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KOLKATA: A wife is not her husband's property that she has to seek permission for whatever she does, the Calcutta High Court said in an order. The HC also turned down a divorce plea on the grounds of cruelty after a man accused his wife of selling off a property in her name without consulting him. The HC said, "The wife cannot be regarded as the property of the husband nor is she expected to seek...

KOLKATA: The proposal for a modification of base unit area value under the Unit Area Assessment (UAA) system was passed in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation House on Saturday. It paved the way for a hike in the property tax rates of residential buildings and flats across the city. Under the UAA system it is the base unit area value that primarily determines the tax on a property. Though there are other...