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Calcutta HC grants interim stay on WB Govt's OBC list notification till Ju
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A division bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Raja Sekhar Mantha passed the interim order while hearing petitions challenging the state's classification of communities under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
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Calcutta HC decision on OBC list another blow to Mamata Banerjee's "politi
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday hailed the Calcutta High Court's decision that granted interim stay on the West Bengal Government's OBC list notification and said it is another blow to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "politics of appeasement".
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Calcutta HC grants interim bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli, father e
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Law student Sharmistha Panoli, arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a social media post, has been granted interim bail by the Calcutta High Court on Thursday.
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Sharmistha Panoli row: Calcutta HC rejects interim bail, her advocate says
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A 22-year-old law student from Pune, Sharmistha Panoli, was arrested by Kolkata Police in Gurugram on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with an Instagram video on Operation Sindoor. However, Panoli had deleted the video and issued an apology on May 15.
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Murshidabad violence: Police arrest third accused in father-son murder cas
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to officials, the accused has been identified as Injamul Haq, a local of the area. He is alleged to have tampered with and destroyed CCTV footage related to the incident and is reportedly directly involved in the case.
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Central force will remain in Murshidabad, Calcutta HC to monitor rehabilit
Updated : 11 months ago IST
It stated that central forces will remain in Murshidabad for some time to maintain law and order and said that the court will monitor the restoration and rehabilitation of victims and ordered officials from BJP, TMC, and others not to make provocative speeches that could escalate tensions.
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West Bengal BJP leader to file PIL in Calcutta HC on Murshidabad violence
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"Today is the New Year in West Bengal for Bengalis and Bengali Hindus of the state are having to flee from one place to another because the Chief Minister here only stands with the Jihadis. Some people say that the people only migrated within Bengal, so that makes it okay," she told ANI in K
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Calcutta HC upholds EC's process; dismisses PIL on citizenship verificatio
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Calcutta High Court expressed full satisfaction with the processes adopted by the Election Commission and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought implementation of a new citizenship verification process ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
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"West Bengal has become a light version of Bangladesh": Sukanta Majumdar s
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in Murshidabad district, saying that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators if the BJP forms the government in the state.
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"Situation fully under control": West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar on Murshidab
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
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Glad HC stepped in, gave appropriate decision: Governor CV Ananda Bose on
Updated : 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed concern over the riots in West Bengal's Murshidabad, and said that he was glad that the Calcutta High Court stepped in and gave appropriate decision.
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Mamata Banerjee has called meeting to pacify Muslim community: says TMC's
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Following the mob violence in Murshidabad district against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy stated that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting to pacify the Muslim community.
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