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West Bengal Tourism - Fairs and Festivals of Bengal Poush Mela is held at Santiniketan in the district of Birbhum. At Santiniketan in the district of Birbhum, it is Vasanta Utsav (March). Kenduli Mela (District Birbhum) : on the occasion of Makar Sankranti (mid-January) another fair is held at Kenduli in the district of Birbhum. www.wbtourism.com /fairs_festivals/festival_bengal.htm   (767 words)

A Complete guide to Dubrajpur, Birbhum In West Bengal our district Birbhum is in the western side. In the district of BIRBHUM we get DUBRAJPUR in its south west part. In South with another district BURDWAN and rest of the border with district MURSHIDABAD. www.geocities.com /dubrajpur   (465 words)

BIRBHUM - LoveToKnow Article on BIRBHUM The two border principalities of Birbhum and Bankura were accordingly united into a district under a British collector. 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. 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 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. 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'. It happened at the district conference of Birbhum in 1991. www.netguruindia.com /news/May01/04/CAL3.html   (764 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion 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. In Bardhaman, Birbhum and Malda no involvement of NGO and anganwadi workers were noticed. In Birbhum, it was 31 per cent and 16 per cent respectively. www.telegraphindia.com /1020911/asp/opinion/story_1186581.asp   (572 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)

ecocol 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. The study considers the identification of major groups of industries and the factors responsible for the increase in numbers of them during the five year period from 1990 to 1995 in the district of Birbhum from the data collected from a survey using stratified multistage unequal probability sampling method. 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. www.ganashakti.com /old/1999/990125/column.htm   (693 words)

The Hindu : Ten killed in Bengal flood 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. 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. www.hindu.com /2000/09/20/stories/14202268.htm   (324 words)

Heat kills 10 in India, monsoon arrives in northeast - Irna In Birbhum district, five persons died of heat wave in the past two days. 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. 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. www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-235/0506180335121708.htm   (393 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. 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. Of the 12 deaths in Birbhum, six were from Rampurhat, four from Nalhati and one each from Mayureswar and Labhpur. www.rediff.com /news/2000/sep/19beng.htm   (212 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. Birbhum Zilla Parishad functions for development of rural areas of this District. This Parishad also organizes community action for rural planning and development through the elected Panchayat Bodies at different levels. birbhum.nic.in /bzp.htm   (334 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News 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. Deputy Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told newsmen at the state secretariat that seven persons died in Birbhum district. www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000920/main1.htm   (369 words)

Bengal flood toll 47 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. 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. www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990928/ige28022.html   (526 words)

XI LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session III (Winter) This incident has taken place near Dubrajpur railway station in Birbhum district on the Andal-Sainthia railway section. 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. parliamentofindia.nic.in /lsdeb/ls11/ses3/06291196.htm   (212 words)

Report on one-day training program on Awareness Program on AIDS and STDs at SHIS TB Hospital, Bhangar As part of INHP, CARE-WB is undertaking operational research activities in the field of community health financing in the Sainthia Block of Birbhum District of West Bengal. Community Development Medicinal Unit [CDMU], Calcutta, in collaboration with CARE West Bengal [CARE-WB], conducted a two-day training program for health workers from the government and non-governmental organization [NGO] sectors at Ahmadpur in the Sainthia Block of Birbhum District on April 14 and 15, 2001. At Ahmadpur, Birbhum, on April 14 and 15, 2001 education.vsnl.com /cdmudocu/TP_Ahmadpur_Rep.htm   (1093 words)

Birbhum district map, district map of Birbhum, map of Birbhum Birbhum district map, district map of Birbhum, map of Birbhum West Bengal >> Districts >> Birbhum District Map Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. www.mapsofindia.com /maps/westbengal/districts/birbhum.htm   (46 words)

rediff.com: Violence in West Bengal Amidst pandemonium, the opposition Congress, Trinamul Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party unitedly staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly on Friday protesting the massacre of eleven people in Birbhum district on Thursday. The opposition had demanded that Deputy Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee give a statement in the House on Thursday's incident in which eleven people, reported to be Trinamul Congress supporters, were killed allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist activists near Nanur in Birbhum district. Barring the SUCI and Gorkha National Liberation Front members, the entire opposition stalled the proceedings of the House from the very beginning waving black flags, shouting slogans demanding a discussion on the incident and resignation of the Left Front government. in.rediff.com /news/2000/jul/28beng.htm   (276 words)

