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News Headlines Archive
December 12, 2009
Miscellaneous
  • CPM goons go on rampage in Bengal villages
  • Maoists call for bandh in 3 districts
  • Bihar governor to have additional charge of West Bengal
  • Fog disrupts flight services out of Kolkata
  • GJM activists begin “fast-unto-death”
  • And it’s not just about Gorkhaland in West Bengal
  • HCG to set up Robotic Radiosurgery facility in Kolkata
  • West Bengal to meet goods and services tax deadline
  • FB admits failure to provide farmers an alternative livelihood
  • Basu greets Pranab on his 75th birthday
  • Begunpora, fish jhols, chhana - all yours
  • IIT Kharagpur to hold 4-day fest
  • The Telegraph
  • SFI dharna for varsity results
  • Tata garden to reopen today
  • Hill strike takes toll on tourism
  • Fewer takers for Telangana fast model
  • Blockades and bandhs over breakaway bids
  • ‘Miffed’ boys flee school
  • Rail’s farmer prod riles CPM
  • Hill protests spoil year-end holiday
  • Mamata refuses to send team to Singur
  • Song for a stranger
  • Mirror to times of trouble
  • Where the hard rain falls
  • A living art history lesson
  • The Statesman
  • Aboline for 2000 Guineas
  • Bharti targets Rs 1,000 crore turnover
  • Chidi hits the mark
  • Cox & Kings up 29% on first day
  • Farhat shines forth
  • Gold medal for Suranjoy
  • India run into Pakistan
  • Industrial growth at 10.3%
  • Jindal Power to invest Rs 65,000 crore
  • Looking for the next Warne
  • Manjunath murder: Six get life sentence
  • Maya for breaking up Uttar Pradesh
  • Mollah admits Rajarhat irregularities
  • ONGC loses to Chinese group
  • Philippine gunmen warn of killing hostages
  • Skyscrapers can wait, but residents cant
  • Small nations open new front
  • State plans kiosks in GST regime
  • Telangana on the boil
  • Top Qaida leader killed in Pak
  • USA hopes to complete nuclear deal soon
  • USA may impose sanctions on Iran
  • Woods ready to quit golf to save marriage
  • Indians ancestors of other Asians: New study
  • Times of India
  • Africa and Bhutan on Tollywood radar
  • Cops on edge after Malda Maoist attack
  • Facing marriage pressure, teen takes parents to police
  • Come clear on land, says Mamata
  • The gandhian way
  • Fog hits flights at Kolkata airport
  • Stay away from Dooars, tribals warn GJM
  • Tourism takes a beating again
  • HC orders conference on corporal punishment
  • Minister admits to mutation foul play
  • When DJs stole the show
  • When DJs stole the show
  • Norman never stops
  • Looking for a 'Fresh Face'
  • Indian Express
  • Forward Bloc blasts CPM for backward march
  • Malda train attack: Police may reshuffle forces
  • PCAPA men set trucks on fire
  • Buddha says many investors still interested in Bengal
  • As fast enters 2nd day, Pranab holds fast to no-Gorkhaland line
  • Dead man walking in Mamata’s list of ‘martyrs’, says CPM
  • After Buddha’s bait, Mamata hedges her bets on Singur
  • GJM casts a shadow on tripartite talks in Darjeeling
  • Hindustan Times
  • Trinamool Congress member killed
  • WB Governor to retire on Sunday; Bihar Governor asked to take charge
  • Fog hits flights at Kolkata airport
  • W Bengal govt initiates development schemes in naxal-hit Midnapore
  • Shutdown called in three West Bengal districts Saturday
  • Sports
  • Football: Mohun Bagan 1 - Md. Sporting 0
  • Hockey: Indian Oil drubs Southern Railway
  • Jagmohan Dalmiya seeks reports from manager, captain and coach