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  berar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The origin of the name Berar is not known, but may perhaps be a corruption of Vidarbha, the name of a kingdom in the Deccan of which, in the period of the Mahabharata, Berar probably formed part.
The history of Berar belongs generally to that of the Deccan, the country falling in turn under the sway of the various dynasties which successively ruled in southern India, the first authentic records showing it to have been part of the Andhra or Satavahana empire.
On October 1, 1903, Berar was placed under the administration of the British commissioner general of the Central Provinces, which henceforth became known as the Central Provinces and Berar.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /berar.html   (1086 words)

  
 CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR - LoveToKnow Article on CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR
Berar consists mainly of the valley lying between the Satpura range of mountains in the north and the Ajanta range in the south.
The staple crops of Berar are cotton and juar.
Population.The population of the Central Provinces and Berar as now defined according to the census of 1901 was 10,847,325, and is of very diverse ethical construction, having been recruited by immigration from the countries surrounding it on all sides.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CE/CENTRAL_PROVINCES_AND_BERAR.htm   (4360 words)

  
 BERAR - LoveToKnow Article on BERAR
The origin of the name Berar i-s not known, but may perhaps be a corruption of Vidarblia, the name of a kingdom in the Deccan of which, in the period of the Mahabharata, Berar probably formed part.
On the final fall of the Chalukyas in the 12th century, Berar came under the sway of the Yadavas of Deogiri, and remained in their possession till the Mussulman invasions at the end of the i3th century.
By a treaty of 1822, which extinguished the Mahratta right to levy chauth, the Wardha river was fixed as the eastern boundary of Berar, the Melghat and adjoining districts in the plains being assigned to the nizam in exchange for the districts east of the Wardha held by the peshwa.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BERAR.htm   (918 words)

  
 Berar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan (1348), Berar was constituted one of the four provinces into which their kingdom was divided, being governed by great nobles, with a separate army.
In 1724 the Nizam-al-Mulk Asif Jah established the independent line of the Nizams of Hyderabad state Hyderabad, and thenceforth the latter claimed to be de jure sovereigns of Berar, with exception of certain districts (Mehkar, Umarkhed, etc.) ceded to the Maratha Peshwa in 1760 and 1795.
After Indias independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became a province of India, and in 1950 became the Indian states and territories of India state of Madhya Pradesh.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Regions-of-India/Berar.html   (1019 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Marathi-speaking Berar region of the Hyderabad princely state was administered by the Central Provinces after 1853, and annexed to the Central Provinces in 1903.
On the 1st of October 1903 Berar also was placed under the administration of the commissioner of the Central Provinces.
After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became part of India, and was merged with the princely states under its authority to become the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh in 1950.
www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Central_Provinces_and_Berar   (482 words)

  
 Nagpur biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nagpur province, which consisted of the present Nagpur region, Chhindwara and Chhatisgarh, was administered by a commissioner under the central government from 1853 to 1861, when it became part of the Central Provinces, ruled by a British governor, with Nagpur as its capital.
After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became a province of India, and in 1950 became the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, again with Nagpur as its capital.
In 1956 the Indian states were reorganized along linguistic lines, and the Nagpur region and Berar were transferred to Bombay state, which in 1960 was split into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
nagpur.biography.ms   (708 words)

  
 History of Wardha District - Explore Wardha.com
Wardha with the rest of Berar probably formed part of the Chalukya Rajput dynasty whose capital was situated in the modern Bijapur District and subsequently at Nasik and whose rule lasted from about 550 to 750 A.D. Copper-plate grants belonging to this dynasty have been found at Multai in Betul and at Deoli in Wardha.
On the collapse of the Bahmani dynasty in 1518, Berar was ruled for a period by the Imad Shahi princes from their capital at Ellichpur, the founder of the dynasty being a Kanarese Hindu whom the governor of Berar had promoted to high office.
The tract west of the Wardha included in Berar was finally ceded to Nagpur in 1822, the forts of Gawilgarh and Narnala and some other territory in Berar being retroceded by the Bhonslas to the Nizam at the same time.
www.explorewardha.com /history.htm   (432 words)

  
 sordid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Under charter to the Shaw Saville Shipping line, the BERAR, a vessel of 902 tons, was considered to be rather a small ship to board the number of immigrant passengers travelling on the long journey to New Zealand.
On her last voyage to New Zealand, the BERAR left London on the 18th October, 1874, under Captain Heiho, arriving in Wellington after 96 days on the 22nd January, 1875.
Many and bitter were the complaints of the married women at being unable to obtain proper food for their children, or decent sleeping accommodation for themselves or fuel to cook with.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~tonyf/sordid/sordid.html   (535 words)

