![]() | Kolkata Diary: State decides to adopt Bengali lunar calenderThe West Bengal government has decided to adopt Poila Baisakh, which marks the start of the Bengali lunar calendar, as West Bengal Day. |
![]() | Benefits to workers: SC closes contempt case against Andaman LG & Chief Secretary, asks them to comply with HC orderThe high court had suspended Chandra and imposed a fine on the LG, which he had to bear from his own resources, for not complying with an earlier order on providing the benefits to workers. |
![]() | SC sets aside Calcutta HC order imposing fine of Rs 25 lakh on TMC leader Kuntal GhoshA bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, meanwhile, said Ghosh can raise his plea of "custodial torture" before the special court hearing the matter. |
![]() | West Bengal Panchayat poll results subject to final order: Calcutta HCTrashes report submitted by state poll panel on violence during Bengal panchayat elections |
![]() | Lodge FIRs in all deaths on day of rural polls: Calcutta High CourtThe court also directed the state government to provide assistance to the relatives for the cremation of those who died in alleged poll violence and to healthcare facilities for the injured. |
![]() | SEC trashes BJP’s claim on withdrawal of nominations in Bengal rural electionsIn the affidavit, the SEC said 9.03 per cent of valid nominations were withdrawn in this year’s Panchayat elections while the figure was 17.65 per cent in the previous polls. |
![]() | Deadline for filing nominations in rural polls not adequate: Calcutta High CourtThe court, in its preliminary observation, said the deadline for submitting a nomination is not adequate and asked the state poll panel to come up with its responses. |
