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SurfWax -- News for Thanjavur, India Thanjavur: The World Heritage Team from UNESCO will visit the Lord Airavatheeswara Swamy Temple at Darasuram near Kumbakonam and the Big Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Perambalur District, both in Tamil Nadu, on coming Monday to declare these temples as World Heritage monuments. Kumbakonam, July 16 (NNN): In a terrible tragedy, at least 80 small students, mostly girls, and some teachers were charred to death and 100 others injured when a devastating fire swept through a private middle schools third floor in this temple town in Tamilnadu's Thanjavur district on Friday... It was made in Thimmakudi village in the Kumbakonam region of Thanjavur district by 24 sculptors who worked on it for six months. worldcities.surfwax.com /files/Thanjavur_India.html

Temples  And Legends Of Bengal - Pururlia - (Page 1) The interdistrict and the interprovincial trade routes connecting Jagannath (Puri) on one side, Pataliputra (Patna), Varanasi (Benaras) andTamralipta (Tamluk) once a famous port in Bengal on the other ran through Purulia district. Naturally the district of Purulia being contiguous with the districts of Dhanbad and Ranchi in Bihar had received an impact of Jainism. Mahavira, the 24the and the last Tirthankara was born in Bihar and had obtained his Nirvana (ascension) at Pawapuri in Patna district. www.hindubooks.org /temples/bengal/purulia/page1.htm   (171 words)

Archaeology Gallery : Bharat Kala Bhavan There are seven copper celts, six out of which were acquired from the Itawa village in the district of Varanasi. The collection also includes broken arrow-head from Kausambi, one celt, one harpoon and two anthropomorphic figures from Bisauli in the district of Badaun (displayed in the gallery). Kausambi in Allahabad district has been the mine of early Indian terracottas. www.bhu.ac.in /kala/gallery_archaeology.htm   (1356 words)

Ethnologue report for language code:mmj Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur District, Katghora tahsil, Raigarh and Surguja districts; Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mirzapur districts; Sikkim. A Scheduled Tribe in Chhattisgarh, reportedly speaking Chhattisgarhi as first language. This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=mmj   (59 words)

Open Directory - Regional:Asia:India:Uttar Pradesh:Districts Ghazipur district forms the eastern part of the Varanasi division. Etah is a district of Agra Division and is bounded in the north by the Badaun district, in the west by district of Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, and Agra, in the south by Mainpuri and Firozabad, and in the east by Farrukhabad. Mainpuri is a district of Agra division bounded in north by Etah District, in the east by districts Farrukhabad and Kannauj, in the south by district Etawah and in west by the districts Firozabad and Etah. dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/India/Uttar_Pradesh/Districts/desc.html   (59 words)

Ethnologue report for India Bihar, Champaran, Saran, Shahabad districts; Jharkhand, Palamu, Ranchi districts; Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur, Basti, Deoria, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ballia districts; Assam; Delhi; Madhya Pradesh; West Bengal. Bihar, Saran and Champaran districts; Assam; West Bengal; Uttar Pradesh; Punjab; Madhya Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir; Orissa. Jharkhand, Cowerdaga, and Ranchi districts; West Bengal, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri districts; Madhya Pradesh; Orissa. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (59 words)

Tourism Rail, Road, and Airways The nearest airport for Sonbhadra is Babatpur which is in District Varanasi and 110 Kms from Robertsganj (District HQ.). The easiest way to come Sonbhadra is by train/air upto Varanasi/ Mirzapur then take a bus/private taxi to Sonbhadra, which are available 24 hours from varanasi and Mirzapur. District Unit - Sonbhadra, National Informatics Centre, Govt. sonbhadra.nic.in /Tourismrailroadair.htm   (261 words)

Jaunpur, India Jaunpur district is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern portion of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Jaunpur district was annexed into British India based on the Permanent settlement of 1779, and thus was subject to the Zamindari system of land revenue collection. Jaunpur is a city and district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. creekin.net /c4135-n85-jaunpur-india.html   (544 words)

