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August 23, 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
  • LF demands more funds for state from PM
  • PM's convoy throws traffic out of gear
  • Student kidnapped in Behala
  • Aides give in to CID grill, Sushanta in hospital again
  • ATM money lootedfrom ATM, shoot security guards
  • Arms seized at Howrah station
  • Mausam demands aide release
  • TMC demands Lakshman Seth's arrest
  • Arms won't help CPM win back hearts: Buddha
  • Maoists turn up heat on TMC
  • City-made nano paint to add colour to Gulf
  • Bengal cadre's contribution to Centre: 1 secy
  • Civic body to spruce up Salt Lake transport system
  • Mastic coat for Salt Lake Bypass
  • New drug hope for cancer patients
  • PM promises package to restore glory
  • Auto driver unites lost mother with her sons
  • GJM warns of fresh protest
  • Police 'fudge FIR' to nail victim's family
  • Woman, son hurt in 4.5L robbery
  • Microbes may prevent Sunderbans erosion
  • 4D, the new flavour for cinemagoers
  • Jumbo shifted to Jaldapara Rescue Centre
  • Lakhs of fake ration card in Asansol
  • 85-year-old woman robbed in Salt Lake
  • Gandhi topis at IIT convocation?
  • PM bats for nuclear energy
  • Rly minister addresses media amidst confusion
  • CID lens on W Midnapore cops
  • Victim's pregnant kin was held for murder
  • Enclave dwellers stage protest
  • Hills lacks basic amenities: Gurung
  • Flood situation worsens in Malda, victims cry for help
  • Mamata urges private hospitals to reserve 40% beds for poors
  • Bus accident claims six lives in Nadia
  • Villagers dig out skeleton in Salboni
  • Cop raid on Chhatradhar home
  • Sushanta remanded in judicial custody
  • Mamata initiates Bypass repair
  • Hidco cancels Rajarhat land allotment
  • Chittaranjan hospital to get new building
  • Brokers 'illegally confine' two investors
  • Distortion worries probasi Bangalis
  • We didnt fight for this: Veteran communist
  • PM may meet Didis ministers
  • CPM puts off meet after Pandhe death
  • Kidnap bid thwarted, bar crooner rescued by locals
  • Father-son duo commits suicide
  • 10 mins to change a name
    • The Telegraph
  • PM on fast track, CM can wait
  • Ransom call for 15-yr-old
  • Man held at station with guns, bullets
  • Photo proof for jail visit
  • Private hospital to spread wings
  • Push for urban healthcare
  • Free-fuel bill shoots up
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Licence by post to tackle graft
  • City venue for IIT research
  • Missing student found dead
  • Kanoria Jute Mills reopens after 5 years
  • Bullets fly in ATM heist
  • Gurung looks for deeds, not words
  • Help desks & medical aid for tourists
  • Arrests spark Lepcha protest
  • Archers get climate lessons in Sikkim for Olympics
  • Rescued calf finds foster mom in Jaldapara
  • Fire officer wife found dead
  • Re-check for all again
    • Indian Express
  • Hoardings on way out from Dalhousie
  • Its official, Yechury for RS
  • Trinamool gangs attacking farmers, says Biman Bose
  • On Tatas plea for amended Singur petition, govt told to reply by July...
  • At Writers, targets and change are the new buzzwords
  • No marks, report cards at Presidency
  • First batch of 46 political prisoners ready for release: CM
  • Archieji, Bettydidi and Tintinbhai
  • Beehives along rail tracks to prevent jumbo deaths
  • In new panel season, intellectuals refuse Mamata job offers
  • Dooars tribals to knock Centres door over Hill territorial survey
    • Hindustan Times
  • Govt open to reasoned debate on Lokpal Bill: PM
  • Ghosh receives all comforts in prison
  • PM backs N-power, Mamata sulks
  • Civil society leaders behaving like legislators: Pranab
  • Bengal's name change immaterial: Somnath
  • Late mountaineer Nawang Gombu's proposed memorial runs into red-tapism
  • Ghosh receives all comforts in prison
  • PM backs N-power, Mamata sulks
  • Bengal's name change immaterial: Somnath
  • Six killed, 15 injured as bus overturns in Nadia district
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line