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	Birbhum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Birbhum lies at the junction of the Chhotanagpur plateau and the Gangetic plain.
		The Ajay, Mor, Mayurakshi, Bakreswar, and Dwarka, Brahmani are the principal rivers of Birbhum.
		Rice, legumes, wheat, corn (maize), and mangoes are the chief crops in the east Birbhum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birbhum (1205 words)

	BIRBHUM - LoveToKnow Article on BIRBHUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the interval it had been a prey to armed bands from the highlands of Chota Nagpur, with whom the raja was unable to cope, and who practically brought the trade of the Company in the district to a standstill.
		The two border principalities of Birbhum and Bankura were accordingly united into a district under a British collector.
		By 1789, after considerable trouble, the marauders were driven back into their mountains, and since that time (except during the Santal rising of 1855) the district has been one of the most peaceful and prosperous in India.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BI/BIRBHUM.htm (378 words)

	Netguruindia News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The background of expulsion of a 'corrupt' party member who was a member of state committee and also secretary, Birbhum district committee of CPI(M), was very murky, a reflection of 'Beriaite variant of Stalinism'.
		The state secretariat member who was in charge of organisational matters in Birbhum district was the late Benoy Chowdhury who could not attend the conference due to preoccupations.
		As per minutes of Birbhum conference, the state secretariat asked for an explanation for those flimsy allegations from Majumdar without noting that Majumdar refuted those charges.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/May01/04/CAL3.html (764 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Due to lack of advance planning there was a shortfall of 60 per cent and 82 per cent in respect of training of medical officers and para-medical staff in Bardhaman district.
		In Birbhum, it was 31 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.
		Expenditure of defunct clinic/idle establishment: in Birbhum district Rs 3.24 lakh was spent during 1999-2001 towards maintenance of a defunct chest clinic.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1020911/asp/opinion/story_1186581.asp (572 words)

	rediff.com: Floods claim 13 in West Bengal
		Of the 13 dead, 12 died in Birbhum district, while one was killed in a house collapse in Howrah district.
		Of the 12 deaths in Birbhum, six were from Rampurhat, four from Nalhati and one each from Mayureswar and Labhpur.
		Rail and road communication with north Bengal and the north-eastern states was disrupted as the flood and rain waters submerged tracks and national highways and expressways in Birbhum, Bardhaman and Murshidabad districts.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/sep/19beng.htm (212 words)

	FESTIVALS IN WEST BENGAL
		Kenduli Mela (District Birbhum) : on the occasion of Makar Sankranti (mid-January) another fair is held at Kenduli in the district of Birbhum.
		At Santiniketan in the district of Birbhum, it is Vasanta Utsav (March).
		Poush Mela is held at Santiniketan in the district of Birbhum.
	www.indiainvites.com /festivals_west_bengal.htm (770 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal
		All the 10 were functioning in Birbhum, while out of nine in Dumka, two were shut and seven had “irregular openings”.
		The research team found around 68 to 70 per cent of the sample population were going to private practitioners and spending around 17 per cent of the annual family income on private medical facilities.
		Only 45 per cent of the children, in the age-group of 0 to 5, in Birbhum are fully immunised, while it’s zero in Dumka and 100 per cent in Kerala.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1031220/asp/bengal/story_2700162.asp (475 words)

	Welcome to CGWB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		District of Purulia and Western part of the districts of Barddhaman, Medinipur, Birbhum and northern part of Bankura occupy the eastern fringe of Chotanagpur Plateau.
		In the Bhabar Zone(foothills of Himalayan trench) aquifers are having very deep water table and are characterised by high seasonal variation of water table to the tune of 10-12m.
		In Birbhum and Bankura districts aquifers beyond 136mbgl upto the drilled depth of 350mbgl in the Tertiary formation are found under autoflow condition.
	www.cgwber.nic.in /westbengal.asp (1163 words)

