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Kolkata lowest in crimes against senior citizens: Centre tells RS

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- Kolkata recorded the lowest number of crimes against senior citizens among India's metropolitan cities in 2023, with just six cases registered, according to National Crime Records ... Read More


False marriage promise invalidates consent, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man for rape, holding that consent obtained on the basis of a false promise of marriage amounts to consent given... Read More


KMC moves to grant heritage tag to Jamini Roy's house

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is all set to give final nod to a proposal to preserve one of the city's most important cultural landmarks by adaptively reusing the house o... Read More


Bengal readies 18.61 acres in West Midnapore for industry

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Ahead of the upcoming Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), the West Bengal government has initiated a fresh exercise to prepare unallotted land at the Sahachawk Industrial Park in... Read More


Foreign court can hear divorce despite Indian marriage: HC

Kolkata, Dec. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that divorce proceedings may be pursued before a foreign court even if the marriage was solemnised in India, and that Indian courts should not rest... Read More


Bengal to conduct river surveys under Ghatal Master Plan

Kolkata, Dec. 15 -- The West Bengal government has planned to conduct field survey work along key river stretches in West Midnapore as part of the Ghatal Master Plan, a long-pending flood management i... Read More


Med college can't deny admission over payment mode: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed a private medical college in West Bengal to admit a NEET-UG aspirant who was unable to complete his admission on the last scheduled day after b... Read More


KMC launches mobile AC mortuary van service, eases load on Peace World

Kolkata, Dec. 14 -- In a major civic initiative aimed at easing distress for bereaved families, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has launched a mobile air-conditioned mortuary service that allo... Read More


False charges against spouse constitute mental cruelty: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Dec. 14 -- The Calcutta High Court has granted a decree of divorce to a husband, holding that false and unsubstantiated allegations of serious marital abuse, particularly when contradicted by... Read More


Bengal plans Rs 7.19 cr solar high-mast lighting project

Kolkata, Dec. 14 -- The West Bengal government has initiated steps to install 274 solar high-mast lighting systems across multiple districts as part of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Amar Para Amar... Read More