See Template Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions name WestBengal native name ... of West Bengal.gif 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 WestBengal latd ... parts style para p1 List of districts of WestBengal 19 total seat type Capital seat Kolkata seat1 ... government footnotes leader title Governors of WestBengal Governor leader name M.K. Narayanan leader title1 Chief Ministers of WestBengal Chief Minister leader name1 Buddhadeb Bhattacharya leader title2 Legislature of WestBengal Legislature leader name2 Unicameral 295 ref leg seats unit pref ... 2011 prov results indiaatglance.html title WestBengal front final printing date 7 March ... note leg 295 elected, 1 nominated WestBengal Bengali language Bengali big wikt ... Divisions population and area publisher Census of India accessdate April 17, 2009 ref WestBengal ... cur 9394ser.htm Gross Domestic Product by prices as of February 28, 2008 . ref WestBengal, together ... was 1947 Partition of Bengal divided in 1947 along religious lines into two separate entities, West ... became modern day Bangladesh . Following India s independence in 1947, WestBengal s economic and political ... ref name dnaindia.com cite web title Fresh gunfight between police, Naxals in WestBengal url http www.dnaindia.com india report fresh gunfight between police naxals in westbengal 1364127 publisher ..., the CITU forms one in WestBengal publisher FrontLine accessdate Dec. 1, 2006 location Chennai ... April 11, 2010 ref History Main History of Bengal History of WestBengal Stone age tools dating back ... lines. The western part went to India and was named WestBengal while the eastern part joined Pakistan ... publisher Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ref Both West and East Bengal suffered from large refugee influx ... of the refugees, there occurred the crisis of land and food in WestBengal and such condition ... 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. External links http www.wbgov.com e gov English Departments DeptIndex.asp?DpId 65 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 State government IN name of state WestBengal coat of arms Image Seal of West Bengal.gif state flag seat of government Kolkata name of governor M.K. Narayanan name of chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya name of dpy chief minister legislative assembly WestBengal Legislative Assembly speaker Hashim Abdul Halim 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. References cite web url http legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in States 5Cwestbengal 5Cwesbengal w.htm title WestBengal Legislative Assembly accessdate 2006 10 28 work Legislative Bodies in India publisher National Informatics Centre cite web url http www.eci.gov.in DataBase DataBase fs.htm title Election Database accessdate 2006 08 26 publisher Election Commission of India Category Government of WestBengal India gov stub bn ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The culture of WestBengal has its roots in Bengali music , Bengali cinema , drama and Bengali literature . Events Durgapuja Durga Puja New Year Bengali New Years Day Holi Basanta Utsab Saraswati Puja Music Rabindra Sangeet Nazrul Geet Kolkata culture Music and dance Adhunik Shyamashangeet Jibonmukhi Bangla band Literary Movement Hungryalists Dance Gouriyo Nrityo Rabindra Nritya Natya Rabindra Nritya Adhunik Nritya WestBengal topics Bengali culture DEFAULTSORT Culture Of WestBengal Category Culture of WestBengal bn ... 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
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 center Major political parties of WestBengal gallery File CPI M flag.svg Communist Party of India File CPI M flag.svg Communist Party of India Marxist File INC flag.svg Indian National Congress File All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg Trinamool Congress gallery center See 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
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 Healthy Child Healthy India References Reflist Category Health problems in India Category West Bengal India stub ... 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 ... 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
Unreferenced 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 ... 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 ... puolue sv WestBengal Socialist Party tl WestBengal Socialist Party ta tr Bat Bengal Sosyalist Partisi ... more details
