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  Pradesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pradesh (Hindī: प्रदेश, Urdū: پردیش) is an Indian province.
Pradesh is usually translated as a State, in parallel of the states of the United States of America, but the Indian pradesh does not have the same status, rights and dignity as these states.
Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
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 Vindhya Pradesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vindhya Pradesh (Hindī: विन्द्य प्रदेश, Urdū: وِندے پردیش) is a former state of India.
It lay between Uttar Pradesh to the north and Madhya Pradesh to the south, and the enclave of Datia, which lay a short distance to the west, was surrounded by the state of Madhya Bharat.
Vindhya Pradesh, together with the states of Madhya Bharat and Bhopal, was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.
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 Vindhya Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vindya Pradesh is a former state of India.
It lay between Uttar Pradesh to the north and Madhya Pradesh to the south.
The Bagelkhand region lies in the center of Vindhya Pradesh, while the western part of the state includes part of Bundelkhand.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vindhya Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The state is bordered on the west by Gujarat, on the northwest by Rajasthan, on the northeast by Uttar Pradesh, on the east by Chhattisgarh, and on the south by Maharashtra.
Northern Madhya Pradesh was conquered by the Muslim Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century.
Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 from the former British Central Provinces and Berar and the princely states of Makrai and Chhattisgarh, with Nagpur as the capital of the state.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Vindhya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vindhya Range, chain of hills, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising to c.3,000 ft (910 m), Madhya Pradesh state, central India.
The Vindhya Range has been the historic dividing line between N and S India, separating the Sanskrit-speaking Aryan invaders from the Dravidian peoples of the Deccan.
One of the largest states in India, Madhya Pradesh consists, from north to south, of upland zones separated by plains.
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 VINDHYA PRADESH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Pone fra Uttar Pradesh al nord ed al Madhya Pradesh al sud.
Vindhya Pradesh è stato generato in 1948 dalla fusione di parecchie condizioni princely precedenti.
Vindhya Pradesh, insieme alle condizioni di Madhya Bharat e Bhopal, è stato fuso in Madhya Pradesh il 1 novembre 1956.
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 rediff.com: Demand for Vindhya Pradesh resurfaces
Expressing surprise over the statement of Union Home Minister L K Advani in the Lok Sabha that he was not aware of the fact that the state assembly had passed such a resolution, he said Advani later assured the House that he would look into the matter.
He said after Independence, Vindhya Pradesh came into existence in 1948 and a government was installed in the state after the 1952 elections.
However, it was merged with Madhya Pradesh in 1956 against the sentiments of the local people, he said adding that thousands of people who protested were jailed.
www.rediff.com /news/2000/aug/03mp1.htm   (369 words)

  
 State Madhya Pradesh,Bhopal,Society,Education,Religion,People,Sports,Focus To India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Madhya Pradesh is bounded by Chhattisgarh in the east, Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the north and Maharashtra in the south.
It consists of the 17 Hindi districts of the previous State of that name, the former state of Madhya Bart (except the Sunel enclave of Mandsaur district), the former State of Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh and Sironj subdivision of Kota district, which was an enclave of Rajasthan in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh is largely dependent on agriculture, but less than half of the land is suitable for cultivation.
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 Vindhya Range - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vindhya Range, low mountain range of central India.
Geographically, Madhya Pradesh is located in a transition area between the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north and the Deccan Plateau to the south; its...
Sanskrit writings from the 7th century bc, describe the Andhra as Aryans from the north who migrated south of the Vindhya Range and mixed with...
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 States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This led to the break-up of the BSP in Madhya Pradesh.
However, in the Vindhya and Chambal regions where there are 86 seats, the Congress and the BJP have 30 and 40 seats, respectively.
In the Chambal and Vindhya regions, the BSP and the Samajwadi parties have been holding sway since a decade.
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 Madhya Pradesh - India travel & tourism information
Madhya Pradesh consists largely of a plateau, spectacular mountain ranges, meandering rivers, which adds to the natural beauty and miles of dense forests offering unique and exciting scenery of wildlife in sylvan surroundings.
Under the British, the middle of India was known as the 'Central Province' and administered jointly from Nagpur and the summer capital Panchmarhi near Bhopal was the state's highest hill station.
This state in its present entity was formed out of former states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal and fourteen (Mahakoshal) districts of old Madhya Pradesh.
www.bharatheritage.in /madhya-pradesh   (567 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Madhya Bharat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Madhya Bharat was created in 1950 from 25 former princely states, which were formerly part of the British Raj's Central India Agency.
It was bordered by the states of Bombay (presently Gujarat and Maharashtra) to the southwest, Rajasthan to the northeast, Uttar Pradesh to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Vindhya Pradesh to the east, and Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh to the southeast.
In 1956, the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh, and the Marathi-speaking southern region Vidarbha, which included Nagpur, was ceded to Bombay state.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Bagelkhand region lies in the center of Vindhya Pradesh, while the western part of the state includes part of
Vindhya Pradesh was created in 1948 from the merger of several former
Vindhya Range, which runs through the center of the province.
www.en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Vindhya_Pradesh   (89 words)

