Bankura
Proper noun
Meaning
Bankura
A city and district in West Bengal, India.
Examples
Adhikari, a popular leader in East Midnapore, holds sway over 35 Assembly seats, spanning West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and parts of Birbhum, the TMC sources said.
Born on March 15, 1936, Dr. Prasad pursued medicine at Bankura Medical College, West Bengal, and got his postgraduate diploma in chest diseases from Chest Hospital, Hyderabad.
The Adhikari family wields considerable influence in at least 40--45 assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, parts of Birbhum -- mainly in the Junglemahal region -- and areas in minority-dominated Murshidabad district.
Before her, all Covid-positive patients in Purulia were sent to neighboring Bankura.
Ten years back, this region, comprising the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram, was a hotbed of rebel activities.
"Four people were killed in Bankura district, three in Hooghly, and one each in West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas."