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Bengal govt floats nutrition plan for 'high-risk' children in 7 dists

Kolkata, July 4 -- In an effort to tackle severe child malnutrition, the West Bengal government has initiated a plan to distribute nutrition packets to children identified as suffering from Severe Acu... Read More


Judicial orders in cases not allotted by CJ void: High Court

Kolkata, July 4 -- A full bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that any judicial order passed by a Bench without proper case assignment from the Chief Justice (CJ) is a nullity in law and void fr... Read More


HC acquits man serving life for 'matricide'

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted of murdering his mother, citing serious procedural irregularities and lapses during the trial. The Division Bench comprising J... Read More


Bengal govt to launch special portal for aid to locked-out workers

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Labour department of the Bengal government is set to introduce a dedicated web portal for its Financial Assistance to the Workers of Locked Out Industries (FAWLOI) scheme, aimed... Read More


HC questions state on 'allowing' tainted candidates in fresh recruitment process

Kolkata, July 1 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the Bengal government over its decision to allow previously tainted candidates to participate in a fresh recruitment process despite ex... Read More


High Court orders CBI probe into 2019 Sandeshkhali murders

Kolkata, June 30 -- The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe three murder cases dating back to 2019 in Sandeshkhali in North 24-Parganas district. All th... Read More


Modernisation: State to digitise lab services in 341 govt health units

Kolkata, June 29 -- In a major push to modernise public healthcare, the Bengal government has initiated a project to digitise laboratory services across 341 Block Public Health Units to improve the sp... Read More


Medical negligence FIR sans expert opinion invalid, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, June 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a city-based doctor in a medical negligence case, holding that the prosecution was initiated without obtaining an e... Read More


KMC approves new terms for Park Circus Market traders' relocation

Kolkata, June 27 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved revised terms for the long-anticipated relocation of traders from Park Circus Market to Park Circus Maidan, paving the way for ... Read More


HC orders life term in Bakkhali hotel murder case

Kolkata, June 26 -- Observing it did not fall under the category of "rarest of rare", the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of Samar Patra to life imprisonment for the murde... Read More