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Year-long custody cannot become punishment: HC

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Prolonged incarceration of an undertrial cannot become "punitive detention", the Calcutta High Court has observed while granting bail to Yogesh Dua, who had been in custody for mor... Read More


Tiger attack victim's family donates organs

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The family of Aziz Molla, a 32-year-old fisherman from Maipith in Kultali, donated his organs after he was declared brain-dead at SSKM Hospital following a tiger attack in the Sund... Read More


SC directs Assam not to appoint teachers in schools, colleges under provincialisation scheme

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government and its education departments not to appoint or absorb teachers in schools and colleges under the provincialisation sch... Read More


Salt Lake roads set for Rs 51-cr repair before Durga Pujas

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The residents of Salt Lake might witness crater-free roads as a large amount of money from the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (UD &MA) department has been sanctioned for a... Read More


Seven prominent Kolkata Pujas opt out of Rs 1 Lakh govt grant

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Seven prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to apply for the Rs 1 lakh assistance announced by the West Bengal government, following Chief Minister Suvendu Ad... Read More


Complaint for remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi

Mumbai, Sept. 8 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the summons issued to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in 2019 in a defamation complaint over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra M... Read More


'Safety lapses': 919 hotels, guest houses served closure notices

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has ordered the closure of 919 hotels and guest houses following a citywide inspection drive launched in the aftermath of the Hotel Shikha Inn fir... Read More


Centre clears Rs 1,043 crore for Bengal's 6 road projects

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Union Road Transport and Highway minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced that the Centre has approved Rs 1,042.62 crore for the widening and strengthening of six road projects ... Read More


IAS shuffle, Onkar Singh Meena moves to Fire dept

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The West Bengal government on Tuesday effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing Onkar Singh Meena as principal secretary of the Fire and Emergency Services Department and... Read More


Flood-hit Nepal races to rebuild bridges, restore vital road links with India, China support

Kathmandu, Sept. 8 -- Nepal is racing to restore vital road links severed by devastating flash floods, seeking temporary bridges from India and China as authorities work to reconnect isolated communit... Read More