name WestBengal native name type States of India State nickname image skyline image alt image caption image seal seal alt image map India WestBengal locator map.svg map alt map caption Location of WestBengal in India image map1 WestBengal locator map.svg map caption1 Map of West ... List of Indian districts Districts parts style para p1 List of districts of WestBengal 19 total ... , Kollam , Kannur and Kottayam government footnotes leader title Governors of WestBengal Governor leader name M. K. Narayanan leader title1 Chief Ministers of WestBengal Chief Minister leader name1 Mamata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress TMC leader title2 Legislature of WestBengal ... Bengal and the districts provisional population totals paper 1 of 2011 WestBengal publisher ... at a glance for WestBengal and the districts provisional population totals paper 1 of 2011 WestBengal ... http www.westbengal.gov.in westbengal.gov.in footnotes note leg 294 elected, 1 nominated WestBengal ... WestBengal may be renamed PaschimBanga author Special correspondent url http www.thehindu.com news ... formerly Calcutta . WestBengal encompasses two broad natural region s the Gangetic Plain in the south ... into two separate entities WestBengal a state of India and East Bengal , which initially joined ... producer, WestBengal is the sixth largest contributor to India s net domestic product . ref name ... government for three decades. WestBengal is noted for its cultural activities, with the state ... to scores of musicians, film makers and artist. WestBengal is also distinct from most other Indian ..., the area comprising present day Bangladesh and the Indian state of WestBengal, was settled ... of WestBengal Stone age tools dating back 20,000 years have been excavated in the state. ref cite ... lines. The western part went to India and was named WestBengal while the eastern part joined Pakistan ... of Bangladesh accessdate 3 March 2012 ref Both West and East Bengal suffered from large refugee influx ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Deocharai This is a village of Cooch Behar , WestBengal , India . coord missing WestBengal Category Villages in Cooch Behar district WestBengal geo stub ... more details
WestBengal Fire Service is the state owned service that attends fire rescue calls throughout the India n state of WestBengal , including the city of Kolkata . The service consists of 95 fire stations, 7500 Fire Force with over 350 fire appliances. Fire Service in WestBengal is the oldest Fire Service in the country. Calcutta Fire Brigade and Bengal Fire Service were amalgamated in 1950 to form the organisation. Fire Service Act was enacted in 1950 and amended in 1996 with inclusion of fire prevention and Fire Safety Rules. 103 fire stations are in operation. About 8000 Fire Force with over 350 fire appliances are in service. ref cite web author Govt of WestBengal url http www.westbengal.gov.in portal banglarMukh Government Departments DepartmentListPortletWindow?action e&windowstate normal&mode view title Official Site of Government of WestBengal, India publisher Westbengal.gov.in date accessdate 2012 02 01 ref References Reflist External links http www.westbengal.gov.in portal banglarMukh Government Departments DepartmentListPortletWindow?action e&windowstate normal&mode view WestBengal Fire Service, Government of WestBengal Category WestBengal Category Organisations based in Kolkata Category Fire departments of India India org stub hi ... more details
Infobox Legislature background color 27CDD6 text color white name WestBengal Legislative Assembly native ... All India Trinamool Congress AITC election1 WestBengal state assembly election, 2011 2011 leader2 type List of Chief Ministers of WestBengal Chief Minister leader2 Mamata Banerjee party2 All India Trinamool Congress AITC election2 WestBengal state assembly election, 2011 2011 leader3 type Opposition ... WestBengal state assembly election, 2011 2011 last election2 session room session res session ... in 1862 for the Bengal Presidency . The Presidency became the state of WestBengal in the Republic of India in 1950 the state of WestBengal in its current state was formed in on 1 May 1960. The West ... states and territories of India state of WestBengal . It is housed in the B.B.D. Bagh area of Kolkata .... History The history of the WestBengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under ... WestBengal Legislative Assembly Entrance Kolkata 2011 12 18 0339.JPG thumb 200px left The West ... was partitioned into WestBengal and East Pakistan . The WestBengal Legislative Assembly was constituted with 90 members representing the constituencies that fell within the area of WestBengal and two ... of India again provided for a bicameral Legislature for WestBengal. Accordingly, the WestBengal ... March 1969, a resolution was passed by the WestBengal Legislative Assembly for the abolition of the Legislative Council. Subsequently, Indian Parliament passed the WestBengal Legislative Council ... Notification date 15 February 2006 publisher Chief Electoral Officer, WestBengal website accessdate 5 December 2009 ref WestBengal elections, 2011 Results by constituency Notes Reflist External links http www.wbgov.com e gov English WhosWho pagestart.asp WestBengal Legislative Assembly WestBengal topics Legislatures of India Use dmy dates date May 2011 DEFAULTSORT WestBengal Legislative Assembly Category WestBengal Legislative Assembly Category State legislatures of India Category Unicameral ... more details
