Who will lead BJP’s first government in West Bengal?
The BJP Legislative Party meeting will be held on Friday evening where the party will elect its leader who will be the Chief Minister of the state.
The BJP Legislative Party meeting will be held on Friday evening where the party will elect its leader who will be the Chief Minister of the state.
In his communication, Bista said he had received multiple warning that caretakers appointed during the tenure of the Trinamool Congress government may attempt to remove or destroy crucial files.
Senior IAS officer Soumitra Mohan, a 2002-batch officer who had been serving as the state’s Transport Secretary for over three years, has now been appointed as Secretary to the Governor, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly relates to booth number 29 of the Noapara Assembly segment, where the slips were found in Subhas Nagar under the Ichapur Nilganj Panchayat area.
Authorities are on guard against any law-and-order issues, with the CEO indicating that restrictions around counting centres could be tightened further if needed. Meetings with Observers, District Election Officers and Returning Officers are being held to coordinate the final phase of preparations.
The Union Home Minister said the Centre was ready with a framework to resolve the demands of the Gorkha community across Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. He set May 6 as the deadline for a decision.
The Chief Minister also questioned the timing of the move, asking why the government delayed action for nearly three years after the bill’s passage in September 2023 and then chose to push it when several states are heading into elections.
PM Modi alleged that opposition parties, particularly the TMC and the Congress, did not want more women from Bengal entering Parliament and state assemblies because the daughters of Bengal were challenging their "Maha Jungle Raj."
The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged illegal activities linked to Biswajit Podder, who is accused of running an organised criminal syndicate in south Kolkata. According to the ED, the network generated large amounts of illegal funds through extortion, land grabbing and unauthorised construction.
Vinesh Chandel was produced before a Delhi court late on April 13, with the hearing continuing into the early hours of April 14, after which the director of Indian PAC Consulting was sent to 10 days of Enforcement Directorate custody.
