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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Omaxe Limited :: Real Estate Developer in India :: About Omaxe :: Chairman's Message :: Omaxe, Omaxe Limited, Omaxe ...
Rohtas Goel is as honest about his modest roots as he is about the fact that the resounding success of his 19 year old construction and real estate business — Omaxe Limited is the result of teamwork.
Considering Rohtas Goel's social commitments and status in the society, The President of Republic of Congo His Excellency Denis Sassou Nguesso has appointed Rohtas Goel as the Honorary Consul of the first Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Congo or Congo— Brazzaville, in India.
Rohtas Goel's life and achievements are a living proof that in a free and growing economy it is your hard work and vision combined with your professional expertise and benevolent attitude which determines your success and recognition among your peers.
www.omaxe.com /message.php   (975 words)

  
 rediff.com: Rohtas wins TNGF Open
Rohtas Singh, the silver-haired charismatic veteran, produced a vintage display of a five-under 67 on the final day to win the Rs 750,000 Tamil Nadu Golf Federation Open 2000 title on Friday.
At the par-72, Cosmopolitan Golf Club course, Rohtas aggregated 10-under 278 for four rounds, which was four strokes better than two other veterans who took the tied second place -- Basad Ali and Shiv Prakash.
Rohtas, who is sponsored by Sumi Mothersons, has displayed insatiable hunger on the Tour.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/dec/22golf.htm   (664 words)

  
 APNA CHAKWAL
Another legend connects the ROHTAS hill to Rohitashwa, son of Raja Harishchandra, a famous king who was known for his piety and truthfulness.
The District of ROHTAS formed a part of the Magadh Empire since 6th B.C. to 5TH Century A.D. under the pre Mauryans.
The district of Rohtas was thus included in the empire” The next event of importance which shook the District, was the reign of Raja Chait Singh of Banaras, his kingdom included large part of Shahabad and his control extended up to Buxar.He raised the banner of revolt against he English who had a difficult time.
www.sitesled.com /members/soulreader43/rohtas.htm   (604 words)

  
 Fort of Rohtas, History of Rohtas Fort, Mughal Forts, Famous Forts of India.
The old texts and inscriptions found near Rohtas suggest that the fort was in the possession of the Hindu king Pratapdhavala of the Japla dynasty.
The Hindu kings of Rohtas constructed a road through the jungle leading from the foothill to the plateau, did the fortifications on the jungle roads and the four gates on the four ghats.
Sher Shah requested the ruler of Rohtas that he wanted to leave his women, children and treasure in the safety of the fort, while he was away fighting in Bengal.
www.indiaprofile.com /monuments-temples/rohtasfort.htm   (1396 words)

  
 The Hindu : Rohtas blazes the greens
When Rohtas first played on the Cosmopolitan Club golf course in this city, not only were half the greens ``browns'' but also many of those he plays with these days would have not even so much as touched a golf club.
Yet, there Rohtas was on Tuesday, firing a superb four-under 68 in the first round of the inaugural TNGF Open to lead the field in the four-round Rs.7.5 lakh event.
Rohtas was in blazing form from the start with birdies on his first two holes and shot three more before he began his return journey.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/12/20/stories/07200476.htm   (337 words)

  
 4.11 Pakistan vs. Alaska
Rohtas fort is situated where the 3,000-foot high Great Salt Range meets the Sub Continent’s northern plains, near the city of Jhelum, which Alexander the Great knew, and the fabled city of Lahore with its Moghul gardens, imposing palaces and association with Rudyard Kipling and the British Raj.
Today Rohtas represents Pakistan’s pressing environmental needs for population control, water management, solid waste management, sustainable development and job creation, project implementation as well as conceptualization, greater grass-roots participation in the environment, more government revenue allocation, and the importation of expertise and technologies that can be adapted to local needs.
This, like problems at Rohtas, gets back to the fundamentals of Pakistani environmentalism: population control, water management, solid waste management, sustainable development and job creation, project implementation as well as conceptualization, greater grass-roots participation in the environment, more government revenue allocation, and the importation of expertise and technologies that can be adapted to local needs.
esterrepublic.com /Archives/dkuzmiak2.html   (3808 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The gorge was exploited certainly by the Ghakhars and later on by the Mughals.
It is, however, difficult to reach Rohtas Fort during the rainy season as there is no bridge on the river Ghaan.
In the old days the G.T. Road used to pass by the Rohtas Fort but it was shifted during the British period to its present position and now it passes through Deena.
www.geocities.com /pakelegance/rohtasfort/main.html   (915 words)

