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December 28, 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
  • Twelve-year-old girl dies enacting suicide scene
  • 1000 Bengal tourists stuck in Andamans
  • Drunk goons stalk, thrash senior ONGC official
  • Five more babies die at Malda hospital
  • Revamp on cards for expressway
  • State climate plan mayinclude Sunderbans
  • IT wizard knocks on Bengal govt door with tech offer
  • Five Maoists, PCPA member arrested
  • Jana Gana Mana centenary celebrated
  • No plan support for transport PSUs
  • Guv assent to tax waiver bill
  • Centre calls GTA review meeting on January 9
  • Laldighi parking for central govt cars
  • Suspicion led to killings: Police
  • 'Today, it was me; it could be you tomorrow'
  • Subrata new strongman in Didi's Cabinet
  • Police boost for Salt Lake and Barrackpore
  • Hooch sellers' kids demand early rehab
  • Mousam seeks probe into child deaths
  • Varsity rules bent in LF regime: Report
  • Promoter murder accused held in Dankunifrom Dankuni
  • Mamata extends help to Indian couple in Norway
  • Bratya to meet NBU officials
  • Depression to push up mercury for next few days
  • IAS officers shying away from key posts
  • Publishers end stir after CM assurance
  • Two AMRI officials in judicial custody till Jan 5
  • Four of family found dead in Manicktala apartment
  • Man kills family, commits suicide
  • Four bodies of a family found inside locked flat
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • Flawed flight to the future
  • When fair is foul and foul is fair
  • AMRI loses licence to reopen
  • Salt Lake Section 144 only for protesters
  • Crossing to be closed
  • Return of grand totals & merit lists in twin exams
  • Destination Paris on party night
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Girl dies copying TV crime show
  • Unspent funds in culture kitty
  • Stage salute to song of national pride
  • Govt booklet blitz in Jungle Mahal
  • Goons assault manager, cops tarry
  • 100-day role for more wings
  • GTA meet called, glare on bill nod
  • Barlow now home to only Malda girls
  • Endosulfan killed fish: tests
  • Doctors pay held up after baby deaths
  • Panighata garden work suspended
  • Lodge kitchen sealed
    • Indian Express
  • Enclave panel appeals governor for fast implementation of pact
  • Lone voice of dissent, MLA refuses pay hike
  • State human rights commission has failed to perform: Panel chief
  • 4 of family found dead in Maniktala
  • Mamata shuffles ministers
  • Bail pleas of AMRI accused rejected
  • Post AMRI, fire dept gets 1 more director
    • 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