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With legal, administrative, and political stakes rising, the future of campus protests and government intervention remains uncertain as both sides dig in for a prolonged confrontation

Jadavpur University unrest escalates as Kolkata Police files case over ‘Azad...

PGurus Newsdesk - March 11, 2025 1

Police register case against PDSF members under anti-state laws Tensions at Jadavpur University have intensified after Kolkata Police filed a suo motu case against members...

The findings could pave the way for renewed efforts to uncover the truth behind the horrific crime, bringing justice closer for the victim and her family

Law and Order

RG Kar case: CFSL report casts doubt on crime scene in...

PGurus Newsdesk - December 24, 2024 1

No rape in the Kolkata RG Kar case? CFSL report makes shocking revelations A report from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has raised significant...

The officials of the anti-corruption wing of the CBI, which is based out of Nizam Palace in central Kolkata, are investigating the financial irregularities in Kolkata

Law and Order

CBI conducts raids over financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College

PGurus Newsdesk - August 25, 2024 5

CBI raids premises of RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh, three others The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) executed coordinated raid and search operations at four...

HC observed that it was better for the CBI to carry out the probe into the charges of financial irregularities at RG Kar Hospital

Law and Order

Bengal Police SIT hands over RG Kar Hospital documents to CBI...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 24, 2024 2

CBI takes over ‘financial irregularities case’ in RG Kar Hospital Following a directive from the Calcutta High Court, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the...

The eminent citizens, in the open letter, berated the Bengal government over multiple cases of violence against women in the state

Politics

Mamata government under fire: Retired judges, envoys & army veterans highlight...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 21, 2024 1

Nearly 300 prominent figures condemn Mamata Govt's handling of Kolkata medic’s rape-murder case On Wednesday, a group of 295 eminent citizens—including retired judges, former diplomats,...

Calcutta HC instructed state Health Department not to appoint Sandip Ghosh as the head of any medical college

Law and Order

PIL filed for ED probe into financial irregularities at RG Kar...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 21, 2024 0

PIL in HC for ED to probe RG Kar Medical College 'fraud' under ex-principal Sandip Ghosh's watch A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at...

Last week, a mob stormed the premises of RG Kar Medical College, targeting the emergency department, nursing station, and medicine store in a rampage that has drawn widespread condemnation

Law and Order

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: 3 police officers, including 2 ACPs, suspended

PGurus Newsdesk - August 21, 2024 1

Kolkata Police suspend 2 ACPs, and 1 inspector for dereliction of duty In the aftermath of the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor...

SC to pronounce verdict in suo moto case concerning right to privacy of adolescents on Tuesday

Law and Order

Supreme Court takes suo moto cognizance of doctor’s rape-murder case, to...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 18, 2024 3

CJI-led bench to hear on 20th August The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict in a suo moto case concerning the right to...

Home Ministry directs all state police forces of the country to send reports every two hours via mail, fax or even WhatsApp

Law and Order

MHA demands bi-hourly reports from states amid protests over Kolkata trainee...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 18, 2024 1

"Send reports every 2 hours": Centre to states on Kolkata protests In response to widespread protests and outrage following the rape and murder of a...