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August 18, 2012
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
  • CM set to attend UPA reforms meet
  • 14 gangsters arrested in police sweep in S 24-Parganas
  • Rape victim accuses police of extortion
  • Fingerprint attendance for health dept officers
  • Healing touch for fleeing north east natives
  • New terminal bowls over Virus
  • Panel frames dengue rules
  • Trapped in an iron jungle
  • A flyover too close for comfort
  • Rowdyism victim in shock; key accused walks free
  • Mob fury at RG Kar after 15-yr-old dies
  • Elderly couple in suicide pact
  • 1,000 IT jobs for the taking, only if govt can find land
  • Governor gives nod to CSC Bill
  • 10% police posts to be reserved for women
  • Rights body initiates probe on 'Maoist' arrest
  • Engineer arrested for wife's murder
  • Gen (retd) V K Singh defends book project
  • Independence-Day revellers threaten to kill family for noise protest
  • Union Bank eyes Rs 1K crore capital infusion
  • Mamata's remarks invite Buddha barb
  • 41 Congress activists held for road blockade
  • Plane tyre bursts on takeoff
  • Amadeus bets big on India's 'smart' class
  • Pollution body slaps closure notice on 18 factories
  • Water woes? Blame it on old pipelines
  • Docs advise caution on cancer vaccine
  • Man survives Metro suicide bid
  • Naktala Durga idol gets a museum pedestal
  • Travel in ease with more AC buses to hit road before Pujas
  • Greener Thar doom for Bengal?
  • Howrah brothers electrocuted
  • State gets first IT policy in 9 years
  • Suman parodies Tagore to protest 'Maoist' arrest
  • CM's panel to frame investment policies
  • Congress leader killed in Hooghly, protesters turn violent
  • Republic Day or Independence Day? Mamata breaks tradition, hoists tricolour at Red Road
  • Independence Day: Security beefed up in West Bengal for celebrations
  • Three Shaurya Chakras and a Vayu Sena medal for IAF officers
  • 'Maoist post' on hacked Trinamool Congress site
  • Ready to say sorry for wrongs: Mamata
  • U-turn on rape claim as cops bust 'fake' story
  • Court orders can be bought, says Mamata
  • Govt hits land-transfer jackpot
  • Outdated passes expose airport security loopholes
  • Boy beaten up with hot iron tongs
  • Law student jumps to death
  • Sonia's 'Discovery' quest ends in Kolkata
  • Warren Tea to be split into two companies
  • Woman battered over dowry demand
    • The Telegraph
  • Celsius surge in festive weekend
  • False rape charge threat for judge
  • Governor nod to teacher intake bill
  • 10 per cent womens quota in city police
  • 3 more held for attack on protester home
  • Schools to fight it out for karate crown
  • All India Inter-School
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  • Zakat zooms to Rs 100cr
  • Hospital ransacked, cops beaten up after boys death
  • Rights panel orders farmer arrest probe
  • CPM opens, rival reopens
  • Hair cropped for affair
  • Crown stolen from temple
  • Cong takes back 10 rebels, eye on polls
  • Oxygen mask removed, wife dies
  • Rape and sell charge on minor guardian
  • Job demand halts rail plan
  • NH55 repair hope after Pujas
  • Ramazan crosses faith hurdle
    • Indian Express
  • 22 rights blows for Mamata govt this year
  • RG Kar Hospital ransacked after boys death, 17 held
  • 10 pc quota for women in Kolkata Police
  • WBHRC to probe Shiladitya case
  • HC admits contempt plea against Mamata
  • Arms recovered from Barosol
  • Amended bill submitted to Governor
  • AG returns after 2-month absence
  • CPM leaders son held for running sleaze racket
  • Snake enters SSKM ward, minister blames it on left rule
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
    • Hindustan Times
  • Railways have worsened under Trinamool: Congress MP
  • Short skirts cause women harassment, says Trinamool MLA
  • Pranab's sister predicted he will be President
  • Mamata congratulates Pranab, to attend swearing-in
  • Birbhum, Nadia celebrate Poltus win
  • Trains to northeast arrive filled with 'refugees' in their own homeland
  • Darjeeling, Sikkim and Nepal feel the heat
  • Ex-judge gets threat calls after flaying Mamata
  • Section of media distorting my remarks on judiciary: Mamata
  • Mamata's remark: HC seeks authenticity report
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line