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News Headlines Archive

September 12, 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
  • Christian schools to meet Bratya
  • Turn the lens on men behind the camera
  • City beautification on fast lane
  • Highway murder victim's kin under scanner
  • Pushed off train, saved by CM
  • No concrete move yet to rein in faulty taxi meters
  • Cops 'abuse' man after accident
  • Ask for cab coupons, for a change
  • Shadow boxing over Teesta Project
  • Jumbos barge into school, feast on mid-day meal
  • Gang loots valuables worth 2.5L
  • Stalker stabs cop's daughter in train
  • CPM man shot dead by bikers in New Town
  • After KMC, tax waiver in Salt Lake?
  • Engineering student in hospital after ragging, probe ordered
  • Smoke alarm at Kolkata airport
  • Last 'watchman' of city's grand old beauties
  • SAIL's Burnpur plant to start ops next June
  • Loan agent held for highway murders
  • Lavish spread for Dunlop shareholders
  • Community centre near Santiniketan
  • Cong protests 'TMC attacks'
  • State stares at 200-cr loss in solar energy
  • Change in plans to refurbish police hospital
  • Policeman's daughter stabbed by eve-teasers
  • Flyover ramp may trigger chaos
  • Kite-flying event to launch new tourism drive
  • Water Tax Imposed On The Sly
  • Ugly row over Star Theatre handover
  • Why were students taken to a rally, HC asks govt
  • A fest with diverse interests
  • Bagha Jatin's grandson to be in Writers'
  • Vijay Mallya to join La Marts in celebrating 176-yr-old ritual
  • Man held for 'getting son killed' by hired goon
  • Bratya: Rules to bar schoolkids from rallies soon
  • Jindal to meet CM over Salboni land
  • Rape charge against TMC leader
  • Move to eradicate child marriage
  • Chhatre acquitted after decade-long trial
  • Drive against emission test centres soon
  • 2 fire engines for Writers'
  • Aircraft snag, poor visibility disrupt operations at city airport
  • Stolen briefcase leads to bomb scare in Howrah
  • IT institute owner, driver shot dead
  • Chinese artefacts exhibition attract Kolkata residents
  • Schoolkids forced into political rally
  • Special court to hear cases of human rights violation
  • Airline loses honeymooners' gift bag
    • The Telegraph
  • Slap for seeking cops help
  • Murder victims relatives quizzed
  • Tribute to Mother on canvas
  • Armed gang loots jewellery workshop
  • Blockade stalls city-bound trains
  • Free Jerusalem trip for pilgrims
  • Security in place, but still not safe
  • You share your birthday with...
  • First Delhi warning to new govt on Maoists
  • Baby dies after falling off hospital bed: Kin
  • Pranab land prod to MLAs
  • CM set to hit election trail
  • Deepa brings back Hamidul
  • Neglect finger at doc over baby fatal fall
  • State warned on Maoists
  • Tour projects fail to progress
  • Airline promises regular flights
  • Bird flu alert near Assam
    • Indian Express
  • In refusal to go to Dhaka, Mamata loses an exquisite gift of love
  • 23 thalassemic children test HIV positive in Guj hospital
  • Mamatas poll campaign begins without Mamata
  • Buddha slams govt for skipping budget
  • Ex-Kerala CPM MP digs up past, alleges Marxist pogrom in Bengal
  • Govt wants state quota, Bengali question paper for medical CET
  • Didi a bitter pill for UPA to swallow
  • Kolkata Confidential
  • CM to hold NBDC meeting today
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mahasweta Devi hospitalised
  • HC notice to state on kids being taken for
  • 'Teesta Barrage Project to be commissioned as per schedule'
  • Binayak Sen welcomes Mamata's peace move with Maoists
  • Miffed Mamata drops out of Manmohan's Dhaka trip
  • Rebel Gorkha leader Chattrey Subba criticizes GTA
  • The invisible Maoist hand back in Bengal
  • Mahasweta Devi hospitalised
  • 'Teesta Barrage Project to be commissioned as per schedule'
  • Binayak Sen welcomes Mamata's peace move with Maoists
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line