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News Headlines Archive

October 16, 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
  • 300 IRB jawans shunted for Silda agitation
  • Govt moves to stop illegal sale, transfer of Salt Lake plots
  • Kalighat pat comes to life at exhibition
  • Masud's swansong at Cine Central
  • Not invited yet, says Dev Anand
  • Film fest gets the thumbs up from 'Satyajit Ray of Turkey'
  • Mamata promises jobs for slain leaders' kin
  • Better days ahead, Didi tells Jangalmahal
  • Arms seized, two held
  • Malda TMC poll on Tuesday
  • Govt planning to upgrade healthcare in districts
  • Kalighat pat comes to life at city exhibition
  • Railways takes East-West Metro into its fold
  • Maoists continuously murdering people unacceptable: Mamata
  • SC upholds HC order to shift bus terminus from Esplanade
  • Politburo meet: Buddhadeb keeps guessing game going
  • GJM pushes for flow of funds to Hills
  • NRS on boil after death of patient
  • Recruitment norms relaxed for school service panel
  • Sovan set for a new role?
  • Two MLAs booked over AMU stir
  • 7 jawans suspended for IRB Silda revolt
  • CM to lay foundation for bridge
  • Mrinal slams film fest organisers
  • Power crisis puts state on the edge
  • Crackdown on Salt Lake illegal hoardings
  • Winter comfort, a few days away
  • No mobile tower within 50m of schools, hospitals
  • Dark days ahead for state
  • Cong vows to go it alone in panchayat polls
  • Mamata nod to New Town financial hub
  • Torture tales from 8-hour train trap
  • Minister, MP receive threat calls
  • Son tries to kill mother in Malda
  • Red zone women appeal for Mamata audience
  • Trader seeks police help after extortion threat
  • Cops rope in students for anti-cracker drive
  • UK open to new DFID project
  • Yearly tiger census in Sunderbans on the cards
  • Jumbo calf rescued, reunited with mother
  • Full moon smaller, less bright
  • Govinda to have a home in Hills
  • SSC boss removed amid confusion
  • Five judicial panels to start work in November
  • VIP Rd flyover project finally set to take off
  • Mangrove variety may be behind falling tiger count
  • Police job notice may be unconstitutional
    • The Telegraph
  • All mall and no play
  • Civic bail-out for JU
  • Many uses of boredom
  • Study nails gender role in dropout
  • CM ties peace to development
  • Rebel den shuns rally
  • MP bag ire at Air India
  • How they tracked Dzongu after quake
  • CII growth vision for north
  • Tea protest on street, highway law flouted
  • Time for clear blue sky, rains exit
  • NH trouble spot survey
    • Indian Express
  • Court sees red over beacons, but cops in denial
  • No more screening for school admission
  • 'Indecisive' Mamata has hampered fight against Maoists: CPM
  • CID restrictions on phone tapping causes concern
  • Chhatradhars wife & Co denied audience with Mamata
  • Buddhadeb to skip politburo meet again
  • Tiwary named captain, but uncertainty over his availability
  • State govt undecided on RTEs no-detention proposal
  • HC asks govt to file affidavit on cow slaughter
  • Students protests in Bihar disrupt Eastern Rly services
  • Visual documents of culture
  • Against violation of right to livelihood
    • Hindustan Times
  • Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo meet again
  • CPI (Maoist) leaders start movements in jails
  • Despite ceasefire offer, anti-Maoist ops continue
  • Mamata resigns from Lok Sabha
  • Bengal Maoists offer 1-mnth conditional ceasefire
  • Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo meet again
  • Mamata sets 7-day deadline for Maoists
  • Darjeeling's tryst with heritage rail history
  • Smoke in AC 2-tier coach of Bangalore express
  • CM Mamta showers sops on Darjeeling Hills, preaches unity
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line