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December 19, 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
  • FICCI submits West Bengal's textiles policy 2022 to CM
  • Malda gambles with a tradition
  • Two Socialist Unity Centre of India workers murdered
  • Ramakrishna Mission spends Rs 30 crore on welfare
  • Phase three of global financial hub to lure foreign direct investment
  • Xmas means Bow Barracks: Christmas enthusiasts
  • Trinamool Congress in dock for not inviting local leaders
  • Problems in hills aspirational: CPM
  • Kashmiri teens get a taste of Kolkata's life
  • Party with a musical Santa this year
  • Analog pay channels go off air quietly
  • Local trees are passe, Kolkatans want snowflakes
  • Govt to woo minorities before panchayat elections
  • Kolaghat mess exposes Trinamool Congress rift
  • Teesta poisoning kills 35 species of fish
  • Now, Mamata heads for Mumbai to woo investors
  • 3 held for killing biker on highway
  • SRFTI suspends 2 students for ragging
  • Trinamool Congress, govt deny walkout by industrialist Pawan Munjal
  • High court turns down contempt plea against Mamata Banerjee
  • Failed students lock up teachers in Santoshpur school for 22 hours
  • Haji Mollah for Muslim quota in promotions
  • Failed schoolgirls keep teachers under siege
  • Government refuses to act against cop
  • Trinamool men stall NH6 bridge project
  • Chopper plan churns up Sunderbans
  • CPM rattled by threat from BJP
  • Poll bounty: Tamluk gets Rs1 crore for welfare
  • Light armour by Kolkata experts
  • Global cancer specialists for Kolkata meet
  • Hired womb, but mother's pangs
  • 'Seven-star' science meet in Kolkata
  • It's a win-win deal, insist doctors
  • Chill to return today, says Met
  • Govt moves HC against stay on teacher test
  • Authors signing e-book deals will kill bookstores: Archer
  • Visva-Bharati under security blanket for President visit
  • HC reserves decision on Mamata remarks
  • Man found charred in flat
  • Minister attacks Centre on cable digitization
  • KMC sticks to existing property tax rules
  • Unhappy with fare revision, bus operators threaten strike
  • Bentley mean machines woo Kolkata's super-rich
  • Rebel Singur MLA argues for out-of-court solution
  • Jai Balaji suspends 3 Inttuc staffers
  • Bag lost and found in train
  • Trade union gang attacks steel firm GM at home
  • 2 killed as car falls into canal
  • Highway repairs in focus ahead of CM's N Bengal visit
  • Now, visa on arrival for Bangla citizens
    • The Telegraph
  • Long night of strife and shame
  • More hurt than angry
  • Frown on councils re-test decision
  • Students, parents beat up Behala school teachers
  • Godown blaze stalls traffic
  • Jurisdiction quibble 36hrs after complaint
  • Eminence tag on Presidency
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Why the world wont end on Friday
  • Meeting on Xaviers proposal
  • Bus rams into car, boy injured
  • HC lets off Mamata with restraint advice
  • Message: one factory, one union
  • Bridge project work stalled
  • Missing Tagore, missing President
  • CPMs message: all out poll fight
  • Visva reopens Allauddin music centre after decade
  • Highway stuck for land
  • Dead fish float in Teesta, suspicion of pesticide use
  • Sacked BSNL staff gherao boss
  • Calcutta hope for closed gardens
    • Indian Express
  • Subrata joins Mamata-Manna club, attacks judiciary
  • Contempt relief for Mamata
  • Mollah puts party in dock, says CPM too did nothing for Muslims
  • Assocham advice to govt: Focus on small, not big industries
  • Mamata opposes cash transfer scheme
  • Girls gherao principal for 20 hours for pass marks
  • Suri college to welcome its most coveted alumnus
  • 2 SUCI workers hacked to death
  • Opportunity on a platter
  • Govt plans labour congress to settle industry disputes
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • Wife gets lessons in burglary on 1st night
  • Haldia Dock II project gets central government nod
  • 'Mamata knows TMC workers extorting money'
  • Spate of baby deaths rocks Bengal again
  • Nano a no-no for Mamata, but nano-science fine
  • Direct cash transfer won't push up inflation: Basu
  • Students fail, hold teachers hostage
  • Power sector rise must to spur growth, says Scindia
  • Congress asks Mamata to reveal land bank in state
  • PIL filed seeking removal of VB vice-chancellor
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line