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News Headlines Archive

September 09, 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
  • South Bengal State Transport Corporation bus driver and conductor suspended for misbehaving with passengers
  • Guv trident light posers to mayor
  • CPM announces Jangipur candidate, Congress drags feet
  • Patient goes missing from hospital
  • Health department on mission to upgrade state hospitals
  • Ex-banker held for maligning boss
  • Six Myanmarese held without papers
  • Ace athlete down with dengue
  • Can't doze off? Check your diet and lifestyle
  • Two held for shares fraud worth 12 crore
  • Sivakasi accident a wake-up call for state government
  • Don't lose sleep over insomnia
  • Government allows new engines for old autos
  • Murder clues lie in cable biz: Cops
  • UK shipping magnate returns to alma mater
  • Begumpuri saris return to fashion
  • Opportunity the church never took
  • Salt Lake firms may pay water tax
  • Kolkata Port Trust writes to ABG assuring steps for more cargo
  • Escorts Agri Machinery bets big on trends
  • Rival unions clash at CESC, paralyze work
  • Expert hand in Behala murders: Cops
  • Mother seeks Sabitri help to get kids back
  • Doctors, cops help ill woman go home
  • Panel to probe Jadavpur University admission row
  • Suicide rate drops in West Bengal after 4 yrs
  • Mosquito larvae found in college lab, AC machine
  • Political blame game after outbreak
  • Student drowned in swimming pool
  • CM tweaks central scheme, CrPC for compensation package
  • Sushanta's brother held in skeleton case
  • CISF jawan killed in airport accident
  • Bodies wash up along river bank, bus tragedy toll up to 9
  • New Town Kolkata Development Authority starts anti-dengue drive in Rajarhat
  • Rabindra Tirtha to hold week long festival
  • CPM, police cross swords over rally spot
  • Partha Chatterjee- Infosys meet raises hope
  • Learning to be more fun at school
  • Robbers strike at bank, loot Rs 1 lakh
  • Barasat doctor died in family clash: CM
  • Mamata Banerjee clears compensation package for victims of atrocities
  • 980 buses to be taken off roads soon
  • CM upset over media reports
  • Fever clinics not equipped to treat critical cases
  • Central team to help combat dengue in Kolkata
  • Doctor fakes identity to dupe banks of Rs 5.9cr
  • Shadow of hooch tragedy lurks in Mograhat homes
  • No School Service Commission teachers for minority institutes
  • Busy day for officials at Kolkata airport
  • Another blackout averted
    • The Telegraph
  • Champion of champions with cup full of firsts
  • A tale of two blocks
  • Dribbling for dreams past obstacles in their way
  • Butcher suspect in murders
  • Girl alleges abduction in city
  • Strip-search for iPod
  • Clouds flatter to deceive
  • Mamata plans SSKM annexe
  • Hope in Ayodhya hills as Maoist hold loosens
  • Rain & pest blow to tea production
  • Stay on, appeals Barla
  • Govt to count pets this month
  • Back to class a year after quake
    • Indian Express
  • IPS officer now questions Mamata secularism
  • On Literacy Day, many give school a miss
  • Year after impeachment proceedings, former judge Sen turns lawyer again
  • Principal held for molesting student
  • Real estate sharks surround Behala house of murders
  • Neglected by parents, baby in US govt custody
  • CPM, Trinamool trade charges over dengue
  • Behala murders: Cops quiz 2 relatives
  • Bangladesh to hand over Tagore houseboat replicas
  • Kolkata authors surprised at Taslimas timing of Sunil rant
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
    • Hindustan Times
  • SP wants to have good relations with Left, BJD, TDP
  • Sushanta's brother held in skeleton case
  • Chaos reigns at JU over admission row
  • CISF jawan dies in accident at airport
  • Youth Congress for Panchayati Raj
  • Mamata again: Offers money to rape victims
  • Toll in bus tragedy rises to nine
  • Bengal Teacher jailed for attack on kids
  • In Bengal, school kids get a lesson in politics
  • Mamata among 50 most influential people in finance
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line