Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled West Bengal government has carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state, transferring as many as 17 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at one go.As per the order issued by the state Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department, a copy of which is available with IANS, the 17 transferred IAS officers include departmental secretaries, municipal commissioners and additional district magistrates.Sources in the…
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Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken action against four party leaders allegedly involved in the attack on a health officer at a health centre in Purulia district. Terming the incident as “shameful”, the accused leaders have been asked to explain the cause for their alleged anti-party activities, BJP leaders said on Wednesday.The four BJP leaders have also been directed to refrain from party work for the time being.On May 12, BJP leaders were …
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the tribal-dominated districts in West Bengal have gone backwards during the 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in the state.He said this while addressing a campaign rally, the second of the day, in the tribal-dominated Purulia district.“The tribal-dominated districts in West Bengal have constantly gone backwards during the last 15 years of the Trinamool Congress regime. The conditions of schools, roads, and water supply sys…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to address a series of election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, as part of the BJP’s intensified campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections.According to the scheduled programme, HM Shah will begin his campaign outreach with the first public meeting in the Onda Assembly constituency at 11:00 a.m. at Ramsagar Anchal Ground in Chhatna, located in Bankura district. He will then address a second public rally in th…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said that, if necessary, his party would withdraw candidates from all 291 Assembly seats in West Bengal if the BJP provides proof that the Centre has released funds to people of the state under the PM Awas Yojana.Addressing a public meeting at Jhalda in Purulia district, Banerjee clarified that his statement was not merely an emotional outburst, but an announcement made on the basis of specific con…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised the BJP’s ‘charge sheet’ against her government and asked it to first publish a “charge sheet against the Central government”.Addressing an election rally at Manbazar in Purulia district, CM Banerjee, without taking HM Shah’s name, said, “Yesterday, a very prominent leader of the BJP released a charge sheet against the Trinamool party. I say: first, release a charge sheet against yourselves, provide an account of …
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Barabhum railway station in Purulia district of West Bengal has undergone a major overhaul under the Amrit Bharat Yojana and is now ready with improved amenities and services. The renovated station’s premises have been upgraded with a host of modern facilities, providing a never-before-seen experience. Railway passengers and locals are thrilled to see the renovated station and are eager to use the services. The beautiful paintings on the station walls and the aesthet…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Para Police Station in West Bengal’s Purulia district has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the Election Commission of India in connection with the alleged suicide of an 82-year-old man, reportedly due to fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing.The case was registered based on a general diary filed by the deceased tribal man’s son, Kanai Majhi, the police said on Wednesday.According to Purulia district police sources, the Para police station fil…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Seven people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and gang-rape of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s Purulia district, senior police officers said on Monday. The police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).According to police and family sources, the teenage girl is from Purulia town.On Friday evening, the 17-year-old girl left her home to go to a friend’s house. When she did not return home even after n…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday called up the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, and enquired about the attack on the latter’s convoy at Chandrakona in West Midnapore district.Adhikari’s office had also forwarded five videos on the attack on his convoy to the Union Home Ministry.Earlier in the day, the Union Home Ministry had sought reports from the office of the leader of the opposition regarding the attack, sources in the offi…