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December 20, 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
  • Council soft, students arm-twist West Bengal schools
  • Calcutta high court lifts stay on hiring teachers
  • Haldia Bulk Terminals can't shift equipment out of Haldia: HC
  • South Eastern Railway plans to eliminate all unmanned level crossings by 2014-2015
  • Girl raped, set on fire by lover in Bengal
  • Women safety on police priority
  • Food minister promises aid to Amlashole
  • West Bengal govt cracks whip on absenteeism in secretariat
  • Pranab Mukherjee kicks off Nobel celebrations
  • Biker in Kolkata Police net for snatching
  • 6 held for murder of don's aide
  • Slum dwellers attacked by 'TMC goons'
  • Doctor thrashed after 11-yr-old dies in surgery
  • KIT to join development projects soon
  • Higher secondary council overstepped jurisdiction: Educationists
  • Party time: Kolkta hotels cheer as early curfew lifted for party season
  • Teachers give in after failed students lock them up
  • Two Murshidabad schools face students' ire
  • Behala teachers in shock over students' wrath over pre-test failure
  • Trauma in Bengal school after 22-hour siege by students
  • Student attempts suicide despite re-test offer
  • West Bengal eyes vacant ESI land to boost healthcare
  • Kolkata airport upgrade deadline unrealistic, feels project incharge
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • I couldnt believe a boy I had taught for seven years was abusing me
  • Manager who makes stars turn to a cause
  • TMC takes over school protest
  • Plea against digital deadline
  • Gang of 10 raids house
  • Still riding: cab with baggage of 67 cases
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Doc assault after girl death
  • Calcutta-style school gherao in two districts
  • No projects but crores for clubs
  • Tempest thunder, betrothal burst
  • Jai Balaji ban on union boss
  • HC lifts teacher test ban with rider
  • Aid eludes firing victim, 15 years on
  • Black flags greet Deb again
  • Fest to bring Mala Sinha back home
  • Glare on ways to catch fish
    • Indian Express
  • At Singur, chorus of talk to Tatas grows loud
  • President urges students to focus on research works
  • Cop kicks pregnant woman
  • Relax land cap to boost textile growth
  • Subrata joins Mamata-Manna club, attacks judiciary
  • Santoshpur school gherao replicated across state
  • KMC spent R 59.68 lakh on KKR win
  • ABG allowed to take away equipment from Haldia dock
  • 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