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News Headlines Archive

September 01, 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
  • Sculptor forced to leave studio
  • CPM man held in Garbeta skeleton case
  • Maoists may soften stand on talks offer
  • Deer dies in Bethuadahari forest, visitors suspected
  • Three varsities told to submit accounts
  • CM meets security adviser over Bangla visit
  • Mob fury after boy dies in accident
  • 3 drown, many missing in Matla boat capsize
  • Three students swept away
  • Morcha unhappy with clauses in GTA Bill
  • Trivedi moots standard colour code for stations
  • 'Ant bite' death: Body of newborn exhumed
  • CPM document bares disconnect with poor and new middle class
  • 'Mamata nurtured Frankenstein's monsters in Hills, Jangalmahal'
  • Bengal will be in cancer research limelight: Tata
  • Will invest in Bengal if there's no hostility: Tata
  • Partha visits food park site in Howrah
  • Aunt kills 3-yr-old over earrings
  • Darjeeling civic workers to stop work from today
  • Tarun Roy bail plea rejected
  • Former Minister Granted Bail In Wireless Case
  • Fund crunch hits Mamata security, RPF detail slashed
  • Stinking welcome at Howrah station
  • Mamata to figure in Hyderabad B-school discourse
  • JU, Besu urge govt to revoke admission order
  • Youth tries to jump in front of CM's car
  • Task force to monitor veggie prices
  • Faulty computer holds up verdict
  • 'Tatas held Singur land for monetary benefit'
  • Mega hospital's location pits Didi against Deepa
  • A little Argentina in Kolkata thanks to Messi and co
  • State govt plans to set up health bank
  • 'India needs to improve weather prediction system'
  • State govt to spruce up drainage system
  • WB assembly to debate name change on Sept 2
  • JU, Besu may be spared seat order
  • Salt Lake house case: Two women charged
  • Kolkata: Gangster kills boy after soiree row
  • GJM unhappy with GTA Bill circulated in assembly
  • Skeletons continue to tumble out in West Midnapore
  • Hunt for Sushanta shares
  • Sub-station fault sparks loadshedding
  • WB finance minister simplifies tax structure to raise revenue
  • People will see the change: Kolkata police chief
  • Civic takeover notice on Futnani Chambers
  • Puja challenge for new Kolkata police set-up
  • Anna Hazare has jolted Indian conscience: MCC
  • City Centre New Town bags 7 star rating
  • Bidhannagar municipality to start collecting property tax
  • Snatcher runs to safety as police stand unfazed
    • The Telegraph
  • Stick(l)er for rules? Autos lead the way
  • Midnight change of guard
  • Rough weather for film city
  • Portrait of an artist as a rebel
  • MIT economist on why policies fail in India
  • Varsities under funds threat
  • Kat call to Spain for city
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Public hand in Metro chaos
  • Sorry state of policing
  • Transport crackdown on dealers
  • Couple found dead at home
  • Money tricks Amit Mitra missed
  • SFI milks CM name for fest
  • MLA skips slain worker home
  • Lalgarh bus attack blame on Trinamul
  • Deer dies in photo chase
  • Hill team demands bill changes
  • Parents give consent, baby body dug out
  • Bricks flow free for barracks
  • Vacant house raiders caught
  • BRO promises to fast-track highway repair
  • Illegal timber glare on gardens
  • Plea to army to wall off water tanks
  • Metro call for rock stars
  • Girl missing, one held
    • Indian Express
  • Messi arrives in Fort Kolkata
  • GJM for amendments in draft Bill
  • Mamata brings Lefts Martyrs Day to Writers
  • PCAPA offshoot warns Lalgarh youths against taking govts job bait
  • Fresh investments in Bengal only after hostility ends: Tata
  • In citys heart, throbs an Argentine heart
  • State seeks Central aid to upgrade police stations in Junglemahal
  • Govt sets up task force to check rising veggie prices
  • Govt not mixing politics with business: Partha
  • PCAPA calls 24-hour bandh in Junglemahal
  • Messi shows a bit of magic
  • Sabella works on Argentinas last line of defence
    • Hindustan Times
  • Sen warns of Salwa Judum replay in W Bengal
  • Only 55,000 Messi match tickets sold
  • A flight to remember for a Messi co-passenger
  • Vesting land at Singur not violative of Art 14 : WB govt
  • Bengal's first Facebook FIR
  • 8 killed as truck overturns in Burdwan
  • 8 killed as truck overturns in West Bengal
  • GJM requests WB govt to defer tabling of GTA bill
  • Sen warns of Salwa Judum replay in W Bengal
  • A flight to remember for a Messi co-passenger
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line