	Mukul Dey -- Pioneer Indian graphic artist
		A great impetus was given to it by Rani Bhawani, the noble temple-builder and philanthropist, and by many wealthy people who followed her example.
		They are built of brick, sand and lime plaster, their sizes varying from thirty to fifty feet in height and twelve to thirty feet at the base.
		In Birbhum alone, there are thousands of temples lying in a neglected condition.
	www.chitralekha.org /terracottas1.htm (1361 words)

	Eminent Bauls of Bengal
		He was born in 1700, in Birbhum, west Bengal.
		He was one of the early bauls, whose songs have been passed orally from teacher to disciples.
		Born in Ekchakka, Birbhum, west Bengal, he accompanied his father, Nabani, travelling and playing music with him from early childhood on.
	babukishan.com /lineage.htm (1209 words)

	ecocol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the face of this trend, the significant increase in the number of SSI in Birbhum calls for an investigation of causes behind this increase.
		Identification of the specific industries supposed to be responsible for the overall growth and the factors behind this growth may help to delineate the appropriate policies in order to obtain the long term growth of SSI in the district.
		It may be argued from the above analysis that in the district of Birbhum the traditional type industries as well as industries related to agricultural production have significant role in the industrial activities and the growth of them are mainly characterised by the growth of population engaged in these activities during last two decades.
	www.ganashakti.com /old/1999/990125/column.htm (693 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
		Official sources said the Army jawans, who left for Nalhati in Birbhum district remained stranded at Nabagram in Murshidabad district because of the breach on the national highway.
		Sources said 12 persons were killed in the worst affected Birbhum district, while three each in Bardhaman and Murshidabad and two each in Nadia and North Dinajpur districts.
		Birbhum and Murshidabad, which recorded over 900mm and 700mm of rainfall respectively in the past two days, were still experiencing heavy downpour owing to depression, which remained stationary over the Bihar plateau.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000921/nation.htm (4518 words)

	ACT Appeals
		Among the districts affected are Murshidabad, Birbhum, Burdwan, Malda, Nadia, Hoogly, North 24 Parganas, Katwa, Uttar Dinajpur and Kalighat.
		The worst affected districts are Birbhum and Murshidabad, where 200 and 184 people have been reported dead.
		Rampurhat in Birbhum recorded the highest rainfall of 175 mm in 72 hours.
	www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2000/ASIN05Rev1.html (1992 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » More than million face threat of disease from floods in India
		About 1 million people could be suffering from gastric diseases in many areas in Birbhum district alone,'' the Economic Times newspaper quoted a relief official as saying.
		The immediate threat of epidemics came from severe drinking water shortages and the hundreds of rotting bodies and carcasses that littered many of the worst-hit areas of Murshidabad, Birbhum, Burdwan and Nadia, the reports said.
		Reports of riots in the affected areas continued, with officials admitting there were problems supplying food to the people.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f13cc67bcd60c6b1c1256966002cdf90 (314 words)

	The Hindu : Ten killed in Bengal flood
		The worst-hit districts were Birbhum, Bardhaman, Malda and Murshidabad.
		Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, said seven persons were killed in Birbhum district, reports of three more deaths reached here from Bardhaman district.
		Alakendu Sen said the engine and two coaches of the train were on the culvert between Swadhinpur and Nalhati Junction in Birbhum district when a flash flood engulfed and dislocated the tracks, partially derailing the engine and two coaches.
	www.hindu.com /2000/09/20/stories/14202268.htm (324 words)

	Bengal flood toll 47
		Army boats were rescuing people and distributing relief material to the affected at Ketugram and Purbasthali in Burdwan district, while airdropping of food packets from IAF helicopters continued at Kandi in Murshidabad district, State Home (Police) Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee told newspersons here.
		Helicopter sorties would be carried out in Birbhum from Tuesday, he said.
		Bhattacharjee said that as of now, 11 deaths were reported from Murshidabad, followed by eight from Burdwan, four from Midnapore, three from Howrah, two each from Birbhum, Bankura and Uttar Dinajpur and one from Hooghly.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990928/ige28022.html (526 words)

