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News Headlines Archive

November 25, 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
  • Bengal on high alert: DGP
  • Effeminate voice masked a brutal heart
  • Maoist strikes plays on Mamata's mind
  • Man kills self after wife disappears from hospitalfrom hospital bed
  • Pedestrians get footpaths back for a day
  • Man chopped into pieces
  • Axe on display of 'vulgar' ads KMC bans display of select ads on bus shelt
  • Kishanji's death: Swami Agnivesh demands probe
  • I have full faith in Mamata: Mahasweta
  • Feather spells heavy trouble for railways
  • TC leadership in House revamped
  • Getting a passport will be a breeze
  • Qatar offers more seats to Kolkata
  • State skewed emission policy leaves cabbies hapless
  • Gour Banga registrar resigns after 'assault'
  • 'Can CM take all decisions?'
  • Carnival for theatre lovers
  • Sale of govt land needs cabinet clearance
  • Fire dept to be strengthened with latest equipment State gearing up with latest firefighting equipment
  • Factory casts toxic cloud over posh locality
  • UN conference hope for Sunderbans
  • Drug racket spreads tentacles
  • Of bails and bail-outs
  • Two women charred to death
  • Mausam barb on Trinamool
  • Two suspected Maoists in net
  • Naya to wow tourists with 'Pot Maya II'
  • Aerotropolis approved, but wait gets longer for allied development
  • Breather for aspiring medical students
  • Rajarhat to get eco park
  • Elderly man found dead at home
  • Bengal's Bowl Of Misery
  • Looming crisis inches closer to Kolkata homes
  • Jairam swipe at CM: Cong does not need advice
  • No hope unless Maoists lay down arms: Governor
  • Another Maoist surrenders
  • Rail accidents kill two
  • Women staffers to enjoy two-yr child care leave
  • City soaks in passion for piano
  • Former Congress MLA passes away
  • Kamtapur gets stronger voice in rejuvenated KLO
  • Gurung blames GJM panel for Mirik mess
  • India or Bharat? The debate is still on
  • Sachar denies receiving letter from Mamata
  • Collection of Ray writings in shelves by Dec
  • IIT-Kgp to groom 30 students into entrepreneurs
  • Accused free, victims live in fear
  • Mamata Banerjee completes 6 months as CM, but it has been a bumpy ride
  • Woman loses foetus in attack by hooligans
  • State zari workers strike gold on foreign shores
    • The Telegraph
  • VC lobs request letter at Bratya
  • Students test of patience
  • Dream canvas with a dream tag
  • Indian artists wow Norway
  • Blockade over salary delay
  • Car loan fraudsters held, hunt for aide
  • Watch before you read!
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Suicide by 90-yr-old man
  • A mission with precision
  • The wily fox of Jungle Mahal
  • Cool heads & brilliant leadership click: Officer
  • Darjeeling civic board eyes upgrade
  • Panel glare on child health
  • Dad held for bid to marry off minor
  • 1 unit left but chief denies blood shortage
  • Succour offer for jumbo raids in tea gardens
  • Date with dream, Sikkim
  • Customs night patrol
    • Indian Express
  • Kishenji, face of Maoists in Bengal, shot in Binpur
  • In Delhi, CM assures full support to industries
  • Kishenji was only a figurehead, successor in place
  • Trinamools Buxi hardsells Didi to seek votes in South Kolkata
  • Google bus begins Bengal journey
    • Hindustan Times
  • Ananda Marg wants '82 murder case reopened
  • 'Chase Maoists beyond borders'
  • Mamata warns sympathisers for glorifying Maoists
  • Mahasweta calls Mamata government fascist
  • J'khand train fire: Forensic tests to be done on two coaches
  • Top Maoist leader Kishenji killed
  • A rebel who was media-savvy
  • Maoists after Kishenji
  • Manhunt for Kishenji in Junglemahal, five arrested
  • J'khand train fire: Forensic tests to be done on two coaches
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line