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Calcutta High Court upholds life terms in 2015 Howrah train gangrape case

Kolkata, March 23 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentences of two men and a 10-year jail term for a third in a case involving the gangrape of a minor girl inside a movin... Read More


Family members can't hold on to tenancy indefinitely: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 22 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that tenancy rights inherited by family members are not perpetual, ordering the eviction of a man from a flat in south Kolkata after finding his ... Read More


Kolkata Port: From dockland gang turf to TMC citadel, a test of grip in 2026

Kolkata, March 22 -- In Kolkata Port, elections were once shaped as much by the shadowy world of docks, smuggling routes and gang rivalries as by party campaigns. Control of the port often meant contr... Read More


HC lays down guidelines on directing police probe

Kolkata, March 20 -- The Calcutta High Court has laid down strict guidelines for magistrates while ordering police investigations, holding that the inquiry required before directing a probe cannot be ... Read More


Cal HC cancels 7 cottah KMDA land allotment in Salt lake

Kolkata, March 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has cancelled the allotment of about 7 cottahs of land by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) in Salt Lake's East Kolkata Area Developmen... Read More


NKDA plans real-time alert system on CCTV network

Kolkata, March 18 -- The West Bengal government is set to roll out a modern public announcement system across New Town to improve communication and emergency response. Sources confirmed that a tender... Read More


Calcutta High Court orders SIT probe into Murshidabad minor's 'rape-murder'

Kolkata, March 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has ordered a fresh probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Murshidabad, observing that t... Read More


Advocates swap courtrooms for campaign trail in elections

Kolkata, March 17 -- As Bengal braces for the 2026 Assembly elections, an intriguing trend is unfolding across party lines - practising advocates are swapping courtrooms for campaign trails as candida... Read More


Cal HC upholds life term, calls Birbhum murder 'cold-blooded'

Kolkata, March 17 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of four family members for the murder of an elderly man in Birbhum, describing the crime as a "cold-blooded" and "pre-plan... Read More


Property not joint family asset sans family funds proof: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that property cannot automatically be treated as joint family property merely because the parties belong to a joint Hindu family. The court said ... Read More