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State invites bids for Rs 42.62 cr pax terminal on Hooghly River

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- The West Bengal government has initiated steps to build a modern passenger terminal along the Hooghly River in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) as part of its broader push to st... Read More


Calcutta High Court acquits in- laws in murder case after 10 yrs

Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- Nearly ten years after a trial court sentenced them to life imprisonment in a burn-death case, the Calcutta High Court has acquitted the accused in-laws, holding that the prosecuti... Read More


Cal HC upholds life term in 2012 Kalyani Expressway murder

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering a woman whose body was recovered from a water body near the Kalyani Expressway in North 24-Parg... Read More


Bengal plans district Data Hubs for property registration records

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- The West Bengal government has initiated steps to set up district-level data hubs for the systematic storage and management of registration-related records, marking a major move to... Read More


Victim's last words at crime scene valid dying declaration: High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two men convicted of murder, ruling that a victim's spontaneous oral statement naming his assailants immediately after b... Read More


Banks can't levy foreclosure charges on biz loans: HC

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that banks cannot levy foreclosure or prepayment charges on floating rate term loans even when such loans are taken for business purposes, directin... Read More


'Self-financing colleges can revise fee mid-course': HC

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld a mid-course revision of fee for students enrolled in a four-year B.Tech programme at a self-financing engineering college, holding that such enh... Read More


Greater Kolkata: State plans impact study of inland water transport

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the environmental and social impacts of inland water transport and related infrastructure projects in ... Read More


HC: Policy change can't deny homebuyers promised flat sale

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a later change in government land policy cannot be used to deny homebuyers an outright sale promised under an earlier housing scheme. The ben... Read More


Mining lease renewal valid despite rule change: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 14 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a mining lease containing a one-time renewal clause cannot be denied renewal merely because the rules under which the lease was originally gra... Read More