A 19-year-old girl working as a trainee nurse in New Town was allegedly abducted and gangraped on Sunday, the police said.

A 16-year-old girl from Humayunpur village in Madhyamgram has alleged that she was gangraped twice last week.

The police Wednesday arrested another accused, Papai Ray, in connection with the Madhyamgram gang rape incident.

Birbhum Superintendent of Police C Sudhakar conceded that the rape incident took place three days ago.

In a suspected fallout of gang war, some bike-borne persons shot at a man near Narkeldanga Post Office early on Tuesday, police said.

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.

The govt might write to the President to remove Ganguly as chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

Trinamool Congress demanded the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Asok Ganguly from the post of chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Saturday expressed shock at the sexual harassment charges filed by a law intern against former SC judge Asok Kumar.

Mohun Bagan has asked All India Football Federation (AIFF) to review a Rs 2 crore fine imposed on them after a ruling by retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, who is now embroiled in the law intern molestation case.

The activists staged a silent protest outside Bhabani Bhavan with banners reading "Jurisprudence calls for arrest of Mr Asok Ganguly".

Sexual harassment: TMC demands his immediate removal from rights panel post

Derek O''Brien said TMC has followed an approach of zero tolerance when it comes to safety and dignity of women in the workplace.

Arun Jaitley also urged the Supreme Court not to adopt an escapist route.

GJM panel to meet BJP leaders in Delhi, plans dharna at Jantar Mantar.

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.

Many high-profile invitees are likely to skip the programme, though Ganguly may attend it.

He also questioned the authority of the Supreme Court appointed panel in probing the matter.

The protest march and candle rally from the Press Club was participated by lawyers.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered a Lok Sabha ticket to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to contest next year's general elections.

While the BJP has already offered him a seat from the state, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday visited his house at Behala

Lawyers associated with several political parties but the TMC took part in the rally.

This is not the first time that the West Bengal government has raised the issue of Ganguly''s visit to Pakistan.

Family forced to relocate, five of the six accused arrested in the incident that took place in October

The police have already arrested seven persons in connection with the gangrape.

Victim's father alleged that police asked him to leave Kolkata and return to Bihar with his daughter's body.

Police have revealed that she gave a dying declaration accusing two men of having set her on fire.

Former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexual harassment by a woman lawyer who interned under him, is contemplating resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

The father of the 16-year-old gangrape victim, who died of burn injuries after she was allegedly set ablaze, filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking CBI investigation into the incident.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday denied interfering in the probe into the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl, beyond merely responding to people''s 'sentiments'' by deputing a senior police official to visit West Bengal and providing financial assistance to the victim''s family.

A K Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday that he had resigned as chairman of the WBHRC.

The tower has a prayer room, a library, a guest house and a charitable dispensary located on its premises.

Rights activist Sujato Bhadra said Ganguly should have put in his papers much earlier.

Tucked away from Himachal''s prosperous vegetable and fruit belt, Pangi is yet to grab the spotlight it deserves for growing organic fruits and vegetables in abundance.

For the past year and a half, Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Y S Matta is doing organic farming on his 30 acres of land in Kalomajra village....

While a majority of wheat farmers in Punjab and Haryana are ruing the loss of yield, all those who went for organic and natural farming this time are a happy lot.

Farmers of Mankulam village panchayat in Kerala''s Idukki district are nursing their soil to reverse the damage done to it over the years.

When he would come home from his modest half-acre farm after sundown, Ramesh Pradhan wouldn''t go near his children and wife until he had bathed and changed his clothes.

Cautiously, but convincingly, farmers of Katewadi in Baramati district have embraced organic farming, bidding farewell to pesticides and chemical fertilisers for the sake of their own health and that of their crops.

After isolating two exotic species of farmer-friendly insect bio-agents, Assam''s State Bio-Control Laboratory is sharing them with farmers to control pests....

SKUAST experts teach basics of organic farming to more than 200 farmers, encourage them to take it up on a larger scale

To explore markets elsewhere in the country and abroad for its saffron, basmati rice and rajmash among various other agricultural produce, the Jammu-Kashmir government is adopting organic farming in a systematic manner

State accounts for nearly 40% of total area under certified organic farming in India.

30 bighas to be identified in each of the 126 Assembly constituencies; Rs 20 cr earmarked

In Punjab''s Roopnagar district, farmers with small landholdings are shunning costly chemical fertilisers and pesticides to grow wheat, paddy, maize and vegetables, using organic methods

US-returned businessman sets up modern dairy farm, shares equipment and know-how with locals

MP farmers rarely use chemicals but few manage the organic farming certificate to market their produce better

A group of farmers have come up with their own brand and are selling products from a mandi board shop in Moga.

England skipper Eoin Morgan was in beast mode against Afghanistan as he scored the fourth fastest World Cup century during his side's emphatic 150-run win at the Old Trafford.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday turned 49. Wishes poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.