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Kolkata, March 19 – The newly appointed West Bengal Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, and the state Home Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, visited the Raj Bhavan on Thursday to meet the new Governor, R.N. Ravi.According to a source at the State Secretariat, Nabanna, they spent nearly 30 minutes...

New Delhi, March 19 AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal voiced his support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, stating that she is fighting to protect democracy and accusing the BJP of using the Election Commission (EC) to win the upcoming state assembly elections.The former...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Governor RN Ravi held a private meeting with newly appointed Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariyala, Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, and senior police officers at Lok Bhavan, a source revealed.The meeting, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, also included DGP...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the EC, alleging that senior administrative and police officers were being transferred ahead of the assembly polls at the behest of the BJP.She warned that the poll body and the...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg to submit a report on the devastating fire at the government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which has claimed 12 lives.While hearing a complaint lodged by Manoj Jena...

Kolkata, March 16 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday night, expressing "deep concern and surprise" over the election panel's orders to transfer four top state officials shortly after the announcement of the assembly elections...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission has removed the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, and Kolkata police commissioner, among others, in an unprecedented administrative shake-up in the state ahead of the high-stakes assembly polls.The EC's...

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, expressing his displeasure over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to questions from MLAs. He stated that he would not run the House until concerned...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 16 In a move unprecedented in West Bengal's administrative history in terms of its scale, the Election Commission removed the state's bureaucratic and police top brass, including the chief secretary and the DGP, in the run-up to the next month's assembly polls.Although...

Guwahati, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the transfer and posting of five IPS officers in Assam as part of measures to ensure the free and fair conduct of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of...

Kolkata, March 16 Lashing out at the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee branded the poll panel and the ruling BJP as "anti-women and anti-Bengal".Speaking at a...

Bengaluru, March 16 Upset over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to MLAs' questions, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, stating that he would not run the House until concerned ministers and secretaries provide...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 16 In a move unprecedented in West Bengal's administrative history, the Election Commission removed the state's top bureaucrats and police officials, including the chief secretary and the DGP, in the run-up to the assembly polls.The decision for the shake-up was taken...

New Delhi, March 16: In a significant escalation of tensions between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool MPs staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting the election body's decision to remove several top bureaucrats in poll-bound...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's decision to transfer West Bengal's chief secretary and DGP shortly after announcing the dates for the Assembly elections triggered a political uproar on Monday.While the opposition parties accused the poll panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...

March 16, New Delhi – In West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has directed the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary in preparation for the upcoming assembly elections.This marks a significant change in the state's leadership, with current chief secretary Nandini...

Kolkata, March 16 Just hours after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly election schedule, the Election Commission removed two of the top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, from the Mamata Banerjee administration.The commission appointed Dushyant Nariala, an...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the transfer of senior officials in the West Bengal government, following the announcement of state assembly elections. In a letter, the Commission stated that it has reviewed the preparations for the general election to the Legislative...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which will hold assembly elections in two phases next month.Until now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary. The EC said she would be kept out of...

Kolkata, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a major administrative reshuffle in West Bengal, appointing senior IAS officer Dushyant Nariala as the new Chief Secretary just a day after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force for the 2026 Assembly elections.The...