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December 05, 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
  • CPM privilege notice against Becharam
  • Becharam show-caused by HC
  • CM snubbed on surprise trip to land battleground
  • Cellphone seized from undertrial
  • CM may give rights day event a miss
  • New Year makeover for Ramakrishna crematorium
  • Back to Noti Binodini's times
  • CM's pre-poll bounty for farmers
  • Left Front to field young faces in panchayat polls
  • Pitfalls plenty in Hills agreement
  • Clash brings traffic to a halt on NH-34
  • Surjya meets Tehatta victims
  • German investments in the offing for West Bengal
  • Trinamool to vote against retail FDI in Lok Sabha
  • Norway children doing fine: Cops
  • Sharmila part of Jaipur Literature Fest tribute to Sunil
  • Underpass flurry sparks Bypass bother
  • Swap hope for kidney patients
  • Fare hike can't end unfair practices
  • IndiGo gears up for first int'l takeoff from Kolkata
  • Kolkata to host global theatre festival by 'spec-actors'
  • Power bill goes up third time in a year
  • Teacher duped by 'wannabe' groom
  • Youth held for setting ox on fire
  • Four of family die in car crash
  • Partha bets big on key projects in state
  • Trinamool Congress gag order against leaders
  • Kabir fears for life, slams Adhir
  • National team happy with state's disaster management
  • 49 lakh compensation for Maheshtala fire victims
  • Roy to be TMC's sole speaker for FDI debate?
  • Chief minister blows poll bugle at Purulia rally
  • Trinamool trapped in Sobhandeb dilemma
  • Train mows down elephant calf
  • Now, rights body takes RTI route
  • Pankaj gets glowing tributes from three Indian cricket captains
  • Land transfer fee slashed
  • Peace Haven under threat
  • Rare masonry work out of memorial womb
  • Danish team on heritage trail
  • Restorers convince encroachers to shift
  • Teen's autopsy report rules out murder
  • Distress signal: Traffic slows to 12kmph
  • Gold worth 97 lakh seized in Kolkata
  • Now, tigers to be assigned UIDs
  • Railways plans extension of East-West Metro route
  • If need be, we'll create law: Becharam Manna
  • Climate change makes investing in Kolkata risky: Report
    • The Telegraph
  • Ted loses toss on Test-eve
  • London-link ladies in miss & hit
  • HC rejects expelled pupils plea
  • Protest at toothless audit
  • India knows itself, but only in bits and pieces
  • Art college official gheraoed
  • VC cracks the disruption code
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Rights cry for speed lost in systems corridors
  • Hawkers heart-warming gift with lottery cash
  • Railways evict party squatters
  • Morcha derails GNLF event
    • Indian Express
  • Sops shower for rural Bankura
  • High Court issues contempt rule to Manna
  • CM called Aditis family, assured help
  • After sending gag SMS, Partha disagrees with CMO decision
  • Ritwik kin file murder complaint against friend
  • 1993 police firing: Former IPS officer deposes
  • North Bengal Film Festival to begin on December 22
  • Revise fares by Dec 31 or buses will go off roads, owners tell govt
  • Sovan followers take out protest rally
  • Eye on big picture, Mamata happily stumbles her way through Lok Sabha
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata intolerant, wants yes men around her: Katju
  • Eye on Panchayat polls, Mamata rejigs cabinet
  • New conditional permits to be issued after transporters take a no strike pledge
  • Woman dies after husband sets her on fire
  • Kolkata LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) film festivalto kick off on Friday
  • Army chief reviews security along China border
  • Mamata promises Singur land back to unwilling landlosers
  • Mamata is intolerant and whimsical: Katju
  • CPM leader Buddhadeb criticises PM
  • Trinamool stand on FDI only after Speaker takes decision
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line