The models of urban governance differ from state to state followed by the State Municipal Acts. This chapter looks into the changes in the urban governance structure and in the pattern of municipal financing in West Bengal, and their impact on the efficiency of the provision of basic service ...
A fuzzier memory: In the early 1990s, an aunt was getting married. A curfew across all of Kolkata meant that anyone on the streets after sundown could be arrested or shot — and it was prompted by recent Hindu-Muslim riots across the city and the state of West Bengal. Several days’ wo...
Among the great cities of the world, Kolkata (formerly spelt as Calcutta) , the capital of India's West Bengal, and the home of nearly 15 million people, is often mentioned as the only one that still has a large fleet of hand-pulled rickshaws. Rickshaws are not there to haul around to...
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Kolkata, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s largest cities and one of its major ports. The city is centred on the east bank of the... Toronto Toronto, city, capital of the province of Ontario, southeastern Canad...
West Bengal STD Codes S.No.AreaSTD CodeISD Code 1.Adra03251+91-3251 2.Alipurduar03564+91-3564 3.Amlagora03227+91-3227 4.Arambagh03211+91-3211 5.Asansol0341+91-341 6.Balurghat03522+91-3522 7.Bankura03242+91-3242 8.Basirhat03217+91-3217...
Delhi is the third largest city of India . Delhi is a unique blend of tradition and modernity. It is an architectural college of parks and flyovers, historical buildings and skyscrapers. Kolkata Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal .The Kolkata port is one of the major ports of the countr...
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The city is strategically positioned with three international frontiers: Bangladesh in the east, Nepal in the west, and Bhutan in the northeast. It is the capital of West Bengal, a province rich in natural resources with a thriving tea-production industry. ...