CBI arrests former SSC advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha, chairman Ashok Saha in Bengal
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested former School Service Commission (SSC) advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha and former SSC chairman Ashok Saha in connection with the West Bengal teaching staff recruitment scam.
Calcutta HC allows Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for eye treatment
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for his eye treatment after he was barred by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.
CBI grills Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari for 3 hours in SSC scam
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday quizzed West Bengal Minister of State for School Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari for about three hours in connection with the alleged illegal appointment of his daughter as a teacher in a government-sponsored school.
Bengal school recruitment scam: Calcutta HC orders CRPF to take over security of SSC building
Kolkata/IBNS: In a midnight hearing, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take over the security of the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) building in Kolkata by 12:30 AM so that none can tamper or destroy any evidence in connection with the alleged government-aided school recruitment scam.
CBI quizzes West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee for 3.5 hours in alleged school recruitment scam
Kolkata: West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was on Wednesday quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for 3.5 hours in connection with the alleged government-aided school recruitment scam.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe in Hanskhali rape case
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged gang-rape and death of a minor girl at Hanskhali in West Bengal's Nadia district, media reports said.
Calcutta HC Justice moves Supreme Court after Division Bench stays some of his recent orders
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unprecedented event in the history of the Calcutta High Court, West Bengal's apex court's Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has approached the Supreme Court after a Division Bench of the same court stayed some of his recent orders.
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing CBI investigation into the allegations of post-poll violence in the state.
Mamata Banerjee writes to Calcutta HC seeking change of judge in Nandigram case
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court seeking that her petition challenging the election win of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari from the state's Nandigram constituency be re-assigned to a different court.
Ganga Sagar mela is possible if Covid-19 restrictions are honoured: Calcutta HC
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court observed on Friday that the court would give green light to hold Ganga Sagar Mela if the state government enforce restrictions to combat covid-19.
Calcutta High Court rejects Bengal govt's plea against Visva-Bharati's fencing of Poush Mela ground
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of the state government seeking a stay on the fence erected by Visva-Bharati authorities around the Poush Mela ground.
Calcutta HC asks the government of file an affidavit on doctors' strike within a week
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI) A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today restrained from issuing an order on the on-going strike by junior doctors, but suggested the state government to find out an immediate solution to the crisis that had crippled the health services across the state since Tuesday.
Kolkata bridge disaster: Calcutta HC grants permission to file PIL, police lodge suo motu FIR
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IBNS): A day after a portion of Majherhat railway over bridge (ROB) collapsed, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission to an advocate to lodge a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) into the disaster while the city police has registered a suo motu FIR against the bridge's maintenance agencies, reports said.
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Naxalite leaders, booked after Bhangar clash, granted bail by Calcutta HC
Kolkata, Jul 27 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to two senior leaders of ultra-left organization Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star, Pradip Singh Thakur and Sharmistha Chaudhury, who were arrested in January for their alleged role in a local movement at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Rejecting Kolkata Police's decision, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, led by Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on Friday granted permission to BJP's ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to host Mohan Bhagwat's rally in city's Brigade Parade Ground, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday.