Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday submitted his resignation to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya to facilitate the formation of a new government following the BJP’s sweeping victory.The Chief Minister handed over his resignation letter to the Governor at the Raj Bhavan. However, the Governor requested Sarma to continue in office until the formation and swearing-in of the new government.The CMO in a post on X wrote, “Following the formal notification of t…
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Guwahati, May 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Wednesday to tender his resignation, paving the way for the formation of the new BJP-led government in the state following the party’s emphatic victory in the Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters in Guwahati earlier on Tuesday, CM Sarma said the BJP central leadership has appointed senior party leaders as observers for the election of the BJP Legislative Party leader.“I have jus…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the alleged interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in an ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation had the effect of putting democracy “in peril”, observing that such actions cannot be brushed aside as a mere dispute between the state and the Union government.A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N. V. Anjaria was hearing petitions filed by the ED seeking registration of a C…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Sunday denied reports that the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) had halted its West Bengal operations for 20 days and asked its employees in the Kolkata office to go on leave for the period. In a statement circulated among media persons by Trinamool Congress, and not the I-PAC, the party claimed that the information circulated was completely “baseless” and appeared to be a deliberate attempt to create confusion on the ground.“IPAC WB …
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has placed the Inspector-in-Charge (IC) of Naihati police station under the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal under suspension for allegedly carrying the Chairman of Naihati Municipality, a political leader, to the SDO office during the nomination process, an ECI insider said on Monday.The move by the ECI came after BJP leader Arjun Singh, a former Lok Sabha member from Barrackpore consti…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens and busin…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Reacting to the Supreme Court’s directives to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said the BJP’s “SIR game” in the state is over.Addressing party workers in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, Banerjee said the BJP has been defeated in court and in the days to come it will be defeated in elections.”Today I heard that the Supreme Court has …