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News Headlines Archive

November 09, 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
  • Work culture: Mamata brings workers under scanner
  • Get your visa to China in Kolkata
  • Heritage hotel on Royal Calcutta Turf Club campus
  • Old charm returns as birds flock back to Sarovar
  • US dream sown in Bongaon village
  • Snatchers open fire, woman hurt
  • World Bank tests water in IIM-C
  • Star-studded opening at film fest
  • Port trust may 'blacklist' Haldia Bulk Terminals
  • Short film on 'polyamory' makes it to film fest
  • Locals panic after thefts at IIT Kharagpur
  • Abstract. Nostalgic. Take your pick from classic bouquet
  • Darjeeling village gets a taste of 'poribartan'
  • Chancellor in appointment row
  • No military tattoo for Vijay Diwas
  • Shock showcause over doctors' tiff
  • 11% budget allocation for women?
  • Cops recover 5kg stolen silverware
  • Separated couple casts away son
  • 100km dream flyover project put on hold
  • UK experts in Kolkata to bail out Haldia port
  • Cancer binds Malda villagers in death grip
  • Learn from Bengal, Gen tells Kashmir kids
  • CPM gheraoes police station
  • Ficci meet fizzles out in Kolkata
  • CPM breaks tradition for its grand old man
  • Rezzaks Haj visit mired in controversy
  • Didnt know of police operation: Mamata Banerjee
  • On road to Loba, tell-tale clues challenge govt claim
  • Trinamool foils SUCI protest
  • Land agitation stalls MLA team
  • Gyan Singh will groove no more
  • Schoolbus strike threat
  • Jadavpur University seeks Presidency-like status
  • Kolkata students join Americans to relish nail-biting contest
  • Job drought in Kolkata, high debt too hard on freshers
  • No banking on educational loan return
  • Mamata Banerjee to draw up new industry policy
  • CPM's grand old man has a party
  • Cops probing activist murder transferred
  • Industry chokes in hands-off policy
  • Thrilled to qualify for World Chess Championship: Mary Ann
  • IM Diptayan wants to be GM soon
  • Reality shock after heroic act
  • Missing UPSC question papers found
  • Cops track down snatcher's aide
  • Transport dept to act against illegal autos
  • Govt's Puja gift brings the zing back to city's night life
  • Calcutta University team ready with Tagore 'home' list
    • The Telegraph
  • Biz talk to beat the blues
  • Cancer awareness walk
  • Old boys salute to Fr Bouche
  • Mamatas match-eve moves
  • Special status for JU,
  • Plea against film name
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Rule red tape for baby surgery
  • Cops return stolen jewellery
  • Plea in fake Tagore case
  • China visa centre in Salt Lake
  • Langur on the rampage
  • Fresh Saudi beggar alert
  • Didi ignores, Adhir hastens
  • Loba axe looms on cop
  • Six thefts at IIT after Puja
  • Left pressure to axe Paul
  • Picture-perfect village after CM click
    • Indian Express
  • Police report points to pressure from TMC leaders to recover machine
  • Jairam praises Mamata for change in Junglemahal
  • For arbitrarily abandoning dock, KoPT to blacklist HBT
  • State to seek report from labour commissioner on HBT violations
  • CM gets FICCI pat for improved work culture
  • Seeking answers From govt
  • Child panel gives Norway kids mother their custody
  • Agriculture growth target 8%
  • Trinamool to contest all seats in Meghalaya
  • State to ask Centre to lift green embargo on firms in Haldia
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • City biz fraternity rues ABG pullout
  • No Teen Kanya shows at Star
  • Civic body collects Rs. 80 lakh property tax in one month
  • Women achievers raise girl child issue
  • Project to turn flower waste into organic fertilisers
  • Mamata gets woman power to tame opposition
  • Controversy over '3 Kanya' film a concocted story: Mamata
  • 'Haldia episode far worse than Singur'
  • No increase in political crimes in Bengal: governor
  • Mumbai-based port operator quits Bengal
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line