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Bagda's battle of bloodlines: Matua votes, SIR and BJP internal rift in focus

Kolkata, April 2 -- Bagda in North 24-Parganas has all the ingredients of a high-voltage contest this election - a powerful community vote, a family face-off and unease over voter rolls that could sha... Read More


Calcutta High Court turns down pension claim of retired SBSTC staff

Kolkata, April 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant pension benefits to a group of retired employees of the South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC), holding that those who did no... Read More


EC can transfer officials for polls sans explanation: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 31 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the Election Commission of India's (EC) authority to transfer officials during elections, observing that such decisions-aimed at ensuring free a... Read More


Vague words not dying declaration: Cal HC acquits man after 24 years

Kolkata, March 30 -- Nearly 24 years after a trial court convicted a man for cruelty to his wife, the Calcutta High Court has set aside the verdict, holding that the victim's alleged statement "I will... Read More


EKW to get 10 km embankment plantation under NCAP

Kolkata, March 29 -- A stretch of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) - where water, waste and wildlife coexist on the city's edge - is set for a fresh green makeover, with the state planning a 10-km emba... Read More


Companies can face action for injunction breach: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that companies and other juristic entities can be proceeded against for violating court injunctions, rejecting the view that such action is limite... Read More


Midnight release of second SIR list; 37L cases disposed so far

Kolkata, March 27 -- At the stroke of midnight, the second supplementary voter list was published, with around 37 lakh cases under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) disposed of so far. The Electio... Read More


Calling CESC 'Tughlaqi company' defamatory: HC after 20yr legal battle

Kolkata, March 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that branding CESC Limited a "Tughlaqi company" and portraying it as a "mafia" indulging in "goondami" in a television programme amounted to defam... Read More


Former Mayor vs corporator: Jadavpur set for TMC-Left fight

Kolkata, March 27 -- With political sabre-rattling gathering pace ahead of the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections, the Jadavpur Assembly constituency - once a Left bastion - is bracing for a high-stakes c... Read More


Mother's candidature cause spread of RG Kar victim's photo

Kolkata, March 26 -- Despite an apparent legal bar, following Supreme Court judgments prohibiting disclosure of the identity of rape victims-especially those deceased or of unsound mind-the photograph... Read More