Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday communicated to the West Bengal government informing about its decision to stall the state-government ordered departmental transfers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the West Bengal cadre who are currently on temporary deputation to the Commission for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state.In the communique to West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty, the ECI’s secretary Sujee…
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Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Further complications have arisen over the appointment of new Director General of state police in West Bengal as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging an order from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) earlier this month directing the Mamata Banerjee government to complete the process of recruitment of the new DGP by January 31, the day of the retirement of the current Acting DGP, Rajeev Kumar.On January 21, the CAT…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed registration of an First Information Report (FIR) against Trinamool Congress legislator from Farakka Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, Manirul Islam, in relation to the ransacking of a centre for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.The ransacking allegedly conducted by the ruling Trinamool Congress activists last week, was reportedly led by Manirul Islam as per …
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the West Bengal government to send to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) the names for empanelment to select the new Director General of Police (DGP) by January 23.Based on the empanelment proposals sent by the state government, the UPSC will have to notify the panel by January 28 and declare the name of the new state police chief.Currently, West Bengal Police does not have any fulltime DGP. Acting DGP Rajeev K…
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) As the tenure of the current West Bengal Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar, is scheduled to end on January 31, complications surfaced over the appointment of his successor.The Director (All India Service) of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Nand Kishor Kumar, advised the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, to approach the Supreme Court and get the necessary clearance for the appointment of Rajeev Kumar’s successor.The UPSC had also returned t…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) West Bengal got its first-ever woman Chief Secretary, with the current additional chief secretary to the state home and hill affairs department, Nandini Chakraborty, being named as the new bureaucratic head of the state on Wednesday by the state government.Chakraborty succeeded Manoj Pant, who retired on Wednesday. Pant, who was supposed to retire in June this year, was already on an extension for six months.Although the state government appealed to the Union Government fo…