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November 10, 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
  • Marching for a noise-free Diwali
  • UK creative writing course now in Kolkata
  • Decomposed body of Briton found in Kolkata guest house
  • Norway NRI kids in fresh custody row
  • A Separation leads a unity of world cinema
  • KIFF 2012: Obsolete tech, new-age fest
  • School guard held for molesting nursery girl
  • Loba land row: Partha Chatterjee buys time, but stalemate continues
  • Loba left in the lurch by 'changed' Mamata
  • Body of missing girl student found
  • Dubrajpur dispute over compensation, says MP
  • Hope floats for Haldia dock as transloading starts at Sandheads
  • Tea garden workers seek nod to die
  • Principal, who faced students' wrath, shunted
  • Pavement dweller murdered
  • Snatch and shoot case: My city has become so unsafe, says victim
  • Bengal intellectuals snub Karnad's Tagore tirade
  • Snatch-and-shoot case: Cops yet to track down culprits
  • Candidate involved in fraud during a railway recruitment examination arrested
  • Eastern Railway to run 124 trips of special trains to clear festive rush
  • Work culture: Mamata brings workers under scanner
  • Get your visa to China in Kolkata
  • Heritage hotel on Royal Calcutta Turf Club campus
  • Old charm returns as birds flock back to Sarovar
  • US dream sown in Bongaon village
  • Snatchers open fire, woman hurt
  • World Bank tests water in IIM-C
  • Star-studded opening at film fest
  • Port trust may 'blacklist' Haldia Bulk Terminals
  • Short film on 'polyamory' makes it to film fest
  • Locals panic after thefts at IIT Kharagpur
  • Abstract. Nostalgic. Take your pick from classic bouquet
  • Darjeeling village gets a taste of 'poribartan'
  • Chancellor in appointment row
  • No military tattoo for Vijay Diwas
  • Shock showcause over doctors' tiff
  • 11% budget allocation for women?
  • Cops recover 5kg stolen silverware
  • Separated couple casts away son
  • 100km dream flyover project put on hold
  • UK experts in Kolkata to bail out Haldia port
  • Cancer binds Malda villagers in death grip
  • Learn from Bengal, Gen tells Kashmir kids
  • CPM gheraoes police station
  • Ficci meet fizzles out in Kolkata
  • CPM breaks tradition for its grand old man
  • Rezzaks Haj visit mired in controversy
  • Didnt know of police operation: Mamata Banerjee
  • On road to Loba, tell-tale clues challenge govt claim
    • The Telegraph
  • Brand SRKs Diwali double role
  • Early-exam signal for ISC
  • Kids doodle their way into Google top 12
  • Free campus of male guards: Parents
  • Dean curb in autonomy guise
  • iPhone 5 fastest off the shelf
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Chance & Chaudhuri script writers course
  • Do what you do best and help the UN
  • Five held for puja extortion
  • Family alleges police inaction
  • Xaviers alumni wing in Australia
  • Hands-off cry on day of industry meet
  • Adhir drills rail holes
  • Shunted, but no work
  • Left to move HC on Paul
    • Indian Express
  • Agriculture growth target 8%
  • Govt rejects judicial probe demand of Loba villagers
  • Haldia dock workers allege irregularities in new KoPT tender
  • Child panel gives Norway kids mother their custody
  • Police report points to pressure from TMC leaders to recover machine
  • Seeking answers From govt
  • Trinamool to contest all seats in Meghalaya
  • State to ask Centre to lift green embargo on firms in Haldia
  • 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