Infobox University image Image Logo wbut.jpg 175px Logo of WestBengal University of Technology name WestBengal University of Technology motto In Pursuit of Knowledge And Excellence established 2000 type ... approx city Flag icon India Kolkata state WestBengal country India campus Urban areas Urban vice ..., Kolkata Salt Lake City , Kolkata , WestBengal . The university primarily provides programs ... of its formation by the Government of WestBengal , the UTech is set to become a Center of Excellence ... state of WestBengal. ref name telegraph1 Citation last Swamy first V. Kumara title A pioneer s take ... of WestBengal set up an expert Committee on December 31, 1998 under the chairmanship of Dr ... of a district Engineering and Technology University in the state of WestBengal. Following an in depth ... and in the state of WestBengal, the committee observed that the facilities for technical education at the degree level in WestBengal required enhancement. The existing and forthcoming engineering ... set twin objectives for a separate Technological University in the state of WestBengal To serve ... and management institutes. The WestBengal University of Technology WBUTech came into existence ... on January 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 ... of WestBengal, as per necessary transitory provisions of the Act. Mission To organize undergraduate ... Administration MBA to doctoral and Ph.D. degree. Degree s offered by the WestBengal University ... date, the University has 209 colleges and institutes affiliated to it spread throughout WestBengal ... July 09, 2010 ref References Reflist See also List of universities in India WestBengal List ... University Grants Commission India External links http www.wbut.ac.in WestBengal University of Technology ... Bengal coord missing WestBengal DEFAULTSORT WestBengal University Of Technology Category Universities ... more details
Infobox law enforcement agency agencyname WestBengal State Police Department nativename nativenamea ... country India countryabbr national federal international divtype State divname WestBengal ... Government of WestBengal governingbodyscnd constitution1 police yes local yes military provost gendarmerie religious speciality1 secret overviewtype overviewbody headquarters Kolkata , WestBengal ... website footnotes reference The WestBengal Police is the law enforcement agency police force of the India n States and union territories of India state of WestBengal . It was reorganized under .... Shri Naparajit Mukherjee ,an IPS officer of 1976 batch took over as the DG & IGP of WestBengal Police on August 31, 2010 and is expected to occupy the post until 2013. The WestBengal Police has ... city of Kolkata which comprises one of the two general police districts of WestBengal as under the Police ... WestBengal Police has seven Police Ranges and a Railways Range. South Bengal Zone has two Ranges ... Superintendent of Police members of WestBengal Police Service, a directly recruited officer or one ... Manual of WestBengal Police was compiled and issued during British Raj and is known as the Police Regulations ... of Police Commandants. br 2. Sub Inspectors Appointment done through WestBengal Publice Service Commission. br 3. WestBengal Police Service Officers selected through WestBengal Civil Service Exe etc. Examination conducted by WestBengal Publice Service Commission http www.pscwb.org.in ... General functions from the WestBengal Police Directorate, located in the Writers Buildings , the State ... of Police are selected by the WestBengal Public Service Commission through the WestBengal Service ...?From PS List of all WestBengal police stations from the WestBengal govt s official site http www.cidwestbengal.gov.in Criminal Investigation Department, WestBengal http www.midnapurpolice.com Paschim Medinipur District Police Law enforcement in India Category Government of WestBengal ... 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
File Bandel Basilica, Hooghly, WestBengal .JPG thumb right 250px The Bandel Church , rebuilt in 1660 on the site of an older 1599 church. Christianity in WestBengal , India is a minority. At the 2001 census, there were 515,150 Christians in WestBengal, or 0.6 of the population. ref http ncm.nic.in minority population.pdf ref Among the Scheduled Tribes , the percentage was 6.1 . ref http censusindia.gov.in Tables Published SCST dh st westbengal.pdf ref Although Mother Teresa worked in Kolkata Calcutta , Christianity is a minority in Kolkata as well. History It has been present since the 16th century. The Portuguese established a settlement in Bandel , Hooghly district in the 16th century, and Bandel Church , perhaps the first church in WestBengal, was built in 1599. ref Roma Bradnock, http books.google.com.au books?id nWKaR6LbEGcC&pg PA584 Footprint India , Footprint Travel Guides, 2004, ISBN 1904777007, p. 584. ref Burnt down during the sacking of Hooghly in 1632, the church was rebuilt in 1660. William Carey missionary William Carey , who founded the Baptist Missionary Society , went to India in 1793 and worked as a missionary in the Danish colony of Serampore , because of opposition from the British East India Company . He translated the Bible into Bengali language Bengali completed 1809 and Sanskrit completed 1818 . His first Bengali convert was Krishna Pal , who renounced his Caste system among Indian Christians caste after conversion. In 1818, Serampore College was founded to train local converts for the ministry. Denominations St. Paul s Cathedral, Kolkata is the seat ... province which has its seat in WestBengal is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta 1834 . Other ... References Portalbox WestBengal Christianity reflist Category Christianity in WestBengal Category Christianity in India by region Category Religion in WestBengal bn ... Apostolic Church Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention Brethren in Christ Church in India Church ... more details