	Mukul Dey -- Pioneer Indian graphic artist
		Malaria infested, and deprived of good roads and transport to commute from one rural location to another – one had to remain alert for the attack of dacoits on the lonely stretches, during the night-travels on a bullock cart.
		In a short monograph, titled “Discovery of Neglected Hindu Art of Bengal”;, published from ‘Chitralekha’, Santiniketan, on 13 September, 1949 Mukul Dey wrote: “In this district of Birbhum the bullock-cart is the main and only conveyance.
		His main focus being on the decorative terracotta panels found on the façade and, occasionally, at the base of these temples.
	www.chitralekha.org /terracottas.htm (959 words)

	XI LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session III (Winter) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I want to draw the attention of the House and of the Government through you about the recent railway accident that occurred in my district of Birbhum.
		Because of this accident one rake of oil tanker has derailed and due to this the oil spillage was there.
		This incident has taken place near Dubrajpur railway station in Birbhum district on the Andal-Sainthia railway section.
	parliamentofindia.nic.in /lsdeb/ls11/ses3/06291196.htm (212 words)

	A Biography of Jadunath Sinha
		Jadunath Sinha was born in 1892 in Kurumgram in Birbhum, West Bengal, and later lived in Murshidabad and Calcutta.
		Jadunath was born in Birbhum district when his mother was sixteen years old.
		His father died when he was five years old, and he was brought up in a joint family by his mother, grandfather, elder brother's wife, two uncles, and two aunts.
	www.om-guru.com /html/saints/sinha.html (4582 words)

	Birbhum Zilla Parishad
		Birbhum Zilla Parishad is the nodal agency for implementation of the major poverty alleviation programmes in the rural areas of Birbhum District that comprises 19 Panchayat Samities with 167 Gram Panchayats in 3 Sub-Divisions.
		This Parishad also organizes community action for rural planning and development through the elected Panchayat Bodies at different levels.
		Birbhum Zilla Parishad functions for development of rural areas of this District.
	birbhum.nic.in /bzp.htm (334 words)

	ACT Appeals
		The districts worst affected are Birbhum, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Nadia, Hooghly and Howrah.
		The rainfall crossed 600 mm in several places and peaked to 835 mm in Suri and Rampurhat in Birbhum District in the first two days alone.
		Of the nine affected districts, LWS India will implement relief operations in four districts, namely Murshidabad, Birbhum, Burdwan and Midnapore, as these districts are said to be the worst affected.
	www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2000/ASIN05.html (2225 words)

	Heat kills 10 in India, monsoon arrives in northeast - Irna
		Severe heat wave conditions sweeping India's West Bengal Friday claimed ten more lives in the state's Bardhaman and Birbhum districts taking the toll to 20 people in the past one week, according to official reports received by Press Trust of India.
		Of the ten deaths, five were reported from Asansol colliery belt in Bardhaman district, where temperature ranged between 48 degree Celsius and 51 degree Celsius, and another five from neighboring Birbhum district which is also heat-wave belt.
		In Birbhum district, five persons died of heat wave in the past two days.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-235/0506180335121708.htm (393 words)

	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News
		During the 18th and 19th centuries, literally thousands of temples were built all over Bengal.
		Beautiful terracotta temple works from the Gupta period have been discovered in North Bengal, and particularly in Birbhum district, where terracottas were profusely manufactured by local craftsmen for decorating these temples.
		Many thousands of Siva, Vaishnava and Kali temples are scattered all over the Birbhum region.
	www.harekrsna.com /sun/news/10-05/news148.htm (451 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Deputy Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told newsmen at the state secretariat that seven persons died in Birbhum district.
		Vast areas of Rampurhat in Birbhum, Kandi in Murshidabad and Katwa in Burdwan districts had been submerged by the surging waters of the Brahmoni, Ajay, Dwarka, Mayurakshi and Bhagirathi rivers.
		Three persons were washed away by the surging waters of the Brahmoni in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district, one of the worst-hit areas of the state.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000920/main1.htm (369 words)

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