Infobox University name WestBengal University of Technology image name WestBengal University of Technology logo.jpg motto In Pursuit of Knowledge And Excellence established 2000 type Public university ...,title city Kolkata state WestBengal country India campus Urban areas Urban vice chancellor Sabyasachi ... URL http www.wbut.net The WestBengal University of Technology WBUT is a Public university public State university India state university located in Kolkata , WestBengal , India . The university ... initially by the Government of WestBengal , UTech is set to become a Center of Excellence in multidisciplinary ... status with its jurisdiction encompassing the entire state of WestBengal. ref name telegraph1 Citation ... accessdate July 09, 2010 ref History The Government of WestBengal set up an expert Committee ... for the establishment of a district Engineering and Technology University in the state of WestBengal ... education. The WestBengal University of Technology WBUTech came into existence on August 5 ... 15, 2001 as a sequel to the promulgation of the WestBengal University of Technology Act 2000 under the WestBengal Act XV of 2000 passed by the WestBengal Legislature and published in the Calcutta Gazette ... regulatry and advisory bodies. His Excellency, the Governor of the state of WestBengal would be the ex ... affiliated to it spread throughout WestBengal. ref http www.wbut.ac.in announcement College List 2009.pdf WBUT College List 2009 ref See also List of universities in India WestBengal List of universities in India List of educational institutions in WestBengal Universities and colleges ... Reflist External links http www.wbut.ac.in WestBengal University of Technology Official website Kolkata topics Universities in WestBengal DEFAULTSORT WestBengal University Of Technology Category ... in 2000 Category WestBengal University of Technology bn hi sv WestBengal University of Technology ... more details
This is a list of museums in WestBengal state in eastern India. class wikitable sortable width 90 Museum Name City Type Notes Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata Art http www.caluniv.ac.in museum museum frame.htm website Birla Industrial and Technogical Museum Kolkata Science Technology http www.bitmcal.org website Indian Museum Kolkata Multiple http www.indianmuseumkolkata.org website Malda Museum English Bazar History State Archaeological Museum Kolkata History Category Museums in WestBengal Category Lists of museums by place WestBengal Category WestBengal related lists Category Lists of visitor attractions in India ... more details
Infobox State government IN name of state WestBengal coat of arms File Seal of WestBengal 2011 .png 275px state flag seat of government Kolkata name of governor M.K. Narayanan name of chief minister Mamata Banerjee name of dpy chief minister legislative assembly WestBengal Legislative Assembly speaker Biman Bandopadhdhay member in assembly 295 high court Calcutta High Court chief justice Mohit Shantilal Shah website http www.wbgov.com The Government of WestBengal also known as the State Government of WestBengal , or locally as State Government , is the supreme governing authority of the India n state of WestBengal and its Districts of WestBengal 19 districts . It consists of an executive branch executive , led by the Governor of WestBengal , a judiciary and a legislative . Like other states in India, the head of state of WestBengal is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata is the capital of WestBengal, and houses the Vidhan Sabha Legislative Assembly and the secretariat Writers Building . The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of WestBengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The present Legislative Assembly of WestBengal is unicameral , consisting of 295 Member of the Legislative Assembly M.L.A including one nominated from the Anglo Indian community. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved. Council of Ministers class wikitable sortable border 1 style text align left Sl. No. Name Ministries 1 Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of WestBengal and also in charge of the Ministries Departments viz Home Land and Land Reforms ... w.htm title WestBengal Legislative Assembly accessdate 2006 10 28 work Legislative Bodies in India ... by state or territory Category Government of WestBengal India gov stub bn ... more details
