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December 27, 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
  • Recovered Pak patient regrets inability to watch India-Pakistan ODI
  • Mamata govt to eye employees through hidden cameras
  • Transport operators demo to throw city traffic out of gear
  • A bad year gone, will things look up for Mamata in 2013?
  • Mamata to officially kick-start panchayat poll campaign from New Year
  • Katwa girl's kin yet to be traced
  • Belda eatery shut down after attack on owner
  • Higher wages for unorganized workers
  • 7% DA by end-Jan: CM
  • Man in sadhu's garb loots train passengers
  • Govt may abolish CA post, do away with their pension
  • National Volunteer Force workers' protest continues
  • Haldia civic chief denied entry to office
  • 2 killed in Howrah road accident
  • Rape charge against ex-aide of minister
  • Rape bid: Victim tested for molestation
  • CM's Presidency University visit likely on Jan 12
  • Metro to speed up work on cell connectivity in trains
  • Revellers give Kolkata's fun street a miss on Christmas
  • Rights body stands by harassed patient
  • Met office records coldest day of season
  • Slums sitting on LPG time bomb
  • Hawkers hold civic project to ransom
  • Hawkers make a grand invasion
  • 8 years on, they still wait for their kids to return
  • Governor to Council: Be firm with school indiscipline
  • Cabbie abuses mom, demands money after child pukes in vehicle
  • Mamata stays away from NDC meeting
  • Mamata Banerjee calls meet to check potato prices
  • Mamata's New Year 'gift' to employees
  • Mamata govt to donate bicycles to girls from minority section
  • Road repair advice from US to Mamata
  • Mamata-backed intellectuals defends her stance in Park Street rape
  • The palmist who predicted Mamata's victory
  • Bengal readying to sip daab water in bottles
  • Mamata allots Rs 35 crores for distributing sickle, cash to rural voters
  • Cops, witnesses clash over 'rape attempt'
  • A visit to city's forgotten churches
  • Bengal calling for US-based Bangla band
  • Only 3000 tickets on sale for Indo-Pak match
  • Amit Chaudhuri bags Infosys Prize
  • Couple pines for deserted baby
  • Endangered bird flocks back to state
  • Rajarhat eco park opens on Dec 29
  • Coal-laden bogies overturn in Burdwan
  • Jangalmahal projects fight against time
  • Asansol cold wave claims 4 in 24 hrs
  • Make molestation non-bailable: Rights body
  • Cabbie on the run after pushing woman off vehicle
    • The Telegraph
  • Take a chill pill, Cold-cutta
  • Super troupers from hills shine bright
  • Nostalgia & debate as alumni return to Calcutta Boys
  • Mughals to Modi: history of politics
  • Journey home mars holiday
  • Be firm, governor tells HS boss
  • Fare-hike pill fails to curb taxi refusal
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Girl gang in drivers seat
  • Cop blind eye to cars with window film
  • Flier checks in with a slap
  • Teens killed in bike crash
  • Rape charge on ministers ex-assistant
  • Mamata stays off bumpy highway
  • Hospital committee to probe baby death
  • Port crane contract despite questions
  • No work on Lalgarh road
  • 7% more DA from January
  • Union gheraos principal
  • Cry to remove civic chief
  • Cloud on district wish
  • CM bounty for Dooars
  • Territory visit call
  • Morcha seeks hill panel visit
  • Leopards at safari but hardly a visitor
  • Sikkim awaits quake funds
    • Indian Express
  • Chargesheet against 4 TMC men for attack on JU prof
  • TMC councillors go on rampage
  • Frustrated CBI waits for govt nod to prosecute cops
  • Gherao by students: Governor says no to re-tests
  • 10 months on, Park Street rape victim awaits justice
  • Sexual assault charges against Mitras ex-aide
  • Surrendered Maoists to snoop on their ex-comrades
  • 7% DA from New Year: Mamata
  • Cold wave sweeps state
  • Wagon derailment chokes traffic
  • 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