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October 29, 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
  • Jheel clean-up works, birds arrive
  • Salt Lake traffic islands may be billboard-free
  • Quack arrested for threat call to CMO
  • In 2 days, 12 tots die in Burdwan
  • Four more crib deaths at Kolkata hospital
  • Fresh charge against skeleton case accused
  • Chhatradhar blames CM for unrest
  • IED recovered, close shave for Subhendu
  • Jindals' Salboni project faces iron ore crisis
  • Disproportionate assets: Buddha aide in the dock
  • Sikkim seeks Bengal nod for alternative highway
  • High tide sweeps away businessman
  • Bengal's 'Switzerland' in utter neglect
  • Four more babies die at Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital
  • 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
    • The Telegraph
  • Interval in A.Two show
  • Crackers claim heart patient
  • Mamata fillip to fading film fest
  • Eatery employee dies in blaze
  • Held for threat call to CM office
  • Record rush for Ra.One
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  • Tech varsity lens on college land records
  • Delay shadow on Presi safety
  • 12 kids die in hospital in a day
  • Union misinformation ire
  • Govt set to seek Jindal pledge
  • Explosives on MP way
  • Green light to post-quake tourist flow
  • Plan for minimum wage
  • Alumni seek heritage tag
  • Killer fever identified
  • Gift turns curse as son dies in crash
  • Leaves leave mark of plight
  • Assam students drown in Teesta
    • Indian Express
  • 17 more babies die in Bengal, toll rises to 30
  • Talks along with raids make no sense: Maoists
  • Asim hits back, says Mitra not referring to funds for Central schemes
  • 13 babies died in 3 days, minister gives clean chit to hospital
  • 72-yr-old dies after filing complaint
  • Quake damage in Darjeeling hills being assessed
  • Trade unions threaten strike against rising prices
  • STF arrests man for making hoax call
  • Nandigram: CID yet to make headway in probe
  • Pollution board, cops fail to contain noise level on Diwali
  • Visual documents of culture
  • Against violation of right to livelihood
  • Leheriyas in the Desert
  • Odafa hat-trick helps Bagan break the jinx
    • Hindustan Times
  • West Bengal sees 12 more crib deaths
  • 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
  • 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