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October 26, 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
  • Pandals gear up for a second outing
  • Border security turns Bijoya bitter for many
  • Clean here, cluttered there: A tale of two ghats
  • Haldia's loss is Odisha port's gain
  • On roads, the smoothest Puja in years
  • Gangster shot dead on Durgapur street
  • Congress sets hope on central government's Cabinet reshuffle
  • Two killed in bison attack
  • Nip's in air, winter a few weeks away
  • Needy kids revel at Puja Parikrama tours
  • Community spirit wins yet again at Pujo Bari
  • A tearful farewell to Sunil on final journey
  • Biker thrown off flyover, falls on vendor, both killed
  • An enigma destined to withstand time
  • The modern-day Krittibas
  • Eight Durga Puja revellers killed in road accident
  • Pranab Mukherjee walks half-a-kiometre
  • Kumari puja in Belur Math on Maha Ashtami
  • Durga Puja made happy for HIV patients
  • Court rejects bail plea of rape accused
  • No pictures of President in priest's garb
  • Political quagmire and a choked channel
  • A sinking feeling in Haldia
  • Cops go through the grind on Puja days
  • The goddess behind bars
  • Footballer found dead
  • Schoolboy mission turns into life-saver
  • Bid to keep Ganga clean
  • Officer shot dead in police station, cop arrested
  • From the arena, prayer for fame and fortune
  • Childhood memories and forgotten myths
  • Gates banned, pujas stare at massive losses
  • Mamata Banerjee furious at Jairam Ramesh's letter jibe
  • TMC minister frees drunk men held for bashing up cop
  • Durga puja inside Alipore jail
  • 'Daughter' Durga comes home
  • Lotus sells at a premium, but growers get Re 1
  • Fruit trader shot at Kolkata
  • Four-star Banga Bhavan to open in November
  • Sainbari killings probe panel put on hold
  • Man held for raping and circulating MMS of minor
  • Whizkids vie for French science honours
  • Calcutta high court orders security at Haldia port
  • President Pranab's Durga Puja: Rituals same, but the 'road' changes
  • Kolkata Port Trust quiet on Nimtolla crane demand: Kolkata Municipal Corporation
  • Durga Puja parikrama to light up young lives
  • No autos on Durga Puja nights in Kolkata
  • Special squad to be in charge of lost kids
  • Mobile Durga Puja to cheer up the ill in Kolkata
  • Radar stations at Haldia and Sagar to become operative from January
    • The Telegraph
  • TRIUMPH OF THE TRUE SPIRIT
  • Spirit first in festive finale
  • Adventures of a Puja novice
  • Festive high in flight of fancy
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  • Govt jumps gun on doc degree
  • Infiltration fear stalls border immersion
  • Biker torment in Puja
  • Assault and dharna at Haldia port
  • Lalgarh Ravan ritual after three years
  • Rail crack close shave
    • Indian Express
  • Bengal bids adieu to the littrateur
  • Mohun Bagans Kashmiri midfielder gives Valley youth a leg up
  • Bengal to publish its own crime booklet
  • Didi painting sold for $ 3000 at New York auction
  • Ministers vie for puja trophy but wont speak of money spent
  • Cop killed after mistakenly shot by junior in Howrah
  • In the last 4 days: President goes to school
  • OPD to remain open during puja
  • Jairam made distasteful remarks, says Mamata
  • Wanted fake currency operators arrested
  • Glimpse into the future
  • US tutors on Kolkata recce
  • English tips from Oxford
    • Hindustan Times
  • Mamata painting auctioned in New York for $3000
  • A journey into the mind of Mamata
  • Mamata Banerjee vows to create 1 crore jobs in West Bengal
  • Molest slur on scientist hits key ISRO projects
  • Complete transport shutdown in state commencing Wednesday
  • World's smallest Durga idol comes to Kolkata
  • Seoul to organise its first Durga Puja this year
  • President Mukherjee conducts rituals at hometown
  • Slice of Bangla in Bengal
  • No Saugata treatment for Arabul
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line