The probe into cases of missing girls, brought to Delhi from West Bengal to work as domestic help, has been transferred from Delhi Police to the CBI. A bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and S P Garg also asked CBI to file a status report in the matter in four months, and posted the matter [ Read More ]
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Teen Kanya’ not screened at Star theatreDespite initial claims by director Agnideb Chattopadhyay, his “anti-government” Bengali movie “Teen Kanya” was not screened at the state-run Star theatre here Sunday. The suspense-thriller was released Friday across Bengal and shown in private cinema halls. The film is said to bear a resemblance to the real-life Park Street rape case in February, in which [ Read More ] Probe ordered in SSC exam fiascoFollowing the delayed arrival of question papers of the School Service Commission(SSC) examination on Sunday, 29 July at several centres in five districts, due to which a large number of examinees could not appear for the test, West Bengal government has on 30 July ordered a probe in this fiasco. The state Education minister Bratya [ Read More ] Pinki Pramanik releasedAsian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik freed from jail on Wednesday after 26 days and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case. A Barasat court had on Tuesday granted the athlete bail. Speaking to reporters after her release from the Dum Dum Central Jail, Pramanik said she was falsely implicated in the case. Pinki Pramanik [ Read More ] SC seeks govt’s reply on ‘killings’ by BSFThe Supreme Court(SC) today sought the Centre’s reply on a plea for probe into the alleged torture and extra-judicial killings by the Border Security Force(BSF) personnel in the border area of West Bengal. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked the government to file its response within three weeks. The court’s [ Read More ] Pinki MMS issue: court asks government to file affidavitThe Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to submit an affidavit within two weeks in response to a petition on the issue of athlete Pinki Pramanik’s mistreatment by the police and Pinki MMs issue. Pramanik’s gender has come into question following allegations of rape against her. A Division Bench comprising Justices J. [ Read More ] ‘West Bengal lags in juvenile justice’Bengal is lagging behind other states in implementing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, judges of the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court feel. The judges said while inaugurating a workshop organised by the state legal services authority on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in Calcutta on [ Read More ] |
