Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Tumkur


Related Topics

In the News (Sun 8 Nov 09)

  
  Tumkur - Encyclopedia.com
Tumkur is also a market for vegetable oil, tobacco, chilies, and coconuts.
Ramanna was born in 1925 in Tumkur in southern Karnataka State into a prosperous Hindu household...
observes Narasimhiah, a villager in the Tumkur district of Tamil Nadu.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Tumkur.html   (659 words)

  
  Tumkur - LoveToKnow 1911
TUMKUR, or TooMKooR, a town and district of southern India, in the west of Mysore state.
The mineral wealth of Tumkur is considerable; iron is obtained in large quantities from the hill-sides; and excellent building-stone is quarried.
The climate of Tumkur is equable and healthy; the annual rainfall averages 39 in.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tumkur   (197 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tumkur
Tumkur is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India.
Tumkur is the one of the Historical District of Karnataka State, also known as the city for Education.
Tumkur city is 70 Km apart from from Bangalore.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tumkur   (302 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tumkur District
Tumkur (Kannada: ತುಮಕೂರು) is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India.
Chikkanayakana Halli (Kannada: ಚಿಕ್ಕನಾಯಕನ ಹಳ್ಳಿ;) is a town in Tumkur district, in the state of Karnataka, in India.
Sira (Kannada: ಶಿರಾ;) is a town and taluk headquarters of Sira Taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tumkur-District   (3013 words)

  
 Tumkur - A district in the state of Karnataka
Tumkur is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India.
Tumkur: is One of the Districts in Karnataka which has Mandya District to wards South, towards West and Northeast is Chitradurga, Hassan and Chikkamangalore, towards Southeast is Andra Pradesh's Ananthapura District.
Tumkur is 70Km from Capital city Bangalore.it consists of 10 taluks 12 towns 2725 villages.District's area is 10606 sq Kms.
www.gloriousindia.com /places/ka/tumkur.html   (438 words)

  
 Trayle > Tumkur travel guide
Tumkur, the seat of administration of Tumkur District, is a leading commercial, industrial and business center and a famous health resort in the Devarayanadurga Hills.
It is situated 70 km north-west of Bangalore on the Bangalore Pune highway.
Tumkur was founded by the Kante Arasu of the Mysore royal family.
www.trayle.com /destinations/destination/tumkur   (161 words)

  
 Tumkur's Environmental Issues: How forest friendly is Karnataka's Wind Energy?
Suzlon shifting new projects from Maharashtra: "Problems with local farm owners is forcing Suzlon Energy Ltd to shift close to 150 MW of new projects away from Maharashtra to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the current financial year, according to Mr Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Managing Director.
This blog is to share the environmental issues affecting Tumkur City and its environs and is maintained by nature lovers of Tumkur, members of Wildlife Aware Nature Club (WANC), Tumkur.
WANC was the first NGO formed in Tumkur District and among the earliest in Karnataka focussing on the need to conserve nature.
tumkurenvironment.blogspot.com /2007/07/how-forest-friendly-is-karnatakas-wind.html   (747 words)

  
 [No title]
TUMKUR: Congress leaders on Thursday criticised the Janata Dal (Secular) and Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs from Tumkur district for their "failure" to safeguard the interests of the farmers.
Addressing presspersons at Kunigal, Tumkur District Congress Committee president and former Kunigal MLA S.P. Muddahanume Gowda said Congress had been appealing to the Government to ensure that Hemavathy waters were let into the Tumkur canal.
Farmers in Tiptur, C.N. Halli, Turuvekere, Gubbi, Tumkur and Kunigal taluks of the district were in difficulty because of the delay in the release of water.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006070706310500.htm&date=2006/07/07/&prd=th&   (221 words)

  
 DA Activities in Tumkur District - Sustainable Livelihoods and DA
Towards the end of November, 1993, Development Alternatives (DA) visited Tumkur and in particular Chikkanayakanahalli (CNHalli) taluk, on the invitation of the then Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat.
Tumkur was selected as a DA field station, because it was very degraded.
DA is also working with marginal farmers to study the possibilities of introducing new and improved agricultural implements for small and marginal farmers through a collaborative project with TOOL, The Netherlands.
www.dainet.org /livelihoods/vermicomposting5.htm   (476 words)

