Neelam Meena becomes new CEO of West Bengal
The 1998-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre is replacing Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was earlier appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary.
The 1998-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre is replacing Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was earlier appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary.
According to officials, Punjab currently has around 2.14 crore registered voters, and the revision exercise aims to update the electoral database ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections in the state.
Supreme Court suggested to the TMC lawyer that it may file separate applications raising grievances regarding the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the party claims had an impact on the Assembly election results.
The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the immediate withdrawal of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following the completion of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry, after the formal declaration of results by Returning Officers in the respective states.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued formal notifications constituting the newly-elected Legislative Assemblies in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with the Union Territory of Puducherry, and forwarded them to the respective Governors for further constitutional processes.
Mamata claimed that the BJP’s seat tally would drop compared to the previous election, while the TMC would secure more than 226 seats.
Narayanan (IPS-2011) will be posted as District Police Chief, Kozhikode, Thomson Jose will take charge as Thrissur, DIG range, and Inbasekhar will be posted as District Collector-cum-District Election Officer, Alapuzha.
Fresh police reshuffle in Bengal replaces key regional heads and city commissioners, indicating a broader administrative reset as tensions continue between the state government and the Election Commission.
The development came even as the Election Commission of India announced the schedule of by-elections for two assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, namely Rahuri in Ahilyanagar district, and Baramati in Pune district.
DG, Law & Order, Vineet Kumar Goyal, who has also been removed, is a former Kolkata Police Commissioner, who was removed from the post soon after his name was dragged into controversy after the RG Kar rape and murder case of a junior doctor in August 2024.
