Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was on Monday appointed as the state’s new Chief Secretary.”The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs (Election), Department, Govt. of West Bengal, as Chief Secretary of West Bengal until further orders. This is issued in the interest of public interest,” a notification issued by Ad…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPI-M-led Left suffered its worst-ever electoral drubbing in Kerala, K. M. Abraham, widely regarded as a trusted aide of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board, signalling the first major administrative fallout of the verdict.Abraham, a 1982 batch IAS officer who retired as Chief Secretary in 2017, had continued to wield significant influence in the state’s administ…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The first transfer at the bureaucratic level took place as soon as the West Bengal Assembly polls results were declared, with Governor R.N. Ravi getting a new secretary. State Transport Secretary Soumitra Mohan, 2002-batch IAS officer, has been made the Governor’s Secretary, said officials on Tuesday.He has been serving as the Transport Secretary for more than three years. Although various changes were made at the administrative level in the state during the voting phase, h…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Just 48 hours before the crucial second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Union Home Ministry on Monday issued an order extending the tenure of the current state Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta by six months.Gupta was supposed to retire from service on April 30.Under Secretary, Home Ministry, Sanjeev Kumar, on Monday, sent a communique to West Bengal Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, to intimate him about the extension to Gupt…
Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar has announced that the government will bear the full cost of UPSC preparation for three state toppers — Sonu Mehra, Navya Meena, and Khushi Chaudhary — to support their aspirations to join the civil services.The top performers in RBSE (Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education) included Sonu Mehra, who secured first position in the Science stream; Navya Meena, who topped the Arts stream; and Khushi Chaudhary, who secured second pos…
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Kolkata Police has taken a significant step to further enhance administrative preparedness ahead of the Assembly Elections. With the upcoming polls in view, several top-ranking police officials have been designated as Nodal Officers, said a senior officer of Kolkata Police on Tuesday.These appointments were announced through a directive issued by the Office of the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the official said.The order, released by the Administrative Branch (Force Secti…
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Opposition parties, including the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), on Monday strongly demanded that high-ranking officials and ministers who supported the Nashik-based self-styled godman and fraudulent “Baba” Ashok Kharat — who caused havoc in the name of religion — be named as co-accused and face strict action.The issue was raised by Congress Legislative Party leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, through an adjournment motion in the state Assembly that also demanded the resignatio…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated candidates from West Bengal who cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2025.Using her X handle, CM Banerjee said that girls have secured about half of the top berths.“Happy to share one piece of excellent news on the eve of International Women’s Day: our government-trained candidates from West Bengal have fared very well in the prestigious UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025, and among them, our girls have …
Amroha (UP), March 7 (IANS) Surbhi Yadav from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha, the daughter of a police Inspector, has secured All India Rank (AIR) 14 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, bringing immense pride to her family, village, and the entire district. Family members and relatives expressed happiness over her remarkable achievement and said that her success has become an inspiration for many young aspirants, especially those from middle-class families.Speaking to IANS, Surbhi Yadav’s uncle sa…
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Bringing laurels to Jammu and Kashmir, 16 candidates from the Union Territory, made it to the final select list of the all India Civil Services Examination 2025 on Friday. Jubilation broke out in the homes and neighbourhood of these 16 candidates, who made it to the coveted selection list.Of the selected candidates from Jammu and Kashmir, Suvan Sharma secured 148th rank, Towseef Ahmad Ganie secured 254th rank, Ritika 456th rank, Sooyash Shivam 572th rank, Muneeb Parrah a…