  
 BERAR - Online Information article about BERAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The origin of the name Berar is not known, but may perhaps be a corruption of Vidarbha, the name of a See also:
river was fixed as the eastern boundary of Berar, the Melghat and adjoining districts in the plains being assigned to the nizam in See also:
form the province of Berar, though they coincided in extent neither with the Berar of the nizams nor with the old Mogul province.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BERAR.html   (1286 words)

  
 Berar
The third trip of the Berar was to Wellington.
Her name is probably taken from the BERAR (also spelt BIRAR) district east-central Maharashtra state, western India which is famous for its cotton-growing.
Royal Commission of Enquiry was convened into the outbreak of disease and subsequent deaths on board.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~ourstuff/Berar.htm   (321 words)

  
 The Second Anglo Maratha War
Marquess Wellesley's attempts to bring these states into his `subsidiary' system were unsuccessful, and civil war among the Marathas resulted in the utter defeat of the Peshwa's forces by Holkar at the battle of Poona (25 October 1802).
Having sustained such casualties, and having fought the battle after a 24-mile march, Wellesley was unable immediately to pursue his defeated enemy, who had left 98 guns on the field, which they had bravely attempted to defend.
Wellesley pressed on in due course, until the Raja of Berar's army, with large numbers of Sindhia's cavalry made a stand at Argaum on 29 November 1803.
www.indhistory.com /anglo-maratha-war-2.html   (951 words)

  
 THE PETROLEUM (BERAR EXTENSION) REPEAL BILL, 2002
Repeal of Act 23 of 1937.-The Petroleum (Berar Extension) Act, 1937, is hereby repealed.
The Petroleum Act, 1934, when it was enacted, did not apply to Berar Province but it was subsequently made applicable to Berar by enacting the Petroleum (Berar Extension) Act, 1937.
The Petroleum Act, 1934 was amended in 1950 to provide for its extension to the whole of India.
indiacode.nic.in /incodis/whatsnew/petro-berar.htm   (156 words)

  
 Nagpuronline: Kanhoji Bhosle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Raghuji received the robes to Senasaheb Subha, sanads for Berar and Gondavana, and the right to extend the levy of Cauthai to Chattisgad.
Thus, after establishing his rule over a greater part of Berar, Raghuji proceeded towards Bham, the headquarters of his uncle, in 1730A.D. the small fortress at Bham was besieged by Raghuji's Army.
The end of Kanhoji's new opportunities in Berar, Nagpur and the region beyond to the east.
www.nagpuronline.com /history/kanhoji.html   (616 words)

  
 Nagpuronline: The Modern Period -1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The territory up to the western bank of Wardha granted to the Nizam by the treaty of Devaganv- 1803, was annexed by Dalhousie on the plea that the Nizam had failed to pay the money for the maintenance of the subsidiary force.
The Berar was then divided into the Northen and southern Berar.
For the loyal services of the Nizam, however, during the rising of 1857, Southern Berar was given back to him.
www.nagpuronline.com /history/modern1.html   (428 words)

  
 Province names latest Director to Fraser River Port Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Berar, a retired Vice-President with RBC Dominion Securities in Vancouver, to the Port Authority’s Board of Directors for a three-year term effective August 16, 2004.
Berar also brings experience working in Pulp and Paper related industries in BC.
Berar is a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for BC, and President of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce.
www.fraserportauthority.com /new/090804.html   (188 words)

  
 CITY OF CAMPBELL PLANNING COMMISSION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Commissioner Roseberry asked staff to elaborate on the differences between net and gross lot sizes, particularly as it pertains to the rear flag lot that is listed as 13,126 square feet gross and 11,310 square feet net.
Andrei Berar if his home is the one with the tennis courts with oversized lighting fixtures.
Andrei Berar said that there is no power hooked up to those lights and that they are never used.
www.ci.campbell.ca.us /cityservices/mgrclerkcouncil/postings/pm07262005.htm   (1590 words)

  
 25light years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Studio Berar, distributor of SGM products in Serbia and Montenegro, has carried out an important lighting installation in Studio 8 of national broadcaster TV RTS.
Studio Berar has also concluded a deal for a large consignment of SGM products to ’Grand Production’, the company that produces ’Grand Show’, a very popular television show in Serbia and Montenegro, transmitted by broadcaster TV PINK to an audience of over a million and a half viewers.
Studio Berar gave considerable technical consultancy and played an active role in all the stages of the installation with its staff: Viktor Trifu (lighting designer), Momcilo Berar (lighting technician), Arsa Zlatkovic (lighting assistant), Zoran Matic, Mile Pavlovic and Goran Kravic (technicians).
www.sgm.it /eng/news_organ/notizia.asp?notizia=1452003&id=73   (155 words)

