West Bengal
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40 years after murder, SC acquits West Bengal man of killing wife
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted a West Bengal resident of the charge of killing his wife 40 years ago, ruling his conviction on the basis of extra-judicial confessions cannot…
- India
By-election results: Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC suffers shock defeat in WB
New Delhi: The assembly by-election results on Thursday brought some solace for the Congress as it wrested one seat each from the BJP and the TMC in Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively…
- India
Gadkari approves highway projects in Andhra, Bengal
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned Rs 1,292.65 crore under the Bharatmala Pariyojana for the development of 32 km long 6-lane access controlled greenfield highway…
- India
Bengal: English question paper appears on social media; state board rules out leak
Kolkata: Purported image of a few pages of the English second language question paper was circulated on social media, sometime after the class 10 state board examinations began in West Bengal on…
- India
Calcutta HC slaps penalty on headmistress for delaying transfer process
Kolkata: A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday reprimanded the headmistress of a leading girls’ school in West Bengal on charges of contempt of court. A penalty of…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police nab 4 gold thieves in West Bengal within 48 hours
Hyderabad: Abids Police on Monday arrested four people in Howrah District, West Bengal for the theft of gold worth Rs 1.05 crores. According to the police officials, all four were nabbed within…
- India
TMC misleading backward castes in Bengal with fake assurances: BJP
Kolkata: Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of misleading members of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities with “fake assurances”, BJP leader Sudip Das on Monday asked them to be…
- India
Bengal MP complains of getting threats for protesting against coal smuggling
Kolkata: Dibyendu Adhikari, two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP and younger brother of leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, alleged on Saturday that he is receiving life threats over…
- India
Calcutta HC questions irrational posting, distribution of Bengal teachers
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the “irrational” distribution of postings of teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal where schools with adequate number of…
- India
ED counsel cites Vidyasagar while opposing Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) counsel on Tuesday drew the reference of iconic educationist and social reformer from Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, while opposing the bail plea of former West Bengal Education…
- India
Darjeeling politics: Bengal govt to grant land deeds to tea garden workers
Kolkata: As the fresh political equation in the hills of Darjeeling involving the trio of Bimal Gurung, Ajay Edwards and Binoy Tamang is becoming a major threat to the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik…
- India
Nadda to address twin rallies in Bengal on Sunday
Kolkata: With an eye on the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal scheduled this year and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, BJP President J.P. Nadda will visit the state and address…
- India
Central dues to Bengal under MGNREGA still at Rs 7,000 crore: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the total central dues to the state government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) currently stands at…
- India
Bantala leather complex will get additional investment of Rs 10,000 crore: Mamata
Howrah: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Bantala leather complex in Kolkata will get an additional investment of Rs 10,000 crore. In the last one year, 92 new…
- Kolkata
Removal of innerwear of minor girls equal to rape: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Forceful removal of the innerwear of a minor girl is equivalent to rape even if rape, as per medical terms, has not been done by the accused or convict, the Calcutta…
