Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has removed the Inspector In-Charge (IC) of Beldanga police station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a poll panel official said on Tuesday. On April 11, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Beldanga was also removed. This time the IC of the Beldanga police station has been removed by the EC.The Commission said that Ashutosh Rai is being made the new IC of Beldanga police station. He was an Inspector of Howrah Police Commissionerate.Anim…
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Dehradun, April 3 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government, on Friday, ordered the transfer and posting of four Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, assigning them new responsibilities with immediate effect in the interest of public administration.According to an order issued by the Home Department, the reshuffle includes key appointments linked to the upcoming Kumbh Mela as well as district-level policing changes.As per the order, Amit Singh Rawat, who was serving as Inspector General of Police (Pers…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday attended a mass wedding ceremony at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where she blessed 51 newly married couples, an official said. Addressing the gathering, she said the event was not merely about solemnising marriages but an inspiring effort to strengthen the values of equality, dignity and social cooperation.The Delhi government will continue to support efforts that promote inclusivity, sensitivity and equal opportunity, she said.T…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Haryana Police over its handling of a sexual assault case involving a 3.8-year-old child in Gurugram, observing that there appeared to be a “concerted and unwarranted attempt” to discredit the minor victim and dilute the gravity of the offence. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the recent reshuffle of senior police officers in West Bengal, alleging that the poll body is acting “very whimsically” and that such functioning had never been witnessed before. His comments come after the ECI transferred more than one and a half dozen IPS officers in the state as part of a fresh administrative reshuffle ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Th…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has partially rolled back its decision to shift a group of IPS officers out of West Bengal, deciding to retain two officers in the state for the time being, ahead of the assembly elections in the state.According to officials in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, two IPS officers, namely Murali Dhar and Syed Waquar Raza, will not be deputed to other states as observers for now and will continue to serve in West Bengal …
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) In a late-night development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the rehabilitation of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal who had been given alternative postings by the state government after being removed by the Commission from their earlier posts and barred from election-related duties in the state, which is heading for crucial two-phase Assembly polls next month.On Wednesday night, the ECI issued a fresh notification …
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 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are the district electoral officers (DEOs).As per the notification issued by the ECI in the afternoon, Jitin Jadav, a 2016 batch IAS officer, will be the new DM-cum-DEO of Cooch Behar district.Sandeep Ghosh, also of the 2016 batch, will be the new DM-cum-DEO of Jalpaiguri district.Vikek Kumar (2016 batch) has…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) In a rare move, the state Police Headquarters (Bhabani Bhawan) in West Bengal has ordered the transfer of three women civic volunteers, a senior police officer said on Monday.A directive to this effect has been issued. However, in recent years, there has been no known precedent of the state police headquarters issuing a formal transfer notice for civic volunteers.Civic volunteers are not members of the state police force. The Calcutta High Court has already clarified this…