A government primary school in Pilibhit, India has been temporarily closed due to the sighting of a stray tigress near the school premises. Forest officials have recommended that parents escort their children to and from school in groups for safety. Efforts to tranquilize the tigress have been unsuccessful so far. High nets have been...
Read MoreMinor discrepancies in eyewitness accounts should not make the evidence unreliable as it cannot be expected of him to narrate a blow-by-blow account of a crime like in a screenplay, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while reiterating that greater importance be given to evidence of eyewitness over the opinion of the medical expert...
Read MoreThe Calcutta High Court has ruled that depositing rent with the rent controller does not grant tenancy rights. The court made this observation while hearing a case where a woman had transferred her tenancy to her adopted daughter. The daughter claimed that the tenancy had passed to her after her mother’s death, but the...
Read MoreJadavpur University in Kolkata has implemented strict rules and regulations at its hostels following the death of a first-year student who fell from a balcony. The notice issued by the dean of students office includes instructions for boarders to not remain outside after 10 pm and to obtain permission for absence from the hostel....
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Read MoreAn 18-year-old girl in Kolkata allegedly died by suicide due to loneliness. Ipsita Ghosh, who was preparing for the MBBS entrance exam, blamed her loneliness in a suicide note. She was found hanging in her rented accommodation and was declared dead at the hospital. Police are investigating the incident and will speak to her...
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