unreferenced date August 2009 West Bengali Hindus are a Bengali language Bengali speaking socio ethnic group of people originating from WestBengal , India . The West Bengali Hindus are an ethnic community native to the historic region of WestBengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali Bang la , which is an Indo European and Indo Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as pronounced Bang ali . The West Bengali Hindus have played a major role in the freedom struggle for Indian Independence. The West Bengali Hindus have excelled in the fields of education and business. Economies and Business The West Bengali Hindus have their mainstay in trade and business. The sub categories like Aguris, etc, specialise in trade and industry. This ethnic minority has been home to major industrialists worldwide. Large number of West Bengali Hindus have settled outside India. The literacy level of West Bengali Hindus in Bengal and other parts of the world is very high. Noted West Bengali Hindu industrialists include Raja Nabakrishna Deb of Shovabazar Gouri Sen of lagey taka debey Gouri Sen fame Gourmohan Dutta of GD Pharmaceuticals manufacturers of South Asia 1st antiseptic cream BOROLINE Hari Ghosh of Hari Ghosher fame Banamali Sarkar Gobindram Mitter Prasanna Coomar Tagore Ramanath Tagore Prince Dwarkanath Tagore Sir Rajen Mookerjee Sir Biren Mookerjee Rajat Kumar Gupta Purnendu Chatterjee of The Chatterjee Group & Haldia Petrochemicals Prashant Mukherjee Sadhan Dutt Amar Gopal Bose of Bose Corporation Category Social groups of WestBengal Category Ethnic groups in India Category WestBengal ... 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
of Bangladesh South India History of South India POV date June 2010 Chief Ministers of WestBengal ... 1947 partitioned along religious lines. The western part went to India and was named WestBengal ... or Rashid work Banglapedia publisher Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ref Both West and East Bengal ... the crisis of land and food in WestBengal and such condition remained for more than three decades. The politics of WestBengal since the partition in 1947 developed round the nucleus of refugee ... of WestBengal have not yet become free from the socio economic conditions created by the partition ... Debnath, WestBengal in Doldrums ISBN 978 81 86860 34 2 & Dr. Sailen Debnath ed. Social and Political ... state merge with WestBengal In 1950 the Princely State of Cooch Behar merged with WestBengal ... 1950, was integrated into WestBengal. Portions of Bihar were subsequently merged with WestBengal ... uprising main Naxalite In 1967 a peasant uprising broke out in Naxalbari , in northern WestBengal ... movement was violently repressed by the WestBengal government. During the 1970s and 1980s ... War of 1971 resulted in the influx of millions of refugees to WestBengal, causing significant strains ... epidemic of India 1974 smallpox epidemic killed thousands. WestBengal politics underwent a major ... 04 16 accessdate 2006 08 26 ref Dismissal of United Front government In November 1967, the WestBengal ... President s Rule. 1969 Assembly election Fresh elections were held in WestBengal in 1969. CPI M emerged as the largest party in the WestBengal legislative assembly. ref Indian National Congress had ... StatisticalReports SE 1969 StatReport WB 69.pdf ECI Statistical Report on the 1969 WestBengal Legislative ... year, state legislative elections were held in WestBengal and Indian National Congress formed the government ... of a sizable population among them. Out of the 14,388 families who deserted for WestBengal ... Maoist on Rise in WestBengal accessdate 2006 09 11 last Ghosh Roy first Paramasish date 2005 07 ... more details
