The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Metrohttp://www.telegraphindia.comThe Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metroen-usThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:36 GMTThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:36 GMTThe Telegraph Webdeskttfeedback@abpmail.comttfeedback@abpmail.comMetroCopyright (C) 2009, The Telegraph. All rights reserved.The Telegraph: Calcuttahttp://www.telegraphindia.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://www.telegraphindia.comCity air: from foul to criticalhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11763947.jspCalcutta began the week as a polluted city but will end it as a critically polluted city.Where babus bide timehttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11761753.jspAssistant clerk Monoranjan Ghosh (name changed) clocked 10.35am in the race to Writers' Buildings on Thursday, shaving 40 minutes off his previous best but falling short of the qualifying time by 20 minutes.Hard yet soft onhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11760816.jspA Bengal minister has for the first time announced punitive action against owners of banned polluting buses who haven't yet applied for replacements, but left the door ajar for compromise by promising to accept "genuine" reasons for non-compliance.Fund squeeze on flier safetyhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11748876.jspCalcutta skies could remain less than safe for a while with a "funds crunch" prompting the authorities to defer the upgrade of the air traffic control (ATC) at the city airport.Court scan on exam answerhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11761637.jspThe high court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education to re-evaluate within two weeks an answer in the history paper of a Madhyamik examinee. Arrests reveal motive for woman murderhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11762094.jspManju Ghoshal, found murdered in her Kalighat flat on November 6, had to pay with her life for refusing money to a youth who was in need of cash for his mother's treatment.Teen accused of rape found deadhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11762173.jspA 17-year-old found dead beside rail tracks between Baidyabati and Bhadreswar was identified on Thursday as a Class XII student accused of raping a minor girl. Truck runs over cyclisthttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11763249.jspA cyclist died after being hit by a Tata 407 at the Abinash Banerjee Lane-CIT Road intersection late on Wednesday. Alok Patra, 32, died at NRS hospital on Thursday morning. The truck driver was arrested.Entrance test after admission for PhD studentshttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11762348.jspNearly 300 students who had enrolled for PhD at Calcutta University (CU) between July 11 and August 7 will have to qualify in an admission test to continue their doctoral studies. Christmas eggs to be costlierhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1091120/jsp/calcutta/story_11760118.jspA strong seasonal demand and low supply have pushed up egg prices in the city, with wholesalers warning that the upward trend would continue through Christmas.