The Public Affairs Magazine- Newsinsight.net Jaunpur, Gazipur, Azamgarh, Varanasi, Mirzapur-Bhadoi and Sonbhadra have become recruiting grounds for the Mumbai underworld, officials said. A team of Mumbai and Varanasi police raided Ravi’s hideouts in Varanasi, Sonbhadra, and Jaunpur but could not nab him. 13 July 2001: The main assassin of actress Manisha Koirala’s secretary, Ajit Dewani, is one Ravi of district Sonbhadra near Varanasi, officials said. www.indiareacts.com /nati2.asp?recno=82   (200 words)

Bundelkhand Express Derailed in Madhya Pradesh, Train Accident, Train derails in Datia district, Varanasi, Gwalior, 15 dead in MP train accident, Indian Railway Bundelkhand Express Derailed in Madhya Pradesh, Train Accident, Train derails in Datia district, Varanasi, Gwalior, 15 dead in MP train accident, Indian Railway Fifteen people are feared dead and over 50 seriously injured when the Bundelkhand Express went off the track and rammed into a railway signal cabin in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh at 8.10 am on Monday. The train was travelling from Varanasi to Gwalior. www.mapsofindia.com /maps/mapinnews/2005/bundelkhand-express-derailed-in-mp.html   (216 words)

U.P. Government After Varanasi, Chief Minister visited the mortuary of Jaunpur district hospital and saw the dead bodies of passengers and directed the Jaunpur District Magistrate Mr. DM Jaunpur told the Chief Minister that three injured passengers had been sent to Varanasi. The dead bodies of the passengers will be kept for identification till tomorrow in Jaunpur after which postmortem and photography would be done noting down the identification marks of the dead bodies. upgov.up.nic.in /news11.asp?idn=1952   (572 words)

Indian Express: Kalyan flexes muscles, transfers 53 The district magistrates of Lucknow, Bareilly, Varanasi, Meerut, Sultanpur, Rae Bareilly and Muzaffarnagar were also transferred. The divisional commissioners of Lucknow, Varanasi, Jhansi, Mirzapur and Chitrakoot Dham were shifted. In last night's reshuffle, three principal secretaries, 15 secretaries and commissioner level officers and 20 district magistrates were transferred. www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19991025/ipo25036p.html   (572 words)

Indiainfo.com -> News -> Spotlight -> Elections 2002 -> 1 killed as BJP, Apna Dal trade gunfire in UP Varanasi: One person was killed on February 21 and another seriously injured as activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Apna Dal traded gunfire near a polling station in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh where final phase of polling for Assembly elections ended. District Magistrate Alok Tandon said the violence broke out near Lakhimpur polling station in Kulasol Assembly constituency on February 21 morning with both sides using bricks and bullets. Indiainfo.com -> News -> Spotlight -> Elections 2002 -> 1 killed as BJP, Apna Dal trade gunfire in UP Sections newsarchives.indiainfo.com /spotlight/election2002/21uppoll1.html   (572 words)

The Hindu : Kurmis come into their own In Varanasi, the Kurmis often voted for the BJP, but this time with the Apna Dal contesting six of the seven seats in this district, the chances are that a large chunk of the four- lakh strong Kurmi population will vote for their own party. Kumar,'' the Varanasi district president of Apna Dal, Kanhailal Rajbhar, emphasised. And it is being conceded that the presence of the Apna Dal, almost everywhere in eastern U.P., will affect the electoral fortunes of the BSP and the BJP. www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/02/15/stories/2002021508341200.htm   (572 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation As a happy Deepchand walked away with the boy, the focus was back on the grim battle the weavers of Azamgarh, Mirzapur and Varanasi districts are waging against Chinese silk and a slump in the export market. In 2003, three weavers in Varanasi district committed suicide as they were unable to repay the loans they had taken to resuscitate their trade. Azamgarh district magistrate Rajaram Upadhyay said he has heard of the incident. www.telegraphindia.com /1040811/asp/nation/story_3610547.asp   (593 words)

