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  Nabha
Tiloka the ancestor of both Nabha and Jind was a son of Phool.
Tiloka had two sons Gurditta and Sukchain, the former was the ancestor of the Nabha family and the latter of the Jind family.
Nabha was absorbed into the Indian union on May the 5th, 1948.
www.maharaja.freeserve.co.uk /nabha.html   (173 words)

  
  Nabha - LoveToKnow 1911
Its territories are scattered; one section, divided into twelve separate tracts, lies among the territories of Patiala and Jind, in the east and south of the Punjab; the other section is in the extreme south-east.
Nabha is one of the Sikh ' Compare 2 Cor.
The territory is crossed by the main line and also by several branches of the North= Western railway, and is irrigated by the Sirhind canal.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Nabha   (257 words)

  
 Nabha Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nabha is a city in north-western India and lies to the south-east of the state of Punjab.
Nabha (नाभा) was a state of the Sikh Royal House of Siddhu Jat origins founded by the grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh.
The ruling dynasty of Nabha are Sikh the state was founded around 1763 by a member of the Phulkian family.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Nabha.html   (663 words)

  
 INTBAU India - Nabha Declaration
Nabha, in Punjab, is a former princely state with a rich cultural heritage, deeply rooted in community consciousness.
Nabha and other urbanizing areas in the country need appropriate templates for development which would be sensitive to their rich cultural past, but using state of the art development models and strategies.
C… The INTBAU Nabha declaration therefore forges the imperatives of heritage and development as an appropriate and sustainable paradigm for mediating future well-being of a transforming society.
www.intbau.org /india/nabhadeclaration.htm   (780 words)

  
 INTBAU India Partners - The Nabha Foundation
The Nabha Foundation is building on the philanthropic activities of the Khemka Family and its roots in Nabha, by taking up issues of sustainable rural development, infrastructure upgradation and heritage conservation in Nabha, Punjab.
One of the prime initiatives of the foundation is to create two institutes in Nabha focused on rural entrepreneurship and management with the active engagement of the government and other stakeholders in Punjab.
The continuing association of the people of Nabha with the values of past kings, especially Maharaja Hira Singh and Maharaja Ripudaman Singh, as progressive individuals who actively contributed to the welfare of the citizens, defines the future role of the Quila complex in the public realm.
www.intbau.org /india/indianabhafoundation.htm   (436 words)

  
 A Gateway to Sikhism | Today in Sikh History :6th August - A Gateway to Sikhism
Although Maharaja of Nabha had absolutely no dispute with the government, as a result of mediation, he was forced to abdicate in July 1923.
The Nabha police in order to arrest all the Akalis, including the one reading the holy Granth Sahib, was said to have disrupted the Akhand Path on Sept. 14, 1923.
The Nabha agitation at Jaito was successfully concluded after performing 101 akhand path as a sort of penance for disruption of one akhand path two years earlier.
www.allaboutsikhs.com /sikh-history/today-in-sikh-history-6th-august.html   (569 words)

  
 Sirhind - LoveToKnow 1911
It consists of the north-eastern portion of the plain between the Jumna and Sutlej rivers, and is watered by the Sirhind canal.
Sirhind is not an administrative division, but historically the name includes the districts of Umballa, Ludhiana, and Ferozepore, together with the states of Patiala, Jind and Nabha.
The Sirhind canal serves the Umballa and Ludhiana districts, and the Patiala, Jind and Nabha states.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sirhind   (192 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
Sources in the PSEB said the government was dithering over the Nabha plant in the face of a stiff resistance by the farmers whose land is likely to be acquired.
The farmers and representatives of the social organisations have met officials of the board concerned and government functionaries to register their protest against the acquisition of their land.
Chairman of the PSEB Y.S. Ratra said a notification for land acquisition for the Nabha plant would be issued in the near future.
www.tribuneindia.com /2007/20070721/punjab1.htm   (5359 words)

  
 Jaito Da Morcha
Jaito Morcha, was the name given to the Akali agitation for the restoration of Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha, a Sikh princely state in the Punjab, to his throne.
The committee set up to have the Maharaja of Nabha restored to the gaddi appointed 29 July 1923 to be observed in all the principal towns of the Punjab as a day of prayer in his behalf.
The announcement was followed by the release of most of the Akali prisoners arrested in the course of the restrictions on the performance of akhand path and the Akalis starting a series of 101 such recitations which was concluded on August 6, 1925.
www.sikhpoint.com /religion/sikhhistory/MainEvents/Jaito.htm   (922 words)

  
 Bassi Pathana   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bhai Kahan Singh of Nabha is well-known for his contribution to the Punjabi language as a writer of Mahan Kosh, an unrivalled Punjabi dictionary and several other books in Punjabi.
Nabha is an important grain market particularly for rice and groundnut.
The Punjab School Nabha imparts quality education to the children of the ex-servicement, serving personnel of the defence forces and civilians.
punjabrevenue.nic.in /gaz_ptl23.htm   (7389 words)

