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Army shoots Buddha balloon
Army headquarters has told the defence ministry that allowing the Calcutta Maidan to be the venue for a permanent Book Fair “is out of the question”. ...  | Read.. 
 
Bengal in job scheme mess
The National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, projected by the Left as a key anti-poverty project, is getting derailed in its own bastion, CPM-ruled Bengal. ...  | Read.. 
 
Marandi stakes political vision
He was the first member of a Scheduled Tribe to win a “general” seat in the Lok Sabha in 2004. Babulal Marandi resigned and vacated the seat after he decided to ...  | Read.. 
 
Guards on contract for wildlife
Amid cries of concern over Orissa’s fast vanishing forest cover and wildlife population, the government has appointed foresters and forest guards on one-year contract ci ...  | Read.. 
 
No end to Assam gas cracker jinx
Assam’s gas cracker jinx continues. ...  | Read.. 
 
Blow to Ulfa’s combat wing
Ulfa’s crack combat wing today lost another of its top guns when security forces shot dead Charan Majhi, who used to oversee most operations of the outfit’s 28th ba ...  | Read.. 
 
Teacher gives Singur land money to school
75-year-old donates half the cash as he needs the other half to pay for dialysis
Unlike with Koti Reddy of Cyberabad, Baidyanath Pal’s windfall brought him no dilemma. ...  | Read.. 
 
Pranab Mukherjee welcomes Hungarian foreign minister Kinga Goncz in New Delhi on Friday. Before taking charge of external affairs, as defence minister Mukherjee had given an order that a “last-time” exception could be made for the Book Fair on the Maidan. Permission for the previous Book Fair was also given saying it was the last time. (AP)
Army shoots Buddha balloon
 
 
Aishwarya is my Helen of Troy whose face stopped me from going to war again

J.P. DUTTA
on why he changed from war films to remake Umrao Jaan
Growth with minority focus
Various ministries of the Manmohan Singh government have agreed — in some cases reluctantly — t ...  | Read..
Falling Hair
Unconfirmed reports tonight suggested that the International Cricket Council (ICC) would remove ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Sangh back to temple games
The Sangh parivar views Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on minorities getting their...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
Robbed, beaten, denied
He was robbed of his month's pay and the gold chain he had bought for his wife. He was threatened...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Funny tales of Iron Sherpa
It is the love for the "funny little things it (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway) does" that inspired...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Japan is willin'
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SportsMore.. 
No individual awards for Indians
Rahul Dravid got the Test Team of the Year captaincy and three Indians made the ODI XI. Where awards...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Hasina gives caretaker regime more time
Sheikh Hasina, leader of a 14-party alliance and a key contender for power in Bangladesh, said...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
PC pledge to block price punch
Finance minister P. Chidambaram today said the government intended to cap inflation at 4 per cent...   | Read.. 
At LeisureMore.. 
Women, beware of the fat of dining out
Women tend to eat more calories and fat when dining out, regardless of what their usual eating...   | Read..