus bid on retail foreign direct investment, goods and services tax: Pranab Mukherjee
  • Foot lost to crocodile, dancer charms Kolkata with tiger act
  • Minor raped in Chandrakona, cops arrest neighbour
  • Mahasweta Devi backs young talents
  • Businessman shot dead in Ghola
  • Buxa fights timber smuggling curse
  • Will roll out red carpet for Mamata Banerjee: Sushil Modi
  • Keventer plans Rs 3500 crore food park
  • Gang robs jewellery shop, hurls bombs
  • Congress criticizes Mamata Banerjee rally
  • 71-year-old stoned to death
  • Kolkata team conquers Mt Lhotse
    • The Telegraph
  • Been there, don(e) that
  • I saw the child in him
  • Taught him some steps
  • Fabulous victory, fitting ovation
  • Knights floored by kings welcome
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Eden was just awesome
  • Eden brims over for bash
  • (K)night vigil for many fans
  • Fans shower Knights with love
  • Madhyamik result inches up
  • Work on May 31, govt tells babus
  • Girl who refused to marry scores 78%
  • Thumb loss takes toll on exam result
  • Only head to know panel report: Morcha
  • Madarsa teacher shot dead
  • Women studies grant hiked to Rs 45 lakh
  • Eye on celestial event
  • Rs 52 lakh bank robbery
    • Indian Express
  • Madhyamik: Boys ride high on success wave
  • City halts to honour KKR triumph
  • Sen panel to submit GTA report in June
  • In Maoist land, as things improve so the results
  • Taxi unions not hopeful of fare hike talks
  • 80,000 acres in land bank
  • Govt warns staff of pay-cut for skipping office on May 31
    • Hindustan Times
  • TMC to protest against price hike in Kolkata today
  • FBI takes over security of hotel and places Hillary visits
  • Clinton begins India trip with trafficking victims
  • Hillary to meet Mamata today, FDI in retail, Teesta Water Treaty on agenda
  • Clinton delighted to see Victoria Memorial exhibits
  • Not a paise received in one year frm Centre: Mamata
  • Lightning kills 12 in Bengal
  • NRI kids in fresh row, state panel orders probe
  • Mamata hits the streets to protest petrol price hike
  • Mamata to lead march against fuel price hike
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line