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9 unusual facts about Government of West Bengal


2010 Deganga riots

In October 2010, the National Human Rights Commission of India, which is an autonomous statutory body, requested the Government of West Bengal to supply information regarding the riots, allegedly in response to a complaint filed by the All India Legal Aid Forum, who were concerned about the police response to the incident.

Bobby Hakim

Firhad Hakim is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Urban Development and the Minister for Municipal Affairs in the Government of West Bengal.

Buxa Tiger Reserve

A year later, in 1992, Government of West Bengal declared its intentions to constitute a National Park over 117.10 kmĀ² of the Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Government of West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Majulkrishna Thakur

Majulkrishna Thakur is an Indian politician and the present Minister of State for Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation (Independent Charge) and the Minister of State for Micro & Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles in the Government of West Bengal.

Raikat

Presently, most of the properties have undertaken by Government of West Bengal for restoration.

Shyamal Mondal

Shyamal Mondal is an Indian politician and the present Minister of State for Sunderban Affairs (Independent Charge) and the Minister of State for Irrigation and Waterways in the Government of West Bengal.

Sisir Kumar Das

Although he was awarded the prestigious Rabindra Puraskar by the Government of West Bengal twice (for The Shadow of the Cross in 1976 and for The Artist in Chains in 1987), it was for his scholarly rather than literary works.

U. N. Biswas

N. Biswas is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Backward Class Welfare in the Government of West Bengal.



see also

Jalpaiguri

Nirmal Bose, Senior Cabinet Minister government of West Bengal, Member of Parliament, President Indian Political Science Association

Marichjhanpi

It is mostly remembered today for the incident in 1979 when the newly elected Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island.

Priyanath Chattopadhyay

The Saturday Times Education and Career program is launched by Lord Swraj Paul, Baroness Sandy Verma, Former Minister of West Bengal Government Subhash Chakrabarty and lots of other dignitaries from House of Lords, House of Commons and Government of West Bengal in Kolkata.