  
 Tumkur District - Karnataka - SouthIndia
The mineral wealth of Tumkur is considerable; iron is obtained in large quantities from the hill-sides; and excellent building-stone is quarried.
The climate of Tumkur is equable.and healthy; the annual rainfall averages 39.
The population in igot was 679,162, showing an increase of 17% in the decade.
www.southindiaonline.com /karnataka/tumkur.htm   (249 words)

  
 palashbiswas
Tumkur is one of the districts of Karnataka state, located North-west from Bangalore at a distance of 70KMs.
Tumkur town, locals call it Tumakooru, is the most populous and is the chief administrative, commercial and business center of the district.
Tumkur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%.
palashbiswas.sifyblogs.com /blogs_rss.php?blogid=1937   (20144 words)

  
 Madhugiri, Huge monolith in Tumkur district - dreamroutes.org
Madhugiri is a place in the Tumkur district 40kms away from Tumkur.
Overlooking the town of madhugiri is a large hill,believed to be the second biggest rock dome in the area,the first being savanadurga.There is a historic fort on top of the hill,and the maidanahalli flbuck sanctuary is 20 odd kilometers away.
After one leaves Tumkur there is a deviation which takes you to Siddara Betta and Chennarayana Durga en route Madhugiri.
www.dreamroutes.org /southern/madhugiri.html   (360 words)

  
 Tumkur : Indian Travel Destinations, India Travel, India Tour
Tumkur is situated 70Km from capital city Bangalore.
Devarayana dhurga known as DD hills with thick forest and mountain is about 15 Km from Tumkur and is known to be center for army of Vijayanagar kingdom.
Tumkur has good road transport as city is situated on the National Highway No.4.
www.desidirectory.com /events/Indian_Travel_Details.asp?ArticleID=506   (698 words)

  
 Tumkur Information
Tumkur is a city in Karnataka state of southern India.
Tumkur is about 70 km from Bangalore the Capital city of Karnataka State.
Tumkur has good education institutions in Technology, Medicine, Dental, Pharmacy and also Nursing.
www.bookrags.com /Tumkur   (56 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka / Tumkur News : Government accused of neglecting Tumkur
TUMKUR: The Congress has accused the Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition Government of neglecting Tumkur district in terms of its development.
Tumkur District Congress Committee president S.P. Muddahanume Gowda told presspersons here on Sunday that the Government had excluded Tumkur from the list of drought-hit districts.
Tumkur district, which was reeling under severe drought, did not figure in the memorandum submitted to the Centre by Mr.
www.hindu.com /2006/08/14/stories/2006081407990500.htm   (190 words)

  
 Khoj - Directory for tumkur
Tumkur district, situated in the eastern part of Karnataka, has very few places of tourist interest.
H.M.S Education Society, Tumkur (Karnataka) has a long history of two decades in imparting Technical, Para Medical (Physiotherapy) and General Education for the benefit of eligible candidates in India and abroad.
Chinmaya Mission Tumkur was established in 1986.The Temple has the idol of Lord Krishna standing with flute in one hand and the 'Chin Mudra' in the other.
www.khoj.com /Regional_and_Local/States/Karnataka/Tumkur   (330 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
TUMKUR: Members of the Tumkur City Municipal Council (CMC) criticised the Department of Revenue for continuing to meddle with the CMC administration, at its general body meeting on Friday.
Led by Siddalinge Gowda, member and former chairman of the Tumkur Urban Development Athority, and Ramesh Achar, member, most of the members raised an objection for keeping the post of CMC Commissioner vacant for nearly two years.
A commissioner should be posted to the Tumkur City Municipal Council at the earliest, they said and demanded that the Government put an end to the interference by the Revenue Department in the civic body's affairs.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006070811560500.htm&date=2006/07/08/&prd=th&   (247 words)

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

  
 City Of Tumkur
Tumkur is one of 57 Karnataka cities in the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal eGovernance project.
It has a population of 2,48,592 according to the censes of 2001.
Tumkur is the headquarters of the district of the same name.
www.tumkurcity.gov.in   (287 words)

