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State to rope in pvt clinics to run ESI dispensaries in districts

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The West Bengal government, through the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Medical Benefit Scheme under the Labour Department, has drawn up a plan to engage private clinics and healt... Read More


Bank can release mortgaged asset before sale certificate: High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank is legally entitled to release a mortgaged property back to the borrower if the entire outstanding loan dues are cleared before a sale ... Read More


Disputed address of accused can't stall criminal case: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings linked to a commercial dispute between two shipping firms, holding that a dispute over the residence of the accuse... Read More


Calcutta High Court acquits man in wife's murder after 25 years

Kolkata, Jan. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday acquitted a man convicted of murdering his wife in 2001, holding that a conviction cannot rest on a retracted confession supported only by inques... Read More


Bengal plans Rs 75.46 crore Padma riverbank protection in Murshidabad

Kolkata, Jan. 11 -- The West Bengal government has planned a Rs 75.46-crore riverbank protection project along the Padma River in Murshidabad district, to arrest erosion and secure vulnerable stretche... Read More


Calcutta HC trims jail term of two in 2008 bizman assault case

Kolkata, Jan. 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of two men for causing grievous injuries to a businessman in a daylight assault in North 24 Parganas in 2008, but reduced their jai... Read More


High Court orders CESC to shift meters from unsafe building

Kolkata, Jan. 8 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed CESC Limited to shift electricity meters of two consumers from a dilapidated structure to a newly constructed meter room at the same premises, a... Read More


Custody orders must prioritise child welfare: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Holding that custody arrangements must be shaped by the welfare and specific needs of the child, the Calcutta High Court modified a trial court order granting weekend custody of a s... Read More


State plans Rs 19.56 cr Rupnarayan dredging for Kolaghat power

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The West Bengal government is planning to take up a Rs 19.56 crore two-year dredging project in the Rupnarayan River to ensure uninterrupted power generation at the Kolaghat Thermal... Read More


PS Group builders must refund for carpet area shortfall: RERA Tribunal

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has upheld an order directing a builder to refund money with interest for a shortfall in the carpet area of a commercial office unit, ... Read More