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December 25, 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
  • Arsenic alert near Mamata Banerjee's house
  • Infosys hopes crushed as IT ministry rejects STPI scheme for Bengal
  • End of the road for Dum Dum-Barasat metro extension
  • From April, fly to Naoapara from Garia in 54 mins flat
  • Mamata government eyes ramshackle flats to increase the earnings
  • Mamata's dalatantra: minister's brother made Public Service Commission member
  • Stray dogs to have health care centres
  • Ravi Shankar and other legends in Raghu Rai's eyes
  • Finally, the classless streetcar trundles on Kolkata streets
  • Govt to contain road rage through closed-circuit cameras
  • Now, cough up extra cash for cell phones in Botanical Gardens
  • Mamata Banerjee govt to offer moa, naroo to the world market
  • Tata firms invited to West Bengal's industry meet
  • Governor summons council chief
  • Now, schools set to get green cadets
  • What's in a name? Ask the Chatterjees
  • Mob fury after bus runs over woman
  • Expect a Metro fare hike in January
  • Gang rivalry turns Tiljala into war zone
  • Ready to rock on New Year's Eve?
  • Minister hurt in Howrah accident
  • Resurgent Bengali cinema poised for a big leap
  • Enjoy a chilly, sunny Christmas
  • Cache of explosives seized
  • Rotational jobs for Jangalmahal youths
  • Congress to go alone in rural polls
  • Panels protect prisoners' rights
  • Protests continue, so do rapes
  • CM avoids faction feud issue in district meet
  • Student-protest ripple jolts Nadia
  • Minorities welfare loses steam in state
  • Corporation tag for Hills civic body
  • Kalyani varsity students lock up HoD
  • Bengal's children goes eco-friendly
  • Workforce confidence shaken after horrendous Delhi rape incident, says HR survey
  • Brrrr, it was as cold as London
  • Anti-trafficking campaign by USIS
  • Kolkata under 24x7 watch-and-alert system
  • Police boost vigil for festive week
  • Bangalore businessman buys book, finds Tagore letter
  • Amartya Sen adds warmth to Paus Mela launch
  • Tiljala tense over gang rivalry
  • 'Why were people silent in my case?'
  • Thank red-tape for Buddha show
  • 40 hurt in bus crash on Lenin Sarani
  • Violence broke out during school managing committee election
  • A foodie's day out on Christmas
  • Three of family found dead
    • The Telegraph
  • City scrambles to cover up in style
  • Governor calls HS boss over unrest
  • Woman hurt in Lenin Sarani accident
  • JU chancellors wish list: follow Presi, hire foreign teachers
  • Extortionists fire in air to bully builder
  • Students ring alarm bell on Xmas
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  • Youth killed in road crash
  • Mamatas 2013 poll campaign from govt stage
  • Cong warns against tie-up
  • Blocs Cong chorus on AIIMS clone
  • DM orders probe into cop thrash charge
  • Church body takes up repairs
    • Indian Express
  • Mamata sounds panchayat poll bugle, Left and Congress leaders in firing line
  • Centres indifference led to Delhi rape: TMC
  • Governor summons HS Council chief over gherao in schools
  • Police on edge as city gears up for President, PM visit
  • Eye on votes, govt unveils housing plan
  • City records coldest day of season
  • Hockey legend Claudius laid to rest
  • Hooch deaths: Act against excise officials, WBHRC tells govt again
  • English tips from Oxford
    • 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
  • African pygmies may have roots in Narmada valley, says new study
  • Charges framed in Jnaneswari Express disaster
  • 24-yr-old raped, set afire in Bengal by her neighbour
  • Pranab returns to his youth with trip to Santiniketan
  • Mamata says Tehatta police firing 'undesirable'
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line