The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the CBI’s response on the West Bengal government’s petition challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order directing a probe by the central agency into the 2021 post-poll violence in the state. Admitting the appeal, the bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar listed the matter for next hearing on November 20. Appearing for the West Bengal government, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the state had challenged the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC’s) report on the basis of which the CBI investigation was ordered. “We…
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Sealdah south: Local train services hit after 5-hour blockade | Kolkata News
Train services in the Sealdah South section resumed on Wednesday morning, after protesters lifted their five hour-blockade on railway tracks at another station. In a bid to protest the regular delays in arrival of local trains, passengers squatted on the tracks of the Diamond Harbour station of South 24 Parganas district. According to protesters, the delays have been causing inconvenience to them who fail to report on time for work and office. Due to the protest, which began around 5 am, many local trains in Sealdah South section were cancelled,…
Bhupatinagar blast: NIA files first supplementary chargesheet against 3 | Kolkata News
NIA on Thursday filed the first supplementary chargesheet against three accused in the 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case, said officials. Three people were killed after a bomb exploded in a house near TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s rally venue in Purba Medinipur district on December 2, 2022. In the charge sheet filed before the Special Court in Kolkata, the agency has named Panchanan Ghorai, Manobrata Jana and Balai Charan Maity along with the three deceased — Raj Kumar Manna, Biswajit Gayen and Buddhadeb Manna. While Ghorai is on bail, Jana and Maity…