Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The West Bengal government has issued an order directing the immediate closure of all unapproved toll gates and drop gates throughout the state that were active during the previous Trinamool Congress regime in the state.“All toll gates, drop gates, barricaded structures and operational collection points, from which vehicular traffic is operating across the district of West Bengal, which have not been duly approved/authorised by the competent authority of the Government o…
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) A day after being appointed as the new Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Tuesday held a meeting with the other departmental secretaries and there he gave a clear message of not tolerating any lackadaisical approach in implementation of the centrally-sponsored scheme in the state. An insider aware of the proceedings of the said meeting said that Agarwal, whose role as the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in the recently concluded state Assembl…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) With West Bengal Assembly elections being over and the results being declared on May 4, except for Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, the Election Commission of India had relieved the special poll observer, Subrata Gupta, and the special police observer, N.K. Mishra, who was appointed by the Commission for the recently concluded polls in the state. Both have been issued relief letters from their duties by the Commission on Thursday, confirmed an insi…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Wednesday afternoon submitted a report to Governor, R.N. Ravi, on the post-poll violence in the state after the results of the recent Assembly elections were declared on May 4.The CEO at the same time handed over to the Governor the gazette notification on the list of the 293 elected legislators.Although elections were conducted in all the 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, the Election Commiss…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The constitutional process of government formation in West Bengal is underway following the Assembly election results, even as outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to step down and questioned the people mandate.State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday made it clear that the role of the election machinery is limited to conducting polls and notifying the results, stressing that the constitutional framework governs the rest of the process.”Look…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday hit back at outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the allegation that the Bengal CEO had worked for the BJP during the Assembly polls. Agarwal asserted that he is a public servant and “not a servant of any political party”.Speaking to IANS, Agarwal said: “(Bengal) CEO has worked for the people. I have not come here to work for the BJP or any other party.””I have cleared UPSC and come here on my …
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly elections of 2026 have been remarkable from various viewpoints, such as the peaceful polling in contrast to the state’s history of electoral violence and an unprecedented voting percentage. This achievement has been facilitated by three officials in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), who have discreetly overseen all operations as behind-the-scenes coordinators from start to finish.Starting from the special intensive revision (SIR) exer…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had taken all necessary steps to ensure that polling in the state was conducted in a “free and fair” manner while maintaining law and order throughout the electoral process. Addressing reporters, Agarwal said, “We made all efforts for this election to be free and fair and for maintaining law and order during the voting. We urged the people to take this el…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resurfaced, in which he had expressed confidence about the BJP’s prospects in West Bengal. During victory celebrations after the BJP’s landslide win in the Bihar Assembly elections, PM Modi had said, “Ganga Ji flows from Bihar to Bengal. Bihar’s win has paved the way for victory in West Bengal.”As early trends now indicate a possible shift in power in West Bengal, the Prime Minister’s remark is being widely discus…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) After the first three hours of counting of votes on Monday for the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, the number of constituencies where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates are leading is far more than those where the ruling Trinamool Congress is ahead. Till 11:30 a.m., the trend for 232 of the 293 Assembly constituencies, where counting is on, is available on the Election Commission website. Till the period, BJP candidates are leading in 147 Assembl…