West Bengal Chief Election Officer Manoj Agarwal appointed state's chief secretaryManoj Agarwal, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, has been appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. A 1990 batch IAS officer,...
11 May, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...
11 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
SC asks Mamata Banerjee, TMC leaders to file fresh pleas on SIR-linked victory marginsThe Supreme Court has indicated that Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leaders can file new petitions. These petitions will address co...
11 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Bengal Poised to become a top state in five years: Subrata Gupta, adviser to CM, charts out the path aheadWest Bengal's new government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, aims to reverse the state's decline and position it among the top sta...
11 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Subrata Gupta, EC's special observer for SIR, appointed West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's advisorWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has appointed retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta as his adviser. Gupta's extensive experience is...
09 May, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Cameras, GPS, control rooms: How ECI plans to monitor West Bengal elections in real timeThe Election Commission will deploy approximately 200,000 cameras for 100% webcasting of voting in West Bengal, with sensitive booths recei...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
West Bengal supplementary voter list triggers high-level security meetingA crucial meeting took place at Calcutta High Court. Chief Justice Sujoy Paul led discussions on judicial officer safety and West Bengal's ...
19 Mar, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
EC to deploy more general, spend & police observers in West Bengal pollsObserver numbers are set to rise for the upcoming Assembly elections. Discussions have taken place regarding supplementary lists and necess...
12 Mar, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
West Bengal Elections: ECI deploys central forces, appoints special observer for assembly pollsCentral forces must finish area domination and route marches by March 14. Former IAS officer Subrata Gupta is set to become Special Observe...
10 Mar, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
200 judicial officers to begin Bengal SIR scrutiny tomorrowElection Commission of India is readying a portal for judicial officers for scrutiny and disposal of cases, a senior EC official said. ECI ...
23 Feb, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Bengal CEO, officials train 4,600 micro observersWest Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal trained over 4,600 micro observers for hearings concerning unmapped voters. These obser...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
West Bengal SIR: ECI appoints five IAS officers as Special Rolls Officer for five Bengal DivisionsThe Election Commission of India has appointed five IAS officers from New Delhi as Special Roll Observers for five divisions in West Bengal...
08 Dec, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
West Bengal BLOs continue protest despite 99% EF digitisation, demand 2-month extensionWest Bengal's BLOs, demanding a two-month deadline extension for Enumeration Form digitization and a glitch-free app, have declared their p...
30 Nov, 2025, 11.13 PM IST
ECI asks West Bengal DEOs to complete polling station rationalisation by Dec 2025The Election Commission of India is directing officials in West Bengal to finalize polling station changes by December 2025. The focus is o...
28 Nov, 2025, 10.13 PM IST
Aviation regulator DGCA chief Vikram Dev Dutt appointed coal secretaryThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dutt, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil ...
20 Oct, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Ahead of 2022 UP Assembly polls, BJP appoints presidents to five districtsAccording to a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh, Mahesh Mishra Om, Shashank Kushmesh, Awdhesh Kateyar, R...
07 Sep, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Bandhan Bank inducts two new members on its boardThey have joined as additional independent directors and will become independent directors once the bank's shareholders approve the appoint...
19 Mar, 2021, 08.36 PM IST