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September 20, 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
  • Concrete chokes another tree
  • Gunfight with Maoists in Purulia
  • Skeleton case: Chargesheet this week
  • Governor upset over Besu's IIEST status
  • Mittal may donate Rs 18 cr to Xavier's
  • Scanner on Kolkata's housing complexes
  • A dreadful night for trapped tourists
  • Foreigners stranded in Sikkim
  • Quake may hit tourist rush to Hills during Pujas
  • 'Can't believe my brother is no more'
  • Oil tanker crushes 5 revellers
  • Ministry seeks IIT-Kgp report on earthquake
  • Car parks make buildings vulnerable during quakes
  • Bengal pollution control board to inspect Bantala leather complex
  • Earthquake: Army confirms extensive damage in north Sikkim
  • Quake: Cracks appear on walls, ceilings of many homes in city
  • Netaji university to start a course for Bangla
  • Govt fails temblor test
  • Tremor terror: Shock & awe in packed cinema
  • Using tech to widen film bazaar
  • Rlys, KMC may strike a deal for Metro project
  • Two drugged and looted on train
  • Man kills brother in drunken brawl
  • West Bengal may urge Binayak to mediate with Maoists
  • Civic police to manage traffic in Sector V and Rajarhat
  • Couple fights social evils with patachitra
  • Durga Puja, countdown begins
  • Pistol found in kitchen
  • City pools in aid for mutilated girl who lost her limbs
  • More power for Rogi Kalyan Samiti
  • Xavier's to send students to US universities
  • Fissure Crack in cockpit windshield
  • Quake creates panic in malls, markets
  • PC to inaugurate National Security Guard hub on Sep 21 at Badu
  • Don't go for police jobs, Maoists tell villagers
  • Woman killed in accident
  • Xavier's college festival relives Goopy Bagha
  • Didi campaigns with 'renaissance' promise
  • Apartment pujas to be a big draw this year
  • Daytime road repair sparks traffic chaos
  • Snag disrupts Metro services develops snag, commuters stranded
  • AAI officer kills self at airport
  • 'Create infrastructure to attract investment'
  • Puja organizers to deploy volunteers for physically challenged
  • CM defends move to curb rallies
  • PMO clears Besu upgrade
  • Mamata an important ally: Ambika
    • The Telegraph
  • High and low of life at the top
  • Seismic steps to safer structures
  • Governor rues Besu loss
  • Night of terror in town of tremors
  • Election demand by CU body
  • Rain damper on Puja work
  • You share your birthday with...
  • Bengal not disaster-ready
  • Halted trains resume run
  • Culture troupe caught in quake
  • Downpour drowns city
  • 40 steps to hold hill hand
  • Cell locks broken but not to flee
  • Rao questions govts policy on Maoists
  • Day of damage assessment
  • Sept 18 wall for tremor info
  • Guard shot dead in jewellery heist
  • Court tells NBU to reinstate registrar
    • Indian Express
  • Rain whammy after tremor terror
  • Darjeeling heritage railway shut due to landslides
  • Kolkata and nearby areas to be mapped for seismic activity
  • Mamata raising another Salwa Judum, says Maoist idealogue Rao
  • Maoists, joint forces exchange fire at Ayodhya hills
  • Skeleton case: Chargesheet by next week
    • Hindustan Times
  • Darjeeling fears quake will hit tourist season
  • Mamata to visit quake-hit north Bengal
  • Sikkim quake disrupts power supply in north WB
  • UP govt announce compensation to Agra blast victims
  • Cracks in windscreen, plane makes priority landing
  • 10 killed in Bengal, Bihar
  • Mamata, Chamling take stock of quake hit regions
  • Darjeeling takes stock post earthquake
  • Mamata to visit quake-hit north Bengal
  • Sikkim earthquake:Two dead in Darjeeling
    • Sports
  • I-League versus AIFF battle intensifies
  • A day later, clubs refuse to toe AIFF’s line