The fact finding committee set up by Calcutta High Court submmitted its report on the Violence that occured in West Bengal's Murshidabad, highlighting that as many as 113 houses were affected badly, in the village of Betbona.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
The father of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim expressed deep frustration with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, alleging discrepancies in the agency's reports.
Suvendu Adhikari, has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court demanding that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) be assigned to probe the recent violence in Murshidabad district.
Ever since the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, there has been widespread protest in the country. The protests even led to violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Jangipur, after which the central security forces were deployed in the violence-hit areas following the order of t
Addressing a gathering here today, CM Yogi also thanked the Calcutta High Court for ordering the deployment of central forces "immediately" in Murshidabad.
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.
BJP leader and West Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday said he is very grateful to the Calcutta High Court and welcomed its decision to deploy central forces in violence-hit Murshidabad.
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.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Calcutta High Court's order directing a CBI investigation into the West Bengal government's decision to create supernumerary posts in connection with West Bengal School Services Commission teachers' appointments.
Speaking on this, Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said that the Supreme Court has said that the direction of the Calcutta High Court for a CBI investigation against the cabinet was uncalled for.
West Bengal Assembly Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for immediate job placements for deserving and qualified candidates who lost thier jobs after Supreme Court upheld Calcutta High Court order to cancel the appointment of over 25,000 staff.