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  Hamirpur - LoveToKnow 1911
HAMIRPUR, a town and district of British India, in the Allahabad division of the United Provinces.
Hamirpur forms part of the great plain of Bundelkhand, which stretches from the banks of the Jumna to the central Vindhyan plateau.
On the outbreak of the Mutiny in 1857, Hamirpur was the scene of a fierce rebellion, and all the principal towns were plundered by the surrounding chiefs.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Hamirpur   (577 words)

  
 Hamirpur (U.P.) - History
The early history of the region covered by the present district of Hamirpur may be traced back to the Palaeolithic age as evidenced by the discovery of choppers, hand axes and pebble cores.
Hamirpur was then included in the newly formed district of Bundelkhand and remained a part of it till March, 1819, when two district were formed.
In 1821, the headquarter of the former from Kalpi shifted to Hamirpur.
hamirpur.nic.in /history.htm   (997 words)

  
 mbad
Hamirpur district is adjacent to Chitrakoot, an important pilgrimage town in India, where Ram passed twelve years of His exile with Sita and Laxman.
Every year Hamirpur celebrates the first visit of the Avatar on 18-19 November in the form of a big Meher Prem Mela.
Hamirpur is an important Avatar Meher Baba Center and Meherpuri Trust runs a school as well.
www.members.tripod.com /~meherbhopal/hamirpur.html   (1121 words)

  
 Hamirpur city of Himachal Pradesh - India
Hamirpur area situated at lower elevation and comparatively warmer but has some hilly ranges covered with Pine forests.
Hamirpur town is the Headquarter of this District, which lies on Shimla Dharamshala road.
It is situated on the border of Bilaspur (70 Kms), Hamirpur (30 Kms) and is well connected by roads from all sides.
www.bharatheritage.in /himachal-pradesh/hamirpur.htm   (520 words)

  
 PRIA-International Centre for Learning and Promotion of Participation and Democratic Governance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hamirpur is the name of a small town in Himachal Pradesh, centrally located in the district of Hamirpur where PRIA set up its resource Center in the year 2002.
Annual temperature in Hamirpur is 20-40 degrees Celsius and annual rainfall is 1180 to 1900 mm.
In fact Hamirpur has two jails, both of which are located in the heart of the town and balconies of many households overlook the jail lock- ups.
www.pria.org /storygrassroot/town_story_hamirpur.htm   (3825 words)

  
 Indian Pediatrics - Editorial
The present study was conducted with the objective to assess the current prevalence of 100 in district Hamirpur and to estimate the iodine content of salt consumed by population in the district.
The study was conducted in the district Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh.
In conclusion, Hamirpur district appears to be in a transition phase from iodine deficient to iodine sufficient.
www.indianpediatrics.net /oct1998/oct-1008-1011.htm   (1484 words)

  
 National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur or NIT Hamirpur is a national level university, of India, imparting undergraduate and postgraduate level education in engineering and architecture.
Established in 1986 as Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, it was a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
The institute campus is situated in Anu in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Institute_of_Technology,_Hamirpur   (672 words)

  
 Online Hotel Bookings for Himachal Hotels: Land of Temples-Hamirpur
The history of Hamirpur is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty.
Hamirpur was the part of old Jallandhar-Trigarta empire.
The Katoch dynasty became predominating during the period of Raja Hair Chand who ruled from 1700 A.D. to 1740 A.D. It was Raja Hamir Chand who built the fort at Hamirpur and the present town derived its name from this ruler.
www.himachalhotels.in /Hamirpur.htm   (197 words)

  
 Travel Guide and Map of Hamirpur
Hamirpur is another area in Himachal Pradesh situated at lower elevation and comparatively warmer but has some hilly ranges covered with Pine forests.
Hamirpur district was made in 1972 by carving it out from the Kangra district.
Hamirpur is well connected by roads from all sides and thus can be promoted as a tourist destination by developing some historical and religious places.
www.himachalonline.com /hamirpur/index.htm   (164 words)

  
 hamirpur,Web hosting in hamirpur, hosting in hamirpur, domain registration in hamirpur,NT,Linux,Dedicated Servers in ...
All resellers in hamirpur will be given the server access control panel to administer hosting works directly.
Also Resellers in hamirpur are provided with the technical support online and support on phone, email too.
Resellers in hamirpur will be given special discounts to promote web hosting packages in hamirpur.
www.bookandhost.com /hamirpurhosting.htm   (192 words)

  
 Man from Yoga Guru's convoy held : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hamirpur police on Saturday had arrested the man - identified as Gaurav, who travelled from Punjab to Himachal Pradesh with Singh and the yoga guru in a chopper.
He said the man was able to board the chopper due to some misunderstanding between the security personnel and the yoga guru's staff.
Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Daljit Thakur told reporters that police were trying to find out how Gaurav managed to enter the government chopper.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1707856,000900010005.htm   (371 words)

