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	Malpa rockfall disaster, Kali valley, Kumaun Himalaya
		Epicentral map of the northeastern Kumaun Himalaya and adjoining northwestern Nepal.
		The northeastern part of the Kumaun Himalaya and the adjoining area in Nepal is seismically active.
		The area lies in the seismic zone V. Epicentral map of the region reveals that 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred east of Malpa in 1954 (Figure 3).
	www.ias.ac.in /currsci/feb25/articles13.htm (995 words)

	Limnology of Lakes, Reservoirs, Wetlands
		The major lakes in Kumaun region are extremely popular tourist destinations situated in the scenic Himalayas.
		The Kumaun Himalayan region is tectonically very active, the frequency of naturally occurring and excavation induced landslides (Bartarya and Valdiya, 1989) being 0.72 landslide/km 2.
		Bartarya, S.K. and Valdiya K.S. (1989), Landslides and erosion in the catchment of the Gaula river, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India Mont. Res.Dev.
	wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in /energy/lake2002/proceedings/4_4.html (1889 words)

	Copper Technology in the Central Himalayas Goes Back to 2000BC
		Kumaun is known for its hoary metallurgical traditions and seems to have played a significant role in the traditional copper technology.
		As the copper mines of Kumaun also have arsenic bearing minerals, the probability is high that copper for the Copper Hoards Culture derived from Kumaun.
		In Kumaun we thus see that traditional technologies have continued for millennia, and are relevant even today to the lives of the common people and perhaps hold key to their economic regeneration.
	www.indianscience.org /essays/t_es_agraw_copper.shtml (1066 words)

	NAINI TAL GUIDE OF 1906 Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		It is the principal station of the Kumaun Civil Division, and is the head quarters of the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during the six summer months ending October, and of the Military Eastern Command throughout the year.
		The distance from Bareilly to Kathgodam, which lies at the foot of the hills, and is the terminus of the Rohilkhand and Kumaun Railway, is 66 miles due north by railway.
		Haldwani is the headquarters of the Kumaun division and of the Naini Tal district during the cold weather, and it is at this time of the year at its best.
	website.lineone.net /~corbett_group/First/CORBETT2/Second/Guide/guide01.htm (2314 words)

	Patterns of soil respiration in a temperate grassland of Kumaun Himalaya, India. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Patterns of soil respiration in a temperate grassland of Kumaun Himalaya, India.
		Soil respiration throughout an annual cycle was measured in an open temperate grassland in the Kumaun Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh, at an average altitude of 1800 m.
		The proportion of root respiration to total soil respiration was significantly higher during the winter and summer (29-35%) than during the rainy seasons (25-26%).
	trophort.com /information/data/B01/S74/MUK95PAT1850945.html (125 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		and festivals of Kumaun are not only an expression of the religious social and the cultural urges of the people but have also sustained the folk culture and have been central to the economic activities of the people.
		This is one among the tribal festival of Kumaun.
		She is reported to be family deity of the kings of Kumaun.
	ua.nic.in /bageshwar/functions.htm (1134 words)

	Joy Rides - TRAVELOGS - Crashing and cruising through Kumaun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		These beautiful carved windows frame a fantasy of flowers and trees in an eight acre orchard where many exotic trees and plants abound and the meadows are ablaze with the flowers of the season or atwitter with the sounds of hundreds of birds.
		There is something very captivating about Kumaun and there is so much to see that one visit usually whets your appetite to visit the area again and again.
		The Kumaun hills are an especially attractive destination because unlike popular hill stations like Simla and Mussourie it is not just urban clusters perched upon high ridges but a huge gentle forested valley with a great many very attractive destinations
	www.cybersteering.com /jrmain/travelog/kumaun.html (2024 words)

	Touching the World - Testimonies - In Touch Minstries
		Seated amidst rolling hills, the region of Kumaun in Uttar Pradesh, North India, boasts picturesque landscapes and villages scattered throughout the area.
		While the people of Kumaun are historically religious and god-fearing, oftentimes the god of their worship is not Jesus Christ.
		Also pray that their hearts would be open and ready to receive the truth of the Gospel, and that lives would be changed for eternity.
	www.intouch.org /getinvolved/testimonies/0107_world_36874889.html (243 words)