WestBengal Civil Service , popularly known as W.B.C.S. Executive , is the civil services of the state of WestBengal , India . The recruitment to this Service is made on the basis of annual Examination called W.B.C.S. Exe. etc. Examination , conducted by Public Service Commission,WestBengal which is a three stage competitive selection process consisting of a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview. The examination is extremely challenging and is considered to be the toughest examination at the state level. Apart from W.B.C.S. Executive many other top posts in different departments of Government of WestBengal including Police Service, Commercial Tax Service, Excise Service etc. are also recruited through the same examination. The selected W.B.C.S. Exe officers are included in the state cadre of civil service and appointed as Deputy Magistrate & Deputy Collector in the Pay Scale of INR Rs. 8000 275 13500 Revised ROPA 09 Pay Band 4 Rs.9000 40500 Grade Pay Rs.5400, Starting Basic Salary Rs.21000 Other Allowances . The Probation period for the service is for two years. Professional Trainings are conducted at Administrative Training Institute ATI Saltlake Kolkata , SIPRD Kalyani and ARTI Salboni, and then at different Districts and Sub Divisions. After Training the W.B.C.S. Exe Officers start their career as Block Development Officer B.D.O . The Officers of the cadre perform the key administrative functions at different levels of various departments of the state. However, W.B.C.S. Exe officers may also be nominated at a later stage of their career to All India Services as IAS officers. Source Public Service Commission WestBengal, Akhbare Mashriq Newspaper, Azad Hind Newspaper ... India gov stub Category Indian Civil Services Category Government of WestBengal ... 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
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 years. Excellency H.E. Mayankote Kelath Narayanan is the current governor assumed charge of office January 2010 . His official residence is the Raj Bhavan WestBengal Raj Bhavan . History ... and functions 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 ... Bharati University , 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 ... servicemen, 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 ... yeoman service to the society in different fields. Governors of WestBengal border 0 cellpadding ... bgcolor DDEEFF 2010 bgcolor DDEEFF incumbent See also WestBengal Governors and Lieutenant Governors ... role of Governor http rajbhavankolkata.gov.in html pastgov1912 new.htm Governors of Bengal from 1912 up to the present day Category Lists of governors of Indian states WestBengal Category Governors of WestBengal Category WestBengal related lists Governors India gov stub bn ta ... to Bengal the Lieutenant governor with Council gave place to a Governor with a Council thus completing ... achieved Independence of India independence and the title of governor of Bengal remained the same ... more details
2C 20West 20Bengal title Yahoo maps for Aurangabad, WestBengal publisher Yahoo maps accessdate ... www.ugc.ac.in inside browse reco colleges.php?resultpage 1&st West 20Bengal title List of Colleges in WestBengal publisher University Grants Commission India accessdate 2008 11 13 ref Industry Aurangabad ... it Aurangabad Bengala Occidentale vi Aurangabad T y Bengal ... more details
Merge Governor of WestBengal date March 2010 This is a list of Governors of WestBengal . class wikitable Name Took office Left office 1 Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 1946 21 June 1948 2 Kailash Nath Katju 21 June 1948 1 November 1951 3 Harendra Coomar Mookerjee 1 November 1951 8 August 1956 4 Phani Bhusan Chakraborty acting 8 August 1956 3 November 1956 5 Padmaja Naidu 3 November 1956 1 June 1967 6 Dharma Vira 1 June 1967 1 April 1969 7 Deep Narayan Sinha acting 1 April 1969 19 September 1969 8 Shanti Swaroop Dhavan 19 September 1969 21 August 1971 9 Anthony Lancelot Dias 21 August 1971 6 November 1979 10 Tribhuvana Narayana Singh 6 November 1979 12 September 1981 11 Bhairab Dutt Pande 12 September 1981 10 October 1983 12 Anant Prasad Sharma 10 October 1983 16 August 1984 13 Satish Chandra acting 16 August 1984 1 October 1984 14 Uma Shankar Dikshit 1 October 1984 12 August 1986 15 Saiyid Nurul Hasan 12 August 1986 20 March 1989 16 T. V. Rajeswar 20 March 1989 7 February 1990 17 Saiyid Nurul Hasan 7 February 1990 12 July 1993 18 B. Satyanarayan Reddy additional charge 13 July 1993 14 August 1993 19 K.V. Raghunatha Reddy 14 August 1993 27 April 1998 20 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai additional charge 27 April 1998 18 May 1999 21 Shyamal Kumar Sen acting 18 May 1999 4 December 1999 22 Viren J. Shah 4 December 1999 14 December 2004 23 Gopalkrishna Gandhi 14 December 2004 14 December 2009 24 Devanand Konwar additional charge 14 December 2009 24 January 2010 25 M.K. Narayanan 24 January 2010 Incumbent See also WestBengal Governors of India Governors and Lt Governors of Indian States External links http rajbhavankolkata.gov.in html governors07.htm List of Governors of WestBengal Since Independence from Raj Bhavan s Governor s residence official site http rulers.org indstat4.html States after 1947 M W , India, Rulers.org. Governors and Lt Governors of Indian States Category Governors of WestBengal Category Lists of governors of Indian states WestBengal Category WestBengal related ... more details
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