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December 17, 2010
Miscellaneous
  • West Bengal lodges FIR against Railways
  • Police move court against five Maoists
  • Three killed as train rams vehicle
  • Mamata unveils new railway infrastructure plan for North Bengal
  • Opposition critical of Buddhadeb for absence
  • Students clash with police
  • 2 dreaded Maoists involved in Sakrail incident arrested
  • Maoists kill seven Forward Bloc leaders, workers in Bengal
  • Himalayan monks to launch green movement in Kolkata
  • NTPC to set up two more power stations in Bengal
  • Wen, Yechury discuss Bengal politics
  • Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party likely to merge
  • Kolkata constable 'throws' passenger out of moving train
  • Feluda has box office in a spell, yet again
    • Times of India
  • Student dies in college clash
  • Woman employer thrashed by union after sack threat
  • Trader held for torturing nephew
  • I knew our daughter would come back
  • Civic-pvt schools to join hands
  • State files FIR against railways
  • Share cars, end traffic woes
  • Start early to beat traffic mess today
  • Feluda has box office in a spell, yet again
  • Bangla crockery in Rashtrapati Bhavan
    • The Telegraph
  • Student clash claims eye
  • Fliers cry baggage theft and tamper
  • Manuscript combo for National Library
  • Boy rescued after weeklong torture
  • JU teachers to monitor student conduct
  • Self-defence plea in boy attack on teacher
  • Bowl for past, bat for change
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Alumni offer to form Presi panel for excellence
  • Principals open to pact with civic schools
  • Lessons in fun at science quiz
  • Speaker, CM skip Ray tribute
  • Molest slur on police
  • Negligence cry sets off hospital ransack
  • State fires green salvo at rail
  • Mamata payback plea on Cong turf
  • Tired of strikes, Siliguri on streets
  • Teacher returns after kidnap
  • NBU rejects ouster of seniors for ragging
  • Dalai flaunts faith growth in China
  • Leap lady gets bail till Feb. 10
  • Mob ire over jumbo raid
  • Assault finger at Morcha
  • Cash and jewellery stolen
    • Indian Express
  • Azim Premji to meet CM today
  • Davy extradition: Officials to discuss affidavit on Indian jails
  • La Marts teachers challenge suicide abetment charge
  • Bengal gets all is well certificate from RBI on financial crisis
  • JU likely to get Rs 25 cr UGC grant
  • Bengal gets countrys 7th largest fishing harbour
  • Violent protests will have dire results: CM to Trinamool
  • Five more Maoists arrested in state
  • CID gets stick from HC for its probe
  • State asks RBI to relax loan repayment norms
  • Girls held for circulating juniors nude picture
  • Custody of arrested Maoists extended
  • Jalpaiguri not to get HC Bench in near future
  • Female crocodile in sanctuary dies
  • HC asks govt to produce statement of the witnesses
  • Dialogue with Maoists can bring peace
  • UAPA charges slapped against Kanchan, 4 others
  • Inadequate fire-fighting arrangements at Calcutta University
  • Cops want to arrest Mahato for 2008 crimes
  • Its raining railway projects for N Bengal
  • Against child marriages, women panel seeks fresh approach
  • High on hope, GJM team to meet Rahul today
  • Maoist devices throw up leads on China links
  • Insolvency scam: HC seeks report from police
  • Villagers stall railway project, demand jobs
  • For sanitations sake, UNICEF joins hands with state govt
  • Top Maoist leaders face rape charge too
  • After Infosys, Wipro extends a prop for Rajarhat
  • Buddha rules out FDI in agri-retail
  • Trinamool finds a thousand reasons to gherao HIDCO
  • To put CPM on mat, Cong, Trinamool agree on floor coordination
  • Tables turned on Mamata as Railways faces land trouble in Bengal
  • Justice Sen files reply, challenges impeachment move
  • Farmers air grievances from Trinamool platform
  • State to make jail comfortable for Kim Davies
  • Mamata talks politics at rly meet
  • CPM plans to hold rallies in Hillsc
  • Parliament impasse punctures BESUs bid to acquire national character
  • Kolkata Confidential
  • To widen CPMs mass base, CITU brings para teachers under its fold
  • After SC rap, CM to head security panel
  • Cong backs Adhir against ally Trinamool
  • PCAPA not a banned outfit under UAPA: State tells HC
  • Bengal a lucrative investment destination
  • CPM takes on Mamatas Dankuni corridor project
  • Pranab skips Mamatas Railway function
  • Adhir stages rail blockade, Cong rallies behind him
    • Hindustan Times
  • Maoists kill 7 Forward Bloc members
  • 10 hurt in student unions clash, traffic hit
  • Politicians and Powerpoint! Bengal minister takes on Mamata the hi-tech way
  • Complete elections by Feb 15: HC to East Bengal
  • 15 shops gutted in midnight fire
  • Mamata pulls a prank at pool party
    • Sports
  • Mohun Bagan holds Dempo
  • Sayantan Das in sole lead
  • Prasanta Karmakar wins bronze