Watching or possessing sexually explicit material involving minors is illegal under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, September 23.
The 150-year-old tram service in Kolkata is set to end soon, as the state government has decided to discontinue it, according to state Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty.
As promised yesterday by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the press conference after the long-awaited meeting with the protesting junior doctors, and as demanded by the latter as part of their five-point list of demands, the commissioner of police (CP) of Kolkata, deputy commissioner (North Division) (DC (North)) of Kolkata Police, director of health services (DHS) and director of medical education (DME) were replaced today.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), in collaboration with West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited (WEBEL) and West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), launched its e-waste collection programme on Saturday, September 7, which offers incentives to city residents who bring their e-waste to the designated collection centres.
All the junior doctors at government medical colleges across Bengal ceasing work to protest the rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, must resume their hospital duties by 5 pm on Tuesday, September 10, the Supreme Court ordered today morning.
Sanjay Roy has denied any involvement in the rape and murder of the second-year postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during his polygraph test, but his answers have also been found full of contradictions and therefore, unconvincing by experts present during the test.
The Union govt has given Adani preferential treatment once again, giving a 74% haircut to 10 companies which the Adani Group had acquired through public sector banks, the banks thus having to undergo huge losses in recovering loans it had given.
On Wednesday at the Paris Paralympics, India broke the record for the highest medals won in any Paralympic Games, with five medals won in athletics on Tuesday.
In the shadow of the continued demonstrations and …