  
 Rohtas Fort - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
This is time when shias participate in their mourning of the Prophets grandchildren and Rohtas Fort is where they show their display and many non-shias as myself also congregarte for this event however the fort is huge and is a beautiful place to visit.
rohtas is one of the most facinating n totally amazing peace of archtec, i visited it jan 2005, being a gujjar this castle is very much a part of our history, since it played a leading role in especially gujjar peoples lives n their journey into the gujrat region.
I visited Rohtas in 2000 with a group of relatives and i tell you it is the one of the most beautiful sights i have ever seen and the experience is awesome.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/rohtasfort.html   (3690 words)

  
 Rewat fort - pharwala fort - Rohtas fort
Rohtas became just another monument of the Punjab landscape and free fort for Gakhars for which they had taken one gold ashrafi for each stone.
ROHTAS FORT, 1839 Lithograph by T.and E. Gibbs from a drawing by Lieut.
Rohtas Fort, close to the village of Dma on the main Grand Trunk road, is perhaps the most impressive of the medieval forts still extant in Pakistan.
kiani.freehosting.net /forts.htm   (2967 words)

  
 rediff.com: Mukesh leads Servo golf at four-under 68
Mukesh is enjoying a purple patch and to his credit it must be said that the Mhow-based golfer is making the best of it.
Rohtas had a bad start to his round with dropped shots on the fist and second.
Despite recovering with back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth, Rohtas finished his front-nine at two-over, courtesy three more bogeys and a birdie.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/dec/06golf.htm   (598 words)

  
 PM seeks help to preserve heritage -DAWN - National; April 24, 2006
While pledging his government’s support in the restoration and preservation of the fort built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri in 1541, the prime minister urged the corporate sector and the civic society to help in the endeavour.
Rohtas, in its present condition, represents Pakistan’s pressing environmental needs for sustainable development and job creation, greater grass-roots participation in the environment and more government revenue allocation for the mobilisation of high-quality expertise and technologies.
Rohtas is now a protected monument under the Antiquities Act 1975, and maintained by the Department of Archaeology.
www.dawn.com /2006/04/24/nat5.htm   (497 words)

  
 Rohtas Fort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic site in the north of what is now Pakistan.
The main fortifications consist of the massive walls, which extend for more than 4 km; they are lined with bastions and pierced by monumental gateways.
Rohtas Fort, also called Qila Rohtas, is an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in Central and South Asia.
members.tripod.com /tai95112/rohtas.html   (90 words)

  
 Netguruindia News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
February 7: Vetaran golfer Rohtas Singh recorded his second successive pro-am win after he led his team to a fine victory at the pro-am event of the Rs 6-lakh Sir Padampat Singhania Open being played at the par-72 Army Golf Course in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Rohtas Singh and his team of Col. AS Dalal, Mahinder Jhunjhunwala and Pushpinder Swaroop tallied 128-points amounting to 16-under par.
Rohtas, Pappan and Gast Ram as the professionals in the team earned Rs 2,500, Rs 1,500 and Rs 1,000 respectively while the amateurs in the three teams received attractive silver trophies.
www.netguruindia.com /news/Feb01/08/SPO5.html   (336 words)

  
 Rohtas Fort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qila Rohtas is situated in a gorge approximately 16 KM NW of Jhelum.
Rohtas Fort is an outstanding example of early Muslim military architecture in the Indian subcontinent which incorporates features from elsewhere in the Islamic world.
Rohtas Fort is an exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of central and South Asia, which blends architectural and artistic traditions from Turkey and the Indian sub-continent to create the model for Mughal architecture and its subsequent refinements and adaptations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rohtas_Fort   (3243 words)

