Politics of West Bengal Current Affairs, GK & News
Santosh Rana, veteran Naxalite leader, passes away
Santosh Rana (76), the veteran Naxalite leader, has passed away in Kolkata on June 29, 2019. He is one of the foremost leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and a major thinker on caste, class and tribal politics in West Bengal and winner of a top literary award in the State. The CPI-ML ..
Topics: Ashim Chatterjee • Communist Party of India • CPI • Left-wing politics • Naxalite • Political spectrum • Politics by country • Politics of West Bengal • Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India • Santosh Rana
Bimal Gurung sworn in as the Head of GTA
Bimal Gurung sworn in as the head of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). What is GTA? It a 50-member semi-autonomous body for trouble-torn Darjeeling hills in West Bengal. GTA will consist of 45 elected candidates and 5 nominated candidates. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) had emerged victorious on all 45 seats in the Gorkha Territorial ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Autonomous regions of India • Bimal Gurung • Binay Tamang • Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council • Gorkha Janmukti Morcha • Gorkhaland • Gorkhaland Territorial Administration • Government of West Bengal • Kalimpong district • Politics of West Bengal • States and union territories of India • West Bengal
Current Affairs : July 19, 2011
India, Sri Lanka to jointly find a Solution to the problems related to fishing communities India and Sri Lanka to work out a “practical arrangement” to help fishing communities of both sides to live peacefully During the last couple of years, several instances reported where fishermen from both sides have crossed into each others’ territory ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011
Topics: Autonomous regions of India • Cricket • Darjeeling district • Gorkhaland • Gorkhaland Territorial Administration • Government of West Bengal • Kalimpong district • Politics of West Bengal • Sachin Tendulkar • States and union territories of India • Virender Sehwag • West Bengal