Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced what he described as the first step towards freeing the state’s recruitment system from political interference by adopting the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) model and appointing a senior bureaucrat, instead of a political figure, as the Chairman of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC).On Saturday, the office of Governor R.N. Ravi cleared the proposal to grant the additional cha…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday launched a fresh attack on the Centre over alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), accusing the government of failing to demonstrate accountability on issues affecting students and the wider public. Addressing reporters in the national capital, Gogoi said the Congress would continue to raise concerns over the alleged NEET paper leak and the manner in…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the State Assembly on Tuesday that a Bill with new and more stringent anti-corruption legal provisions will be moved on the floor of the House on the last day of the ongoing budget session on June 25. Participating in a debate over the budget proposals of the state Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, which was tabled on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly on Monday, the Chief Minister said that once the new law will be impl…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) The West Bengal Budget proposals for the financial year 2026-27, presented by the state Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, earlier in the day, underline the commitment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state to adopt a three-pronged strategy to address the pressing issue of unemployment in West Bengal, Chief Minister Adhikari said after the Budget was tabled in the West Bengal Assembly.“I have been speaking of this three-pronged strategy to addre…
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal assumed charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning, becoming the 34th officer to head the state police force.He took charge at 10.45 A.M. at the DGP Headquarters on Kamarajar Salai in Chennai.Aggarwal’s appointment comes in the aftermath of the recently-concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, which were held in a single phase on April 23.Following directives issued by the Election Commission…
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government announced the appointment of Acting DGP Rajeev Krishna as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state on Sunday. An order to this effect was released in a notification, signed by Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Prasad. The move brings an end to the prolonged wait for a full-term DGP for the state, as the post purportedly remained vacant after the removal of then DGP Mukul Goyal from the post in 2022.Rajeev Krishna ha…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the situation following the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday, as the apex court stressed the need to fix individual accountability within the National Testing Agency (NTA) to prevent recurring lapses in national-level examinations. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe was hearing a batch of pleas seeking structural reforms in the conduct of the NEET-UG examinatio…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is conducting the Civil Services Preliminary Examination (CSE Prelims) across the country on Sunday. This year, a total of 8,19,372 candidates have enrolled for UPSC CSE 2026 for approximately 933 positions.The preliminary examination for UPSC CSE is being held in two sessions using an offline OMR format. The General Studies Paper I commenced at 9:30 a.m., while the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) Paper II will be conducted …
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that various welfare schemes are being effectively implemented through the coordination of the Central and State governments for the holistic development of the Other Backward Classes community. Efforts are being made to ensure that the implementation of these schemes for Other Backward Classes is qualitative and impactful. He asserted that the development of the Other Backward Classes community forms the bedrock …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s decision to release the provisional answer key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination 2026 soon after the test, has been hailed by the exam body’s chairman as “a new beginning”, a move that will go a long way in addressing candidates’ grievances and also making the entire procedure transparent.Undertaking a major change in the evaluation process, the UPSC on Monday announced that the Commission will share t…