  
 Tumkur Jayadev Patent Inventor San Jose, CA, US
The patent applicatons displayed about Tumkur Jayadev's patent applications are for a recent sample of patent applications.
FreshPatents.com is not associated or affiliated in any way with the author/inventor or the United States Patent/Trademark Office but is providing this non-comprehensive sample listing for educational and research purposes.
If Tumkur Jayadev filed recent patent applications under another name, spelling or location then those applications could be listed on an alternate page.
www.freshpatents.com /Tumkur-S-Jayadev-SanJose-invdirj.php   (171 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka News : `Govt. sabotaging Tumkur varsity'
The office-bearers of Tumkur University Protection Committee have accused the Government of pursuing a hidden agenda and systematically trying to sabotage the growth of the university.
Murthy said the committee lead a delegation to the two Ministers from the district —; C. Channigappa, Minister for Sericulture and Tumkur district in-charge, and B. Satyanarayana, Minister of State for Rural Water Supply — on January 27.
Siddaramaiah said fifty post-graduates from the district who have been preparing for doctoral degree have been asked by Bangalore University to shift their registration to Tumkur University, where there are no facilities for the Ph.D. course.
www.thehindu.com /2005/01/31/stories/2005013102440500.htm   (450 words)

  
 The Hindu : Urban areas of Tumkur Dt. facing water problem
The scarcity of drinking water in the nine taluk-headquarter towns in Tumkur District has not been resolved, although the Government has initiated many piecemeal measures at a cost of more than Rs.
Excepting for Tumkur and Tiptur, where water is being the sourced from the Hemavathy Tumkur Canal, the towns of Gubbi, Kunigal, Turuvekere, C.N.Halli, Sira, Pavagada, Madhugiri and Koratagere are facing an acute shortage of water.
If the Government fails to include a comprehensive plan to solve the drinking water problem in the urban areas of Tumkur District, the problem is likely to persist in the next summer also.
www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2001/03/12/stories/0412210h.htm   (557 words)

  
 Tour to Tumkur, Tumkur Tour, Tourism in Tumkur, Places to Visit at Tumkur, Tumkur and other important places of ...
Tour to Tumkur, Tumkur Tour, Tourism in Tumkur, Places to Visit at Tumkur, Tumkur and other important places of Attraction in Karnataka, Tumkur and the Adjacent places of Interest, Places of Interest in Tumkur, Karnataka Tourism, India Profile.
Tumkur ad been an managerial borough in the state of Karnataka, and the Siddaganga Institute of Technology had been established in that state in order to extend education so that ordinary people can get to know much more and also earn in excess.
Sivagangai is about 25 km from Tumkur and one can witness the grand fiesta that goes on during the carnival of Lord Krishna.
www.indiaprofile.com /karnataka-tour/cities/tour-to-tumkur.html   (334 words)

  
 TUMKUR DISTRICT : Encyclopedia Entry
D.D hills is a beautiful hill station that should be visited.
Siddaganga Institute of Technology was established in 1963 in Tumkur and has over hundred institutions run by Sree Siddaganga Education Society under the patronage of Sree Siddaganga Math.
Siddaganga about 5km from Tumkur where Siddaganga Swajiji resides.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Tumkur_District   (200 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tumkur is also an important centre of Education and culture.
More than ten pairs of Express and Passenger Trains are running daily on this Bangalore-Tumkur Single line and doubling of this vital line is pending for the last several years.
Infact, train journey between Banglore and Tumkur is inconvenient due to heavy rush in compartments and frequent crossing of trains.
www.parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses2/07281191.htm   (201 words)

  
 No infrastructure at Tumkur varsity-Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India
Though it is the Bangalore University which will set the question paper, conduct examinations and valuate the answer-scripts of students in Tumkur University this year, what has irked academicians is the decision to start a university for just 50-odd colleges and four post-graduate departments.
The Tumkur University has been mired in controversy ever since its inception in July this year.
With funds depleting for higher education sector and the ban on recruitment in universities in force, the Tumkur University may well be remote-controlled from Bangalore.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/899169.cms   (382 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
Four students from the city were killed late on Thursday, near Bangalore, when the Maruti car they were travelling in collided with a truck.
Police in the city said the accident occurred around 11 pm when five students of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, were returning to their hostel from a Diwali party.
After finishing his schooling from St Francis Xavier in Salt Lake, Suryadip went to study electronics and telecom engineering at the Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, in 2004.
www.telegraphindia.com /1051105/asp/calcutta/story_5438613.asp   (301 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.