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News Headlines Archive

October 06, 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
  • Woman molested on Sealdah Rajdhani
  • Didis UPA men in super cabinet
  • Now, priests march for payout in Malda
  • CPM men 'assaulted' by Trinamool
  • Laptop, mobile stolen from Salt Lake home
  • Civic officials turn blind eye to HC directive on beacon
  • Teen kills brother for not studying
  • Police track IED workshop
  • Friend held for woman's murder on highway
  • 100-odd protesters choke Kolkata
  • Prisoners visit Alipore zoo, root for wildlife on canvas
  • Kolkata's colour scheme flouts traffic norms
  • Theatre actors protest against assault on thespian
  • Fountain of Joy to spring back to life
  • Lawyers 'assault' cop
  • Families feel gas pinch
  • A cylinder for 1,000? Not impossible
  • State government trying hard to take forward financial hub project
  • Bottling plant told not to use tubewells
  • 2 pickpockets held at Metro
  • Rain lashes Kolkata, spoils puja shopping plans
  • Nine-member panel to solve Haldia crisis
  • Hospitals turn into home for forsaken patients
  • Dreaded KLO militant surrenders in Malda
  • Bank forces small farmers into fixed deposit trap
  • Army nod to Hills water project
  • Chief Minister slams Cong at public meet
  • Fruitseller gunned down in Titagarh
  • Grand farewell for High Court chief justice
  • Denied money, son kills mom
  • Rain saves day for cops
  • Puja lightings to bring alive Olympics glory
  • Big B, more screen space jack up film fest budget
  • Man found dead in south Kolkata house
  • Governor upgrades to a BMW, govt foots 40L bill
  • Kolkata's business district to shut down for two days to allow rallies
  • Shady Bengal companies raise Rs 15,000 crore
  • Welcome to barricaded Kolkata
  • Kolkata doctors eye breakthrough in cancer cure
  • Accident probe leads cops to grisly murder
  • Nothing fair about Kolkata Municipal Corporation trident fair rate
  • Raids no bar for hookah bars
  • Parsis in Kolkata celebrate Fire Temple centenary
  • Subrata Mukherjee for more changes in Panchayat Act
  • Big Pujas take the sheen out of smaller organizers
  • Artists cash in on theme Pujas
  • West Bengal government in a fix over temple in core Sunderbans
  • Molestation charge against magistrate
  • Metro rail may carry 20 lakh commuters by 2015
  • Woman rescued from Haryana
    • The Telegraph
  • Bhowanipore lady killed
  • High court beacon rap on govt
  • Fountain comeback by Puja
  • 3 held for jewellery store theft
  • Trafficking home truths
  • Clouds keep Celsius in check
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Baggage scanners for Metro
  • Santiniketan itches for Mexico munch
  • Tennis event first in steel hub
  • Subhendu port agitation threat
  • Cop thrashed on court campus
  • Buddhist relic on display
  • Facelift plan for Karim house
  • Hill porters return to work
    • Indian Express
  • Police swamp Kolkata, muffle Muslim protest
  • After protesting assault, actor loses govt posting
  • Mamata by his side, outgoing CJ hopes for a Bengali PM
  • Out of UPA cabinet, Mamatas MPs join her new council
  • Mamata calls for no-trust motion against UPA govt
  • Bengal needs re-branding to stop exit of big firms: US marketing guru
  • TMC will bring no-confidence motion when it is sure of bringing down UPA
  • Anti-nuclear activists seek Mamatas support
  • Stop misuse of red beacons
  • Marathon meeting fails to break Haldia dock logjam
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
    • Hindustan Times
  • CPM geared up to confront Mamata & men post Puja
  • Bengal minister's son dies of burn injuries
  • Cops crack Park St child rape case, kin named culprit
  • Lack of intel led to CRPF deaths in Jangalmahal
  • Man hacks younger brother to death following dispute
  • Lights...Camera...Action!
  • Down with Leukaemia, child lives his dream
  • Five killed in car carsh
  • KMC'S adopt a tree project for parents appeals to very few
  • Parcel bomb case cracked
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line