	Book Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Itself lying in the northernmost corner of Uttar Pradesh, Kumaun is enveloped by the Siwalik belt composed of Tertiary and Pleistocene deposits.
		Thematically a study of Kumaun''s prehistory, the book uses a multidisciplinary, yet holistic, approach to capture the very personality of the region as it has emerged through the millennia and also to highlight how it is related to the civilizational processes of the country.
		At the base of this study is the archaeological evidence of Kumaun''s rock art, cup-marks, megaliths, burials, and early metal sites -- which the authors came upon during their extensive explorations.
	www.dkagencies.com /doc/from/1065/to/1123/bkId/DK8243321716277915954222571/details.html (418 words)

	The Court Directives
		The amount representing compensation be placed in the hands of the commissioners of the division, concerned, Garhwal or Kumaun, as the case may be, by the state of U.P within one month of the list being so submitted by the committee of the commissioners, aforesaid.
		Suspension or otherwise, of administrative action befitting the prima facie cases those persons in service of the state or the union, booked for trial, to be considered by the competent appointed authority on the merits of the nature of allegations contained in the charge sheet.
		Trial for offences within the districts of the Kumaun region is to be held by the court in sessions division at Nainital and for the offences within the districts of Garhwal region,Haridwar and Muzaffar nagar, to be held in the court in sessions division at Dehradun.
	www.upportal.com /politics/muzaffar_court.asp (694 words)

	Hillstation Almora
		Ranikhet: Around fifty Kms from Almora the quiet and beautiful cantonment township of Ranikhet, is famous for it's salubrious climate, balmy breeze captivating and panoramic Himalayan View and soothing and pollution free greenery of pines and oaks.
		It is also famous as the regimental center of the Kumaun Regiment of Indian Army- one of the most prestigious and the most decorated of all.
		The Kumaun Regimental museum and amicably maintained grassy and green golf course are memorable experiences even for the most experienced tourists.
	www.indiatravelite.com /hillstations/almorasight.htm (1324 words)

	Aroundtown.com - Delhi's Premier online cityguide and lifestyle Portal. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Nainital in Kumaun is not very different but there are many beautiful nearby places for people to enjoy the beauty of nature.
		Kumaun is a wide, gently sloped valley that contains very many atractive destinations.
		Nainital, at an altitude of 6,500 feet, with its exquisite deep blue lake is the social capital of the region and a magnet for the young, who stroll around the lake, meet friends, soak in the sun and shop for bargains at the Tibetan Bazaar.
	delhi.aroundtown.com /Travel/Show_art.asp?ID=243&P=1 (523 words)

	The physics of plagiarism
		The Vice-Chancellor of Kumaun University and a research group led by him stand accused of having indulged in various forms of misconduct in research, including plagiarism.
		THIS case of scientific misconduct may not impact on international science as dramatically as the recent instances in the United States of the super-heavy element at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory or the molecular transistor at Bell Labs or India's own gigantic fossil fraud at Punjab University.
		A research group in high-energy physics at Kumaun University, Nainital, headed by the university's Vice-Chancellor, B.S. Rajput, has been accused of having indulged in various forms of misconduct in research, including plagiarism, for several years, the high point of which seems to have been reached in March.
	www.hindu.com /fline/fl1922/stories/20021108003508400.htm (2537 words)

	Geological Problems of Nepal, Himalaya and its solution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In the Kumaun sector the zonation of lesser Himalaya in to an outer and inner sedimentary belt and intervening crystalline zone is particularly clear.
		Available literature shows that the strati raphical concept of pilgrim and West 91928) and Anden 91934) for Kumaun Himalaya is more or less applicable (with local variation) in the west and far west part of Nepal Himalaya also.
		This part was studied in detain by J. Stocklin and present author (K.D. Bhattarai) and a geological map covering the area was published along with report (27) by UNDP.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/1989/i/geo006a.shtml (1168 words)

	Across Peaks And Passes In Kumaun Himalaya - Kapadia, Harish
		The center-piece of Kumaun region is, without doubt, the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.
		Until 1934 the gorge of the Rishiganga and the immediate area around Nanda Devi was the least known and most inaccessible part of the Himalaya.
		It concentrates on extremely rewarding summits, unknown passes and remote valleys, which have been hitherto neglected due to lack of information or are difficult to access.
	www.gobookshopping.com /BookDetails.asp?bookid=226306&cateid=WSZG (253 words)

