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October 18, 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
  • 77-year-old tied up and robbed in Howrah
  • Film fest centenary tribute to Dadamoni
  • Help desk to answer queries on property tax
  • New business model needed for sick units, says Mamata
  • Mamata in war mode, but talks door open
  • Mamata Banerjee seeks unused land for business
  • WB Speaker intervenes in SP-MLA spat
  • Centre wants more security for Mamata Banerjee
  • Safety worries in showpiece township in Rajarhat
  • Rlys hands over cheques to landlosers
  • Power crisis raises fear of dark Diwali in Bengal
  • Labourer murdered in Howrah
  • Leader denied bail, mob storms court
  • Three Bengal tourists die in Jammu crash
  • Site near Vidyasagar Setu to house state police headquarters
  • Dunlop stalemate drags on
  • Rajarhat New Town won't be named Jyoti Basu Nagar
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • King conquers the Kund
  • Festival magic on candid camera
  • Presi can be rid of party-cracy: VC
  • City stop in Rossis vintage goal run
  • Zoo facelift projects miss deadlines
  • ICSE board blacklists school press
  • Fliers stuck for 2 days in transit
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Flood of pleas to CM
  • Man dead in hotel, friend missing
  • Stranded after rail mix-up
  • Three dead on Kashmir tour
  • Maoists voice support for suspended jawans
  • Talks team to seek time
  • Governor praise for CM move
  • Leniency signal for Seth college
  • Haldia court ruckus after aide remand
  • Jungle Mahal package plan
  • Morcha trip to gauge Telangana stand
  • Spat settled but Speaker gets flak
  • Clean-up on hill pavements
  • Number show before poll
  • 225 sites await heritage tag
  • A tourist trickle in mist-covered Chimney
  • Worker kills 1, hurts 4
    • Indian Express
  • Moily says there is hope for Bengal on investment horizon
  • No need to amend RTI Act despite inbuilt weaknesses
  • Mamata pitches for investment as she plays host to industry captains
  • Judicial panel to inspect hostel from where MLA Quasem jumped
  • CPM finds no merit in Mamatas Maoist ultimatum
  • 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
  • Leheriyas in the Desert
    • Hindustan Times
  • No need to amend RTI Act: Moily
  • 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
  • Landmine found in West Midnapore forest
  • WB governor dubs Mamata's 7-day deadline to Maoists as "generous offer"
  • No need to amend RTI Act: Moily
  • Maoists put up posters threatening TMC leaders
  • Mamata's body language harmful: Interlocutor
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line