Varun It has been a part of Varanasi district, Mirzapur district as well as Sonbhadra district. Perhaps because of this confusion this part of the country has really been neglected. Historically it has been a part of UP sometimes, Bihar sometimes. www.ashanet.org /siliconvalley/projects/varun/varun.html   (190 words)

Open Directory - Regional:Asia:India:Tamil Nadu:Localities Sivaganga is the headquarters of the Sivaganga district in southern Tamil Nadu. Ramanathapuram is the headquarters of Ramanathapuram district in southern Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the Tiruneveli district in southern Tamil Nadu. dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/India/Tamil_Nadu/Localities/desc.html   (190 words)

Jaunpur District in India It is bordered by Ghazipur District and Azamgarh District in the east, Pratapgarh District and Allahabad District in the west, Sultanpur District in the north, and Mirzapur District, Varanasi District and Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi District in the south. Jaunpur District of Varanasi division lies on the eastern side of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters, Jaunpur is situated around 60 km away from Varanasi. www.india9.com /i9show/40315.htm   (190 words)

chap10.htm Gorakhpur, before 1857, was the headquarters of a Division which included the modern districts of Gorakhpur, Basti, Azamgarh and part of Ballia but after the freedom struggle of 1857 the whole (the then Gorakhpur Division) was merged with the Banaras (Varanasi) Division. In 1891, the commissionership of Gorakhpur, comprised the districts of Gorakhpur, Basti and Azamgarh. For effective control, the division is subdivided into four areas, three having their headquarters in Gorakhpur city and the remaining one at Kauriram. gorakhpur.nic.in /chap10.htm   (190 words)

Rediff On The NeT: 26 killed in UP hailstorm Reports received by the state headquarters in Lucknow said the hailstorm left 13 dead in Azamgarh district, while seven people were killed in Chandauli, four in Varanasi and two in Mau. An on-the-sport survey by senior officials was being conducted to assess the extent of damage to crop in the affected districts, Shah said. The villages in Azamgarh district where the deaths were reported from included Zamirkandra, Joharakhpur, Madhuban, Akrapur, Shikchanpur, Gadanpur, Azmatgarh, Tiwari Padri, Devpur and Badio. inhome.rediff.com /news/dec/01hail.htm   (198 words)

DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY & MINING - Mineral Information Vindhyan sandstone occur in Agra, Lalitpur, Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi and Sonbhadra districts. A large potentiality of dimensional Granite, suitable for blocks slabs and tiles exists in district Lalitpur, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda and Sonbhadra and few areas in Lalitpur, are producing dimensional Granite, which has a potential export market. Platinum and Paladium mineralisation is associated with the altered zone in pyroxinite in district Lalitpur. mineral.up.nic.in /mineral.htm   (861 words)

Tygo Search - Yercaud Salem district Yercaud Yercaud in the Servaroyan hills (Shevaroy range) of the Salem district is a quie Union Territories > Tamilnadu >Districts > Salem Locations on the Map : Yercaud, Omalur, Sankagiri, Mettur, Attur Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to mak air Pune Puri Pushkar Rishikesh Shimla Trichur Udaipur Varanasi Varkala Yercaud more>> Ayurveda and Rejuvenation Tours Mountaineering and Trekking Tours Heritag www.tygo.com /search?s=Yercaud   (349 words)

The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily Hyderabad: Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Nalgonda town are questioning the family of a youth whose face allegedly matches the sketches of one of two suspects in last week’s bomb blasts in Varanasi. As the family failed to throw light on his whereabouts and police were trying to trace him, Nalgonda district Superintendent of Police Mahesh M Bhagwat said it would not be proper to jump to conclusions without any investigations. Reports of yet another possible terror link with some Muslim youths in Nalgonda district have sent police into a tizzy, forcing it to hold a counselling session with the families of suspects. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com /Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=India&month=March2006&file=World_News2006031473835.xml   (395 words)

