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November 17, 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
  • After activist, killers target nephew
  • Bus crushes techie to death near Kolkata Science City
  • Naga dishes within reach of Kolkata foodies
  • Teacher transfer begins at Presi
  • Land sharks drive farmer to suicide
  • Tamluk gets its own additional district magistrate
  • No forcible acquisition in Loba: Mukul Roy
  • Deepa denied entry into Tehatta
  • Irregularities at keyCalcutta University department
  • State's 'cut-off' strategy may backfire: Intelligence reports
  • Mamata meets MPs today to firm up FDI plans
  • Kali Puja revellers attack CPM party office
  • Brawl at Kalighat over rape bid
  • Haldia Bulk Terminal workers to move court
  • Bus fare revision runs into trouble
  • 'Would have been killed if I didn't fire'
  • 'Move by enforcement directorate backs Trinamool's FDI stance'
  • Victim's kin deny political links
  • Ailing sister celebrates Bhai Phonta in hospital
  • BPL families suffer as supply of subsidized rice dries up
  • Police driving me to suicide: Pinki
  • Airports Authority of India sits on airport traffic plan as passengers miss flights
  • Global exposure for Darjeeling zoo officials
  • Woman and her 5-year-old son set on fire, kin held
  • 2 Congress MLAs from Murshidabad may follow rebel leader
  • Madrassa English teachers grapple with language
  • LPG distribution office ransacked
  • Grads GATE crash for better options
  • Trinamool Congress 'takes over' Gandhi Maidan to keep land sharks at bay
  • Moretti's Pope a plea for change
  • Students' short films create waves on silver screen
  • Big B rules Kolkata film fest
  • Kolkata celebrates bhai phonta
  • Kolkata gains on fuel front
  • Cop firing mars Mamata's Kali Puja-bhai phonta celebrations
  • Mamata calls meeting to chalk out no-confidence strategy
  • Mamata govt to ensure 'fair' charge
  • Pinki to meet Mamata
  • Rebel Congress MLA to join Trinamool
  • Antonioni was the best critic of Antonioni, says Dileep Padgaonkar
  • Iraqi film brings to life the struggle of Kurds
  • Non-lethal arms yet to reach district police
  • 'Mamata Banerjee should allow civil society to grow'
  • Murder sparks fear among garden owners
  • Bengali sweet tooth takes an upper hand
  • Firhad Hakim awaits 'London lessons' on urban infrastructure
  • New Town Kolkata Development Authority to clear plans for buildings around New Town
  • Districts go slow on caste certificates
  • Bengal to review bus fare hike
  • Robbers strike at Jadavpur home on Diwali night
    • The Telegraph
  • Whimper fest after opening bang
  • Dholakpur comes to town
  • Family killed on holiday
  • Bus kills techie on Bypass
  • Jewellery shop robbed
  • Arrest plea in Tagore fakes case
  • Warm-up ahead of winter
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  • Shop damaged over puja donation
  • Gift of education for a woman, a nation
  • Tolly protests director attack
  • Chill of hike freeze
  • CM: Wrong to attack cop
  • Mollah steps up community drive
  • Two Cong MLAs to quit on Tuesday
  • Gurung talks proposal
  • Second garden death in 2 days
  • Ringed by jumbos all night
    • Indian Express
  • CM justifies firing, says attack on cop is attack on me
  • Deepa, Abhijit stopped from entering Tehatta
  • Finally, govt nod to fair bus fare hike
  • Cold storage owners threaten shutdown, demand rent hike
  • Hostage cop ordered firing at Tehatta
  • Hands off Loba, TMC dist leaders told
  • Cong MLA quits to join Trinamool
  • Centre sends a team to Haldia port
  • TMC meet for Counter UPA strategy today
  • Eyeing polls, govt fast tracks rural projects
  • English tips from Oxford
  • Glimpse into the future
    • Hindustan Times
  • Missing students body fished out of village well
  • Liquor used in Kali Puja goes missing, organisers in a tizzy
  • KMC to map water bodies
  • Left Front plans mega rally to protest against bus fare hike
  • After opening blues, city warms to fest
  • Trinamool to move no confidence against UPA II on first day of winter session
  • Coal ministry deallocates eight coal blocks
  • Nephew of slain green activist attacked
  • Missing students body fished out of village well
  • Police firing incidents are conspiracy: Mamata
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line