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News Headlines Archive

November 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
  • Kali Puja revellers attack CPM party office
  • Brawl at Kalighat over rape bid
  • Haldia Bulk Terminal workers to move court
  • Bus fare revision runs into trouble
  • 'Would have been killed if I didn't fire'
  • 'Move by enforcement directorate backs Trinamool's FDI stance'
  • Victim's kin deny political links
  • Ailing sister celebrates Bhai Phonta in hospital
  • BPL families suffer as supply of subsidized rice dries up
  • Police driving me to suicide: Pinki
  • Airports Authority of India sits on airport traffic plan as passengers miss flights
  • Global exposure for Darjeeling zoo officials
  • Woman and her 5-year-old son set on fire, kin held
  • 2 Congress MLAs from Murshidabad may follow rebel leader
  • Madrassa English teachers grapple with language
  • LPG distribution office ransacked
  • Grads GATE crash for better options
  • Trinamool Congress 'takes over' Gandhi Maidan to keep land sharks at bay
  • Moretti's Pope a plea for change
  • Students' short films create waves on silver screen
  • Big B rules Kolkata film fest
  • Kolkata celebrates bhai phonta
  • Kolkata gains on fuel front
  • Cop firing mars Mamata's Kali Puja-bhai phonta celebrations
  • Mamata calls meeting to chalk out no-confidence strategy
  • Mamata govt to ensure 'fair' charge
  • Pinki to meet Mamata
  • Rebel Congress MLA to join Trinamool
  • Antonioni was the best critic of Antonioni, says Dileep Padgaonkar
  • Iraqi film brings to life the struggle of Kurds
  • Non-lethal arms yet to reach district police
  • 'Mamata Banerjee should allow civil society to grow'
  • Murder sparks fear among garden owners
  • Bengali sweet tooth takes an upper hand
  • Firhad Hakim awaits 'London lessons' on urban infrastructure
  • New Town Kolkata Development Authority to clear plans for buildings around New Town
  • Districts go slow on caste certificates
  • Bengal to review bus fare hike
  • Robbers strike at Jadavpur home on Diwali night
  • Pavements in posh areas under siege
  • More festivities for Shera Pujos
  • Kolkata celebrates 'quietest Diwali'
  • Party on Bhai Phonta with the Irrawaddy hilsa
  • Film urges new life for convicts' kids
  • World music fest starts today
  • Riots erupt in Bengal, 1 dead in police firing
  • Presidency move to retain 5 teachers sparks row
  • One killed in Nadia in police firing on Jagadharti puja permission
  • Police want me to commit suicide, Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik says
  • Dreams and despair in search of new land
    • The Telegraph
  • Bus lobby flays CM fare play
  • Metro trains few for two weeks
  • Pinki denies charges
  • East-West share transfer starts
  • Celsius rise on cards
  • Online passport hits offline police hurdle
  • Tee-off toppers come to town
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  • Tehatta torture finger at cops
  • Mom & son burnt to death for money
  • Howrah witness stabbed
  • Cong civic body slams govt for cash crunch
  • NBMCH to have ICUs for kids
  • Global conservation training in Darjeeling zoo
    • Indian Express
  • Hostage cop ordered firing at Tehatta
  • Pinki wants Centre to intervene, says its police conspiracy
  • Gender test confirms Pinki is a male
  • Eight days on, no arrest in Loba violence case
  • Cops fire at protesters in Nadia, 1 dead
  • Maoist violence in Junglemahal to be made into documentary
  • Mamata makes dent in Cong bastion, 2 MLAs set to join Trinamool
  • Minor raped by neighbour
  • At home, host Mamata pleases all
  • Move to transfer East-West Metro shares gains pace
  • 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
  • He has been ostracised for helping Tehatta SDPO
  • Police firing victim was not a protester
  • After opening blues, city warms to fest
  • Did two policemen fire at West Bengal agitators?
  • Left Front plans mega rally to protest against bus fare hike
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line