Politics in WestBengal is dominated by the following major political parties, the Communist Party of India Marxist , the Indian National Congress also known as Congress I and the All India Trinamool Congress Trinamool Congress . All three are leading a regional bloc of parties, the CPI M heads the Left Front and the Trinamool Congress has emerged as the main component of the National Democratic Alliance India National Democratic Alliance in the state. The Congress I generally head informal alliances of various minor parties that align ahead of elections. In 1977 the Left Front won the state assembly elections, and since then the state is ruled by communists and other left groups. The WestBengal state government hold the Indian record of period of governance. The last election won by the Left Front was the WestBengal state assembly election, 2006 2006 state assembly election . Until 2001, Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister of the state. After his resignation, due to health reasons, Buddhadev Bhattacharya became the Chief Minister of WestBengal . In the run up to the 2011 elections, the state has witnessed several violent clashes between the workers of the opposition parties and the ruling party cadres. ref http www.indianexpress.com news maoist didi party lists of armed cpm camps are almost identical 680582 0 ref In WestBengal state assembly election, 2011 2011 Assembly Election , Trinamool Congress Indian National Congress alliance won by a huge margin with Mamata Banerjee becoming the first woman List of Chief Ministers of WestBengal chief minister of WestBengal after a 34 year Communist rule. center Major political parties of WestBengal gallery File CPI banner.svg ... also commonscat Government of WestBengal Chief Minister of WestBengal Category Indian political parties WestBengal Political parties of WestBengal Notes and references reflist Politics of India by state or territory DEFAULTSORT Politics Of WestBengal Category Politics of WestBengal poli stub ... more details
Elections in WestBengal , a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of WestBengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally ... color white Winning Party Coalition 1951 Indian general election in WestBengal, 1951 First Lok ... Indian general election in WestBengal, 1962 Third Lok Sabha style background color INC meta color Indian National Congress 1967 Indian general election in WestBengal, 1967 Fourth Lok Sabha style background color INC meta color Indian National Congress 1971 Indian general election in WestBengal ... Indian general election in WestBengal, 1977 Sixth Lok Sabha style background color CPI M meta color ... Bloc FBL 1980 Indian general election in WestBengal, 1980 Seventh Lok Sabha style background color ... in WestBengal, 1984 Eighth Lok Sabha style background color CPI M meta color Left Front CPI M , CPI, RSP, FBL 1989 Indian general election in WestBengal, 1989 Ninth Lok Sabha style background color CPI M meta color Left Front CPI M , CPI, RSP, FBL 1991 Indian general election in WestBengal ... Indian general election in WestBengal, 1996 Eleventh Lok Sabha style background color CPI M meta color Left Front CPI M , CPI, RSP, FBL 1998 Indian general election in WestBengal, 1998 Twelfth Lok ... in WestBengal, 1999 Thirteenth Lok Sabha style background color CPI M meta color Left Front CPI M , CPI, RSP, FBL 2004 Indian general election in WestBengal, 2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha style ... 666666 color white Chief Minister 1952 WestBengal state assembly election, 1952 First Assembly Indian National Congress Bidhan Chandra Roy 1957 WestBengal state assembly election, 1957 Second Assembly Indian National Congress Bidhan Chandra Roy 1962 WestBengal state assembly election, 1962 Third Assembly Indian National Congress Prafulla Chandra Sen 1967 WestBengal state assembly election, 1967 Fourth Assembly United Front 1967 Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee 1969 WestBengal state assembly election, 1969 ... more details
Image WestBengal administrative divisions.svg thumb 200px Divisions of WestBengal The India n States and union territories of India state of WestBengal is divided into three administrative Divisions, namely Jalpaiguri division Burdwan division Presidency division A group of districts forms a division, which is administered by a Divisional Commissioner . WestBengal is now divided in nineteen districts, grouped under three divisions ref name blocdir cite web url http wbdemo5.nic.in writereaddata Directoryof District Block GPs RevisedMarch 2008 .doc title Directory of District, Sub division, Panchayat Samiti Block and Gram Panchayats in WestBengal, March 2008 date 2008 03 19 page 1 accessdate 2008 12 29 work WestBengal publisher National Informatics Centre, India ref class