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October 28, 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
  • Sixteen more babies die in WB govt hospitals, toll 29
  • Birds start arriving, jheel not yet ready
  • CIC wants two commissioners
  • Political smear on VIP Road trees
  • Baby deaths: Probe rules out negligence
  • New eligibility test for aspiring teachers
  • Sharmila to inaugurate Kolkata film fest
  • Skeleton case accused gets bail
  • State has funds for development: Asim
  • Infantry Day at Fort William
  • 'Community concept' to spruce up Rajarhat
  • Holistic approach to beautify urban areas
  • 13 kids die in 72 hours in WB hospital
  • West Bengal: Snatchers beaten to death
  • Fun and frolic at Times Evening at Greenwood Park Extension, Rajarhat
  • CMO to be headed by retired officer
  • Pay 4 lakh for a CV and find your match superfast
  • New policy to reduce billboards by 50%
  • Thalassaemia eye-opener, thanks to a cop
  • Opium racket kingpin held for abducting Indore traders
  • Work on ATC tower to begin next year
  • After 30 years, city awaits date with the young Belgian reporter
  • Kolkata flouts cracker ban yet again on Diwali
  • A Kali Puja that goes beyond religious divide
  • Kali Puja revelry shuts key roads, chokes Kolkata
  • Eleven babies die in 40 hours at Kolkata hospital
  • Woman power stuns train goons
  • Ex-VC slams Presidency mentor group
  • Dhanteras makes Kolkatans splurge on gold
  • Film fest patch-up bid with Mrinal Sen
  • Forest dept gives boat for jheel clean-up
  • Mamata Banerjee wants no gifts for Diwali
  • Construction at Infosys site to start in 4 mths
  • Govt forms panel to revamp PDS
  • Mamata can turn city into London: UK envoy
  • Water problem in Rajarhat to end soon
  • Loaded truck runs over two in Midnapore
  • State to meet CRPF's land demand
  • Clashes in Mangalkote, Ketugram
  • Higher property tax for Sec V cos?
  • Hills to miss festivities this Diwali
  • Bomb attack duringstrike during railway scrap auction
  • Mittal pledges support to St Xavier's College
  • Piped gas JV may be signed in November
  • Fishermen find body of missing caterer
  • Hanging between life and death
  • Bank locker turns deadly gas chamber for guards in Kolkata
  • Army may join hands to save Santragachi Jheel
  • Recruitment of civic cops begins
  • LiLo's 'friend' loses land to mafia
    • The Telegraph
  • Yes, the birds have landed!
  • Ban goes up in cracker smoke
  • Tinderbox hub in city heart
  • Jewellery theft at traders home
  • Eden reserves roar for T20
  • Screening test for schoolteachers from 2012
  • Exotic fare adds new flavour to sibling feast
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  • Clean chit for hospital
  • Nigerians held for SMS fraud
  • Cong heat on state unit for ally bashing
  • Dowry whiff in teacher death
  • Passengers beat up puja extortionists
  • Mamata gears up for Parliament polls
  • Kids pick chillies to fund tuition classes
  • Suspension bridge conversion ruled out
  • Army fair for the fun-starved
  • Spinal injuries bind three to bed
  • Mumbai man in net for Rs 1cr fraud
  • Plans to bring back glory of palace neighbour
  • More workers down with malaria
  • Wild threat to pet shelter
  • Training for jawans in disaster control
  • Revamp plea for Sister Niveditas last abode
    • Indian Express
  • Sori or Sodhi? Confusion over name, cautious hospital keeps her in
  • 13 babies died in 3 days, minister gives clean chit to hospital
  • Asim hits back, says Mitra not referring to funds for Central schemes
  • Intellectuals urge Mamata to expedite peace process
  • Guards absence at time of death deepens mystery
  • Quake damage in Darjeeling hills being assessed
  • Pollution board, cops fail to contain noise level on Diwali
  • Now Mitras turn to point errors in Asim claims
  • Murder case filed against bank for guards death
  • Roxy reopens after HC orders company to pay arrears to KMC
  • Visual documents of culture
  • Against violation of right to livelihood
  • Leheriyas in the Desert
  • Odafa hat-trick helps Bagan break the jinx
    • Hindustan Times
  • 11 kids die in 24 hours in Kolkata
  • Twelve babies die in Kolkata hospital
  • Mamata appoints two new interlocutors for peace talks
  • Slight intensity quake shakes Imphal
  • Tibetan Administration eager to revive Nepal-Tibetan ties
  • CPI-M demands CBI, judicial probes into Bijonbari mishap
  • CPI(M) demand a high level probe into the Bijanbari bridge mishap
  • GJM under fire as toll rises to 34
  • Bijanbari displays resilience
  • Mamata Banerjee assures of all help to bridge tragedy victims
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line