Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The new state government will not tolerate any opacity or corruption in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme or the 100-day work that has been re-launched in the state recently. State Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal has issued strict instructions to district magistrates to increase monitoring of the implementation of the work and ensure accountability at every level, a government official said on Monday. This project has been restarted since the begi…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) Senior BJP leader K. Surendran on Saturday attacked the Congress-led Kerala government over the appointment of Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan Kelkar as Secretary to the newly appointed Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, alleging double standards and political hypocrisy.In a strongly worded social media post, Surendran drew a comparison with the recent controversy surrounding the appointment of former West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as Chief …
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Traditional artisans and craftspeople of West Bengal can now avail benefit under the PM Vishwakarma scheme with the state gradually launching a slew of such initiatives of the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Vishwakarma, launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in September 2023 is a comprehensive effort to uplift India’s traditional artisans by combining training, financial support, and market access. It is aimed to…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Congress party has launched a stinging critique against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) following high-profile administrative appointments in West Bengal. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh expressed strong disapproval over the recent elevation of officials who played central roles in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.The controversy centres on the appointment of Manoj Agarwal, an Indian Administrative Service offic…
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…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul on Thursday described the recently-concluded polling process in West Bengal as unprecedented, claiming that neither the state nor the country had witnessed such peaceful polling before, while urging all political parties to respect the final mandate.Speaking to IANS, Paul praised the conduct of the elections and credited the officials overseeing the process, including Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, and West Bengal Chief …
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Following reports of voter intimidation in Kakdwip, located in the Diamond Harbour area of South 24 Parganas district, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal, is scheduled to visit the region on Sunday to take stock of the situation.As soon as the matter came to light, the election officer in charge in Kakdwip and the police there have been instructed to make arrangements so that voters can cast their votes fearlessly and no one faces any threat….
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal, the Trinamool Congress said, “This is to bring t…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Additional central forces are arriving in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. An insider at the Election Commission said on Monday that a total of 2,400 companies of central forces will be deployed for the Bengal elections this time around.Notably, 480 companies of these central forces were deployed in the state as early as the beginning of this month.Reports indicate that another 300 companies of the central forces are set to reach the state by March 31. It is …
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday pointed out multiple violations of norms by officials engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal. “It has come to our notice that EROs are no longer able to monitor the progress of AEROs on the ECINet portal with respect to the conduct of SIR in Bengal. This amounts to a TRIPLE VIOLATION,” Banerjee wrote on X.The Trinamool Congress MP also gave details of the norms …