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December 26, 2011
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
  • Kolkata rickshaw pullers may get photo IDs
  • Urban development dept to take over Indira Bhavan
  • Girl held for Maoist links, mother dies
  • State to procure 100 more Volvo buses
  • East-West Metro to get hi-tech touch
  • No Xmas for AMRI directors
  • Kolaveri wows Kolkata
  • Pranab calls on bereaved Mamata
  • Revellers make the most of a sunny Xmas
  • The grooves back in town
  • History hunt on fun street
  • Hooch dons second wife, two others held by CID
  • Rich- n -trendy warm up to coolest liquor labels
  • West Bengal hooch tragedy: Three main accused arrested
  • Parking extortion in revelry hub
  • 27 hospitals for backward Bengal
  • GJM plans to take backward region route for funds
  • Chancellor's post is non-political: Governor
  • Flight cancelled in Kolkata, Nepal mall opening put off
  • Goons shoot at man in bar
  • Bar on 'hot' shows this season
  • Ritu Guha passes away
  • Nigerian fraudsters arrested
  • For them, Christmas is Bow Barracks, forever
  • Minor fire, but prompt response from all quarters
  • No bail, 6 AMRI bosses sent to jail custody till Jan 5
  • Mamata offers hooch-sellers rehab package
  • Adventure hub sports on city outskirts soon
  • 6 babies die in 6 hours at Malda hospital
  • Catch a helicopter to visit Poush Mela next year
  • Confusion remains on first call after fire
  • Man arrested after son's death
  • Govt to set up all-women thanas in state
  • Bill to free education from politics passed
  • Rachanabali to go beyond Bengali
  • Appoint new art college head: HC
  • Oppn walks out over CM remark
  • Police yet to crack trader murder case
  • CM plans highway authority for state
  • No more snail mail, postal system gets a makeover
  • Don takes on Feluda in year-end box office bout
  • X-factor: Is that mishti or a Christmas cake?
  • Churches deck up in Christmas glitter
  • Release patients' records, urges AMRI
  • AMRI directors denied bail, sent to judicial custody
  • Buxa roars back, count finds 20 tigers in park
  • Gunmen chase, kill realtor in bustling Howrah locality
  • Draft education bill to empower students, VCs
  • Rs 51 crore for canal desiltation
    • The Telegraph
  • Look whos playing Santa!
  • Heady feel of festivity
  • Cricket bats for peace
  • CMs anthem prod in stage tryst
  • Why the fuss di? Its Dhanush
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Waiver rules in JEE form
  • Doc dearth cloud on upgrade
  • Hooch Badsa wife in net
  • Mom dies after Maoist arrest
  • Mirik councillors told to resign
  • Baby care lacks fire cover
  • VC reminder on staff job
  • Chopper trip & golf in hill fest
  • Coaching for SC/ST youths
  • Boy on picnic drowns
    • Indian Express
  • This winter, Cong-Trinamool chill gets shriller
  • Game ends but 150th year celebration begins in worlds oldest polo club
  • Hooch kingpins wife arrested
  • 23 children die in 10 days in a Birbhum hospital
  • kolkata Confidential; Studio to stadium
    • Hindustan Times
  • Post-Kishenji, Maoists maybe down, but not out
  • 21-day-old dies after drunk sweeper pulls off O2 mask
  • People punished Left Front for corruption: Buddha
  • Up in arms against hooch sale
  • Bengal seeks Rlys help to curb hooch menace
  • Sherpas want Bharat Ratna for Norgay
  • 21-day-old dies after drunk sweeper pulls off O2 mask
  • People punished Left Front for corruption: Buddha
  • Hooch toll at 148, youngest victim a 15-yr-old
  • Will Sangrampur be a no man's land?
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line