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October 15, 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
  • Govt meet on 'Save Ganga' campaign
  • Doctor, wife give up city life to build health Utopia
  • Green lies in greying Kolkata
  • Tree cover stripped to 3% in 30 years
  • Apartments ready to vie for Shera Pujo title
  • Land scam: Rs 2.37cr in typist's home
  • Woman raped by brother-in-law
  • 'Thakurmar Jhuli' now in English
  • Bomb hoax in mall sparks panic among Puja shoppers
  • Auto driver held for assault
  • 1 km of slush between hospital, govt aid
  • Gang-rape victim ignores threats, vows to fight back
  • 'Avoid Eid animal sacrifice in Puja'
  • Visva Bharati girl sticks to molestation charges
  • Salt Lake to turn into science village in Jan
  • Now, call centres to help lodge complaints
  • Mayor defies audit call, clears trident payment
  • BJP's rise may force parties to revise political strategies
  • Five FM channels firm on airing Mahalaya, upgrade can wait
  • Akashvani to jazz up FM channels
  • Whiff of 'politics' in VC selection process
  • Elderly couple out on the streets
  • Malda youth arrested for Hizbul links
  • Children drown while trying to save woman
  • Night clubs start making preparations for Puja
  • For Rs 10K/hour, bars may stay open till 2am
  • State's culture clan reels under 'amra-ora' divide
  • Auto driver thrashes father, son
  • Taxi for Puja parikrama just a call away
  • VIP Road transforms into a smooth-ride zone
  • Time to honour the unsung heroes of Puja
  • Girl pushed off train by jilted lover, dies
  • Bengal gang rape victim receiving threats
  • Nobel windfall for Kolkata's 'exclusive' Mo Yan
  • Ten-day Puja holiday for govt staff
  • Kolkata Port Trust cracks the whip on firm
  • Pujo Barir Shera Pujo salutes community spirit
  • PM to chair panel discussion in Kolkata
  • Gunmen raid CPM leader's home, five of family hurt
  • Killer jailed, but victim still an unknown
  • Paper tickets to meet Puja rush on Metro?
  • Trinamool councillors mob police station
  • Centre urges Bengal govt to deny preferential treatment to prisoners linked to banned outfits
  • Gautam Deb's son surrenders, walks out on bail
  • Rural polls in sight, govt expedites port project
  • Media persons assaulted in college
  • Best brains of industry awarded
  • Youth shot at near Ghola
  • Chased by villagers, Dalma calf drowns in canal
    • The Telegraph
  • Mission buy-buy on bumper Sunday
  • Madan meets auto victim
  • Besu entry through JEE
  • A boy from Calcutta bats for India!
  • Home for a goddess, created by a woman
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Free pea seeds to nip poppy in bud
  • Trinamul faction fight on coal theft
  • Pushed off train, girl dies
  • Shake a leg at twin city malls
  • Four kids feared drowned in Burdwan
  • Gurung tells govt not to meddle
  • Bridge opening twice in one day
  • Hizb suspect held in Malda
    • Indian Express
  • 285% jump in BJP votes stings Cong
  • CPM to isolate UPA over FDI
  • Woman accuses brother-in-law of raping her
  • Principal suspended, no trace of accused yet
  • Victims friend under scanner
  • Mechanised berths face opposition from Haldia dock staff
  • CPI demands sub-plan for Muslims
  • Asansol rape victims family alleges political pressure
  • Visva-Bharati molestation case: Committee begins probe
  • Glimpse into the future
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
  • English tips from Oxford
    • Hindustan Times
  • Govt hikes LPG price; Mamata Banerjee says very bad, very sad
  • Minister's son who attempted suicide dies
  • City to host Anglo Indians from across the globe
  • Cap on subsidised LPG will affect mid-day meal scheme: Mamata
  • Will oppose FDI in pension: Samajwadi Party
  • Take stand on 'anti-people' policy: TMC to UPA allies
  • Mamata has higher ambitions, says Congress
  • Didi eyes numbers to take UPA battle to Parliament
  • One held in Bengal college student gangrape case
  • Prez son Abhijit wins Jangipur LS by-poll
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line