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Canteen staff not Railway employees: Cal HC junks regularisation plea

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Eastern Railway Quasi Employees Union, Asansol, which had sought regularisation of canteen workers and a declaration t... Read More


State bars civic bodies from issuing over Rs 45L work orders sans approval

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- The West Bengal government has issued a directive warning all municipalities and notified area authorities against issuing any work order exceeding Rs 45 lakh without obtaining pri... Read More


KMC clears Rs 135 cr monsoon-flood mitigation project

Kolkata, Oct. 16 -- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a long-planned flood-mitigation project involving the construction of a gated barrage and pumping station at the confluence of the ... Read More


State, not Centre, is competent to hold ISP Burnpur union polls: High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed the election process initiated for recognition of trade unions at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur, holding that the state government-n... Read More


KMC approves Rs 27.5 cr payout for Dhapa farmers to clear land

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday approved a revised proposal to allot Rs 27.5 crore as crop compensation to farmers cultivating on 73 hectares of KMC-owned land... Read More


Heritage Statesman House sold: HC lifts injunction on Rs 235 cr deal

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside an ex-parte ad-interim injunction that had restrained developer Merlin Projects Ltd. and Hatisala Developers Pvt. Ltd. from dealing with State... Read More


Bengal govt starts cyber-security overhaul of co-operative banks

Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- In a major push to strengthen the state's digital banking safety net, the Bengal government has initiated a comprehensive cybersecurity overhaul of its cooperative banking network.... Read More


No mini-trials in UAPA bail cases: Calcutta High Court warns trial courts

Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- The Calcutta High Court has reaffirmed that in bail matters under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), courts must assess the totality of materials on broad probabiliti... Read More


Govt retirement rules for officers don't apply to workmen: HC

Kolkata, Oct. 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that government provisions on premature retirement meant for officers cannot be extended to industrial workmen, striking down Garden Reach Shipbuil... Read More


Q3 2025: Main streets dominate retail leasing in Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct. 9 -- Main streets such as Park Street, Theatre Road and Rashbehari Avenue dominated retail leasing in Kolkata during the third quarter of 2025, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefie... Read More