Rs. 85,000 is meagre, Bengal govt should consider Rs. 10 lakh: Calcutta HC's sarcasm over Durga Puja dole

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Monday passed a sarcastic comment on the West Bengal government's annual dole for the Durga Puja organisers stating the amount of Rs. 85,000 offered is meagre and the state should consider hiking it up to Rs. 10 lakh, media reports said.

Calcutta HC grants bail to DYFI leader Kalatan Dasgupta in junior doctor audio clip case

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) leader Kalatan Dasgupta, who was arrested over an audio clip, brought to the fore by Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh alleging a conspiracy to attack the junior doctors protesting against the ruling regime and the police over the RG Kar rape and murder.

CBI rules out gangrape in RG Kar horror, says Sanjay Roy lone accused: Report

Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ruled out gangrape in the RG Kar case, where a junior doctor was brutally raped and murdered last month, and said that available evidence indicates only Sanjay Roy, arrested by the Kolkata Police, was involved in the crime, NDTV quoting sources reported on Friday.

There is a limit: Calcutta HC fumes at Bengal govt for hiring contractual employees in govt offices and courts

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lashed out at the West Bengal government for seeking appointment of contractual employees in lower courts, media reports said.

Supreme Court quashes Bengal govt's plea challenging Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri's relief

Kolkata/IBNS: In further embarrassment for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday quashed the State's plea challenging Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri's relief in connection with the violence during march to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office, Nabanna, last week.

After Calcutta HC order, Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri walks out of jail

Kolkata/IBNS: After the Calcutta High Court order, Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested over the march to West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna, walked out of jail, media reports said.

Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, arrested over Nabanna march, granted bail by Calcutta HC

Kolkata/IBNS: Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri, who was arrested in connection with the August 27 march to the state secretariat Nabanna, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Friday leaving the administration egg-faced, media reports said.

RG Kar case: Diary found near trainee doctor's body which documented gold medal, top hospital dreams

Kolkata/IBNS: A torn diary was recovered near the body of the Post-Graduate trainee doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which documented her big dreams of winning a gold medal and other honours in medicine, media reports said.

Supreme Court dismisses Calcutta HC order asking adolescent girls to control their sexual urges

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the controversial judgment by the Calcutta High Court delivered on October 18, 2023, asking adolescent girls to “control their sexual urges”. 

RG Kar doctor's rape-murder: Calcutta HC raps Mamata Banerjee's govt over demolition near hospital crime site

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has raised concerns about the West Bengal government's "urgency" in renovating areas near the RG Kar Hospital's seminar hall, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered, media reports said.

RG Kar case: Victim's parents gave CBI names of interns, doctors suspected to be involved in crime, says report

Kolkata/IBNS: The parents of the trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that several interns and physicians from the organisation may be involved in the crime, an officer was quoted as saying in media reports on Friday.

'Assessment failure': Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal on RG Kar Hospital vandalism

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the Calcutta High Court slammed the West Bengal government and the police over the vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has admitted that there was an "assessment failure".

What was the urgency? Calcutta HC questions Bengal govt over demolition work near crime scene at RG Kar Hospital

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the West Bengal government over it urgency to carry out a renovation work near the crime scene at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where a 31-year-old lady trainee doctor was raped and murdered last week.

Absolute failure of state machinery: Calcutta HC raps Bengal govt over RG Kar Hospital vandalism

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday slammed the West Bengal government for its "absolute failure of state machinery" in tackling the vandalism of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital by miscreants on Wednesday late night, media reports said.

RG Kar horror: Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder of the PG trainee doctor in Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College Hospital, an incident which has sparked massive protest across the nation.