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Bengal to upgrade leather MSMEs, tanneries under World Bank project

Kolkata, March 2 -- In a decisive push to sharpen the competitiveness of Bengal's leather industry, the West Bengal government has launched a focused capacity-building drive for MSMEs and tanneries in... Read More


Anticipatory bail can be sought after summons: Cal High Court

Kolkata, March 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that an accused can seek anticipatory bail even after a charge sheet has been filed and summons issued in a non-bailable case, clarifying that appr... Read More


WBPDCL plans Rs 65 cr township at Pachhwara North Coal Mine

Kolkata, March 1 -- The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has launched a Rs 65.16-crore township project at its Pachhwara North Coal Mine in Jharkhand to build residential and... Read More


Trademark extends to product shape: Cal HC in 'Harpic' dispute

Kolkata, March 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has passed an ad interim order restraining Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. from selling its toilet cleaner "Godrej Spic" in a bottle found prima facie to be d... Read More


Drunken act sans intent not murder: HC frees man after 13 yrs

Kolkata, Feb. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside a murder conviction and life sentence imposed on a Murshidabad man, holding that the evidence on record did not establish intention to cause d... Read More


Scheduled Caste belts: State plans smart classrooms in 358 schools

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- For hundreds of students in Scheduled Caste-concentrated pockets of Bengal - many of them first-generation learners - the traditional blackboard may soon give way to interactive di... Read More


Victim's silence before doctors no ground for acquittal: Cal HC in child rape case

Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of raping a nine-year-old, holding that a traumatised child's failure to name the accused before doctors doe... Read More


Cal HC upholds life sentence in 2013 Kali Puja murder

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of three men convicted of murdering a local club president during Kali Puja celebrations in 2013, holding that repeated blo... Read More


HC seeks Centre's role to tackle illegal construction on Kolkata Wetlands

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday criticised the state authorities for failing to remove 505 unauthorised constructions on the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) and directed that the Cen... Read More


Sector-VI ITA villages to get 2,270 new water connections

Kolkata, Feb. 22 -- In a significant push to strengthen urban infrastructure, the West Bengal government has initiated the process to provide 2,270 new household water connections in four villages und... Read More