West Bengal
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Only one lottery draw a week, West Bengal, Sikkim toldNew Delhi, Nov 27 : The Supreme Court Friday asked the West Bengal and Sikkim governments to ensure that their various online and other lotteries are drawn only once a week in accordance with the central law on lotteries. A bench of Chief... In this article: West Bengal, Bombay University, K.G. Balakrishnan, and New Delhi |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
One dead, six injured in Trinamool-CPI-M clash in West Bengal
...were injured as activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress clashed in several villages in West Bengal's Hooghly district Thursday, police said. "One person was killed and at least six...
In this article: Trinamool Congress, Meira Kumar, Hooghly district, Kolkata, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, and Law and Order
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Trinamool, Maoists creating anarchy in West Bengal: Yechury
...of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury Thursday said the Trinamool Congress was in cahoots with the Maoists to create anarchy in West Bengal. "They (Trinamool) are protecting and patronising the Maoists, who unleash violence in the...
In this article: Sitaram Yechury, Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India, Hooghly district, and New Delhi
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Trinamool-CPI (M) collide in West Bengal; one dead, six injured
Hooghly (West Bengal), Nov 26 : A clash between the activists of CPI (M) and Trinamool Congress here claimed one life and left over six others injured including two police men, said a police official. The Police further said that the dead...
In this article: CPI, Trinamool Congress, Arambagh, Potato, and Hooghly
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Lok Sabha adjourned over political clashes in West Bengal
...: Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday following an uproar in the house by Trinamool Congress and Left parties over violent clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly district that left one man dead and five injured. When Trinamool Congress leader Sudip...
In this article: Trinamool Congress, Meira Kumar, Basudeb Acharia, Mamata Banerjee, Hooghly district, and New Delhi
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
Security up in West Bengal ahead of 26/11 anniversary
Kolkata, Nov 25 : Security has been stepped up across West Bengal Wednesday ahead of the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai. "We beefed up our vigilance mechanism across the state and increased patrolling at all major...
In this article: Mumbai, Law and Order, Howrah, Kolkata, and India
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
West Bengal offers land, infrastructure for football academy
New Delhi, Nov 25 : The West Bengal government has offered land and infrastructural support to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to built a state of the art academy in Burdwan. The government has proposed 17 acres of land for the...
In this article: Burdwan, Sports Authority of India, Kolkata, and New Delhi
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
Maoists kill two CPI-M leaders in West Bengal
Kolkata, Nov 24: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Tuesday. According to police, Ashok Kotal, a former Kharkasholi village council...
In this article: Communist Party of India and Kolkata
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New Kerala | 5 days ago
West Bengal thinking of launching 'Green Hunt' against naxals
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Nov 23 : Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Vishwaranjan has said that the West Bengal government is thinking of launching the 'Green Hunt' drive against naxals on the lines of Chhattisgarh government.
In this article: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh and India
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New Kerala | 5 days ago
Pranab unveils Bharti's school programme in West Bengal
...Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Bharti Group, would set up ten primary schools for underpriviledged children in rural West Bengal under the programme which would benefit 2100 children. The programme would offer free quality...
In this article: Pranab Mukherjee, India, Bharti Enterprises, Murshidabad, and Kolkata
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The Australian | November 18, 2009
India: Starvation in West Bengal
...2004. Shiva was three years old and Gaddama was about a month old. Parvati's death is further proof to the despicable apathy of the West Bengal state government and that of the government of India to the plight of the poor and marginalised...
In this article: India, Asian Human Rights Commission, Unicef, and Dog
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West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: /poʃtʃim bɔŋgo/) is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa. To the west it borders the state of Jharkhand and Bihar, and to the northwest, Nepal.
The region that is now West Bengal was a part of a number of empires and kingdoms during the past two millennia. The British East India Company cemented their hold on the region following the Battle of Plassey in 1757 CE, and the city of Kolkata, then Calcutta, served for many years as the capital of British India. A hotbed of the Indian independence movement through the early 20th century, Bengal was divided in 1947 into two separate entities, West Bengal—a state of India, and East Pakistan belonging to the new nation of Pakistan. Following India's independence in 1947, West Bengal's economic and political systems were dominated for many decades by Marxism, Naxalite movements and trade unionism, leading to a decline in its industrial sector.
An agriculture-dependent state, West Bengal occupies only 2.7% of the India's land area, though it supports over 7.8% of Indian population, and is the most densely populated state in India. West Bengal has been ruled by the CPI(M)-led Left Front for three decades, making it the world's longest-running democratically-elected communist government. While the state has seen a resurgence in its economy from late 1990s after decades of stagnation, it still faces poverty, political instability and bureaucratic corruption.
- Name:
- West Bengal
- Local Name:
- West Bengal
- Type:
- state
- Language:
- Bengali
- Largest City:
- Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Total Area:
- 88752
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