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January 23, 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
  • Mamatas poetic tribute to TMC, mother
  • GTA committee to seek extension
  • Exotic veggies now staple fare
  • Two babies die in front of Bengal minister during surprise visit to Malda hospital
  • Children paint Hooghly dreams
  • Slum fire: Govt promises compensation
  • A cattle track that poses as expressway
  • Mamata may grace mass marriage on Valentines Day
  • Howrah kids traced in Bangalore
  • Lal Dighi parking to get hi-tech security touch up
  • Mamata pens two more Bengali books
  • Slum fire: Woman saves neighbour, baby
  • A few fingers together make a fist
  • Bureaucrats, netas batted for green
  • Wetland wall smashed into pile of rubble
  • Fire rips through 100 shanties in Kolkata, no casualties
  • Mamata meets Siddiqullah at Writers
  • Netaji birthday plan: Asok Ghosh left out in the cold
  • Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri to be part of HS English syllabus
  • State opposes special status for AMRI bosses
  • Drugs kingpin Shamim arrested
  • Bheri vested with govt: Wetland body
  • 136 AI Exp fliers stranded at airport for over 24 hrs
  • Govt stops takeover of 43-bigha city wetland
  • Wait got longer as flight captain needed rest
  • Abducted boy returns home after 80 days
  • Court protects widows pension rights
  • Capsized Italian ships captain misled the crew: Survivor
  • Harassed Presidency University first-year student slashes wrist in hostel
  • State power utility goes hi-tech
  • Govt to give loans to entrepreneurs
  • Metro ride for kids from neighbouring countries
  • Paying taxes a click away
  • SFI-TMCP clash stalls college polls
  • Labourer dies in Kolkata airport
  • St Xavier's may soon become a varsity
  • Presidency University kick-starts recruitment process
  • Five held for abducting youth
  • Sonia green light to Manoj resignation
  • Cancer institute campus at Rajarhat
  • Tussle over Haldia plot between govt, civic body
  • Mint to sell commemorative coins in city
  • 12th farmer suicide in rice bowl
  • It's problem of plenty for Bengal potato growers
  • Four more babies die in Malda
  • Mamata, Surjya battle over crib deaths
  • KMC tax waiver from Feb 1 to April 30
  • Colourful kites outshine Maidan sky
    • The Telegraph
  • Horror: hail a cab or board a flight
  • Presi trigger for govt teachers varsity plea
  • Poll-freeze plan for colleges till uniform code kicks in
  • Pump worker dies of burns, blaze guts slum
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Duo held for ATM card theft
  • A week on, cop flip-flop on Santiniketan murder
  • Pranab frowns on teacher assaults
  • Congresss silent protest against ally
  • Trader killed during heist
  • Shut garden gets VIP guests
  • Bodo medium cry in Bengal
  • Strike if cops fail to nab killers: Morcha
  • Liaison cell to look after tea industry needs
  • NBU gets Rs 2 crore for nano test tools
  • Veterans chase ball with stars
  • More beds for children
    • Indian Express
  • Now, Bagan fans turn to hooliganism in defeat
  • Violence against teachers unwanted, says Pranab
  • CPM Hooghly unit blames leadership for Singur fiasco
  • College violence: Patauli cop transferred
    • Hindustan Times
  • Bengal invites Microsoft to set up research base in state
  • Mamata defends doctors in crib deaths
  • GNLF president Subash Ghising to take Govt to Court
  • Kishenji's death a 'great blow', Maoists admit
  • Cong 'running out of patience' with Mamata
  • Mamata the fighterand writer
  • Teacher's bank account shows Rs 500 bn - courtesy wrong entry
  • GNLF president Subash Ghising to take Govt to Court
  • 8 infants die in West Bengal's Malda district hospital
  • GNLF President Subash Ghising to take government to Court
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line