  
 PunjabNewsline.com - Global Community of Architects Visit Nabha
NABHA(Patiala): The small town of Nabha played host to a global group of leading architects who were visiting as a part of a conference they are attending on "New Architecture and Urbanism: Development of Indian Traditions" in New Delhi organized by INTBAU and The Nabha Foundation starting tomorrow.
The trip to the sleepy Punjab town formed an important part of the conference itinerary as it has been recognized as a prime example of a heritage town that has enormous potential for economic growth through the leverage of its local art, craft and architecture for development purposes.
Deependra Prashad said, "Nabha was the ideal place to bring the conference delegates to in order to demonstrate the cultural richness of some of our towns that can actually use their local expertise to their economic advantage.
www.punjabnewsline.com /content/view/2439/46   (412 words)

  
 Son of the soil and his Janam Bhoomi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His is a story which confirms my belief that the social capital created over many generations by the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities of pre-partition Punjab was not dissipated entirely when that province was partitioned in 1947.
Nabha was a border state on the eastern outskirts of Punjab and therefore removed from the main theatre of communal tension in western and central Punjab.
The Sikh Mahraja saw to it that peace was kept in the main towns, but in the rural areas raids began occurring on Muslim villages.
www.mahapunjab.org /articles/2004/04ahmed5.html   (1070 words)

  
 Tehelka - The People's Paper
Though there was no authorisation or rules under which the IAF conducted the flypasts, a couple of lakhs were spent on each Jaguar for the events.
Within days, PPS Nabha’s influential executive committee member KP Singh got issued a public condemnation of the flypast on the grounds that it had left retired and serving IAF officers “frowning” and that the cost of the flypast had to be “borne by the taxpayer”.
The school had made a request for the flypast and the IAF obliged.’’ The lack of logic in the IAF’s explanation that Sanawar and Nabha were in the “routes’’ or close to Ambala implies that any school in similar circumstances would be entitled to an IAF flypast.
www.tehelka.com /story_main22.asp?filename=Ne111106For_my.asp   (773 words)

  
 The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Bhai Kahn Singh
Bhai Kahn Singh of Nabha was, indeed, one of the towering intellects of the 19th century, whose writings and actions left a deep impact on the region and the religion he belonged to.
Upon his return to Nabha, he served the Nabha State and in 1887 was appointed tutor to Tikka Ripudaman Singh, the heir apparent.
Overall, the social situation in Punjab at that time was one in which excesses of the ruling classes had lead to decay in moral values.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041121/spectrum/main3.htm   (770 words)

  
 The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Governor pays homage to Ripudaman Singh of Nabha
KODAIKANAL: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, on Monday, paid homage to Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha, a princely State in Punjab before Independence, and now a sub-division of Patiala, at the spot where he was cremated in Kodaikanal.
Maharaj Kumari Charanjit Kaur of Nabha, daughter of the king, also paid tributes to her father.
The Governor laid a wreath of hydrangea flowers, which turned from bright green to pink and later to blue and finally white, and sprinkled flowers on the portrait of Maharaja, also known as Gurucharan Singh.
www.hindu.com /2006/08/29/stories/2006082913500300.htm   (365 words)

  
 Nabha - Jatland Wiki
Nabha (नाभा) was a state of Siddhu Jats founded by grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh.
Claiming descent from Jaisal, founder of the State of Jaisalmer in 1156, the founder of this Sikh dynasty, Phul, was Chaudhri (Governor) of a country located at the south east of Dihli.
Sukh Chain's decendants ruled Jind state and Gurudatta's descendants ruled Nabha state.
www.jatland.com /home/Nabha   (347 words)

  
 Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha
Narain Singh was a man of saintly character and he succeeded to the charge of Gurdwara Dera Baba Ajapal Singh, at Nabha, after the death of his grandfather Sarup Singh in 1861.
In 1887 he was appointed tutor to Tikka Ripudaman Singh, the heir apparent of Nabha state.
His maiden work Raj Dharam (1884), written at the instance of Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha, was followed by Nanak Bhavarth Dipika (1888), an exegesis of extracts from the Hanuman Natak, based on his notes prepared for the instruction of the young prince under his tutelage.
www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/personalities/literature/kahn.html   (684 words)

  
 erstwhile ruling family of Nabha state
Erstwhile - means former, thus I think they are maybe a former royal family of Nabha State, so what does that mean today, that they are just plain mega rich nowadays.
The National Commission for Minorities today requested the erstwhile ruling family of Nabha state to place all religious and historical artefacts in Nabha city in order to provide opportunity to the people to have darshan.
The family has in their possession a comb along with combed out hairs, a clock (chola), and a turban (dastar) of Guru Gobind Singh.
www.sikhnet.com /sikhnet/discussion.nsf/0/148FFE8486A5A61C87257096006CB157   (240 words)

