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v. t. e. The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. [ 1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the ...
At the time of its creation in 1947, the state of West Bengal was divided into 14 districts—Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Calcutta (Kolkata), Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. [ 3] Cooch Behar district was a princely state named Koch Bihar till 20 August 1949, when the ...
The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of the Government of West Bengal. In the capacity of governor, the holder of the aforementioned is the constitutional representative of the President of India (the Union Government) in the state of West Bengal. C. V. Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor, having taken office on 18 November 2022. [1]
The Bengali Calendar or Bangla Calendar ( Bengali: বঙ্গাব্দ, lit. 'Baṅgābda'), colloquially ( Bengali: বাংলা সন, romanized : Baṅgla Śon ), is a solar calendar [ 1] used in the Bengal region of the South Asia. A revised version of the calendar is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh and an earlier ...
v. t. e. The Judiciary of California or the Judicial Branch of California is defined under the California Constitution as holding the judicial power of the state of California which is vested in the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. [ 1] The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the California Supreme Court at ...
Public ( West Bengal) Date. 14/15 April. Frequency. annual. Paschimbanga Dibas ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ দিবস ), also known as West Bengal Day, is the day, which is celebrated by peoples of West Bengal and dedicated to the Indian state of West Bengal. It will be officially celebrated every year on 1st Boishakh (April 14/ ...
Since. 11 May 2023. The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. [ 1] It is located at Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is somewhat based on the Lakenhal ( Cloth Hall) in Ypres in ...
Pohela Boisakh has been the traditional New Year festival in the state, with the new year referred to as the Noboborsho. [23] The festival falls on 14 or 15 April, as West Bengal follows its traditional Bengali calendar, which adjusts for solar cycle differently than the one used in Bangladesh where the festival falls on 14 April. [51]