  
 Hamirpur in Himachal, district Hamirpur info, discussion forum, hotels, famous places, Deotsidh Temple, Nadaun, ...
Hamirpur district is situated between 76°18' to 76°44' East Longitude and 31°52' to 31°30' North Latitudes.
Hamirpur is approachable by road from Shimla, Chandigarh and Pathankot.
Good road from Kiratpur via Bilaspur-Ghagas-Gumarwin and from Shimla via Bilaspur-Ghumarwin have a large number of buses running regularly from all places within the state as well as from Delhi and important towns from Punjab and Haryana.
www.himachalpradesh.us /hamirpur/index.php   (620 words)

  
 Hamirpur (U.P.) - Geography
Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun (Orai), Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West.
It enters the district near the village of Beri and flows separating tehsils Rath and Maudaha from tehsil Hamirpur.
Its length in Hamirpur district is approximately 65 km.
www.hamirpur.nic.in /geography.htm   (383 words)

  
 ATMA - About Hamirpur FOREST & WILDLIFE
The forest area in Hamirpur district falls under Hamirpur forest division.
Katha yield and revenue from private lands in Hamirpur It is an important produce of the tract.
The menace of fires has been increasing in the recent past and fires are engulfing more and more areas even in the carefully protected forests.
www.atmahamirpur.org /about-hamirpur-forest-wildlife.html   (544 words)

  
 5 killed, 43 hurt in Himachal bus mishap : HindustanTimes.com
At least five people were killed and 43 injured, six of them seriously, after a private bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh early on Wednesday, police said.
The accident occurred at Bohni village, about eight kms from Hamirpur, after the driver failed to negotiate a sharp turn following which the bus, which was on its way to Kangra from Sarkaghat in Mandi district fell into the gorge.
Hamirpur ADM, Hira Singh Thakur, told reporters the seriously injured had been referred to PGI at Chandigarh while the remaining were admitted to the district government hospital in Hamirpur.
hindustantimes.com /news/181_1781569,000900010005.htm   (224 words)

  
 National Institute of Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur is one of the ten NITs the country, established in 1986 as a joint and cooperative enterprise of the Govt.
MAIN ENTRANCE OF The college campus is situated in ANU in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is 4 km from main bus stand of Hamirpur on Hamirpur – Toni Devi road.
The city of Hamirpur is well connected with the rest of the country by road.
recham.ernet.in /info3.htm   (541 words)

  
 Security lapse in Swami Ramdev?s chopper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hamirpur, May 29 - Gaurav, an unidentified person, managed to breach the security of Swami Ramdev and traveled with him in the same chopper.
Gaurav managed to enter the helicopter in which the guru and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister V B Singh flew from Chandigarh to Hamirpur on Saturday.
After the opening session of the yoga camp Mr.V B Singh told reporters that the security lapse was due to misunderstanding as the security personnel presumed Gaurav as a member of five-member group of the guru while Ramdev's men mistook him as a member of the security group.
internationalreporter.com /news/read.php?id=1541   (321 words)

  
 The Tribune...Himachal
SHIMLA, July 14 — The All-India Tribes and Minorities Front has urged the Centre to set up a commission for the identification of the left-out tribes and tribal areas so that 130 unscheduled tribes could be properly enumerated during the 2001 census...
HAMIRPUR, July 14 — Mr Pritam Pyara Puri, president of the Hamirpur Nagar Palika Parishad, resigned today...
HAMIRPUR, July 14 — Mr Pritam Pyara Puri, president of the Hamirpur Nagar Palika Parishad, resigned today, paving the way for the election of the new president of the civic body.
www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98jul15/himachal.htm   (1748 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: Tight security for polling in Hamirpur
More than 3,000 security personnel will be deployed in the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh where 340 of 1,372 booths are sensitive, including 80 that are hyper-sensitive.
Returning Officer Kamlesh Kumar Panth said one jawan each of the police and homeguards would be posted at the normal polling booths, while one havaldar, two homeguard jawans and two police constables would be posted at the hyper-sensitive booths.
The constituency is spread across Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur and Dehra revenue sub-division of Kangra district.
www.rediff.com /election/1999/sep/22sensi.htm   (125 words)

  
 Hamirpur Himachal,Hamirpur Travel Guides Himachal Pradesh,Temples in Hamirpur, Adventure Sports in Hamirpur, Himachal ...
Himachal Pradesh is totally a mountain state and a delight for the visitors, particularly during the summer season when people flock to this tiny hill station to escape the scorching heat of the plains.
This history of Hamirpur is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty Hamirpur was the part of old Jallandhar-Trigarta empire.
The Katoch dynast became predominating during the period of Raja Hair Chand who ruled from 1700 A.D. to 1740 A.D. It was Raja Hamir Chand who built the fort at Hamirpur and the present town derived its name from this ruler.
www.himachal-tourism.com /himachal-hamirpur.htm   (703 words)

