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News Headlines Archive
December 25, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • GJM announces fresh indefinite strike
  • Pranab Mukherjee concerned over Haldia port
  • CPM cannot be run by old leaders, says West Bengal minister
  • West Bengal to spend 15 cr to facelift MSEs
  • Air listeners deprived of Bengali commentary for Eden ODI
  • Personalised gifting cos cash in on Christmas fervour
  • Gavaskar frisked at Eden Gardens
  • Tagore's chair, teapot found in Bangladesh
  • Mamata may have embarrassed Lalu, but. . .
  • The Telegraph
  • Class-bunk probe after teacher quits
  • Maoist bloodshed takes toll on children
  • Rule rein on tarmac traffic
  • Circus back in Park Circus
  • JU job policy under review
  • Nightmare from Xmas ’04
  • Winter chill & Xmas thrill at city hot spots
  • 14-hour blaze in factory
  • You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Soccer star’s statue in April
  • Glare on teacher as exam ‘writer’
  • SSC proposes, school disposes
  • Split district cry by plains forums
  • Custody torture slur on police
  • Wild rescue hub closer Calcutta
  • Sir not in class, but in college
  • The Statesman
  • 10 arrested for selling ODI tickets in black
  • Akhtar excluded from domestic competition
  • BSE brokers to approach PM
  • Bank agents create problems for customer
  • Bus travel gets smart & suave
  • CBI taken for a ride
  • CCEA clears $400m for Jet Air
  • CM seeks Pranabs support in Haldia ports navigability
  • Congress, BJP prefer to wait & watch in Jharkhand
  • FDA warning to Ranbaxys US subsidiary
  • FDI inflow jumps 60% in November
  • Gems & jewellery exports soar 47%
  • Govt plans to curb inflation
  • Gutsy Indians win match & series
  • ICICI Bank sells PoS biz to First Data
  • IPS officers look for Central deputation
  • Information commission overlooks HC order
  • Infra sector grows 5.3%
  • Letters To The Editor
  • Maharatna status for big PSUs
  • Marginal fall in inflation
  • Mobile banking limit hiked
  • Mystery shrouds divers death in Purulia
  • No withdrawal of stimulus
  • Oldest industrial estate in a shambles
  • POWER PLAY AT EDEN
  • RBIs policy review on 29 January
  • Strauss ready to take on Steyn
  • Tata Steel hikes product prices
  • Telangana heat on Centre
  • Yakubu clinches it
  • Times of India
  • Dumped kids take parents to court
  • Lung cancer alarm in Kolkata
  • Dolled-up Coffee House to reopen on Jan 10
  • Jute mill gutted in Howrah
  • Length poses parking problem for new buses
  • JU & Presidency students held
  • Young talents enthral city
  • Brace for 2-year torture at Park Circus crossing
  • Woman's body found in train compartment
  • New chief justice vows to take justice to the poor
  • Premiere of Amar Sangee in Kolkata
  • Premiere of Amar Sangee in Kolkata
  • A perfect tee off
  • Chiggy wiggy time in Kolkata!
  • And the show goes on...
  • Indian Express
  • To foster peace, govt-oppn talks needed, says Amartya Sen
  • CPM-TMC clash in Burdwan again
  • Aboard new trains, tourists throng Digha
  • For schools in Lalgarh, promised aid still a pipe dream
  • GJM to resume relay hunger strike from today
  • Buddha to meet PM in Delhi today
  • NRI arrested for ‘assaulting’ wife
  • Left Front’s rout kicks into colleges, but SFI sticks it out
  • 2 Pak Army officers gave Headley $25,000 for India trip: FBI dossier
  • Turf warriors shoot in the dark on Eden blackout
  • Teachers not sincere, they idle away: Education minister
  • Hindustan Times
  • 17 arrested for selling ODI tickets in black
  • Bar association of a West Midnapore court closes down court due to Maoist blockade
  • Dialogue only way out in democracy: Pranab
  • Maoist killed, 3 jawans injured in encounter
  • Sports
  • Tennis: Vignesh prevails over Ranjeet
  • National Handball: Delhi, Bengal in last eight
  • Chess: India ‘A’ snatches sole lead
  • Great to win the series in Kolkata: Sehwag
  • Floodlights crisis may lead IPL out of Eden Gardens