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Timely chargesheet sans forensic report valid: HC

Kolkata, July 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a chargesheet filed within the statutory period under the NDPS Act is valid even if it does not include the forensic examination report. The b... Read More


Bengal to frame global export promotion strategy for Khadi and village products

Kolkata, July 9 -- In a bid to take rural Bengal's traditional products, such as Khadi textiles, handicrafts, herbal goods and other village industry items, to international markets, the Bengal govern... Read More


WBSSC recruitment: State moves HC div bench against bar on tainted candidates

Kolkata, July 8 -- A day after a single bench of the Calcutta High Court barred tainted candidates from participating in the new recruitment process initiated by the West Bengal School Service Commiss... Read More


Cal HC bars 'tainted' candidates from WBSSC fresh recruitment

New Delhi, July 7 -- Citing clear directives in the Supreme Court judgement in the school teachers' recruitment corruption case in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Monday barred tainted candida... Read More


Wife's dying words key-proof, HC seals life term in 90s murder

Kolkata, July 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one Narayan Adhikary alias Nanu for setting his wife on fire in 1998, dismissing his appeal against the trial ... Read More


Bengal govt floats nutrition plan for 'high-risk' children in 7 dists

Kolkata, July 4 -- In an effort to tackle severe child malnutrition, the West Bengal government has initiated a plan to distribute nutrition packets to children identified as suffering from Severe Acu... Read More


Judicial orders in cases not allotted by CJ void: High Court

Kolkata, July 4 -- A full bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that any judicial order passed by a Bench without proper case assignment from the Chief Justice (CJ) is a nullity in law and void fr... Read More


HC acquits man serving life for 'matricide'

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted of murdering his mother, citing serious procedural irregularities and lapses during the trial. The Division Bench comprising J... Read More


Bengal govt to launch special portal for aid to locked-out workers

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Labour department of the Bengal government is set to introduce a dedicated web portal for its Financial Assistance to the Workers of Locked Out Industries (FAWLOI) scheme, aimed... Read More


HC questions state on 'allowing' tainted candidates in fresh recruitment process

Kolkata, July 1 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the Bengal government over its decision to allow previously tainted candidates to participate in a fresh recruitment process despite ex... Read More