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October 17, 2011
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
  • Dadamoni to one and all, for 100 years
  • HPL stares at Rs 83 crore loss in October
  • Kolkata to be theme for film festival
  • Collaborative workshop to revamp museums
  • Bird's-eye view part of Shahid Minar makeover plan
  • Tiger kills fisherman in the Sunderbans
  • No poaching? Gene study doesn't agree
  • Councillor held for stealing iron ore
  • 60 hurt in bus accident on NH-34
  • Woman raped at Rajarhat, five arrested
  • Officials lay down strict guidelines for Diwali
  • Two killed in cracker unit fire in Raidighi
  • St Xavier's Calcutta to launch UK chapter
  • West Bengal Power Development Corporation to sell scraps
  • Kanoria mill union leader arrested
  • 300 IRB jawans shunted for Silda agitation
  • Govt moves to stop illegal sale, transfer of Salt Lake plots
  • Kalighat pat comes to life at exhibition
  • Masud's swansong at Cine Central
  • Not invited yet, says Dev Anand
  • Film fest gets the thumbs up from 'Satyajit Ray of Turkey'
  • Mamata promises jobs for slain leaders' kin
  • Better days ahead, Didi tells Jangalmahal
  • Arms seized, two held
  • Malda TMC poll on Tuesday
  • Govt planning to upgrade healthcare in districts
  • Kalighat pat comes to life at city exhibition
  • Railways takes East-West Metro into its fold
  • Maoists continuously murdering people unacceptable: Mamata
  • SC upholds HC order to shift bus terminus from Esplanade
  • Politburo meet: Buddhadeb keeps guessing game going
  • GJM pushes for flow of funds to Hills
  • NRS on boil after death of patient
  • Recruitment norms relaxed for school service panel
  • Sovan set for a new role?
  • Two MLAs booked over AMU stir
  • 7 jawans suspended for IRB Silda revolt
  • CM to lay foundation for bridge
  • Mrinal slams film fest organisers
  • Power crisis puts state on the edge
  • Crackdown on Salt Lake illegal hoardings
  • Winter comfort, a few days away
  • No mobile tower within 50m of schools, hospitals
  • Dark days ahead for state
  • Cong vows to go it alone in panchayat polls
  • Mamata nod to New Town financial hub
  • Torture tales from 8-hour train trap
    • The Telegraph
  • Rev up for Ra.One and F1
  • City closest to Chiles heart
  • Award salute to common man
  • Forest minister disowns bird haven
  • Fire destroys illegal factory
  • Tolly star parade in Mamata music video
  • Race for ringside seat at Formula show
  • You share your birthday with...
  • A museum with great future
  • Trams to bridge class divide
  • Student beaten to death
  • Minister inspects station
  • Home burgled during vacation
  • Zoo staff highlight stalled projects
  • Relieved, Delhi pledges anti-Maoist help
  • Karim off AMU movement
  • Seth aide arrested for iron fraud
  • Missing Buddha saves govt money
  • Karim pledges to skip AMU protest
  • 62 tourists hurt as bus overturns
  • Screen link for better studies
  • CP leader in gambling net
  • Two boys rescued from Goa
    • Indian Express
  • CPM finds no merit in Mamatas Maoist ultimatum
  • Bloc fumes over LS book citing Netajis death
  • PTTI students join Trinamool, told cases against them may end
  • For Bangladesh publishers, Bengal expansive market
  • Court sees red over beacons, but cops in denial
  • Buddhadeb to skip politburo meet again
  • Tiwary named captain, but uncertainty over his availability
  • State govt undecided on RTEs no-detention proposal
  • HC asks govt to file affidavit on cow slaughter
  • Students protests in Bihar disrupt Eastern Rly services
  • Visual documents of culture
  • Against violation of right to livelihood
    • Hindustan Times
  • Maoists put up posters threatening TMC leaders
  • Mamata's body language harmful: Interlocutor
  • Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo meet again
  • CPI (Maoist) leaders start movements in jails
  • Despite ceasefire offer, anti-Maoist ops continue
  • Maoists put up posters threatening TMC leaders
  • Mamata's body language harmful: Interlocutor
  • Maoists snub Mamata's 7-day deadline
  • Mamata sets 7-day deadline for Maoists
  • Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo meet again
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line