Can’t prosecute person under SC/ST Act unless casteist remarks made in ‘public view’: Supreme Court

The bench passed the verdict while setting aside a Delhi HC judgment that had taken a contrary view and directed the registration of an FIR against Priti Agarwalla and five…

Woman held in Jalpaiguri for trafficking minor girl to Delhi

Dibyendu Sinha, MP, 17 May 2024, Jalpaiguri: A woman was caught by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) while attempting to traffic a minor girl to Delhi under the pretense of…

SC seeks Centre’s stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal law

PTI, New Delhi, May 17, 2024 : The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s stand on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. A…

Post-poll violence: CBI looking for 6 absconders; residence of 2 TMC leaders raided

 The CBI conducted raids in West Bengal targeting six absconders in a post-poll violence case involving Trinamool Congress leaders.  PTI | Kolkata | 17 May 2024 : The CBI conducted…

TMC demonstrates near Raj Bhavan over molestation charge against Guv

PTI, May 17, 2024, Kolkata :  The Trinamool Congress on Friday demonstrated near Raj Bhavan here over the allegation of molestation against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, demanding…

ED can’t arrest after special court takes cognisance of PMLA complaint: Supreme Court

 While passing the judgment, the apex court also frowned on the alleged practice among some special courts, formed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), of taking accused into…

Man released from jail after 28 years plans to start his life afresh

PINAK PANI CHOWDHURY, MP, 16 May 2024, BALURGHAT: Gurupada Burman, who spent half his life at a correctional home, has been released after spending 28 years behind bars for murder. …

Inter-state prostitution racket busted in Arunachal, five govt officers including a DSP and a Dy director of health among 21 held

Police said that with this, so far five minors have been rescued and 21 accused arrested in the inter-state prostitution racket involving human traffickers from the state and neighbouring Assam.…

Supreme Court orders release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, declares his arrest ‘invalid’

 The order was issued by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta PTI, New Delhi, 15.05.24 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as “invalid in the…

CBI starts collecting details of teachers who lost jobs

MP, 13 May 2024, Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started collecting the details of the more than 25,000 school teachers who are accused in the alleged SSC…

Court rejects BJP leader’s bail plea, sends her to 7-day jail custody

Judicial custody for BJP worker accused of scripting fake rape complaints in Sandeshkhali MP,14 May 2024, Kolkata: The Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court on Tuesday refused bail to BJP leader Mampi Das…

Another sexual misconduct case against Guv: Cops submit report to Nabanna

MP, 14 May 2024, Kolkata: Kolkata Police has reportedly sent a report to the Nabanna after conducting an enquiry on the allegations of sexual harassment of an Odishi dancer by…

Illegal liquor, contraband seized; three held

EOI, Siliguri: The Excise Department seized a significant quantity of illegal liquor from a pickup van loaded with vegetables, leading to the arrest of one individual, identified as Dharmendra Kumar,…

Calcutta HC adjourns till Friday hear-ing of Sandeshkhali BJP leader’s peti-tion over ‘sting video’

PTI, Kolkata, May 14, 2024 : The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday adjourned till Friday the hearing of a petition by BJP’s Sandeshkhali leader Gangadhar Koyal, seeking transfer of probe…

New video claims over 70 women received money to take part in Sandeshkhali protest

In the video, lasting over 45 minutes, a man resembling Sandeshkhali mandal president Gangadhar Kayal told this to the questioner PTI, Calcutta, 12.05.24 : In a purported video that surfaced from…

Bengal teachers’ recruitment ‘scam’: TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya withdraws plea from Supreme Court

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Remove unauthorised political party offices: HC

MP, 10 May 2024, Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed for the demolition of three unauthorised political party offices which were built on the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure…

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