  
 Bhai Kahn Singh "Nabha"
In 1883, he went to Lahore where during his two-year stay, he studied Persian texts and assisted Professor Gurmukh Singh, a leading figure in the Singh Sabha, in the publication of his Sudharak.
In 1887, he was appointed tutor to Tikka Ripudaman Singh, the heir apparent of Sikh State of Nabha.
From the Maharaja's private secretary to judge of the High Court, he held several different positions in the state, serving for a brief interregnum, 1915-17, in the neighbouring State of Patiala.
www.sikhpoint.com /Religion/sikhcommunity/kahnsingh.htm   (655 words)

  
 Operation Bluestar - The Untold Story..... Part IV
She went twice more in July to the Army Camp but was not permitted to see or meet her son.
Whereas in Nabha Jail, all relatives were permitted to visit, at Jodhpur only parents were allowed to visit once a week.
When h e was in Nabha Jail, he was taken to Ladha Kothi in Sangrur for 18 days.
www.sikhnet.com /sikhnet/discussion.nsf/By+Topic/74CBBAA11C6390ED87256A86004F8431!OpenDocument   (1612 words)

  
 GlaxoSmithKline: Environment, Health and Safety - Environmental Programmes
There are three manufacturing sites Nabha, Rajahmundry and Sonepat as well as ten contract manufacturing sites located in different parts of the country.
Solid wastes generated at the shop floor, warehouses and canteens at Nabha and Rajahmundry, were burned in incinerators fuelled by diesel and electricity.
Nabha carried out a number of trial composting schemes until a viable bio-composting process was established.
www.gsk.com /financial/reps03/EHS03/GSKehs-22.htm   (1223 words)

  
 Nabha - Stamp Collecting, Rare Stamps, Postal History
Nabha State, located to the east and south of the Punjab, was divided into 12 separate tracts interspursed among the territitorries of Patiala and Jind.
The British India Post Office supplied overprinted British India issues to the Nabha State Post Office, which in turn had to conform to a number of conditions covering the issuing of stamps, rates of postage and the exchange of mails.
The stamps of Nabha ceased to be valid for postage on January 1, 1951 when they were replaced by the stamps of the Republic of India (valid from April 1, 1950).
www.tibetanpost.com /tpost.php?op=subsection&id=122   (268 words)

  
 African-Americans Capitalize on Lodging's Stability, Growth / NABHA / Oct 1998
Thompson has participated in many NABHA functions and is the first African American hotel owner to join as an allied member.
While Thompson is proving himself as an owner, there is another NABHA member that particularly welcomes African-American ownership, because its businesses of architecture and engineering put the company into a strong position of being able to be an important partner from the ground up.
Williams, Russell and Johnson is the first fl corporate member of NABHA, and is an example of the success that many fl business operators aspire to achieve.
www.hotel-online.com /News/PressReleases1998_4th/Oct98_NABHA.html   (589 words)

  
 NABHA
Nabha was founded by the great-grandson of Phul in 1755.
Maharaj Fateh Singh, married 1964 in New Delhi, Kanwarani Sohinder Nabha, daugther of Shri.
Rajkumar Ranjeet J. Singh Nabha, born 1965, married 1995 in New Delhi, Kanwarani Udita Nabha, daughter of Shri Jayant Kumar Malhoutra, Member of Parliament, and has issue, one daughter.
www.uq.net.au /~zzhsoszy/ips/n/nabha.html   (663 words)

  
 :: PREET AGRO Industries Pvt. Ltd. :: - Company Profile - Manufacturer of Preet Tractors and Preet Combine Harvestors, ...
The harvesting machines are utilized for harvesting Wheat, Paddy, Barley, Sunflower, etc. We have recently developed our Maize Special Combine Harvester (India’s first) giving smiles on the faces of maize growing farmers of the country.
The manufacturing facilities are situated at Nabha, Distt.
The Project for manufacturing agricultural Tractors is based on farmer’s agricultural requirements and the tractors are suitable for the tough Indian conditions.
www.preetagro.com /company_profile.html   (944 words)

  
 RAMJILAL v. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, MOHINDARGARH [1951] INSC 2 (12 January 1951)
Patiala and Nabha with the concurrence and guarantee of the Government of India entered into a covenant agreeing to unite and integrate their territories in one State with a common executive, legislature and judiciary by the name of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, hereinaf- ter compendiously referred to as the Pepsu.
By article III (6) of the covenant the then Ruler of Patiala became the first President or Raj Pramukh of the Council of Rulers and he is to hold the office during his lifetime.
No case of assessment was pending as against any Nabha assessee on August 20, 1948, for there was no Income Tax Act in Nabha prior to that date and, therefore, there could be no occasion for completing any pending proceedings against any of such assessees.
www.worldlii.org /in/cases/INSC/1951/2.html   (1851 words)

  
 Congress faces dissidence in Nabha   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The ruling Congress is facing threat from two rebels in Nabha in this district, making the going tough for the party candidate Randeep Singh, in the assembly constituency.
He said that though the party had done a lot to develop the area, still the party would face the brunt of the anti-incumbency factor.
Meanwhile, SAD candidate, Raja Narinder Singh, it seems is reaping the benefit of his rival having a 'divided house'.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20070124/572933.html   (463 words)

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