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Jyotinagar Colony: No water for 8 weeks, eviction threat looms
Nearly 5,000 residents of Cossipore, Kolkata, have been deprived of tap water since July 29, while the eviction case is pending in the Calcutta High Court. The colony’s five public taps, which…
- Kolkata
Cal HC raps EC over reassignment of poll symbol for bypoll
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Election Commission over reassignment of the ‘envelope’ symbol to the newly formed Democratic Trinamool Congress from the ISF, observing that…
- Kolkata
HC asks WB to let Congress Nandigram candidate contest if bailed
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, September 22, asked the West Bengal government’s counsel that the Congress’ Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan be allowed to contest properly, provided he gets bail…
- India
Eight HC chief justices appointed
New Delhi: Eight high court chief justices were appointed on Saturday, September 5, days after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. In a post on X, Law Minister Arjun…
- India
Case registered against Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections
Kolkata: A case has been registered against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra under non-bailable sections, said the police on Thursday. The Krishnanagar MP has been summoned to the Diamond Harbour Cyber Crime…
- Kolkata
HC denies urgent listing of Anandabazar Patrika plea to quash FIR
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, September 2, refused to hear a petition filed by journalists of Anandabazar Patrika seeking the cancellation of several FIRs filed over its use of “Gerua…
- India
Abhishek alleges BJP goons vandalised TMC office in Kolkata
Kolkata: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday alleged that armed BJP men barged into the party’s Camac Street office here early on Thursday and vandalised the premises. Banerjee claimed that…
- Kolkata
FIR against Mamata over ‘violation’ of HC order
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday, August 29, registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for alleged violation of Calcutta High Court-imposed…
- India
SC comes to rescue of 105-yr-old murder convict
New Delhi: A 105-year-old murder convict will now be able to live as a free man after the Supreme Court on Friday, August 21, closed the case against him and waived the…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee approaches SC for permission to travel abroad
Kolkata: Following the dismissal of the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment by a…
- India
Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who…
- India
TTEs sell empty berths like vegetables in market: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Holding that a section of the travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) sell unoccupied berths in trains like “vegetables in a market”, the Calcutta High Court asked the general managers of all railway…
- Kolkata
Religious freedom no excuse to hurt others’ faith: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: A person has the right to profess his religion, but that cannot be construed as permission to hurt others’ faith, the Calcutta High Court has observed while setting aside a man’s…
- India
HC refuses interim order on Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, June 18, refused any interim order on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway TMC group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the…
- Kolkata
No relief to Mamata Banerjee from Calcutta HC in Bengal LoP row
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, June 18, refused any interim order on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee…
