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New SC arrest safeguards won't apply to past cases: Cal HC

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that new arrest safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court (SC) in November 2025 apply only to future cases and cannot be used to seek automatic bai... Read More


Humayun's son detained for 'assaulting' cop

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- The son of Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir was detained on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a police constable assigned to his father's security. According to sources, a police team fr... Read More


Jharkhand man held for Rajabazar fruit seller murder

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- A man was arrested on Sunday morning from Giridih in Jharkhand in connection with the murder of a fruit seller in the Rajabazar area of the city. The incident took place on Decemb... Read More


City hosts eastern zonal cricket matches for differently-abled

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- The West Bengal Cricket Association for the Differently Abled (WBCADA) hosted the Eastern Zonal Tournament for Differently Abled Cricket Teams on December 25 and 26 at BKC College ... Read More


Blue Line: Metro services hit

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- Metro services on Blue Line were disrupted for over an hour on Sunday after a train developed a mechanical fault and stalled near Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygunge) Station. The i... Read More


WBCPCR pitches hands-on climate projects for school students

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) has proposed a hands-on environmental project for school students to be undertaken during vacations, aimed at helping... Read More


State's Haringhata outlets sell eggs at affordable prices

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- With egg prices climbing sharply in the market, the West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation Limited (WBLDCL), under the Animal Resources Development (ARD) department, is curr... Read More


Abhishek asks party BLAs to set up help desks near scrutiny centres

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday is learnt to have directed the party's Booth Level Agents (BLAs) through a virtual meeting to intensify gr... Read More


SIR: BLO kills self, suicide note says 'I can no longer bear the pressure'

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- The alleged suicide of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Bankura has once again brought the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under political scrutiny, with ... Read More


From Jan 2 Abhishek to launch statewide campaign to protect legitimate voters

Kolkata, Dec. 28 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is set to launch a 21-day campaign from January 2 to 22 to make sure that not a single legitimate voter's name... Read More