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		As B.S. Rajput, vice-chancellor of the Kumaun University at Nainital, and his associates face accusations of plagiarism, it now seems that even more serious charges could follow.
		The scientists have also signed letters drawing the attention of the Governor of Uttaranchal, who is also Chancellor of Kumaun University, to the scandal and demanding the "the strongest possible action'' against Prof.
		The scientists are also demanding that the Chancellor of the University investigate the suspension order served on Kavita Pandey, Head of the Department of Physics at Kumaun University, who uncovered the incidents of plagiarism.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002100500890900.htm&date=2002/10/05/&prd=th& (573 words)

	"Prioritization of Conservation Sites in the Timberline Zone of West Himalaya" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
		Within west Himalaya, the study area (timberline zone of west Himalaya) stretches from Garhwal in the west to Kumaun in the east (78o 07' 27" E to 80o53'20" E Longitude, 29o 53'5"N to 31o 00' 00"N latitude) covering an area of about 2,095 sq.
		Among the identified sub regions, Kumaun and Garhwal cover 642 and 1452 sq.
		Species richness, naturalness, representativeness, uniqueness, endemicity and use value was analyzed considering the total study area (TLA: Kumaun and Garhwal) followed by a similar analysis for each grid unit.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/dharu98a.htm (1161 words)

	Metamorphism of Ultramafic and Mafic Enclaves Within Granulites
		The southern hills of Kumaun in the proximity of the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) are prone to recurrent landslides.
		The slope failures are related to steeper angle of hillslope, extent and type of vegetation, structural condition of bedrock, and neotectonism of the MBT.
		The slope failure was related to structural conditions of bedrock, particularly five sets of joint spacing and the proximity to the MBT, which has been affected by neotectonic movements in the recent past.
	www.bestindia.com /jgsi/Absts_March05.htm (1846 words)

	Seismotectonic Implications of Data Recorded by DTSN in the Kumaun Region of Himalaya
		Seismotectonic Implications of Data Recorded by DTSN in the Kumaun Region of Himalaya
		Abstract: The seismic data recorded by the ‘Digital Telemetered Seismic Network’ (DTSN) in Kumaun Himalaya during the period May 1999 to November 2000 have been used to calculate some of the source parameters and to comment upon the seismotectonic activity in the Kumaun-Garhwal region of the Himalaya.
		The epicentral locations indicate that the Kumaun Himalaya region between Main Central Thrust (MCT) and Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) is a seismically active zone.
	www.bestindia.com /jgsi/July04_p04.htm (217 words)

	Some new observations on the Amritpur Granite Series, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India
		The Precambrian Amritpur Granite Series (AGS) in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya is a composite body of three distinct types, viz.
		The authors have provided definite evidence for a contact aureole zone around AGS in the east of Hairakhan, NE of Durgapipal and Chandadevi and reported the xenoliths of PAG and EAG types in AP at Jamrani indicating a younger age of AP.
		Amritpur Granite Series (AGS) is intrusive into the Bhimtal–Bhowali Formation (quartzite-metabasic association) and occurs in juxtaposition with the Siwaliks along the Main Boundary thrust (MBT), in the outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya.
	www.ias.ac.in /currsci/jul25/articles26.htm (1238 words)

	Kumaun: The Land and People - S.S. Negi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kumaun region of the Himalaya forms a part of the U.P. State.
		Kumaun is a land of snow-clad mountain peaks, fast-flowing waters, placid lakes, terraced fields clinging to steep mountain slopes and small villages.
		The book will be a handy reference guide on the land and people of Kumaun.
	www.indusbooks.com /bookdetails.cfm?bookid=IN-01064 (247 words)

	** THE PROFILE OF KUMAUN UNIVERSITY ** (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kumaun University, established in 1973 and situated in the heartland of India, has two sprawling campuses (
		) and 27 affiliated colleges spread over the whole Kumaun region, that are fast adding a lot of beautiful structures to add to the panoramic and scenic beauty of the surroundings.
		The teaching and research activities are being carried out in both the residential campuses and affiliated colleges of the university and during last three years, untiring efforts have been made to establish the healthy academic atmosphere and to develop the research oriented curriculum enabling the students to follow the part of higher learning.
	kumaununiversity.org /profile.htm (980 words)