wikitable style text align left Burdwan division Jalpaiguri division Presidency division Bankura district Bardhaman district Birbhum district East Midnapore East Midnapore district Purba Medinipur Hooghly district Purulia district West Midnapore West Midnapore district Paschim Medinipur Cooch Behar district Darjeeling district Jalpaiguri district Malda district North Dinajpur district Uttar Dinajpur South Dinajpur district Dakshin Dinajpur Howrah district Kolkata district Murshidabad district Nadia district North 24 Parganas district Uttar 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas district Dakshin 24 Parganas See also List of districts of WestBengal Cities and towns in WestBengal References reflist Category Divisions of WestBengal ... more details
The major rivers of WestBengal , India are Adi Ganga Ajay River Atrai River Bakreshwar River Balason River Baleshwar River Bansloi River Barakar River Bidyadhari River Brahmani River Birbhum River Churni Damodar River Dharla River Dwarakeswar River Dwarka River Gandheswari River Gosaba River Haldi River Hariabhanga River Hinglo River Hooghly River Jalangi River Jaldhaka River Kalindi River Kangsabati River Keleghai River Khong Khola Kopai River Kosai River Kunur River Mahananda River Matla River Mayurakshi River Mechi River Mundeswari River Muri Ganga River Piyali River Punarbhaba River Raid k River Raimangal River Rangeet River Rasulpur River Rupnarayan River Sali River WestBengal Saptamukhi River Saraswati River Bengal Shilabati River Subarnarekha River Tangon River Teesta River Thakuran River Torsa River See also List of rivers of India Category Rivers of WestBengal Category Lists of rivers of India WestBengal Category WestBengal related lists Rivers WestBengal geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type village native name Haridaspur other name district Birbhum district Birbhum state name West Bengal nearest city parliament const assembly cons civic agency skyline skyline caption latd latm lats longd longm longs locator position right area total area magnitude altitude population total population as of population density sex ratio literacy area telephone postal code vehicle code range coastline climate precip temp summer temp winter website Haridaspur is a village in Birbhum district , West Bengal , India . Administration It falls under Nalhati I block of Rampurhat subdivision . coord missing West Bengal WestBengal geo stub Category Villages in Birbhum district ... more details
Mergeto Malnutrition in India discuss Talk Malnutrition in India Merger of Malnutrition in XXX articles to this article date March 2010 This article refers to the situation of Malnutrition in the India n state of West Bengal. In West Bengal the severity of the hunger situation is considered to be alarming. Statistics In this state 38.5 of children are underweight 18.5 of the population is undernourished and 5.9 of children who die under the age of 5 die from hunger. ref http www.ifpri.org sites default files pubs cp ishi08.pdf ref See also Malnutrition in India References Reflist Category Malnutrition in India Category West Bengal India stub ... more details
name WBGOV.com The current head of the ministry is Mamata Banerjee who is also the Chief Minister of WestBengal . ref name WBGOV.com References reflist Category Government of WestBengal India stub ... more details
who is also the Chief Minister of WestBengal . ref name WBGOV.com References reflist Category Government of WestBengal Category Agriculture in India India stub ... more details
POV date June 2010 History of Bengal Chief Ministers of WestBengal The history of WestBengal began in 1947, when the Hindu dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the India n state of West ... WestBengal while the eastern part joined Pakistan as a province called East Bengal later renamed ... and ethnic movements. ref Dr. Sailen Debnath, WestBengal in Doldrums ISBN 978 81 86860 34 ... 1 ref Bidhan Chadra Roy Era 1947 1962 Princely state merge with WestBengal In 1950, the Princely State of Koch dynasty Koch Bihar merged with WestBengal after King Jagaddipendra Narayan had signed ... , which had passed into Indian control after 1950, was integrated into WestBengal. Portions of Bihar were subsequently merged with WestBengal. Citation needed date June 2011 During Roy ... WestBengal. The insurgency was led by hardline district level CPI M leaders Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal . The Naxalbari movement was violently repressed by the WestBengal government. During ... Liberation War of 1971 resulted in the influx of millions of refugees to WestBengal, causing ... 70 ref The 1974 smallpox epidemic of India 1974 smallpox epidemic killed thousands. WestBengal politics ... 