New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has designated two more special National Investigation Agency (NIA) courts in West Bengal aimed at speeding up the trials of the scheduled offences being investigated by the Central anti-terror agency in the state under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

The jurisdiction of the special NIA courts would cover the cases being probed by the Central agency in Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Kolkata districts in West Bengal.

The Ministry decided, while exercising powers conferred ...