Agartala, May 28 (IANS) IPS officer of the Tripura cadre, Princee Rani, has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) Tripura Frontier, replacing the incumbent IG Aloke Kumar Chakraborty, officials said here on Thursday. A senior official said that her appointment follows her husband, Parshant Kumar Goyal, an IAS officer, who recently returned from central deputation and joined the Tripura administration as Secretary.Goyal is currently serving as the Secreta…
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Itanagar, May 25 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday reaffirmed the state government’s unwavering commitment towards ensuring a fair, transparent and merit-based recruitment system. While addressing the felicitation and distribution ceremony of ‘Orders of Appointment’ to 404 successful candidates of the Junior Engineer Combined Recruitment Examination-2025 conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), Khandu said that the achievement of the…
Imphal, May 24 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to strengthening technical education infrastructure and ensuring the early commencement of academic activities at the proposed extension campus of Manipur Technical University (MTU) at Heirok in Thoubal district. The Chief Minister visited and inspected the upcoming MTU extension campus and reviewed the progress of the ongoing construction works. Later, in a post on his official X…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The controversial statue outside Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area was removed on Saturday following directions issued by the state Sports Department.State Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik had earlier announced that the structure located near the VVIP gate of the stadium would be demolished.The demolition work began on Saturday morning and was completed shortly thereafter.The statue had been installed in 2017 during the renovation of the Yuva Bharati Stad…
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has cancelled more than 100 short-term tenders issued across several major departments, including Public Works, Electricity, Rural Development and Municipal Administration, as part of a larger move by the newly formed government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to tighten administrative procedures and bring greater transparency to public works contracts. Short-term tenders are generally issued in situations involving urgent or emergency requi…
Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed speculation over a leadership change in the state and questioned why former Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna was raising the issue of replacing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The statements have assumed significance as Rajanna is a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and is batting for a Dalit Chief Minister in case of a change of leadership in Karnataka.G. Parameshwara is a prominent Dalit …
Agartala, May 16 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that a total of 42 dams have already been constructed in the state for flood control, and an additional 193 flood control projects would be implemented to prevent erosion along various rivers across the state. Inaugurating the State Data Centre in Agartala, the Chief Minister said that, along with infrastructure development, reforms are necessary in every field of work to ensure sustainable progress. “The state governme…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said that the Railways has granted approval for the widening of the existing Railway Over Bridge (ROB) located on the Outer Ring Road at Haiderpur Badli, with the aim of alleviating traffic congestion at Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi. She described it as the Delhi government’s major achievement and said on Sunday that the Railways has also approved the proposed elevated loop connecting Shalimar Bagh to Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, wh…
Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the Bhopal 90-degree overbridge has taken a new turn with the reinstatement of all seven engineers who were suspended last year. Among them are two Chief Engineers, and following their reinstatement, they have been posted to the Engineer-in-Chief’s office.The decision, approved by Public Works Department Minister Rakesh Singh, has stirred political and administrative discussions across Madhya Pradesh.While the engineers have returned to duty, the …
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday directed officials across departments to adopt a solution-oriented approach towards governance and ensure accountability at every level while addressing public grievances in a time-bound manner. Chairing a review meeting at the Command Area Development Auditorium in Kota with officials from the police administration, district administration, Municipal Corporation and the Kota Development Authority, Birla reviewed departmental functioni…