  
 Akbar conquers Ahmadnagar
By 1527, there were mainly five Muslim kingdoms in deccan, they were, Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar and Bedar.
One, however, remained intact and this, when exploded, killed many of garrison and destroyed fifty yards of the curtain between the two armies, but the breach was so gallantly defended by Chand Bibi in person that the assailants were repulsed and night permitted the defenders to repair the damage.
The garrison was suffering from Famine, so Chand Bibi decided to give away Berar.
www.indhistory.com /last-conquest-akbar.html   (389 words)

  
 Current Events - Indianpolo.com, polo, polo in india
The 1st Game of the Prince of Berar Trophy was played at the Bison Polo field in Hyderabad on Tue Sep 4, 2001 between A P Riding Club (APRC) and the Indian Navy.
The top scorer for APRC was Shehzad Abbas with 4 goals, while Yusuf Azmi scored 2 goals, and Kader Siddiqui scored 1 goals.
The 2nd game of the Prince of Berar Trophy will be played on Wed Sep 5, 2001 between 61 Cav/Armoured Corps and Monsterindia.com.
www.indianpolo.com /news/article.asp?u_action=display&u_log=65   (185 words)

  
 JBL PROFESSIONAL VERTEC® LINE ARRAY SYSTEM HELPS STUDIO BERAR COMMEMORATE 200th SERBIAN ANNIVERSARY
Caption: Serbian sound company Studio Berar provided sound and lighting for the "Europe in Belgrade" concert, commemorating Serbia’s 200th anniversary.
The program, which was transmitted by the national broadcast agency TV RTS, included performers from Hungary (conductor Janos Kovac and The Budapest Philharmonic) and tenor Attila Fekete, Austria (mezzo-soprano Leandra Overmann), Russia (conductor Vladislav Chernushenko and The State Academic Chorus of Saint Petersburg) and Turkey (basso Tuncay Kortoglu, soloist of the Ankara Opera and Ballet).
Novi Sad-based Studio Berar was contracted to provide full sound and lighting services for this ambitious musical project.
www.jblpro.com /pressroom/Belgrade/Belgrade.htm   (375 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Despite a bleak outlook for this year, major semiconductor suppliers and fab houses face intensive competitive pressure that is fueling a relentless drive to 300mm, 0.13-micron process wafers.
Indeed, with the ready availability of the required technical elements, the real challenge lies in accommodating the broader demands of next-generation manufacturing.
Andrei Berar is the vice president of systems integration at Credence Systems Corp., based in Fremont, Calif.
www.reed-electronics.com /Electronicnews/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA94750   (847 words)

  
 Madhya Pradesh
The abundant cotton of the southwest (especially Berar) makes this state second only to Gujarat in cotton production.
Spinning and weaving are the chief industries; there is a huge steel mill at Bhilainagar and chemical and electrical industries at Bhopal.
Berar, originally belonging to the domain of the Nizam of Hyderabad, was incorporated in 1903; from then until 1950 the state was called Central Provinces and Berar.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0831069.html   (375 words)

  
 Perrin Family New Zealand
The other children were born in Rotherhithe, London and arrived in New Zealand on the 'Berar' in January 1875 with their parents.
They left England with their family in October 1874, in the 'Berar' for New Zealand, arriving in Wellington on January 22nd, 1875.
Their passages had been taken by the 'Cospatrick' but owing to an accident they were unable to come in her.
groups.msn.com /PerrinFamilyNewZealand   (731 words)

  
 Reel_Thirteen
5, 1902: Maharaja Holkar ; Berar agreement ; Afghanistan ; Outrage by the 9th Lancers ; Killing of a coolie ; Plague operations and effect.
18, 1902: Durbar announcement of remission of taxation ; Berar papers ; the Amir of Aghanistan ; the 9th Lancers case ; Aden.
The 9th Lancers case ; Delhi Durbar ; Nepal and Tibet ; Extracts from teh Indian Press on the Viceroy's speech at the Durbar.
www-personal.umich.edu /~rdsaran/Reel_Thirteen.html   (2735 words)

  
 Studio Berar : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Studio Berar in cooperation with Dom Omladine Belgrade organized concert of world known band The Prodigy.
STUDIO BERAR is in charge for technical realization of Main stage and Dance Arena stage.
Studio Berar is in charge for technical realization concert at Tashmaydan.
www.studioberar.com /news.php   (415 words)

  
 hyder11   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He refused to sign any instrument of accession to the Dominion of India or Pakistan, when those states came into being in August 1947.
Granted the title of Prince of Berar together with the style of His Highness and a personal salute of 9-guns, 13
December 1931 (zifaf), H.H. Durdana Begum Sahiba, Princess of Berar [H.I.H. Princess Khadija Hayriya Aisha Dur-i-Shahvar Sultana](b.
4dw.net /royalark/India/hyder11.htm   (1345 words)

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