  
 WORKERS v. ROHTAS INDUSTRIES LTD [1994] INSC 270 (2 May 1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
M/s Rohtas Industries Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Company') owns an industrial complex at Dalmianagar in the State of Bihar having units for manufacturing cement, paper, vanaspati, asbestos and vulcanised fibres.
It was further stated that the State Government have no objection to privatise the Rohtas Industries and that the State Government has decided to invite private entrepreneurs through advertisement for running it.
The proposal submitted by the Rohtas Industries Workers' Cooperative Society may also be considered by the Board.
www.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/CommonLII/INSC/1994/270.html   (1172 words)

  
 Rohtas.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rohtas Projects Limited was established in the year 1988 as a Real Estate Company with its vision to provide innovative, state of the art designed, comfortable yet affordable housing at the finest locations of the city to deliver appreciated good value of the property to its valued customers.
"Rohtas Group of Companies" have now diversified its interest into constructing buildings for I.T enabled services in the I.T cities, as per the standards and specifications laid down by the technical committee of the department of I.T. and Electronics.The Group has also plans to develop Mega Township in the Northern State of the country.
The name "Rohtas" has been synonymous with the entire range of civil construction and real estate development activity in U.P and Uttaranchal.
www.rohtas.com   (216 words)

  
 Maoist Communist Centre - Left Wing Extremism, India, South Asia Terrorism Portal
In Bihar, the MCC is primarily active in Gaya, Aurangabad, Camoor (Bhabhua), Rohtas, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Bettiah and Sitamarhi districts.
September 8: 11 police personnel and a civilian are killed in a landmine blast triggered by the PWG and the MCC, in a joint operation, in the dense forests of Kaimur range in the Rohtas district of Bihar.
February 15: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Shahabad forest division in Bihar was abducted and later killed by the MCC Naxalites in Rohtas district.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/terroristoutfits/MCC.htm   (4714 words)

  
 Rohtas Singh wins TNGF golf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chennai, December 22: Rohtas Singh’s brilliant showing on the final day enabled him to upstage overnight leader Shiv Prakash and win the TNGF Open 2000, the 13th leg of the 2000-2001 season of the Wills Sport Golf Tour at the Cosmopolitan Club Course here on Friday.
Rohtas, the 45-year-old from Delhi, was happy and exhausted after the victory.‘‘I obviously feel great,’’ reflected Rohtas on his victory.
Rohtas, who is sponsored by Sumi Mothesons, had five birdies today, coming in the sixth, seventh, 13th, 15th and 18th.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20001223/isp23047.html   (329 words)

  
 The Hindu : Remarkable Rohtas reigns supreme
Yet, Rohtas Singh, the evergreen Delhi pro who won the inaugural TNGF Open tournament at the Cosmopolitan Club course on Friday, is a pure one-off.
And with three veterans, Rohtas, Basad and Shiv Prakash at the top of the board, the tournament has certainly underlined the virtues of experience and endurance.
The birdies on the 13th and 15th saw Rohtas pull some way ahead but it was not until Basad double bogeyed the 18th that Rohtas could be sure about winning the tournament.
www.hindu.com /2000/12/23/stories/07230478.htm   (486 words)

  
 Kidnapped Bihar doctor rescued, abductors held : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A doctor and his driver, who were kidnapped over a month back in Rohtas district, have finally been rescued.
SK Sinha and his driver, who were kidnapped on February 7 on way to his clinic, were rescued after a raid on the hideout of the abductors at Shivpur village under Madanpur police station of Aurangabad district around 1am, Rohtas Superintendent of Police NH Khan said.
The Rohtas district unit of the Indian Medical Association had threatened to go on an indefinite strike in the near future if the doctor was not found soon.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1647779,000900030002.htm   (224 words)

  
 Rohtas Goel, Managing Director of the Omaxe group.
Rohtas Goel, Managing Director of the Omaxe group.
Managing Director Rohtas Goel speaks to E Jayashree Kurup on FDI, investments in real estate stocks and his general perception of the current market.
The thumbrule is not to exit in a panic when a slowdown happens.
property.magicbricks.com /homeandyou/MD_omax.htm   (829 words)