  
 Madhya Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges (rising to 600 m/2,000 ft) are found in the state, which is heavily forested.
It lost some southwestern districts in 1956, including Nagpur, and absorbed Bhopal, Madhya Bharat, and Vindhya Pradesh.
As part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, the region was split in November 2000 to form the new state of Chhattisgarh.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0010625.html   (364 words)

  
 Gains for the BJP
The Congress(I) gained in Vindhya Pradesh: its strength increased from 29 per cent votes and one seat in 1998 to 41 per cent and three seats.
The incre ase is attributable to the shift in the BSP votebank.
Neither the BJP nor the Congress(I) displays the kind of sharp division of social profiles that is seen elsewhere in the country, and more specifically seen when the two parties are in direct competition with each other.
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 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rewa,the City of White Tigers is located in Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India.
Before 1956 it was state named as VINDHYA PRADESH.
VINDHYA, was one of the most important areas of India.It was mentioned in the National Anthem.
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 Forts and Palaces of Madhya Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
It has the Vindhya and Satpura range of mountains which were ideal for the construction of impregnable forts like Gwalior, Asirgarh, Kalinjar, Mandu, etc. The fortification walls were provided additional strength by the sedimentary rock beds on the top of which these forts were built.
Most of the forts in Madhya Pradesh are mountain forts of Giridurga for example, the fort of Gwalior, Narwar, Kalinjar and Asirgarh stand on a flatopped hill.
The decline of Harshavardhana’s dynasty in the 7th century A D in turn led to rise of Rajputs in the northern India, prominent among them were Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanauj, the Chandellas of Jejakabhukti, the Kalachuris of Dahala-Mandala and the Paramaras of Malwa.
www.indiaclub.com /html/11492.htm   (388 words)

  
 Madhya Bharat: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In 1956 it was incorporated into Madhya Pradesh state.
...Vindhya Pradesh 211 XI Madhya Bharat 223 XII Patiyala...7.
Formerly the capital of Madhya Bharat state, it adjoins Gwalior town and is a modern commercial center and transportation hub.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/madhya-bharat.jsp?l=M&p=1   (925 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections of 2003 may well prove a turning point in one respect.
There is a meeting of minds at the juncture due to the bitterness in the BSP leadership after the recent break-up with the BJP in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
In 1993, an alliance in Uttar Pradesh brought little cheer to the Congress and actually contributed to erosion in its ranks.
www.telegraphindia.com /1031104/asp/nation/story_2532883.asp   (816 words)

  
 Madhya Pradesh Police
History of the state started on November 1, 1956 with the formation of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh by integrating four regions, namely 17 districts of Mahakoshal, the whole of Vindhya Pradesh, the erstwhile State of Bhopal and the Madhya Bharat State.
Madhya Pradesh has a sizeable population of Scheduled Tribes and scheduled castes, who have remained cut off from the mainstream for centuries.
The most important problem which the new State of Madhya Pradesh had to face was the growing menace of dacoity in the northern districts of Chambal ravines and the north eastern districts of Chamble ravines and the north eastern districts of Bundelkhand.
www.mppolice.gov.in /mpphq/static/about_us.htm   (1827 words)

