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Medical evidence alone not proof of rape in married woman: HC

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside a rape conviction, observing that medical findings alone cannot prove sexual assault in the case of a married woman unless supported by credibl... Read More


State overhauls 6 civic bodies, dissolves Krishnanagar Board over 'corruption'

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- In a sweeping administrative overhaul months before the 2026 Assembly elections, the West Bengal government has dissolved the elected board of Krishnanagar Municipality citing corru... Read More


State plans cyclone-resistant state-of-art watchtower in Sunderbans

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- The Bengal government has invited bids to design a cyclone-resistant, state-of-the-art watchtower near Moukhali Bridge in Canning, aimed at boosting forest surveillance and promotin... Read More


Municipal administrator can order demolition sans elected board: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a Municipal Administrator has full authority to decide complaints of unauthorised construction and order demolition of illegal structures even ... Read More


Bengal to fight malnutrition with fortified rice in ration system

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- In a fresh push to fight malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency, the Bengal government has launched an initiative to fortify rice distributed through the Public Distribution Syst... Read More


Courts can't fix railway safety deadlines: Cal HC

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that it would be "highly improper" for a writ court to interfere in the timelines fixed by the Railways for supplying materials critical to track s... Read More


NKDA plans App-based cycle-sharing network in New Town

Kolkata, Nov. 2 -- New Town is gearing up for a green mobility makeover with the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) planning to introduce an App-based Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system ac... Read More


Kolkata Port plans Rs 2.73 cr proj for ship navigation safety

Kolkata, Nov. 2 -- The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, has planned a Rs 2.73 crore project to maintain round-the-clock surveillance of 91 navigational lights along the Hooghly River, one o... Read More


Dowry cruelty can link to a woman's death: Calcutta High Court in 2004 case

Kolkata, Nov. 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that dowry-related cruelty spread over a short marriage can establish a link to a woman's death even if no act of harassment occurred immediately b... Read More


'Consensual sex on broken marriage promise not rape'

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that an unfulfilled promise to marry cannot by itself convert a consensual relationship between adults into rape unless it is proved that the promi... Read More