Logo

Statesman News Service

New chief secretary Manoj Agarwal pushes for rule-based governance

West Bengal’s newly appointed chief secretary Manoj Agarwal issued a strong message to the state bureaucracy and asked all the bureaucrats to return to professional and rule-based administration assuring that administration would work independently free from “political interference.”

Representational image. (Photo: IANS)

Bangla Pokkho founder arrested over ‘misleading’ EVM posts

Garga Chatterjee, founder of Bangla Pokkho, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading misinformation and making provocative social media posts regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the Assembly election process.

Work without fear: CM to IAS officers

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari today asked all the IAS officers, many of them are secretaries to various government departments to work without any fear and trepidation and shun the culture of “sycophants”.

Humayun Kabir locks Beldanga panchayat office alleging Rs 28-core scam

Fresh political tension erupted in Murshidabad’s Beldanga on Monday after newly-elected Aam Janata Unnayan Party MLA Humayun Kabir locked the office of the Beldanga-II Panchayat Samiti alleging large-scale corruption in government welfare schemes during the previous Trinamul Congress regime.

BJP ‘No’ to TMC members joining party in Bishnupur

The district BJP, following strict instructions from the party’s state president regarding defectors, today put up a giant banner in the temple town of Bishnupur declaring ‘No’ to Trinamul Congress supporters and members.

Private bus operators hope fair revision by new govt in state

With the political shift in West Bengal and the new government taking over, private and minibus operators are looking forward to fare hike and time extension on phasing out 15-year-old vehicles as immediate solutions to revive the transport sector in the state.

New MLA alleges corruption in new Durgapur court building

The construction of the new Durgapur Sub-Divisional Court building has run into controversy, with the BJP alleging corruption by a former minister, besides, against the chief of a statutory urban development body today.