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'No murder intent': Calcutta HC commutes hubby's life term in wife's blaze death

Kolkata, Aug. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has commuted the life sentence of a man convicted for setting his wife ablaze, reducing his conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murd... Read More


High Court clears Mercedes in Rs 34.9L luxury car 'fraud'

Kolkata, July 31 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd. in a case involving allegations of cheating and conspiracy, ruling that no prima faci... Read More


High Court sets new guidelines for releasing workers' compensation

Kolkata, July 30 -- In a move aimed at ensuring that injured workers and the families of deceased employees receive the compensation due to them, the Calcutta High Court has issued fresh directions to... Read More


Mere workplace harassment isn't outraging modesty, says High Court

Kolkata, July 29 -- Quashing a criminal case, the Calcutta High Court held that mere allegations of "harassment" or "abuse" at the workplace does not constitute outraging modesty of a woman. The benc... Read More


State to train 5K SC, ST & OBC students for entrance exams

Kolkata, July 28 -- The Bengal government is set to roll out a large-scale residential coaching programme for 5,000 students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classe... Read More


Can't regularise illegal construction post completion certificate, says HC

Kolkata, July 28 -- The Calcutta High Court has strongly criticised the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for regularising unauthorised construction in a multi-storey building even after the issuanc... Read More


High Court backs conviction for attempt to rape minor with disability

Kolkata, July 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for attempting to rape a minor girl with "mild mental retardation", ruling that her testimony-delivered partly through ge... Read More


Kolkata Police plans to restore its heritage-era Dodge Kingsway

Kolkata, July 27 -- In a rare blend of history and heritage, Kolkata Police is planning to restore its vintage Dodge Kingsway-a car that once served the city's law-keepers in a bygone era. The initia... Read More


High Court acquits 2 in 1988 attempt to murder case

Kolkata, July 25 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted two men who were earlier convicted of attempting to murder their employer's brother, ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish commo... Read More


KMC rolls out citywide plan to rehabilitate vagabonds

Kolkata, July 25 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has introduced a coordinated institutional mechanism to address the occupation of public spaces by vagabonds through a structured, citywide ... Read More