Birbhum The first case of fluoride pollution was detected in Nasipur village of Birbhum district in 1997. Distribution of wheel chairs among fluorosis-affected villagers in Nasipur, Birbhum. www.bruha.com /pfpc/html/birbhum.html   (26 words)

Welcome to CGWB In Birbhum and Bankura districts aquifers beyond 136mbgl upto the drilled depth of 350mbgl in the Tertiary formation are found under autoflow condition. 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. Areas with moderate yield(yield between 50 - 150m3hr) : Comprising part of Malda,Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur, western part of Murshidabad,marginal tract of Birbhum, Barddhaman, Bankura and Medinipur districts. www.cgwber.nic.in /westbengal.asp   (1163 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. Officials reported 275 deaths in Murshidabad and 147 in Birbhum. www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f13cc67bcd60c6b1c1256966002cdf90   (314 words)

ACT Appeals The districts worst affected are Birbhum, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Nadia, Hooghly and Howrah. 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. 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. www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2000/ASIN05.html   (2225 words)

The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News 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. Built of brick, sand and lime plaster, their sizes vary from thirty to fifty feet in height and twelve to thirty feet at the base. www.harekrsna.com /sun/news/10-05/news148.htm   (451 words)

Mukul Dey -- Pioneer Indian graphic artist 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. 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. 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)

Indiainfo.com - News - India - 11 killed as parties come to blows in WB Bolpur (West Bengal): At least 11 people were killed and several injured in a series of clashes between supporters of Forward Bloc and Trinamool Congress in Sujapur village in Birbhum district on Thursday, Bolpur sub divisional officer Sushanta Ranjan Uppadhyaya said. He said that a preliminary report said the clashes occurred after a dispute over the cutting of paddy. news.indiainfo.com /2000/07/27/clash.html   (158 words)

A Biography of Jadunath Sinha Jadunath was born in Birbhum district when his mother was sixteen years old. Jadunath Sinha was born in 1892 in Kurumgram in Birbhum, West Bengal, and later lived in Murshidabad and Calcutta. 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)

Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> 13 killed due to crude bomb expolosion in Bengal Kolkata: At least 13 people were killed when crude bombs exploded at Dakhalbati village in Birbhum district of West Bengal, police said on October 28. Seven persons died on the spot when the bombs being manufactured by them went off in a mud house late on October 27 night setting off a series of explosions which caused the structure to collapse, inspector general of police (IGP-law and order) Chayan Mukherjee said. news.indiainfo.com /2002/10/28/28bomb.html   (147 words)

CPM ticket for Nanoor massacre accused Mr Nitya Chatterjee and Mr Manirujjaman, the accused who are now candidates, have been rewarded by their party for killing landless farmers, said district Trinamul leaders. Trinamul leaders allege all the accused in the massacre, including the fugitives, have now resurfaced and taken charge of the CPI-M's election machinery in parts of Birbhum. www.hvk.org /articles/0403/216.html   (221 words)

Traditional Crafts of West Bengal - India The craft, however, is today flourishing in and around Calcutta and in some places in Birbhum district. This is a radition built up in contemporary times-several centuries of interaction with foreign craftsmen and a legacyleft us by many years of British rule. New ceramic technologies have joined hands with a heritage of handicrafts to produce a range of fine, glazed ceramic products for decoration, dolly, toys, wall-hangings, household pottery and industrial application. www.bharatheritage.in /west-bengal/traditional_crafts.htm   (844 words)

Arun Udyog At present the highest the Black Stone Mines of Birbhum District rather West Bengal. www.calcuttayellowpages.com /adver/102934d.html   (169 words)

Guru-parampara - 2 Nityananda Prabhu was born on the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight of Magha (Feb.-March) in the village of Ekacakra in the district of Birbhum in 1395 Saka (1473 AD). After personally carrying out an investigation, Buchanan Hamilton has recorded a brief history of Nityananda's family in the Purnea Report. www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/parampara2.htm   (10542 words)

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