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HC upholds life term of six in 2007 double murder

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentences of six men convicted of conspiracy and dacoity with murder in connection with the 2007 killings of an engineer and his driver ... Read More


State govt plans digital overhaul of BMSSY scheme for workers' welfare

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Bengal government has initiated a major digital upgrade of its Bina Mulya Samajik Suraksha Yojana (BMSSY) to streamline pension distribution, financial transactions and welfare... Read More


Calcutta HC rules 2013 burn death was murder, not suicide

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday upheld the life sentence of Avijit Chatterjee, also known as Ramu, ruling that the 2013 death of Sanjay Halder-who suffered 98 per cent burns-wa... Read More


Unexplained pay gap is discrimination: HC pulls up nuclear research institute

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- Observing that failure to explain a pay gap amounts to discrimination, the Calcutta High Court has upheld a 2022 order directing the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) to pla... Read More


South 24-Parganas: 137 bones exhumed, High Court upholds lifer in 2012 murder

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of one Gyan Sagar Sharma for shooting an auto-rickshaw driver dead in 2012, chopping his body into pieces and burying it near h... Read More


HC acquits man convicted for 1988 Nadia firing incident

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a Nadia man in connection with a 1988 firing incident, observing that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of attempte... Read More


Cal High Court acquits two in 2006 'assault-death' case

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- Observing that there was "no reliable evidence" linking an alleged assault to the medical condition that killed a man, the Calcutta High Court has acquitted two men convicted of vo... Read More


Underground cables near Kamalgazi Flyover: KMDA to use micro-tunnelling

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has initiated a project to supply and lay underground electrical cables using micro-tunnelling technology in the vicinity of K... Read More


Public sector banks must balance legal and commercial duties: HC

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- Observing that public sector banks, which deal with public money, must strike a balance between commercial prudence and legal obligations, the Calcutta High Court has set aside the ... Read More


Bengal govt to launch state-wide drive to curb illegal sand mining

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Bengal government is set to roll out a comprehensive enforcement initiative aimed at curbing illegal sand mining and transportation across the state. The initiative, officially... Read More