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'Chain of circumstances incomplet': Cal HC acquits 2 in 2014 Belda minor's rape-murder

Kolkata, Aug. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted two men convicted by a trial court in the 2014 Belda rape and murder of a minor, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete ch... Read More


'Late 'Samagra Shiksha' fund, teacher shortage hit schools'

Kolkata, July 31 -- West Bengal's implementation of the Centrally-sponsored 'Samagra Shiksha scheme' was hit by the delayed release of Rs 2,428 crore, while higher secondary schools faced a shortage o... Read More


State notifies wastewater reuse policy, offers incentives to Inds

Kolkata, July 30 -- To encourage industries to reduce their dependence on freshwater, the West Bengal government has notified a policy proposing incentives and suitable pricing mechanisms to promote t... Read More


Documentary evidence key to PMLA bail: Cal HC in Sahara case

Kolkata, July 30 -- The Calcutta High Court has cancelled the bail granted to an accused in a money laundering case linked to the liquidation of Sahara Group properties, holding that the lower court o... Read More


Cal HC upholds conviction of four for trafficking minor

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of four men in a case relating to the abduction and trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, holding that a survivor's testimony may bec... Read More


CAG flags Rs 218 crore SDRF irregularities in Bengal

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged Rs 218.04 crore worth of irregularities in the management of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in West Bengal, finding t... Read More


Cal HC denies mint workers' 19% pay hike

India, July 23 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the rejection of a long-pending demand by workers of the Kolkata, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh mints for a 19 per cent salary hike linked to an increa... Read More


Cal HC protects 36 yr-old shop below Bijon Setu from eviction

Kolkata, July 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a doctor occupying a shop beneath Bijon Setu cannot be evicted without due process of law, while making it clear that the state and civic aut... Read More


Calcutta HC acquits father in minor daughter's 'rape' case

Kolkata, July 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted of repeatedly raping his minor daughter, holding that while medical evidence proved the girl had been pregnant and had engaged... Read More


'Kolkata home sales rise 3 pc, office rents jump 15 pc in H1'

Kolkata, July 9 -- Kolkata's residential property market remained resilient in the first half of 2026, with housing sales rising despite fewer project launches, while the office market saw slower leas... Read More