	Nanda Raj Jat Yatra, Kumaun and Garhwal, Basant Panchami, india fairs and festival history by indiaprofile.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The Nanda Raj Jat Yatra is organized under the patronage of the descendants of the king of Garhwal.
		In the vast amphitheatre of the Indian Himalayas Nanda Devi mountain occupies the central place in the alluring arena of the Garhwal and Kumaun region which has a 70 mile barrier ring on which stand twelve measured silvery peaks over 21000 feet high and which has no depression lower than 17000 feet.
		The name Nanda in Sanskrit means "bliss giving goddess" and is worshipped as the supreme deity all over Kumaun in Garhwal region.
	www.indiaprofile.com /fairs-festivals/nandarajyatra.htm (1706 words)

	paperspublished (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		PAUL, S.K. Geology and tectonic of the Central Crystallines of north eastern Kumaun Himalaya, India.
		Kumaun Himalaya ki Kali ghati mein Malpa shail pat vinash: ek vishleshan (in Hindi) Ashmika 82-89.
		Paul, S.K. Landslide Hazards and their impact on development with special reference to Malpa rock fall disaster in Kali valley, Kumaun Higher Himalaya, Uttaranchal.
	www.himgeology.com /scientists/skpaul.htm (280 words)

	Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya - Harish Kapadia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kumaun is often confused with the other parts of Garhwal--indeed there is no official border to demarcate the region.
		The centre-piece of Kumaun region is, without doubt, the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.
		The author's experience in Kumaun takes one to transformation of Kumaun from an ancient civilisation to a tourist destination.
	www.indusbooks.com /bookdetails.cfm?bookid=IN-03092 (515 words)

	Welcome to the Web Site of Kumaun Garhwal Chamber of Commerce & Industry
		KGCCI, in its endeavors to generate sprit of self-help and promote entrepreneurial skills, organize seminars and interaction sessions.The trade fairs organized and attended by KGCCI so for have been an example to the industry.
		Kumaun Garhwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the leading Industries and Trade in the State of Uttaranchal always keen to lend a helping hand to both the industry and the State administration.
		KGCCI with a large base of membership in Kumaun and Garhwal deals with issues related to industry and Company Laws, Taxation, Finance and Banking, Custom and Central Excise, Electricity and Power, Labour Laws, and Human relation besides Horticulture and Agricultures.
	www.kgcci.in (441 words)

	ABOUT CENTRE FOR VOCATIONAL STUDIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		True and meaningful vocationalisation in higher education is therefore, the need of the time and Kumaun University, Nainital has quickly responded to the situation by establishing a full-fledged 'Centre of Vocational Studies(CVS).
		Presently, the CVS is working as a unit at D.S.B Campus in Nainital, under the Faculty of Commerce and Management of Kumaun University.
		It is located in the lush green environs of Sleepy Hollow (ground floor Central Library), away from the hub of the main campus and the town.
	www.cvs-ku.net /ABCVS.HTM (243 words)

	NAINI TAL GUIDE OF 1906 Chapter 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Most of these offices move down to Haldwani, which is the winter head quarters of the district and Division, in November, or late in October, and return in March, or early April.
		The office of the Commissioner, Kumaun Division, is located in a building at the lower end of the station, near the District Courts and the Government Treasury.
		The Commissioner of the Kumaun Division is also Sessions Judge of the Division and exercises the powers of a judge under the Indian Successions Act.
	website.lineone.net /~corbett_group/First/CORBETT2/Second/Guide/guide05.htm (821 words)

	GIS overview of Uttaranchal State, India
		Preparation of district level resource profile should be the primary activity for sustainable district level resource developmental planning.
		With the help of above projects, 46th NRDMS Centre of our country was established in the Department of Geography, Kumaun University SSJ Campus Almora which was formally inaugurated by the Honorable State Minister of Science and Technology Government of India on 16th June 2003.
		Figure 1 : Outline Map of State Uttaranchal, India with location of the State in India (the tables of different sectors and data of the required region can be seen on the computer screen by selecting the table and clicking the required region).
	www.gisdevelopment.net /technology/gis/ma04004pf.htm (1892 words)

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