  
 INTEGERS & FRACTIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
And it also helps to adduce the minimum possible age of the Rohtas Formation as 1067 Ma, or if not exact, then younger than 1080 Ma, because the underlying Kheinjua Formation rock is of 1080 Ma age.
Though the evidences demonstrate that the Kheinjua and Rohtas Formations are Mesoproterozoic in age, it is often opined that the age of the Vindhyan sediments could be younger than 745 Ma.
But for now it is certain that either of the two aforementioned aspects on the relationship between Vindhyan and Malani volcanics would be the only possibility, mainly because in the overall scenario of the Vindhyan Basin development we find somewhat gradually decreasing chronological order of depositon (Table 1).
www.ias.ac.in /currsci/dec25/articles9.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Archived conservation news articles on Rohtas Fort
The site of the imposing Rohtas Fort built by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, the Salt Ranges are now at the centre of new discoveries in archaeology and...
Referring to the Rohtas Fort, he appreciated the previous government’s efforts to save it.
The cover of the book has a picture of Rohtas Fort which was built at Jhelum in Punjab by Sher Shah.
conservation.mongabay.com /files/Rohtas_Fort.htm   (233 words)

  
 Railways keen to acquire Rohtas Industries' land - Printer Friendly Page - Business/Economy - Telugu Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Indian Railways will be filing an intervention petition in Patna High Court ahead of the auction of bankrupt Rohtas Industries' land in Dalmianagar Thursday, expressing interest in acquiring it for setting up a logistics park.
Part of the 3,791-acre industrial and residential estate of Rohtas Industries, which has several units including sugar, paper and cement mills, the 220 acres of land is very close to the railway's dedicated freight corridor linking Delhi and Kolkata.
Dalmianagar being near Mughalsarai, it is ideally located to set up a logistics park, railway ministry officials said.
www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=24045   (203 words)

  
 Rohtas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The District of ROHTAS formed a part of the Magadh Empire since 6
The district of Rohtas was thus included in the empire”
The next event of importance which shook the District, was the reign of Raja Chait Singh of Banaras, his kingdom included large part of Shahabad and his control extended up to Buxar.He raised the banner of revolt against he English who had a difficult time.
www.indianngos.com /districts/rohtas_about.htm   (781 words)

  
 Gurudwara Chowa Sahib at Rohtas Distt Jhelum:Gateway to Sikhism
The sacred site of Gurdwara Chowa Sahib is showing its splendour outside Kabuli Darwaza (gate) of Rohtas fort on the river bank of River Ghan.
The access to the building is from inside the fort The shrine presents fascinating natural beauty surrounded by Ghan Nadi, fort, large trees and underbush.
Fort Rohtas is a famous historical place in Jehlum district.
www.allaboutsikhs.com /gurudwaras/gop-079.htm   (235 words)

  
 PD News - Rohtas Doctor, Driver Rescued
Sinha and his driver who were abducted from Rohtas district on February 7 while on their way to their clinic, officials in Rohtas said.
Rohtas Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Khan, while talking to reporters, said that the police, after being tipped off of the whereabouts of Dr. Sinha's abductors, raided a house under Madanpur police station and rescued the doctor and his driver while also arresting five criminals in the process.
Four pistols and over a dozen live cartridges were also siezed during the raid, the police said.
www.patnadaily.com /news2006/march/031106/rohtas_doctor_rescued.html   (167 words)

  
 Rohtas
In pre-historic days the plateau region of the district has been the abode of aboriginals whose chief representatives now are the Bhars, the Cheers and the Oraons.
It is believed that Sahasrabahu had terrible fight with Saint Parsuram, the legendary Brahmin Protector, as a result of which Sahasrabahu was killed.
The district had a very uneventful history till we come to 1857 when Kunwar Singh revolted against the British Empire in line with the Mutineers of 1857.
www.indianngos.com /districts/rohtas.htm   (285 words)

  
 Santanu Banerjee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Facies and paleogeography of the Mesoproterozoic Rohtas Limestone: eastern Son valley, India.
Stable isotope ratios and nodular limestone of the Proterozoic Rohtas Limestone: Vindhyan basin, India.
Facies and paleogeography of the Rohtas Limestone in the eastern Son valley area, Abstract volume of the 21st Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists, Annamalai University, pp.
www.geos.iitb.ac.in /sb_publications.html   (2286 words)

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