Erode, July 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan on Sunday rejected the opposition’s allegations that the ruling TVK-led government was indulging in political horse-trading, asserting that the alliance enjoys a comfortable majority and has no need to lure legislators from rival parties.Responding to allegations that large sums of money were allegedly used to engineer defections, Sengottaiyan dismissed the claims as “baseless” and said the government was stable, transparent and ba…
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Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The West Bengal Home and Hill Affairs Department on Thursday issued a notification appointing Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Krishna Gupta as the new State Election Commissioner.Gupta, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, is currently posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the West Bengal Cooperation Department. He is slated to retire from service on June 30, following which he will take over as the new State Election Commissioner.The post …
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly Budget Session commenced on Thursday with the inaugural address of Governor R.N. Ravi, marking a countdown to the maiden presentation under a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. The man of the moment may well be Swapan Dasgupta — a seasoned journalist, commentator, and Parliamentarian, now the state Finance Minister — who would be delivering the budget speech on June 22.Known for his sharp intellect and deep understanding of …
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as Ministers at the Lok Bhavan on Monday, marking an expansion of the cabinet led by Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal.This expansion comes over three weeks after the Suvendu Adhikari-led first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government took oath in the state after winning the Assembly elections.The 35 new ministers include 13 cabinet ministers — Deepak Barman, Tapas Roy, Dr Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Arjun Singh, Gouri Shankar Ghosh…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The 35 members of the extended cabinet in West Bengal will take the oath as ministers at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata at 11 a.m. on Monday.Governor R.N. Ravi will administer the oath.Last week, the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s state president in West Bengal separately met with the party’s central leadership to finalise the names of 35 new cabinet members.Finally, these 35 BJP legislators will take oath as cabinet members on Monday. I…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The West Bengal Municipal Affairs Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of the boards of four Trinamool Congress-run urban civic bodies in the state, all located in North Bengal, against which there were serious allegations of operating illegally through administrative boards for a long time without conducting elections for the formation of the boards. The state government simultaneously announced the transfer of administrative authority of these four urban civic…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared at the Calcutta High Court as a counsel to argue in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed at the division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen on the post-poll violence following the results of the recently-concluded Assembly polls.The PIL was filed by Sirsanya Banerjee, a counsel with the Calcutta High Court and the son of senior advocate and four-time Trinamool Congress …
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, led by its West Bengal legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday reached Lok Bhavan to formally stake its claim to form the government with Governor R.N. Ravi. State BJP President and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya, as well as several party MPs from the state and senior state party leaders, were also present in the delegation.Adhikari and Bhattacharya jointly handed over a letter staking formal claim for form…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on Friday said that it does not matter whether Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee resigns or not, as the new Chief Minister will take oath on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Shringla said, “It holds no significance because the government’s term has come to an end. It has automatically expired, and according to the Constitution, she will no longer remain the Chief Minister.”He further said, “The swearing-in ceremony …