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No cruelty sans wilful conduct causing grave health injury: HC

Kolkata, May 9 -- Observing that cryptic allegations without stating nature of torture can't trusted, Calcutta High Court acquitted husband and in-laws in a case where the wife died after consuming po... Read More


HC strikes down law penalising consumers for excess power use

Kolkata, May 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has struck down Regulation 4.4 of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2011, which allowed electric... Read More


Fake call centre bust: Cyber cops seize Rs 19L from Kasba house

Kolkata, May 9 -- Cops of Kolkata Cyber Crime police station recovered Rs 19 lakh from a house in Kasba following an arrest made in connection with a fake call centre case. Last month, police busted ... Read More


Pvt bus operators threaten 72-hour strike from May 22

Kolkata, May 9 -- A major coalition of private bus and minibus operators has threatened to halt services for 72 hours, from May 22 to 24, if their long-pending demands are not addressed by May 20. Th... Read More


Comfort first: Transport dept issues new bus design guidelines

Kolkata, May 9 -- The Transport department has notified consideration of certain specifications associated with the comfort for the general public in buses and contract carriage for initial registrati... Read More


Entally Robbery: About Rs 29L recovered from Rs 2.66 cr loot

Kolkata, May 9 -- The police recovered part of the money stolen in Entally from two employees of a foreign currency exchange agency, who were on their way to deposit the cash at a bank in Park Circus.... Read More


Bengal STF nabs two JMB terror outfit members

Kolkata, May 9 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police arrested two members of the terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Nalhati and Murarai in Birbhum late on Thursday ... Read More


Scattered rain next week: MeT

Kolkata, May 9 -- The city dwellers on Friday witnessed hot and humid weather. The situation was similar in all the South Bengal districts as well. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said ... Read More


Summer vacation in state-run schools extended; set to reopen on June 2 now

Kolkata, May 9 -- While the summer vacation in state-run schools across Bengal has been extended till May 31, with all such institutions now scheduled to reopen on Monday, June 2, according to a notif... Read More


On alert: Kolkata airport tightens security, travel advisory issued

Kolkata, May 9 -- In response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata has significantly bolst... Read More