Acted on directions of Chief Minister: Ex-Bengal CS Alapan Bandopadhyay responds to Centre's notice
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay in his response to the show cause letter by the Centre said he "acted as per the directions of the state's Chief Minister."
Former WB Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay's conduct made severe dent to IAS:Govt sources
New Delhi/UNI: Describing the former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandhopadhyay's conduct on May 28, the Government sources on Wednesday said that his action has made a severe dent to the prestigious Indian Administrative Service(IAS),a ‘steel frame’ of India as devised by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee meets Mukul Roy's ailing wife, triggers political speculation
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and the party's de facto number two, Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday evening met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukul Roy's ailing wife at a city hospital, triggering speculation of a new political chemistry in West Bengal.
Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discharged from hospital, now in safe home
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Wednesday discharged from hospital.
Centre sends show cause notice to retd Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Modi's meeting
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Tuesday served a show cause notice to retired West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting on May 28 at Kalaikunda in the state.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee 'improving clinically'
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is "improving clinically", a medical bulletin said on Tuesday.
Bengal: After Mamata's landslide win, turncoats seek return to TMC from BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: A month after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed back to power, several Trinamool Congress (TMC) turncoats, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prior to the state polls, have expressed their desire to return to their former party.
Major IPS reshuffle in West Bengal, 55 senior cops including 52 IPS officials transferred
Kolkata/IBNS: In a major reshuffle of the top brass of the police, the West Bengal government on Monday night transferred 55 senior police officials, including 52 IPS and three WBPS officers, officials said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In view of a dip in Covid cases in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced some relaxation to the ongoing restrictive orders.
Alapan Bandyopadhyay retires as Bengal CS, appointed as Mamata's Chief Advisor
Kolkata/IBNS: In a new turn in the Centre-State row, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired on Monday, snubbing the Narendra Modi government's recall.
Not releasing Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay: Mamata in letter to Modi
Kolkata/IBNS: Calling the Centre's recall of her state's Chief Secretary a "unilateral" decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly stating she won't be releasing her top bureaucrat, Alapan Bandyopadhyay retiring on May 31.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal became the latest opposition leader to criticise the Modi government's recalling of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Mamata writes to Modi appealing to undo recalling of Bengal CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: After an oral request, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to undo the recall of the state's Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who is officially retiring on May 31.
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a huge row over her absence in Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she is ready to touch the Prime Minister's feet for the sake of her state but can't bear humiliation.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee now 'conscious, alert and talking sensibly'
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is now "conscious, alert and talking sensibly", the latest medical bulletin stated.