Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has directed district magistrates (DMs), who also serve as district electoral officers (DEOs), and have been removed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), to immediately vacate their official bungalows for their successors.“The ECI had recently removed a total of 13 DM-rank officials, who are also DEOs of the respective districts, and also announced the names of those bureaucrats who would replace them….
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Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Following overnight rain, the minimum temperature in Kolkata dropped by 6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, with the Met department forecasting scattered to moderate rain throughout the day. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore, this weather is likely to continue for a few more days in Kolkata and across the various districts of south Bengal.Meanwhile, a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for north Bengal. The Bay of Bengal…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies.With this, the party has announced a total of 255 candidates for the 294-member House. The first list, released on March 14, contained the names of candidates for 144 constituencies. The remaining 39 candidates are yet to be announced.However, it is not yet clear whether the BJP will…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday assigned new responsibilities to 19 IPS officers who were removed from their posts by the Election Commission. They have now been appointed to new positions, a senior officer at the state secretariat, Nabanna, said. The state government issued a directive to this effect on Wednesday, keeping in mind the EC’s condition that none of the officers could be reinstated to any post related to the Assembly elections.Indira Mukherj…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore on Saturday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds across several districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, for the next few days. The impact of the rainfall is expected to be relatively more in north Bengal as heavy rain is anticipated in a few districts of the region, while the remaining areas may experience light to moderate rainfall.According to the forecast, heavy rainfall is like…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Sensitivity-mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the district-wise deployment of police observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the ECI is keeping a few factors in mind regarding the district-wise sensitivity-mapping.“The district-wise sensitivity-mapping will be under three categori…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore has forecast rainfall in several districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, from Thursday onwards.According to the weather office, scattered showers are likely to continue in Kolkata till next Tuesday. Similar conditions are expected in districts such as Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, Bankura, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Birbhum and Murshidabad. Rain alerts have been issued for 12 districts of south Bengal.The Met Office s…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore has forecast the possibility of thunderstorms and rain in the entire state, including Kolkata, from Sunday evening. The MeT Office said that despite the thunderstorms, the temperature will not change much in the next seven days.According to the forecast, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and North 24 Parganas are likely to experience scattered light rain and gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday. However, no separate warni…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The progress in poll preparations in two Bangladesh-bordering districts in West Bengal for the forthcoming Assembly polls has not been satisfactory so far, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has communicated to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).These two districts are South 24 Parganas in South Bengal and Cooch Behar in North Bengal. Sources in the CEO’s office said that last week, the ECI’s top brass at its headquarters in New Delhi had a virtual me…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has given details of the advance deployment of the 480 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in two phases in West Bengal before the announcement of the polling dates for the Assembly election.Of these 480 companies, 240 companies have already been deployed on March 1, and the remaining 240 companies will be deployed on March 10.The maximum deployment will be in the North 24 Parganas district at 58, followed by 35 in Mur…