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News Headlines Archive

September 21, 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
  • Bird flu strikes Bengal again, culling begins
  • Schoolgirl stabbed to death by estranged lover
  • Hydel power for affordable tea?
  • Guv reminds mayor of 'billboard-free city' pledge
  • 'Poor academic ambience' forces two VCs to quit
  • 500 fliers suffer in oil arm-twist
  • Grey market for digital cameras may bite the dust soon
  • Hind Copper rejigs its proposed FPO
  • Round II of bidding for abandoned mines soon, says Coal India
  • Beautification drive stalled as KMDA, cops squabble
  • No power for MRI machine at SSKM
  • Probe into fake birth certificates
  • World's Highest Battalion Headquarters rocked
  • Didi urges PC to put off NSG hub opening
  • Sikkim quake: Relief, rescue operations pick up momentum
  • Concrete chokes another tree
  • Gunfight with Maoists in Purulia
  • Skeleton case: Chargesheet this week
  • Governor upset over Besu's IIEST status
  • Mittal may donate Rs 18 cr to Xavier's
  • Scanner on Kolkata's housing complexes
  • A dreadful night for trapped tourists
  • Foreigners stranded in Sikkim
  • Quake may hit tourist rush to Hills during Pujas
  • 'Can't believe my brother is no more'
  • Oil tanker crushes 5 revellers
  • Ministry seeks IIT-Kgp report on earthquake
  • Car parks make buildings vulnerable during quakes
  • Bengal pollution control board to inspect Bantala leather complex
  • Earthquake: Army confirms extensive damage in north Sikkim
  • Quake: Cracks appear on walls, ceilings of many homes in city
  • Netaji university to start a course for Bangla
  • Govt fails temblor test
  • Tremor terror: Shock & awe in packed cinema
  • Using tech to widen film bazaar
  • Rlys, KMC may strike a deal for Metro project
  • Two drugged and looted on train
  • Man kills brother in drunken brawl
  • West Bengal may urge Binayak to mediate with Maoists
  • Civic police to manage traffic in Sector V and Rajarhat
  • Couple fights social evils with patachitra
  • Durga Puja, countdown begins
  • Pistol found in kitchen
  • City pools in aid for mutilated girl who lost her limbs
  • More power for Rogi Kalyan Samiti
  • Xavier's to send students to US universities
  • Fissure Crack in cockpit windshield
    • The Telegraph
  • Jet fuel row stalls jumbos
  • This is a wake-up call for all of us
  • AC train trips on first run
  • Cops brace for Puja crunch
  • Suspended RPF man held for con attempt
  • Ambulance plan finds lone taker
  • Its official: colleges on camera
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Govt consults lawyers on Presi teacher intake
  • Stage set for Oz wizardry
  • NSG hub launch put off
  • Investment firm boss in fraud net
  • Trinamul murder in rebel zone
  • Rao warns govt over poll promises
  • Three IT hubs on table
  • Building registration halted for 15 days
  • Foreigners cancel trips, domestic plans stay
  • Registrar fails in second bid
    • Indian Express
  • Didi reaches Sikkim by road, says here to help
  • Trade unions announce law violation stir against price rise
  • Weather God smiles, N Bengal limps back to normalcy
  • Landslide cuts off north Sikkim again
  • Bengal to set up 40 weather observation centres
  • If Mamata allows, would love to return to Kolkata: Taslima
  • Maoists kill TMC man, CM warns ultras
  • Rao in Junglemahal, says situation no different from Left rule
  • HC rejects plea to transfer Chhattradhars trial to Alipore
    • Hindustan Times
  • IOC's no credit policy grounds 2 Iranian planes
  • Darjeeling fears quake will hit tourist season
  • Mamata to visit quake-hit north Bengal
  • Sikkim quake disrupts power supply in north WB
  • UP govt announce compensation to Agra blast victims
  • Quake damages in the Darjeeling pegged at Rs 3400 Crores
  • IOC's no credit policy grounds 2 Iranian planes
  • 10 killed in Bengal, Bihar
  • Mamata, Chamling take stock of quake hit regions
  • Darjeeling takes stock post earthquake
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line