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Kharagpur
Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopolitan city of the district.It is located 120 kms west of state capital Kolkata and 1300 kms south east of national capital New Delhi. The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur), one of the Institutes of National Importance, was founded in Kharagpur in May 1950. It has one of the largest railway workshops in India, and the fourth longest railway platform in the world (1072.5 m). Also it is the headquarters of the Kharagpur Division of South Eastern Railway. History Kharagpur received its name from the twelfth king of the Mallabhum dynasty, Kharga Malla, when he conquered it. Kharagpur was a part of the Hijli Kingdom and ruled by Hindu Odia rulers as a feudatory under Gajapati Kings of Odisha. Historians claim that in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIT Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance. In 2019 it was awarded the status of Institute of Eminence by the Government of India. The institute was initially established to train engineers after India attained independence in 1947. However, over the years, the institute's academic capabilities diversified with offerings in management, law, architecture, humanities, etc. IIT Kharagpur has an campus and has about 22,000 residents. History Foundation In 1946, a committee by Sir Jogendra Singh, Member of Viceroy's executive council, to consider the creation of higher technical institutions "for post-World War II industrial development of India". This was followed by the creation of a 22-member committee headed by Nal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharagpur Subdivision
Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhargram subdivision from the district in 2017: Kharagpur subdivision has a population density of 787 per km2. 48.02% of the total population of the district resides in this subdivision. Administrative units Kharagpur subdivision has 10 police stations, 10 community development blocks, 10 panchayat samitis, 99 gram panchayats, 2,679 mouzas, 2486 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 5 census towns. The single municipality is at Kharagpur. The census towns are: Balichak, Chaulia, Deuli, Kharagpur Railway Settlement and Kalaikunda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kharagpur. Police stations Police stations in Kharagpur subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction: Gram panchayats The subdivision contains 99 gram p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharagpur Junction Railway Station
Kharagpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station. It is an A-1 category station of Indian Railways. History Kharagpur Junction came up in 1898–99. On one side, Bengal Nagpur Railway's Kharagpur–Cuttack line was opened on New Year's Day in 1899. On the other hand, the opening of the bridge over the Rupnarayan River at Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900, connected with Kharagpur. Kharagpur was also linked with Sini the same year. The line was ready in 1898–99. The Kharagpur– Midnapore branch line was opened to traffic in 1901. Infrastructure After , and in Kerala, Kharagpur has the world's third-longest railway platform with a length of . Remodelling of Gorakhpur railway station was completed and the new platform inaugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paschim Medinipur District
Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district (also known as Midnapore West) is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was converted into a district. GDP of West Midnapore district is 12 billion USD. Geography Paschim Medinipur, located in the south-western part of West Bengal, was created with the partition of the erstwhile Midnapore district, then the largest district of India, on 1 January 2002. It ranks second in terms of geographical area (9,295.28 km2) amongst the districts of the state, next to South 24-Parganas (9,960 km2). It ranks third in terms of rural population (4.58 million) following South 24-Parganas (5.82 million) and Murshidabad (5.13 million). It ranked fourth in terms of percentage of tribal population (14.87) following Jalpaiguri (18.87), Purulia (18.27) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharagpur Sadar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency (earlier known as Kharagpur Town seat) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 224 Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kharagpur municipality and Kharagpur Railway Settlement of Kharagpur I community development block. Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Vidhan Sabha * 1957 : Narayan Choubey of CPI * 1967 : Narayan Choubey (CPI) * 1969 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal of Congress * 1972 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 1977 : Sudhir Das Sharma, defeated Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 1982 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 2001 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 2006 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 2011 : Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) * 2016 : Dilip Ghosh (BJP), defeated Gyan Singh Sohanpal (Congress) ** Dilip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Institutes Of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, declaring them as Institutes of National Importance and laying down their powers, duties, and framework for governance as the country's premier institutions in the field of technology. The act currently lists twenty-three IITs. Each IIT has autonomy and is linked to others through a common council called the IIT Council, which oversees their administration. The Minister of Education of India is the ex officio Chairperson of the IIT Council. List of institutes History The history of the IIT system nearly dates back to 1946 when Sir Jogendra Singh of the Viceroy's Executive Council set up a committee whose task was to consider the creation of ''Higher Technical Institutions'' for post-war industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medinipur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Midnapore in West Bengal. Six of the seven assembly segments of No. 34 Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency are in Paschim Medinipur district and one is in Purba Medinipur district. Vidhan Sabha segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 34 Medinipur is composed of the following segments: Prior to delimitation, Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Patashpur (assembly constituency no. 215), Midnapore (assembly constituency no. 223), Kharagpur Town (assembly constituency no. 224), Kharagpur Rural (assembly constituency no. 225), Keshiari (ST) (assembly constituency no. 226), Narayangarh (assembly constituency no. 227) and Dantan (assembly constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradip Sarkar
Pradip Sarkar is a politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Biography Sarkar graduated from Vidyasagar University in 1993. He was elected as the chairman of Kharagpur Municipality. He was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kharagpur Sadar on 28 November 2019. This was the first win for any All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur ... candidate from Kharagpur Sadar. References Living people West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Vidyasagar University alumni 1970s births Indian businesspeople People from Paschim Medinipur district People from Kharagpur {{WestBengal-politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Ghosh (politician)
Dilip Ghosh (born 1 August 1964) is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament representing the Medinipur constituency in Lok Sabha. He is currently serving as one of the national vice presidents of Bhartiya Janta Party. He served as the 9th president of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. ——— Early life and education Ghosh was born in Kuliana village near Gopiballavpur of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. He was the second of the four sons of Bholanath Ghosh and Puspalata Ghosh. After completing his secondary schooling, Ghosh claims to have pursued diploma in engineering from a polytechnic college in Jhargram over an affidavit filed with the Election Commission of India, a case regarding the matter was filed in the Calcutta High Court but the court dismissed it on the grounds that public interest litigation can not be regarding a person's educational qualification. The lone polytechnic institute in the region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiran Chatterjee
Hiran Chatterjee is a Tollywood film actor and a Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kharagpur Sadar. He has been working with the non-governmental organisation, Voice of World, which provides aid to visually and physically challenged street children. Early life and education Chatterjee was a resident of Uluberia, a sub-divisional town of Howrah, where he spent his childhood. Political career He was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kharagpur Sadar (constituency). He defeated Pradip Sarkar of All India Trinamool Congress by 3,771 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. He was elected as a councillor for Ward 33 of Kharagpur Municipality in West Bengal Municipal Elections, 2022. Awards * Best Action Hero Award from Anandalok for ''Nabab Nandini ''Nobab Nondini'' (also spelled as ''Nabab Nandini'') ( bn, নবাব নন্দিনী) is a 2007 Romantic Bengali film directed by Haranath Chakraborty, story written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institutes Of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state". Institutes of National Importance receive special recognition, higher autonomy and funding from the Government of India. Common Acts Architecture Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPA) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the 'School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014' and its subsequent amendments. Design National Institutes of Design (NID) are declared as Institution of National Importance through the 'National Institute of Design Act 2014' and its subsequent amendments. Engineering and Technology * Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are declared as Institutes of National Importance through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority. The area's early history featured a succession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
