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November 05, 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
  • Kolkata Port Trust's application to be taken up after puja vacation
  • Bengal liver foundation gets Rs 2.96 crore grant
  • Rogue cabbie dupes passenger
  • Tipsy jumbos on the rampage
  • Denied entry, Sunil fans pay tribute with slogans
  • Motor mechanic hits jackpot
  • Latin lessons for state players soon?
  • Plays to promote peace on 'Gadai's stage'
  • Kids preach the 'go green' lesson
  • Bolo bolo maa ki... jai
  • Govt takes annuity road to woo firms
  • Medical officer assaulted by NGO secy
  • Crackers to burn a hole in pockets
  • 'Ban' list may grow bigger this year
  • Diwali sweets get an exotic twist
  • Catch the Kolkata in all its moods at film fest
  • Star finds new excuse to stop 3 Kanya shows
  • Cyclone Nilam disrupts train services to south India
  • SMS sermons for railway employees
  • Jewellery, cash worth Rs 4.5 lakh looted
  • Police foil baby sacrifice at Malda village
  • Microfinance firm enters retail trade
  • Denied 'dada' fees, ticket agents knife duo
  • Homemaker dies, family cries foul
  • ABG still on board, says port trust
  • Dragonair connects Kolkata with Hong Kong
  • State cold storages threaten strike
  • TMC accused in attack on factory owner
  • Kin of injured man accuse cops of laxity
  • Cloud cover, drizzle make weekend pleasant
  • Surrendered rebels at CM's house
  • No buzz in biz world for CM's Bijoya meet
  • Forgotten war memorial gets its place in history
  • World to taste slice of Bengal at UK meet
  • Meters may be recalibrated to show actual fare
  • Mega makeover for parking lots
  • Governor M K Narayanan asks state to act against Topsia crime
  • Mamata prepares for rural polls, calls meeting of all political members on November 6
  • Maoists meet Mamata, return happy after job assurance
  • State-run theatre stops screening of film Teen Kanya
  • Haldia Port Trusts vested interest barb at KoPT, government
  • Port trust makes Haldia U-turn in Calcutta HC
  • Six-month-old female baby lying in a courtyard of a temple rescued by police
  • West Bengal finance department kick started a slew of electronic measures aimed at better tax compliance
  • Prisoner serving a life sentence for murder in Midnapore central jail escaped
  • West Bengal government is doing its best to rope in investors: Partha Chatterjee
  • Ficci to organize the National Executive Council meeting in Kolkata
  • Partha, Surjya in war of words
  • Jumbo count goes up in south Bengal
    • The Telegraph
  • Centres fund push for cancer hospital
  • Bad ol syndrome on New Town sidewalks
  • Diversion to ease Sec V traffic
  • Cracker norm faces traders challenge
  • Cabbie held for cheating
  • Proposal to change JEE marks split
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Season of no work in Haldia
  • Business tips for IIT minds
  • Options: maids, weavers, vendors
  • Hint of Morcha-Barla tie-up for rural polls
  • SDF snub to Independents
  • Deb slams Deepa for encroaching
  • Committee for dental college polls
    • Indian Express
  • Ruias plan to open Sahaganj unit deferred by new labour demands
  • Suvendu target of 348 fresh job losers at Haldia
  • Teen Kanya director to sue Star Theatre
  • Screening of anti-govt movie scrapped
  • HBT created scene to exit without paying penalty, says Kopt
  • Husband, in-laws held for murdering woman, child
  • Mamata govt ignored port authoritys cries for help
  • Dragonair first flight touches down at Kolkata airport
  • Surrendered Maoists found roaming near CMs residence
  • HBT settles payments of its 348 workers
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • City biz fraternity rues ABG pullout
  • No Teen Kanya shows at Star
  • Civic body collects Rs. 80 lakh property tax in one month
  • Women achievers raise girl child issue
  • Project to turn flower waste into organic fertilisers
  • Mumbai-based port operator quits Bengal
  • Mamata wages war against TV digitisation move
  • Fear grips Haldia dock workers
  • World's smallest Durga idol comes to Kolkata
  • Seoul to organise its first Durga Puja this year
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line