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News Headlines Archive

November 08, 2011
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
  • Patrons saved the vandals of Bhowanipore?
  • Calcutta University invitation for Sheikh Hasina
  • Dead fish found in Salt Lake
  • City trekkers explore new valley, pass in Garhwal region
  • Clash between CITU and Trinamool over 'November Biplab'
  • Bangla PM may respond to varsity call
  • Skeletan case: Trinamool supporter arrested
  • CPM men held for Nandigram attack
  • Bird, why not sing on!
  • Crackdown on ghost workers
  • Tech students go bird watching
  • Gang befriends passenger, snatches gold ring, cash
  • Twin robberies at New Alipore
  • 'HPL needs speedy revival'
  • No leads on techie death, forensic reports awaited
  • Laptop unlikely to cause fire: Experts
  • Fog hits train service in city
  • City gateways to turn blue on World Diabetes Day
  • Bengal doctor drunk on duty, Mamata promises action
  • Youth kills pregnant fiancee, held
  • PwC executive death: Carbon monoxide, not laptop electrocution, caused death
  • Former St Xavier's rector passes away
  • Mob clashes with cops, 10 injured
  • RTI has brought down graft: CIC
  • Howrah scrap iron trader found dead
  • Trader, son held for using Mamata's photo in advertisement
  • ABAVP units threaten to quit over GJM ties
  • Maoist couple surrenders in Purulia
  • Drunk doctor in Bengal hospital suspended
  • Rs 4,000-cr boost for Bengal industry
  • 'Taxes on oil can be rationalised
  • AI plane hits ladder, grounded
  • CID to get more powers soon
  • SBI to remain closed for 5 days
  • Presidency University mentors to return to old role
  • Soleckshaw, the new vehicle in Kolkata
  • Laptop on charge electrocutes man
  • Another elephant killed by train, herd blocks track
  • BJP knocks at Mamata door
  • Winter's woes: Prepare for the clouds of dust
  • Biodiesel units stare at uncertain future
  • Pregnant woman burnt to death by in-laws
  • Darwin's theory contorted to suit capitalism: Kin
  • Biz events to boost investor morale in Bengal: Industrialists
  • Development only way to end Maoist problem in Bengal: Sri Sri
  • TMC man leading anti-Maoist forum killed
  • Asteroid to zip past the planet
  • Three warships to dock in Kidderpore
  • Tea workers get 27% wage hike
  • 4 hurt in bridge collapse
    • The Telegraph
  • Winter sign & flight warning in first fog
  • Facebook cuffs on con youth
  • Twelve injured in immersion clash
  • Jewellery, cash stolen from flat
  • Christians call for school exam shift
  • Summer job firsts at Joka
  • Charity begins with a book
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  • Movie market in festival comeback
  • Passengers foil train robbery
  • In season of high prices, farmer kills himself for fear of poor returns
  • Power shift in slow motion
  • CPM workers beaten in Nandigram
  • First tourism blueprint for Darjeeling
  • Clash over diagnosis details
  • Clash a day after peace talk
  • Comeback hope in Gurkha Cup
  • Minister shoots down circus tiger shift proposal
  • Tribal 5 to stand by deal with Morcha
  • Cops warn BSF on torture
  • Special teams for tourist rescue
  • Wedding firing: 3 arrested
    • Indian Express
  • Didis dadagiri: Storms thana, gets partymen freed
  • Mamatas pull-out threat pressure tactic for financial package?
  • Govt-run health services worst in Bengal: BJP
  • Bose blames Didi for petrol price hike
  • State gets 1,000 km rural roads under ADB funding
  • France offers to help state with development efforts
    • Hindustan Times
  • Tata plea on Singur Act referred to CJ
  • Tata may challenge Singur land verdict on Tuesday
  • Mamata sets sleuths on partymen
  • West Bengal sees 12 more crib deaths
  • Won't give up arms, Maoists to Mamata
  • Mamata storms into police station, frees party members
  • Trinamool Congress worker shot dead
  • Maoists kill Trinamool Congress worker in Purulia
  • Jhargram firing: Anti-Maoist panel member injured
  • Trinamool unhappy over petrol hike, party MPs to meet tomorrow
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line