1967, the WestBengal United Front government was dismissed by the central government. Initially the Indian ... were held in WestBengal in 1969. CPI M emerged as the largest party in the WestBengal legislative ... Statistical Report on the 1969 WestBengal Legislative Election ref But with the active support of CPI ... for WestBengal , 10,260 families returned to their previous places and the remaining 4,128 families ... was an incident in Nandigram , WestBengal where, on the orders of the Left Front government, more ... against the WestBengal government s plans to expropriate convert 10000 acre km2 of land for a Special ... the government of WestBengal decided that the Salim Group of Indonesia ref For more information ... of Government of WestBengal http wbplan.gov.in htm ReportPub WB HandBook.pdf Statistical handbook West ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox Indian Political Party party name WestBengal Socialist Party party logo leader Kiranmoy Nanda, Manindra Chandra Paul foundation alliance Left Front ideology Socialism publication headquarters 42 Ananda Palit Road, Kolkata 700014 website WestBengal Socialist Party was a political party in the India n state of WestBengal . WBSP was formed when the Bengali socialists in the then Janata Party split in the beginning of the 1980s the other faction became the Democratic Socialist Party Prabodh Chandra Democratic Socialist Party . WBSP was a part of Left Front . The party leader Kiranmoy Nanda was the Fisheries Minister in the WestBengal government. The party upheld in the ideals of Jayaprakash Narayan , Ram Manohar Lohia and Narendra Dev. In 1990s, the party merged with the Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav . Kiranmoy Nanda became one of the national secretaries of SP. But due to the differences between SP and the Communists in April, 1999 over supporting Congress in forming a government after the defeat of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vajpayee government in the trust vote, WBSP was resurrected once again. In the state assembly elections 2001 WBSP launched four candidates, supported by Left Front. All four got elected. In total the party received 246 407 votes. In 2005 municipal polls in Kolkata, WBSP contested 2 seats ward no. 55 and 63 as a part of LF. It lost in both seats. In the 2006 WestBengal state assembly election, WBSP retained its ... to sp will remain a minist 606115 ref References Commons WestBengal Socialist Party Reflist Category Political parties in WestBengal ar bn fa hi nl West Bengaalse Socialistische Partij ... puolue sv WestBengal Socialist Party tl WestBengal Socialist Party ta tr Bat Bengal Sosyalist Partisi ... more details
Image India WestBengal locator map.svg upright thumb WestBengal is in northeast India. The Governor of WestBengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the States and territories of India state of WestBengal . The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five ... January 2010 . His official residence is the Raj Bhavan WestBengal Raj Bhavan . History In 1912 the Empire Imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Delhi and as some compensation to Bengal .... Ex officio Role of Governor In his ex officio capacity, the Governor of WestBengal is Chancellor of the universities of WestBengal at present 14 as per the Acts of the Universities. The Universities ... , Vidyasagar University , University of Burdwan , North Bengal University , Netaji Subhas Open University , WestBengal University of Technology , Bengal Engineering & Science University , Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya , Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya , WestBengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences , WestBengal University of Health Sciences and WestBengal State University ..., WestBengal Rajya Sainik Board , Sri Aurobindo Samiti , Indian Red Cross Society WestBengal State Branch, St. John Ambulance Brigade No. II WestBengal District, Bharat Scouts and Guides and the Bengal Tuberculosis Association . Governor of WestBengal s Welfare Fund, has the Governor as its Chairman ... yeoman service to the society in different fields. Governors of WestBengal border 0 cellpadding ... DDEEFF 2010 bgcolor DDEEFF incumbent See also WestBengal Governors and Lieutenant Governors of states ... new.htm Governors of Bengal from 1912 up to the present day Governors and Lt Governors of Indian States Category Lists of governors of Indian states WestBengal Category Governors of WestBengal Category WestBengal related lists Governors bn ta ... Independence of India independence and the title of governor of Bengal remained the same at it is to the present ... more details
