New Delhi, June 1
The Union Home Ministry has served a show-cause notice to former chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay under a stringent provision of the Disaster Management Act that
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Tuesday evening regarding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s Class 12 examinations, according to government sources. He will be briefed on all possible options, following discussions with all States and other stakeholders, sources said.
Hours before he retired, former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was served a show cause notice by the Union Home Ministry under Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, punishable by an imprisonment of up to two years or a fine or both.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects more rain in the monsoon months of June-September than its previous estimate in April. On Tuesday, it said monsoon rains would be 101% of the Long Period Average (LPA) of 88 cm. On April 16, it said the rain would be 98% of the LPA. In the agency’s parlance, this still constitutes ‘normal’ rainfall which is anywhere from 96-104% of the LPA.
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Former chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay.
The Union Home Ministry has served a show-cause notice to former chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay under a stringent provision of the Disaster Management Act that entails imprisonment up to two years, amid a tug-of-war between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government over him.
A home ministry official said that hours before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced his retirement on Monday, Bandyopadhyay was served the notice for refusing to comply with lawful direction of the central government in violation of Section 51-B of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Central government order to recall West Bengal Alapan Bandyo
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a press conference in Kolkata on Saturday. I am ready to touch your feet : Mamata appeals to PM Modi to withdraw order recalling Bengal chief secy ANI | Updated: May 29, 2021 18:05 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Central government s order to recall West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay from the state and alleged that the Centre is not letting the state government work. I felt bad. They humiliated me by running the one-sided information circulated by the PMO. When I was working, they were doing this. For the sake of people, I am ready to touch your feet. Stop this political vendetta. I request Prime Minister to withdraw this order of Chief Secretary (being attached to DoPT) and let us work, Banerjee told reporters here.