Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The first meeting of the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led West Bengal cabinet, led by the ninth Chief Minister of the state, Suvendu Adhikari, will be held at the current state secretariat at Nabanna in Mandirtala, Howrah district, on Monday.Although the BJP had decided that its ministers would operate from the original state secretariat, the Writers’ Buildings, in central Kolkata, where renovations are taking longer, the new cabinet, including the Chief Minister, …
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Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) In view of the recent murder of his personal assistant, the administration does not want to take any chances with the security of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, officials at the state secretariat Nabanna said on Sunday.According to officials, personnel from both state police and central forces will be deployed for the Chief Minister’s security for the time being.Suvendu Adhikari started receiving security cover from central forces after leaving the Trinamoo…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) After becoming the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled to visit Nabanna for the first time on Monday. He is expected to hold an administrative meeting at the Nabanna (state secretariat) meeting hall at 12 noon. In view of his visit, Howrah and Kolkata Police are working to strengthen the security of Nabanna around that meeting.Not only the meeting hall, but also the security of the Nabanna perimeter is being reviewed, said government officials on S…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The first BJP-ruled state government in West Bengal led by the state’s first BJP Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, will begin its journey after the oath ceremony on Saturday with a gift from the Union Jal Shakti ministry which had cleared an amount of Rs 2,700 crore under the central ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ project.A communication from the Union Ministry on this count reached the current state secretariat of Nabanna on Friday evening, where it was said that the amount of Rs …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Colour has long mirrored political change in West Bengal, vividly reflecting shifts in power over the last half-century. From the Left Front’s iconic red to the Trinamool Congress’s blue-and-white, political transitions in the state have often found expression through colour.Just as Left leaders favoured red, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee turned Kolkata blue — a shade she said symbolised the idea that “the sky is the limit”. Her personal attire, a white s…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) As the West Bengal Assembly election results indicate a change of power with the BJP heading to victory, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the deployment of Central forces in government offices, including Nabanna, the current state secretariat.This is being done to protect government documents, said officials on Monday.CRPF teams were deployed at several government offices in the state in the afternoon to “protect government documents from being destroyed”,…
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday night resigned from different “office of profit” posts that she had been holding as of now amid the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled next month. Mamata Banerjee is a Trinamool Congress candidate from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata.Based on the resignation of the Chief Minister from these “office-of-profit” posts, the state administration, which is currently under the direct au…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Ahead of Mamata Banerjee assuming power in West Bengal in 2011, a small room at the Trinamool Congress Bhavan in Kolkata used to host a group of fresh-out-of-college youth who worked on “media monitoring” with a panel of screens beaming news and a pile of the day’s newspapers at their desks. The party leader then overseeing the group would fuss over them, share opinion over their reports before finalising the document for the eyes of the party Chairperson herself…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Days after taking oath as Governor of West Bengal, R.N. Ravi has taken proactive steps to accelerate administrative operations. According to a state government official, an email has been sent to the state secretariat Nabanna seeking the filling of several key vacancies within the Raj Bhavan.The Raj Bhavan is placing particular emphasis on filling these posts swiftly, as they have remained vacant for a considerable period.According to an official at Raj Bhavan, a request…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday announced a standard operating procedure (SOP) to guide coordinated monitoring, stabilise supplies and facilitate immediate redressal of public grievances regarding LPG availability in the state amid the ongoing Gulf crisis.According to a statement issued by the state Information and Cultural Affairs Department on Thursday evening, a 24×7 state LPG control room will be set up at the state secretariat Nabanna, which will serve as the…