otheruses Belur disambiguation Image belur.jpg thumb Belur Math Belur lang bn is a neighbourhood in Bally, Howrah Bally Municipality, ref cite web url http www.ballymunicipality.com Overview.html title Bally municipality Overview publisher Bally Municipality website accessdate 2008 12 24 ref West Bengal , India . It is located in Howrah district , on the west bank of the Hooghly River . It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . ref cite web url http www.cmdaonline.com kma.html title Base Map of Kolkata Metroploitan area accessdate 2007 09 03 last first work publisher Kolkata Metroploitan Development Authority ref Belur is most well known for Belur Math , a religious monastery , containing a complex of temples. Belur Math is famous for being the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math , a monastic order, as well as that of the related Ramakrishna Mission , both founded by Swami Vivekananda . On the opposite side of the Hooghly river, opposite to Belur Math is the Dakshineswar Kali Temple. References reflist Howrah topics Kolkata neighbourhoods coord missing West Bengal Category Howrah district Category Tourism in West Bengal Category Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Category Railway stations in West Bengal WestBengal geo stub ... more details
Protected areas of WestBengal cover 4 of the state area. ref name flora2 cite web url http www.indiainbusiness.nic.in indian states westbengal General.htm title WestBengal General Information accessdate 2006 08 25 work India in Business publisher Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060819094729 http www.indiainbusiness.nic.in indian states westbengal General.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 08 19 ref Forests make up 14 of the geographical area of WestBengal , which is lower than the national average of 23 . ref name flora1 cite web url http www.calcuttayellowpages.com flora.html title Flora and Fauna accessdate 2006 08 25 publisher calcuttayellowpages.com P Ltd ref ref name hdrchap9 cite book title WestBengal Human Development ... 2006 08 26 publisher Development and Planning Department, Government of WestBengal id ISBN 81 ... in southern WestBengal. ref name mangrove cite news first Sadiq last Islam title World s largest ... 10 31 ref There are five national parks and 10 Wildlife Sanctuary in WestBengal ref name natparks cite web url http www.wii.gov.in envis envis pa network page states ut.htm title WestBengal accessdate ... terrapin , estuarine crocodile etc. ref name hdrchap10 cite book title WestBengal Human Development ... 2006 08 26 publisher Development and Planning Department, Government of WestBengal id ISBN 81 ..., supporting coastal fish es along the Bay of Bengal. ref name hdrchap10 Fauna From a phytogeographic viewpoint, the southern part of WestBengal can be divided into two regions the Gangetic plain and the littoral ... Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 06 30 ref Vegetation in northern WestBengal is dictated ... accessdate 2006 10 31 work WestBengal publisher Suni System P Ltd ref Above 1000 m, the forest ... areas of WestBengal Category Tourism in WestBengal bn ... , serow , pangolin , minivet and Kalij pheasant s. In addition to the Bengal tiger , the Sundarbans ... more details
Infobox University name WestBengal State University image Image Wbsublogo.gif motto Lakshyam Viswamanam established 2008 chancellor vice chancellor Prof. Ashoke Ranjan Thakur Finance Officer Sushil Kumar Das Registrar Prof. Uttam Kumar Dutta Inspector Of Colleges Dr. Arunansis Goswami Controller of Examination Dr. Abhijit Talapatra Chief Engineer Saikat Ranjan Ghosh city Barasat , WestBengal , India type Public university Public campus Urban areas Urban affiliations University Grants Commission India UGC website http wbsub.org wbsub.org WestBengal State University is a newly established university situated in Barasat , WestBengal , India . All the 59 colleges including undergraduate, postgraduate and B ED in the district of North 24 Parganas , which were formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta , are affiliated to this university. History The government of WestBengal through an Act of the Legislative Assembly has passed WestBengal Act XXVIII of 2007 implementing a long standing public demand in creating the university named WestBengal State University Barasat, North 24 Paragans . This became functional from the academic session 2008&ndash 09. On 26 May 2008 there were 57 colleges formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta . They were, through a government notification No.300 Edn U IU 38 08 , transferred to this new university. ref name wbsub.org http www.wbsub.org ref ref http www.ugc.ac.in inside stateuni.html ref Status The campus is now being constructed at Berunanpukuria and the university operates from there. All the 30 postgraduate course classes have started. The girls hostel is in the process of being completed and will not be ready before ... Motijheel Rabindra Mahavidyalaya , Chatakal See also List of universities in India WestBengal List ... in WestBengal North 24 Parganas topics WestBengal State University coord missing WestBengal Category Educational institutions established in 2008 Category WestBengal State University Category ... more details