Bareli - Current News & Information Varanasi, Ghazipur, Sultanpur, Bara Banki, Faizabad, Lucknow district jail, Adarsh Kaaragar Lucknow, Naini jail (Allahabad), Gorakhpur, Sitapur, Rae Bareli,etc... Mrs Gandhi is upset that Rae Bareli (her Lok Sabha constituency) was not getting the same treatment as Etawah, the home district of the chief minister, or... Besides, the village electrification work in Rae Bareli, Sitapur and Sultanpur districts will be completed by Power Grid Corporation and in Faizabad... news.daylightonline.com /2003/Bareli.html   (395 words)

'Staff error led to Sabarmati accident' September 14, 1997: 81 people were killed when five bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah express fell into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh. September 9, 2002: 100 passengers were killed and 150 hurt when a bogie of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani Express plunged into the Dhave river in Bihar's Aurangabad district. More than 22 passengers were reportedly killed and over 80 injured when the Sabarmati Express headed for Ahmedabad from Varanasi, collided with a stationary goods train this morning. web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2005/april/107874.htm   (1019 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim A team of officials, headed by subdivisional officer Shankar Halder, who is also an ex-officio member of the board, has already left for Varanasi and Vrindaban to assess the present status of the two temples. Singh said two other temples under the trust, the Kali temple in Varanasi and Krishna temple in Vrindaban, would also be renovated. This was announced here today by district magistrate Ravi Inder Singh, who is also the president of Cooch Behar Debottar Trust Board, which looks after the temple. www.telegraphindia.com /1051022/asp/siliguri/story_5383143.asp   (255 words)

Ashoka Pillar in India Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath (also called the Saranath Pillar) is situated 10 km from Varanasi in Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh. Ashoka Pillar has the figures of four lions standing on the top and a chakra (wheel), called Ashoka chakra, at its base. The significance of the figures of the lion lies in its selection as the official emblem of India and the inclusion of Ashoka chakra in the national flag. www.india9.com /i9show/22978.htm   (255 words)

mediaeval period From the time of Qutb-ud-din Aibak (or about the beginning of the 13th century) Muslim immigrants began to arrive in the district, probably from the Muslim principalities of lower Bengal and gradually established their ascendancy throughout the northern part of pargana Sikandarpur having ousted the Hindu proprietors of the place. It is believed that Qutib-ud-din Aibak, Muhammad capture of Varanasi on his way to Bihar and that he erected a fort on the place now known as Qutbganj on the banks of the Ghaghra. When Bauhlu reached the town of Haldi (in this district) he heard the news of the death of Qutb Khan Lodi, his cousin. ballia.nic.in /history2.htm   (255 words)

The name of the game Rattled by the Dalitisation of the State, Om Prakash Singh, a senior minister in Mayawati's Cabinet, who is also close to Kalyan Singh, pleaded with the Chief Minister to name the new district carved out of Varanasi after BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and not to include Ramnagar tehsil in the new district. But the creation of the new districts is not as important as their nomenclature, with almost all of them being named after the BSP pantheon which ranges from Lord Buddha to Chhatrapati Sahuji to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. IT has been only a month-and-a-half since the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Vice President, Mayawati, took over as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, but she has already left an indelible impression by creating seven new tehsils, six new districts and one more division. www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/19970523/14350483.html   (255 words)

District Jaunpur  is situated at the bank of gomati river on National High Way No Ghazipur and Azamgarh surround it in east, Pratapgarh and Allahabad in west, Sultanpur in north and Mirzapur, Varanasi and Sant Ravidas Nagar in south. The district is a part of Varanasi Division. The district has six sub divisions, 21 blocks, 218 nyay panchayats, 1417-gram panchayats jaunpur.nic.in /atma/jaunpur.htm   (255 words)

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