HC sets aside sentence of man accused of minor's rape, murder

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the life sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a minor girl, holding that while the crime itself stood medically proven, the p... Read More

State govt floats tender for 10-acre land parcel in New Town's central business district

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The West Bengal government has initiated a move to open up a prime 10-acre land parcel in New Town's central business district to attract large commercial investments and strengthen... Read More

Bengal appoints NBCC to assess adequate security at polling booths

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the state government has appointed the NBCC to examine whether polling booths across the state have adequate security arrangements and m... Read More

'Magistrate can order further probe after final report'

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate is legally empowered to permit further investigation even after submission of a final report, so long as criminal proceedings rema... Read More

Warrant issued against dead man: Cal HC junks 40-yr-old IT case

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal prosecution launched by the Income Tax Department over alleged non-payment of tax deducted at source dating back to the early 1980s, a... Read More

Boost rural trade infra: Rs 5.19 cr G+3 mrkt complex planned in W Midnapore

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The West Bengal government has initiated a Rs 5.19 crore project to construct a modern G+3 market complex at Temathani in West Midnapore district as part of efforts to strengthen ag... Read More

State mulls Rs 1.49 cr CCTV upgrade for 8 Kolkata Police stations

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- The West Bengal government has initiated an upgrade of surveillance infrastructure across select police stations in Kolkata, with plans to install closed-circuit television (CCTVs) ... Read More

Birth certificate forgery case must face trial, says Cal HC

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings relating to the alleged forgery of affidavits used for delayed registration of births, holding that the materials c... Read More

KMC clears Rs 145 cr drainage project for north, east Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a major sewer rehabilitation and upgradation project at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 145 crore, aimed at addressing chronic wa... Read More

Magistrate can't order FIR unless police first approached: Cal HC

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a matrimonial dispute against the husband and his kin, holding that a magistrate's power to direct registrati... Read More

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