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December 04, 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
  • Bypoll win to inspire government to work more: Mamata Banerjee
  • Trinamool retains Kolkata South seat with over 2.30 lakh margin
  • Judicial inquiry into Magrahat firing
  • No solution in sight for Sector V water woes
  • Two students drown in pond
  • TMC divided over syndicate links
  • FB demands judicial probe into death of Kishanji
  • Rare birds recovered in Customs raid, two held
  • Incomplete project killing fishes
  • Swanky stalls for food hawkers soon
  • Minister threatens to quit
  • Performance by kids of a lesser god
  • KMC's idea of 'simple' mutation goes awry
  • Cylinder blast at hospital
  • Man robbed of 1 lakh
  • Bids on for private players' share in IIIT
  • Heated debate, opinion split
  • Powerful words stir audience
  • Mamata's Sundarbans dreams
  • Pranab Mukherjee visits Mamata's mother in hospital
  • Lower tax mop-up to cut central devolution for state by 4000 cr
  • Finally, hope for a shelter
  • No hope or help, ageing parents worry about disabled children
  • Heritage makeover for Tolly Club
  • Navy to station UAVs at Behala airfield Sagar to get missiles
  • HC stays Netai trial till Jan 10
  • Burnt bodies of elderly couple found
  • Lokpal debate leaves Kolkata divided
  • Rajarhat murder: TMC man held
  • Doctor held for treating Suchitra
  • Bangla army chief visit raises hopes of better ties
  • A friendly village turned into a battlefield
  • Power officials point finger at director blamed for 'sudden move'
  • Magrahat firing illegal?
  • Many theories on raid deaths
  • State was banking on five instalments to pay salaries
  • Police should have been more careful, says Mamata
  • Body left unattended at hospital
  • Transport PSUs told to prepare annual plan
  • Affiliation for private engineering colleges on yearly basis
  • Army may assist in river clean up
  • Congress conspiring against TMC
  • I am mentally and physically a son of India: Dalai Lama
  • Prayers not enough for a better world
  • Arms seized from Rajarhat accused duo
  • Kolkata inputs nailed IM men
  • Economists differ on retail FDI
  • FDI fear shuts down city trade
  • Rape-trap racket busted at Garfa
  • Court rejects failed students exam plea
    • The Telegraph
  • Mamata is a populist in a good sense
  • Whats love got to do with it?
  • Next weekend you can be at ... ... Dhole Samudra
  • Judicial probe into Mograhat firing: CM
  • Pochard reward for bird watchers
  • Friends drown in ball tragedy
  • CM warning on syndicates
  • Tests find traces of 6 pesticides
  • Focus on Teesta in dry season
  • Hill road plan invites protest
  • Belgian to coach Bhaichung boys
  • Probe order for assault
    • Indian Express
  • Mamata claims retail FDI put on hold, Govt puts reaction on hold
  • Tagores portrait on mobile toilet van draws flak
  • CM orders judicial probe
  • FDI: Mamata wont back, wont topple
  • Cycle rally today to mark Tagore-Vivekananda yatra
  • Condition of Mamatas mother deteriorates
  • Fake Tagore paintings: Artists seek probe
  • Kishenji death: Rights activists pick holes in stands of govt, cops
  • Empowering vulnerable
    • Hindustan Times
  • TMC retains Kolkata South with massive margin
  • Trinamool all set to retain Kolkata South
  • Counting of votes for Kolkata South bypoll begins
  • FDI decision put on hold till consensus emerges: Mamata
  • Somali pirates striking off Lakshadweep: Navy
  • Counting of votes for Kolkata South bypoll begins
  • Inspite of GTA agreement Gorkhaland demand still on
  • Sorry, we won't back FDI, Mamata tells Manmohan
  • Stage set for renewed Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling
  • Dhirubhai books to help win back Maoists
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line