  
 Sujanpur Tira Hamirpur Katoch raja Sansar chand Himachal India
The district of Hamirpur having inherited its name from a descendent of a great Katoch lineage Raja Hamir Chand, has relatively been explored little by tourists though it houses some of the finest jewels connected with the rich legacy of the region.
However, the big ground these days is used for holding cultural, social and political functions.Only 10 km from the temple town of Jwalamukhi and 28 km from Hamirpur on the left bank of river Beas is Nadaun.
The broken forts of Sujanpur- Tira and Nadaun and the shine of the frescoes on the walls of its temples and palaces with time may dimmed a little, the townships may have lost their importance but these places wait their turn to be discovered again.
www.123himachal.com /sujanpur/sujanpur.htm   (828 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Himachal Pradesh News : Unidentified man with Ramdev turns out to be a scribe
SHIMLA: The unidentified man, who had travelled with the yoga guru Baba Ramdev from Jalandhar in Punjab to Hamirpur in Himachal, turned out to be a small time reporter with a vernacular Divya Times.
He was arrested on Saturday from outside the NIT guest house where the yoga guru was having meeting with the former Union Minister Shanta Kumar.
The seven-day exercise camp is now being attended by his 9000 disciples from all over the state.
www.hindu.com /2006/05/29/stories/2006052914140300.htm   (379 words)

  
 NIT Hamirpur-Webpage of Sunil Parmar,NIT Hamirpur
National Institute of Technology(NIT) Hamirpur came into existance in the year 1986 as a Regional Engineering College(REC).
In the race of Technical institutes NIT Hamirpur may be considered as a new born institute-because in actual sense it entered the race in 2003,when it was made NIT.
At a distance of 3 k.m from Hamirpur town is located the beautiful 230 acres NIT campus.
www.freewebs.com /s3094/nith.html   (336 words)

  
 Welcome to Hamirpur,  (Himachal Pradesh)
**** Hamirpur district has the highest density of roads among all of the districts in INDIA.
Hamirpur District is situated between 76º 18' to 76º 44' East longitude and 31º 25' to 31º 52' North latitude.
Hamirpur is the most Literate district in Himachal Pradesh.
hphamirpur.gov.in   (237 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Himachal Pradesh News : It is advantage Congress in Hamirpur
The Hamirpur Parliamentary constituency in Himachal is probably one of the most literate constituencies in the country.
The area is known to be a BJP citadel as some prominent politicians of the party including the former Chief Minister, Prem Kumar Dhumal, comes from this constituency.
Seventeen Assembly segments of three districts of Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur and the Dehra Sub-Division of Kangra come under this constituency.
www.hindu.com /2004/05/10/stories/2004051007170500.htm   (369 words)

  
 Centre for Science and environment (CSE) 13th May, 1997 Press Release
Hamirpur Village (ALWAR), MARCH 28: "While it is the responsibility of the government to create a situation where people can develop, it is up to the people themselves to work for achievement of true Gram Swaraj.
In a ceremony which was perhaps the first of its kind, the Hon’ble President flew down to Hamirpur to felicitate the village community.
Agarwal said that if rainwater harvesting is understaken all across Rajasthan like it has been done here, a lot of poverty in the state can be eradicated in the coming 10 years.
www.cseindia.org /html/au/au4_20000328.htm   (864 words)

  
 Pak fires 8 more missiles in Hamirpur village
Official reports reaching here said all eight missiles fired by the Pakistani troops in Hamirpur area didn’t explode as the ground was wet due to heavy rains.
The missile attacks were followed by heavy shelling from across the border in Hamirpur at about 1700 hours.
Over 40 families, which were still putting up in Hamirpur braving Pakistani firing and shelling, left their homes soon after the missile attacks and took shelter in Khour town and adjoining areas.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives1999/99september21a.html   (420 words)

  
 71 of marriage party killed in bus mishap near Shimla
Hamirpur additional district magistrate LS Chaudhary has been appointed as inquiry officer.
The bodies of 69 people were brought to Hamirpur district hospital and were being identified.
The deceased included seven members of a band party.However, bodies of some people were still trapped under the truck which went off the road while its driver was negotiating a curve.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970510/13050673.html   (335 words)

  
 Punjab Kesari NewsDetails
Mandi : Hamirpur, Mandi and Dharamsala towns in Himachal Pradesh would undergo development under a new plan for which the Centre has approved a project of Rs 47 crore.
Hamirpur town will get its share of Rs 18 crore under the UIDSSMT (urban infrastructure development scheme for small and medium towns), Hamirpur civic body chief, Deep Kumar told reporters.
He further said while water supply pipes in the town would be completely changed, a new multi-storeyed shopping complex would come up opposite the main bus terminus.
www.punjabkesari.com /frmNewsDetails.aspx?uid=22503   (112 words)

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