Medinipur or Midnapore is the District Headquarters of Midnapore District and a city in the West Bengal state of India.
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18 Facts About Midnapore
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Midnapore was defeated by Shah Shuja, the second son of Shah Jehan, then the subahdar of Bengal.
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The district of Midnapore which included Dhalbhum or Ghatshila, now in Singhbhum, Jharkhand was annexed in 1760 along with Burdwan and Chittagong both handed over to the East India Company by Mir Qasim.
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Midnapore is notable for its contribution in the history of Indian freedom movement since it has produced many martyrs.
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Midnapore was first caught by a policeman for distributing seditious leaflets in Midnapore in 1906.
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Midnapore was an anarchist and protested against the moderate policies of Surendranath Banerjea.
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Midnapore founded a girls' school, a night school for workers, and a public library.
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Apart from these local trains, many major express trains pass through Midnapore including the Jhargram-Medinipur Jangalmahal Express, Delhi-Puri Nandan Kanan Express, Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak T Samarsatta Express, Puri-Patna Express, Ernakulam-Patna Express, Malda Town-DIgha Express etc.
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Nevertheless, the ongoing construction of the new interstate highway system which passes by Midnapore has reduced the time it takes for inhabitants to reach Kolkata.
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Since Midnapore is drier than many other coastal and humid low-lying towns of West Bengal, this problem is not as acute as it.
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Midnapore still fills this role and has more physicians, lawyers, teachers, banks, and administrative offices than any other town in either East or West Midnapore district.
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Today, Midnapore is a commercial and agricultural hub in the district of Paschim Medinipur.
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Midnapore is a municipality with 24 wards and 94,738 registered voters.
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St John's Church, Midnapore was built in 1851 and the Medinipur Baptist Church which was built in 1863.
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The dilapidated hall of Brahmo Samaj, "Brahmo Samaj Mandir" near Midnapore Collegiate School is a silent reminder of the Brahmo presence of yesteryears.
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Odia people of Midnapore are native of the place and merged with migrant Bengalis during British occupation to form a unique culture.
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Many people in Midnapore town are increasingly becoming more health-conscious and going on walks and the city is a witness to which is the proliferating gyms and clubs.
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Midnapore has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Midnapore.
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