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Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission ordered the transfer and posting of five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs) in West Bengal on Wednesday, after reviewing the preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections, according to an official communication.In a letter to the chief...

Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including two Additional Directors General (ADGs), in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Additional Director General (ADG)...

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...

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 opposition parties accused the election panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's (EC) decision to transfer top bureaucrats of West Bengal was echoed in the Parliament complex on Monday, as Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders condemned the move and staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha.While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

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...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold free and fair elections in the state.The EC has removed the...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold peaceful and violence-free elections in the state.The EC has...

Kolkata, March 16 The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday called the Election Commission's reshuffle of senior administrative and police officials in West Bengal a "panic reaction by a party that realizes it cannot win elections through democratic means", while the opposition BJP and CPI(M)...

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...

New Delhi, March 16 The ruling Trinamool Congress party of West Bengal staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting the Election Commission's decision to remove the state's top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, just hours after announcing the...

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...

Kolkata, March 12 Former IPS officer R N Ravi was sworn in as the 22nd governor of West Bengal at a ceremony in the Lok Bhavan here on Thursday.Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Sujoy Paul, administered the oath of office to him in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with senior officials and police officers in West Bengal on Tuesday to review preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections, officials said.The CEC will also hold a press conference amid...