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November 06, 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 girl narrates her brush with Hurricane Sandy in New York
  • Woman fights off bike gang, nabs snatcher
  • No reply to RTI queries on tridents
  • Govt cracks whip on random auto fares
  • Restaurant worker goes missing
  • Gang raids Baguiati home, office
  • 'Tortured' homemaker kills self, in-laws held
  • Bangur shows way out of hawker mess
  • Sax icon jams with Kolkata band
  • Dorota to open new horizon at fest
  • Cable crisis may spark market churn
  • Enjoy the showers for 2 more days
  • Kashmiri kids on Kolkata tour watch soccer star in action
  • Valmiki inspires Chitrangada, but cop finds the going tough
  • Know Africa beyond the 'safari park'
  • State to set up four B-schools
  • State, Haldia Bulk Terminals oppose Kolkata Port Trust's move to recall HC order
  • 'Jatra Samrat' Shanti Gopal passes away
  • State tastes success in poverty fight
  • Haldia trade fair on Partha's agenda
  • Asansol growing faster than Kolkata, says UN report
  • CID boss to join CMO after retirement
  • Justice (retired) Umesh C Banerjee passes away
  • Kolkata prisons may soon boast of ISD facilities
  • Suspected Maoist in cop net
  • Gang robs Rs 30 lakh from Nadia bank
  • Air India flight with Haj pilgrims make emergency landing at Kolkata
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • Business flees, birds flock back
  • Lake turns a feather-bed
  • Rain in cyclone effect
  • Sorcar centenary show after govt slight
  • Parcel bomb wound that wont heal
  • Woman catches snatcher
  • Techie posts extortion charge against cops
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Flooding disrupts trains
  • Click to end digital divide
  • Code for noise complaint
  • Left halted in HBT march
  • CPT plea after Puja vacation
  • CM breaks Kanya silence
  • Absent after transfer? GTA threatens sack
  • State to sign Rs 2200cr ADB deal
  • SDF sweeps rural polls
  • Lepchas itch for own council after years wait
    • Indian Express
  • After HBT pullout, ships too pull out of Haldia
  • Ambuja to set up two more units in state
  • State to seek report from labour commissioner on HBT violations
  • HC to take up KoPT plea after Puja vacation
  • Ruias plan to open Sahaganj unit deferred by new labour demands
  • Trains diverted, cancelled due to flooding of tracks
  • Park Street rape victim to sue Teen Kanya director
  • Mamata breaks silence on non-issue
  • Artistes protest, seek probe into Biman disappearance
  • Husband, in-laws held for murdering woman, child
  • 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
  • Mamata gets woman power to tame opposition
  • Controversy over '3 Kanya' film a concocted story: Mamata
  • 'Haldia episode far worse than Singur'
  • No increase in political crimes in Bengal: governor
  • Mumbai-based port operator quits Bengal
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line