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December 09, 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
  • Winter festival at Rabindra Tirtha
  • AMRI fire: A year later, victims' kin and survivors still in shock
  • Cong seeks new 'poribartan' as poll season nears
  • CM warns party dadas in South 24-Pgs
  • Robbery bid foiled, 5 held
  • Fake currency racket kingpins held, Rs 2L seized
  • Errant doctor under fire again
  • Veteran lensman passes away
  • Chhattisgarh CM wants Tata to invest in state
  • Code of silence in honour killing
  • Teacher takes Presidency College to court
  • No tender, Kolkata Municipal Corporation does U-turn on parking lots
  • 'Time to review laws for honour killings'
  • Kolkata scientist finds kala-azar vaccine
  • Gas blast kills technician in heritage building
  • I wanted to convey my plight, says CM fan
  • 'Good governance can prevent insurgency '
  • Kejriwal seeks referendum on FDI in retail
  • US expert to learn from Sunderbans
  • Didi fan disrupts court hearing
  • Mamata Banerjee to skip rights body's event
  • Chargesheet filed in Kharagpur gangrape case
  • Criminal escapes from hospital
  • Loba victims accept cheques
  • Party role reversal at home
  • CM heads for Delhi to carry on battle
  • Cloud-kisser on Chowringhee
  • CM hardsells small yet beautiful Bengal
  • The 'stallion' to gallop into Kolkata
  • Bratya to visit state varsities in January
  • Economy needs to open up further, says governor
  • No-union women's varsity on cards
  • Lalgarh set for high-decibel political meet
  • Official who signed trident deal demoted
  • Honour killing in Kolkata: Man beheads sister in public view, takes severed head to police station
  • Taunted, ex-soldier guns down bank guard, cashier
  • Mamata to visit Delhi for allies
  • Calcutta University assault: Mamata still silent but Guv concerned
  • Apeejay lit fest to kick off Kolkata's literary calendar
  • Three killed in Howrah accident
  • CID in dock over firing report
  • Man held for entering Trinamool leader's house
  • Danger lurks in dug-up road
  • Eden finds its sporting spirit
  • Water crisis in No solution to water problem in Darjeeling hits a new low
  • All-India GJM meet on December 16
  • Smart cages for trapped tigers
  • Education minister Bratya Basu stresses inspection of schools
  • CPM seeks Congress help in assembly
    • The Telegraph
  • Paribartan poser & Singur slap
  • Cricket couples Test of love
  • 150 years of an actress
  • Tussle with killer to snatch gun
  • Cylinder blast kills AC worker
  • Teacher shift bill on hold
  • First step in NH55 repair
  • Bear attacks BRO worker
  • Mirik strike off for now
    • Indian Express
  • Ashwin the batsman delays the inevitable
  • United in tragedy: Trial yet to begin, victims kin form forum
  • With HBT out, KoPT suffers loss of Rs 18 cr since Sept
  • SSC chairman meets chief secy, says cop recruitment need of the hour
  • Man shouts Mamata is right in court
  • Didi warns South 24-Parganas leaders against anti-party activities
  • Jairam says Mamata taking credit for Central schemes
  • One killed, another injured while repairing AC
  • Govt passed FDI through arm-twisting: Kejriwal
  • Govt to offer scheme to firms for repaying loan
  • 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
  • Will meet Anna, rectify mistakes: Kejriwal
  • FDI bill passed using CBI pressure: Kejriwal
  • Jairam calls for punah parivartan in Bengal
  • Ajit Singh asks CMs to reduce aviation fuel taxes
  • Tree felling tiff leads to gangrape in West Bengal
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line