After a day-long drama over his release, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee was released from hospital on Saturday night and was taken to the Presidency jail before finally sending him to house arrest. Sovan was released on personal risk bond on Saturday night. Baisakhi Bandopadhyay said, “Sovan will be taken to the Presidency jail and … Read more
The Kolkata High Court while staying the bail granted to four TMC leaders by the special CBI Court has remarked that “the manner in which pressure was sought to be put will not inspire confidence of the people in the rule of law”. The High Court took stock of CBI’s contention that Chief Minister Mamata … Read more
The National Investigation Agency arrested TMC leader Chhatradhar Mahato in connection with the killing of a CPI(M) leader in 2009, soon after he cast his vote in Lalgarh during the first phase of polling in West Bengal, a senior official said on Sunday. Mahato, the former convenor of the Maoist-backed People Against Police Atrocities (PCPA), … Read more
The Supreme Court Tuesday deferred by two weeks the hearing on CBI‘s contempt plea against former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar and others alleging non-cooperation by them in its probe into the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam case. The CBI, entrusted with investigating the Ponzi scheme cases in West Bengal by the apex court, filed … Read more
New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday said states that have banned sale of firecrackers should compensate firecracker traders for the losses suffered by them due to the ban. CAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should “compensate the firecracker traders … Read more
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) said on Sunday that the existing noise cap of 90 decibel on crackers will be in place during this Diwali, and all COVID-19 advisories by the state and the Centre would be strictly followed to avoid the spread of the viral disease. The pollution watchdog is working in … Read more
About 37,000 Durga Pujas are being organised across West Bengal this year. (Photos: ANI/The Indian Express) In a major order that would directly impact nearly 40,000 Durga Puja pandals across West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the authorities to treat the community venues as ‘no entry zones’ in wake of the ongoing … Read more
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered that all Durga Puja pandals across the state be declared no-entry zones to prevent the spread of Covid-19. A division bench of the high court comprising Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee, hearing a public interest litigation, said that no visitors will be allowed to enter … Read more