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News Headlines Archive
May 24, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • Mamata 'ensures' one more MoS berth for her MPs
  • Three workers die in gas leak at Haldia in West Bengal
  • Rupees 16 lakh of looted cash recovered, woman arrested
  • The pustule festering at the Left's core—a cynical arrogance
  • Voice of kabyageeti falls silent - Krishna Chattopadhyay dies
  • 'Trinamool ministers to spend five days a week in Bengal'
  • Mamata for modern railway with human face
  • Mamata favours cheap passes for unorganised labour
  • India’s Left Front pays the price of ‘arrogance’
  • FRO 2009 to begin on May 29 in Kolkata
  • Faith Healthcare launches Rupees.1,000-crore Health City project in West Bengal
  • Economists Expect Pranab to Move Ahead with Reforms
  • Mamata gives wagon industry feel-good factor
  • A grand homecoming for Mamata
  • Sari presented to Sonia could do good for weavers
  • 16 lakh mt rice procurement targeted; Rupees 422 crore approved
  • Efforts on to drive away killer elephant into forest
  • British Indian wins Satyajit Ray film contest
  • The Telegraph
  • Trio on clean-up job die in Haldia Petro
  • Copycat land protest by CPM
  • Bengal job for Delhi 6
  • Bride to widow in five days
  • Card with medical past
  • Lives lost for lack of organ harvest
  • Power utility tips for CMC
  • Nervous nineties for scores of examinees
  • From ‘average’ girl to US top job
  • Pedestrian dies after car hit
  • Former help arrested for drug and rob
  • Damages for NRI flier
  • Train of thought for Mamata
  • Cyclone Aila to bring heavy rain
  • Mill caretaker found dead
  •  You share your birthday with...
  • What's on in town
  • Little bravehearts armed with books & a never-say-die spirit
  • EC misses restoration deadline
  • Students explore new career avenues
  • Trinamul draws up Dooars list for Didi
  • Mamata takeover raises Malda rail hopes
  • Fire in cop boss house
  • Injured climber dies in Kathmandu
  • Three killed on road to Nathu-la
  • Act from heart to save nature: Bahuguna
  • Hill metal boys in Canadian album
  • The Statesman
  • 81-yr-old CPM man murdered
  • Adhir rejection shocks supporters
  • Infant dies in hospital, kin allege medical negligence
  • Police open fire at Raina
  • Suhrid flops even with his neighbours...
  • Woman dies as hospital fails to provide ambulance service
  • Times of India
  • Two arrested for drug-and-rob case, kingpin elusive
  • 3 dead in Haldia gas leak
  • Cops left playing nanny after truck drivers rescue toddler
  • Slew of freebies to woo air passengers
  • Kolkata stares at cyclone Aila
  • Man dies in freak accident
  • Schoolkids on lake clean-up drive
  • Mt Makalu conqueror dead
  • Land stir in a month: Mamata
  • Govt likely to miss LPG deadline
  • Football enthusiasts chill it out!
  • Music launch of 'Madly Bangalee'
  • Arjun Chakraborty's enthrall his friend
  • Indian Express
  • Cyclonic storm Aila to make Bengal landfall in 24 hours
  • CU courses come of age for Gen-next
  • Come, feel the stars in the ‘dark’ museum
  • If Hilsa is not served this Jamaishashti, blame it on Bangladesh
  • Kolkata confidential
  • Mamata fastens saddle to rein in Buddha govt
  • Bengal CPM blames it on Third Front
  • Gas leak at Haldia plant, 3 workers die
  • LS results sound alarm for Left ministers
  • Green auto hits LPG roadblock
  • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata arrives to rousing reception
  • Six more from TMC likely to be inducted in UPA Govt: Mamata
  • Mamata will fulfil people's aspirations, hopes mother
  • Two air passengers sent for swine flu test
  • Congress, TC alliance to continue till 2011 Assembly poll
  • Sports
  • Ganguly wins Asian championship
  • Surya Asia’s best
  • Three Indians in individual final
  • Who Is To Blame In The Bhaichung Bhutia Saga?