  
 Vindhya Pradesh Bhopal Uttar Pradesh Bundelkhand Bagelkhand Vindhya Range India Madhya Bharat princely states Madhya ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Vindhya Pradesh Bhopal Uttar Pradesh Bundelkhand Bagelkhand Vindhya Range India Madhya Bharat princely states Madhya Pradesh state
Vindhya Telelinks Limited was established in joint sector between Universal Cables Limited and Madhya Pradesh...
In 1956, the states of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya...
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 vindhya pradesh - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
vindhya pradesh - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India.
Vindhya Pradesh was created in 1948 from the merger of several former princely states.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Vindhya-Pradesh   (127 words)

  
 The Hindu : Convention proposed for Vindhya State
The Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Mr.
Shrinivas Tiwari, has invited people's representatives from the Vindhya region to attend a convention here on March 27 to draw a detailed blueprint and strategy for formation of a separate Vindhya State.
In a letter to the people's representatives from the Vindhya region bordering Uttar Pradesh, the Speaker has drawn attention to a private member's resolution passed by the Assembly on March 10 to pave the way for the Madhya Pradesh Government to take appropriate steps for the creation of a separate Vindhya State.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/03/25/stories/0425212j.htm   (181 words)

  
 VISHNU PARTAP SINGH v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS [1990] INSC 7; [1990] 1 SCR 43; AIR 1990 SC 522 (12 January ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The apparent effect of the covenant was that all the property in the State vested in the United State of Vindhya Pradesh except private property which was to remain with the Rulers.
As from the aforesaid day, the United State of Vindhya Pradesh shall cease to exist and all the property, assets and liabilities of that State, as well as its right duties and obligations shall be those of the Government of India.
The appeal of the State of Madhya Pradesh was, however, allowed by the High Court on the view taken that the property in dispute had vested in the United States of Vindhya Pradesh on May 1, 1948, and that thereaf- ter no valid gift could be made by the Ruler in favour of the defendant.
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 Creation of New States
Similarly, the demands for separate new states like Vidarbha, Bundelkand, Telangana, Vindhya Pradesh, Mahakaushal, Purvanchal, Harit Pradesh and Mithilanchal have already been raised by the leaders of respective regions of Maharashrtra,Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
These states are Magadh, Bhojpuri Pradesh, Angika Pradesh, Bajjika Pradesh and Seemanchal from Bihar, Udayachal, and Kamatapur from Assam, Braj Pradesh and Rohilkhand from UP, Malwa from MP, Mewar from Rajasthan and Kuchh and Saurastra from Gujarat.
The on going dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Cauveri water, between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over the height of Almati dam and territorial disputes among other states are proofs that internal division of the country on diverse consideration could hardly be an effective force to unify the people of the country.
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 CBSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
But with the advent of State Universities and State Boards in various parts of the country the jurisdiction of the Board was confined only to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh later.
As a result of this, in 1952, the constitution of Board was amended wherein its jurisdiction was extended to part-C and part-D territories and the Board was given its present name "Central Board of Secondary Education", it was in the year 1962 finally that the Board was reconstituted.
As a result of the reconstruction, the erstwhile "Delhi Board of Secondary Education" was merged with the Central Board and thus all the educational institutions recognised by the Delhi Board also became a part of the Central Board.
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 Excelsior... Nation
Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Sriniwas Tiwari and Deputy Chief Minister Jamuna Devi are two distinctive members of the state Assembly who have a record of voting in all the Presidential elections.
In 1952, Mr Tiwari was the member of the then Vindhya Pradesh Assembly whereas Mrs Jamuna Devi represented a constituency in the then Madhya Bharat Assembly.
The value of the one vote of an elected member of the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly is 131 while 29 Lok Sabha members and 11 Rajya Sabha members from the state carry vote weight of 708 each.
www.dailyexcelsior.com /02july05/national.htm   (2697 words)

  
 Madhya Pradesh completes 50 years of existence
Madhya Pradesh, considered a sleeping giant endowed with nature's bounty, is marching ahead on the path of progress as it completes five decades of its existence today, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
It emerged as the largest state with 4.43 lakh sq KM area during its formation on November 1, 1956 with the merger of Central Province, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal.
The state was truncated to its present form as Chhattisgarh with total area of 1.35 lakh Sq KM was carved out of it on November 1, 2000.
news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061031/494348.html   (427 words)

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