For disambiguation Sali River disambiguation Geobox River Name section name Sali River native name other name other name1 Image image image size image caption Etymology etymology Country etc. country India country1 state West Bengal state1 region region1 district district1 city city1 landmark landmark1 Geography length watershed discharge location Damodar River discharge discharge max discharge min discharge1 location discharge1 Source source name Kora Hill source location source district source region source state source country source lat d source lat m source lat s source lat NS source long d source long m source long s source long EW source elevation source length Mouth mouth name mouth location mouth district mouth region mouth state mouth country mouth lat d mouth lat m mouth lat s mouth lat NS mouth long d mouth long m mouth long s mouth long EW mouth elevation Tributaries tributary left tributary left1 tributary right tributary right1 Free fields free name free value Map section map map size map caption Sali River is an important tributary of Damodar River that drains the northern part of Geography of Bankura district Bankura district in the India n States and territories of India state of West Bengal . It originates a few miles west of Kora hill, halfway between Mejia and Bankura , and joins the Damodar at Samsar village in Indas police station. ref name O Malley O Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura , Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 1 20, 1995 reprint, Government of West Bengal ref References Reflist Coord 23.2268340 N 87.6104093 E source googlemap region IN format dms display title Rivers in and around Bengal Category Rivers of West Bengal WestBengal geo stub ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Ministry of Power type Department logo logo width logo caption seal Emblem of India.svg seal width 70px seal caption Emblem of India picture picture width picture caption formed Start date YYYY MM DD preceding1 preceding2 etc. dissolved superseding jurisdiction Government of West Bengal headquarters Writers Building , Kolkata latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code IN coordinates employees budget minister1 name Subrata Bakshi minister1 pfo Minister for Transport minister2 name minister2 pfo etc. deputyminister1 name deputyminister1 pfo deputyminister2 name deputyminister2 pfo etc. chief1 name chief1 position chief2 name chief2 position etc. agency type parent department parent agency child1 agency child2 agency etc. keydocument1 etc. website footnotes map map width map caption The Ministry of Transport of West Bengal is a Government of West Bengal Bengal government Ministry government department ministry . ref name WBGOV.com http www.banglarmukh.com portal banglarMukh Government Departments DepartmentListPortletWindow?action e&windowstate normal&mode view Official Departmental Website of the Ministry of Transport Government of West Bengal 2011 05 25 ref It is a ministry mainly responsible for the provision of transport facilities and infrastructure on road, inland water and air within the domain of State Government. It also provides administrative and legal framework for the same. Its activities include issual of licences and permits. ref name WBGOV.com Ministerial Team The ministerial team is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Transport, who may or may not be supported by Minister s of State. Civil servants are assigned to them to manage the ministers office and ministry. ref name WBGOV.com The current head of the ministry is Madan Mitra . ref name WBGOV.com References reflist Category Government of West Bengal India stub ... more details
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type village native name Tonglu WestBengal other name district state name WestBengal nearest city parliament const assembly const civic agency skyline Tonglutrekkershut.jpg skyline caption The trekkers hut at Tonglu latd 27.03 longd 88.09 locator position right area total area magnitude altitude 3070 population total population as of population density sex ratio literacy area telephone postal code vehicle code range climate website Tonglu lang bn 3036 m amsl is the one of the higher peaks of the Singalila Ridge and a small settlement inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision , Darjeeling district in the state of WestBengal in India near the India Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjan to Sandakphu . Geography Tonglu is located at coord 27.03 N 88.09 E . ref cite web url http maps.yahoo.com mvt m&lat 27.03169&lon 88.091&zoom 15&q1 Tonglu 252C 2520West 2520Bengal title Yahoo maps location of Tonglu publisher Yahoo maps accessdate 2008 12 07 ref References reflist Category Villages in Darjeeling district Category Mountains of WestBengal WestBengal geo stub ... more details
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