Between civic decay & gangwars, Kasba headed for TMC-Left spar

Kolkata, April 5 -- "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face." George Orwell's chilling line from 1984 finds an unsettling echo in Kasba, where voters seem caught ... Read More

Can't challenge after accepting conditional re-employment: HC

Kolkata, April 3 -- A tram driver of the West Bengal Transport Corporation Ltd, who was allowed to return to duty after repeated unauthorised absence, has lost his bid to restore past service benefits... Read More

Jorasanko non-Bengali vote holds key as SIR prunes electoral roll

Kolkata, April 3 -- "A little more than kin, but less than kind." Shakespeare's line from Hamlet captures the irony of north Kolkata's Jorasanko Assembly seat - the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore, ... Read More

Calcutta HC backs Exide's red battery packaging

Kolkata, April 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld an interim order protecting Exide Industries' distinctive red packaging for automotive batteries, ruling that a rival's similar-looking product c... Read More

Bagda's battle of bloodlines: Matua votes, SIR and BJP internal rift in focus

Kolkata, April 2 -- Bagda in North 24-Parganas has all the ingredients of a high-voltage contest this election - a powerful community vote, a family face-off and unease over voter rolls that could sha... Read More

Calcutta High Court turns down pension claim of retired SBSTC staff

Kolkata, April 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant pension benefits to a group of retired employees of the South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC), holding that those who did no... Read More

EC can transfer officials for polls sans explanation: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 31 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the Election Commission of India's (EC) authority to transfer officials during elections, observing that such decisions-aimed at ensuring free a... Read More

Vague words not dying declaration: Cal HC acquits man after 24 years

Kolkata, March 30 -- Nearly 24 years after a trial court convicted a man for cruelty to his wife, the Calcutta High Court has set aside the verdict, holding that the victim's alleged statement "I will... Read More

EKW to get 10 km embankment plantation under NCAP

Kolkata, March 29 -- A stretch of the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) - where water, waste and wildlife coexist on the city's edge - is set for a fresh green makeover, with the state planning a 10-km emba... Read More

Companies can face action for injunction breach: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that companies and other juristic entities can be proceeded against for violating court injunctions, rejecting the view that such action is limite... Read More

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