The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to take all necessary steps to ensure peace in Kolkata and adjoining areas during the festive season. The direction of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam came while hearing of a petition by Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.A division bench of Chief … Read more
Experts from AIIMS Kalyani on Monday conducted an autopsy on the body of the minor girl who was raped and murdered in South 24 Parganas district’s Jaynagar, following the Calcutta Hight Court’s directions. The post-mortem was conducted in the presence of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) of Baruipur. For the post-mortem, Kalyani Jawaharlal Nehru … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged the police to register the recent Kultuli rape-murder case under POCSO Act. She added that the culprits should be given capital punishment within three months. She also said that media trials in rape cases must stop as it could hamper investigations. The chief minister said crime … Read more
West Bengal Teacher Recruitment: WBSSC Issues Final Merit List West Bengal Teacher Recruitment: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has released the final merit list for the recruitment of Assistant Teachers, following an order by the Calcutta High Court. The list includes over 14,000 shortlisted candidates, with the counselling process expected to begin around … Read more
Kolkata: Junior doctors of different medical colleges here on Monday took out a rally to Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar demanding the resignation of police commissioner Vineet Goyal alleging police inaction in stopping vandalism in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 14. The agitating medics also alleged inadequate steps by the police during its … Read more
Home Entertainment Diary of West Bengal: Calcutta High Court Upholds Release of Sanoj Mishra’s Political Drama On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court declined to halt the release of Diary of West Bengal, despite a plea alleging it contains communal undertones. Scroll down to read more. The Diary of West Bengal, directed by Sanoj Mishra, is … Read more
Kolkata (West Bengal): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Anti-Corruption Branch announced on Sunday that they have uncovered substantial evidence in their corruption probe against former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandeep Ghosh. When asked if they had found any concrete evidence, a CBI official responded, “…there is a lot.” The CBI initiated a corruption … Read more
Hours after meeting the parents of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose sent a confidential letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but it was not received by the CMO, an official in the Raj Bhavan claimed on Thursday. There was, however, no confirmation regarding this … Read more
The autopsy report of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here has indicated multiple penetrations and injuries to several parts of the body. It also stated that her death was “homicidal” and “antemortem”, negating some claims that she was raped after being murdered. “Homicidal injuries … Read more
Kolkata: A day after the West Bengal government constituted a seven-member panel, headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, Governor CV Ananda Bose has called upon state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “furnish an immediate report on the objectives of the Committee”. With a fresh … Read more
