Can’t prosecute person under SC/ST Act unless casteist remarks made in ‘public view’: Supreme Court

The bench passed the verdict while setting aside a Delhi HC judgment that had taken a contrary view and directed the registration of an FIR against Priti Agarwalla and five…

Woman held in Jalpaiguri for trafficking minor girl to Delhi

Dibyendu Sinha, MP, 17 May 2024, Jalpaiguri: A woman was caught by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) while attempting to traffic a minor girl to Delhi under the pretense of…

SC seeks Centre’s stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal law

PTI, New Delhi, May 17, 2024 : The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s stand on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. A…

Naga body rejects government appeal, remains firm to boycott urban local bodies’ poll

Lokmat Times, Kohima, May 17, 2024 : The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) on Friday rejected the Nagaland government’s appeal and remained firm on abstaining from participating in the Urban…

Post-poll violence: CBI looking for 6 absconders; residence of 2 TMC leaders raided

 The CBI conducted raids in West Bengal targeting six absconders in a post-poll violence case involving Trinamool Congress leaders.  PTI | Kolkata | 17 May 2024 : The CBI conducted…

EC show-cause to Abhijit Gangopadhyay for ‘improper, undignified’ remarks against CM

PTI, New Delhi/Kolkata, May 17, 2024 :  The Election Commission on Friday issued a show-cause notice to former high court judge and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his…

TMC demonstrates near Raj Bhavan over molestation charge against Guv

PTI, May 17, 2024, Kolkata :  The Trinamool Congress on Friday demonstrated near Raj Bhavan here over the allegation of molestation against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, demanding…

Modi govt orchestrating plan to drive out Adivasis from their own land: Mamata

PTI, May 17, 2024, Gopiballavpur/ Daspur (WB) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of “orchestrating a lie” about granting citizenship to 14 people…

ED can’t arrest after special court takes cognisance of PMLA complaint: Supreme Court

 While passing the judgment, the apex court also frowned on the alleged practice among some special courts, formed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), of taking accused into…

NBSTC to run Siliguri to Darj via Mirik bus services

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 16 May 2024, Darjeeling: On the heels of Siliguri to Darjeeling via Tindharia bus services, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is all set to start…

Man released from jail after 28 years plans to start his life afresh

PINAK PANI CHOWDHURY, MP, 16 May 2024, BALURGHAT: Gurupada Burman, who spent half his life at a correctional home, has been released after spending 28 years behind bars for murder. …

State launches initiative to enrol ‘Out of School Children’

SOUMITRA NANDI, MP, 16 May 2024, Kolkata: The state Education department has directed all district education officers under Samagra Sikha Mission (SSM) to take the initiative for the identification and…

Sheer hard work, passion and professionalism set Chhetri apart from other players: Bhutia

PTI, New Delhi, May 16, 2023 : Retiring India football captain Sunil Chhetri’s sheer hard work, passion and professionalism made him different from other players of his generation as he…

Inter-state prostitution racket busted in Arunachal, five govt officers including a DSP and a Dy director of health among 21 held

Police said that with this, so far five minors have been rescued and 21 accused arrested in the inter-state prostitution racket involving human traffickers from the state and neighbouring Assam.…

12 killed in lightning strikes in West Bengal’s Malda district

Agencies & PTI, MAY 16, 2024: At least 12 people were killed on 16 May in lightning strike in different places across Malda district of West Bengal, a government official…

We are and will be part of INDIA bloc at national level, asserts Mamata

While addressing an election rally at Tamluk, Banerjee said that the TMC is not in alliance with the CPI(M) and the Congress in West Bengal PTI, Tamluk/ Egra, May 16…

Crisis in north Bengal tea industry, Dooars garden staff halt work over unpaid salary

Around 80 staff and sub-staff of Nagaisuree, a tea estate in Matiali block of Jalpaiguri district, didn’t join duties on Wednesday TT Correspondent, Jalpaiguri, 16.05.24 : The staff and sub-staff of…

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