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Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land area. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighbouring state of Punjab; the most populous city is Faridabad, a part of the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region. The city of Gurgaon is among India's largest financial and technology hubs. Haryana has Divisions of Haryana, administrative divisions, List of districts of Haryana, districts, 72 sub-divisions, 93 tehsil, revenue tehsils, 50 sub-tehsils, 140 Community development block in India, community development blocks, 154 List of cities in Haryana by population, cities and towns, 7,356 villages, and 6,222 Gram panchayat, villages panchayats. Haryana contains 32 special economic zones (SEZs), mainly located within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highways In Haryana
The state of Haryana in North India has a vast road network with 34 National Highways (NH) with a total length of 2,484 km, 11 Expressways (including 3 National Expressways), State Highways (SH) with a total length of 1,801 km, major district roads (MDR) with a length of 1,395 km and other district roads with a length of 26,022 km (2016). List of national highways in Haryana # National Highway 105 (India) # National Highway 11 (India) # National Highway 148A (India) # National Highway 148B (India) # National Highway 148N (India) # National Highway 152 (India) # National Highway 152A (India) # National Highway 152D (India) # National Highway 248A (India) # National Highway 248BB (India) # National Highway 254 (India) # National Highway 334B (India) # National Highway 334D (India) # National Highway 344 (India) # National Highway 352 (India) # National Highway 352A (India) # National Highway 352R (India) # National Highway 352W (India) # Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayab Singh Saini
Nayab Singh Saini (born 25 January 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the Chief Minister of Haryana since March 2024. Previously, he was president of Haryana state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2023 till 2024. Saini is a notable Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Haryana. In 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Saini won from Ladwa Assembly constituency of Kurukshetra district and also led the BJP party to secure a third term victory in the state. Earlier, Saini served as the Member of parliament (M.P.) from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, Haryana, from 2019 to 2024. Before that, he was a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) from Naraingarh Assembly constituency (Ambala district) from 2014 to 2019. He served as the Minister of State in Government of Haryana from 2015 to 2019. Coming from a Other Backward Class (OBC) background, Saini joined the BJP party unit in Ambala and steadily rose through the ranks, often working closely with party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Haryana
Haryana, with districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's eighteenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana jointly. History On 1 November 1966 Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. The partition was based on the linguistic demographics and was held after the recommendation of Sardar Hukam Singh—the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha—Parliamentary Committee. A further 15 districts were added later by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surajkund
Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km (5mi) from South Delhi. Surajkund ( literally 'Lake of the Sun') is an artificial Kund ('Kund' means "lake" or reservoir) built in the backdrop of the Aravalli hills with an amphitheatre shaped embankment constructed in semicircular form. It is said to have been built by the king Surajpal of the Tomara Rajput dynasty in the 10th century. Tomar, a younger son of Anangpal Tomar- the Rajput ruler of Delhi, was a sun worshipper and he had therefore built a Sun temple on its western bank. Surajkund is known for its annual fair "Surajkund International Craft Mela", 2015 edition of this fair was visited by 1.2 million visitors including 160,000 foreigners with more than 20 countries participating in it. There are 43 Paleolithic sites (100,000 BC), with rock art and microlithic stone tools, scattered surround the Surajkund from Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab And Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Permanent Judges and 21 Additional Judges including Chief Justice. As of 14 September 2023, there are 58 Judges working in the High Court, comprising 36 Permanent and 22 Additional Judges. The court building is known as the Palace of Justice. Designed by Le Corbusier, it and several of his other works were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in July 2016. Sarv Mittra Sikri, who had been practising in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and remained Advocate-General for Punjab from 1 November 1956 to 2 February 1964, was the first to be appointed as judge of the Supreme Court of India on 3 February 1964 directly from the Bar; later, becoming the Chief Justice of India on 22 January 1971, again with the distinction of being first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Haryana
Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led by the Governor of Haryana and otherwise by the Chief Minister, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Branches of government Executive The head of state of Haryana is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. The Chief Minister of Haryana is the head of Council of Ministers of Haryana and is vested with most of the executive powers to run the 22 districts of Haryana across its six divisions. Legislative Chandigarh is the capital of Haryana and houses the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The city also serves as the capital of Punjab, and is a union territory of India. The present Legislative Assembly of Haryana is unicameral Unicameralism (from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra () is a city and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". Legends According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas in the Kuru kingdom, as depicted in epic ''Mahabharata''. The Kurukshetra War of the ''Mahabharata'' is believed to have taken place here. Thaneswar, whose urban area is merged with Kurukshetra, is a pilgrimage site with many locations attributed to ''Mahabharata''. In the Vedas, Kurukshetra is described not as a city but as a region (" kshetra" means "region" in Sanskrit). The boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly to the central and western parts of the state of Haryana and Punjab. According to the Taittiriya Aranyaka 5.1.1., the Kurukshetra region is south of Turghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind, Punjab), north of Khandava (Delhi and Mewat regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Jai Jai Haryana
"Jai Jai Jai Haryana" (English: "Victory to Haryana") is the official song of the state of Haryana, India. It was adopted on 28 March 2025 by a unanimous resolution of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. Lyrics The song's lyrics, written by Balkrishan Sharma, incorporate the Sanskrit, Hindi and Haryanvi languages.https://www.timesbull.com/state/haryana/haryana-lokgeet-news-460043.html See also * List of Indian state songs *Emblem of Haryana The Emblem of Haryana is the official seal of the Government of Haryana, Government of the Indian States of India, state of Haryana. Design The emblem consists of a circular shield depicting a Nelumbo nucifera, lotus blossom emerging out of wate ... References External linksJai Jai Jai Haryana {{Haryana Indian state songs Symbols of Haryana Songs in Hindi 2025 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinjore Gardens
Yadavindra Gardens, also known as Pinjore Gardens, is a historic 17th century garden located in Pinjore city of Panchkula district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Haryana. Panchkula, Panchkula city is nearby it. It is an example of the Mughal gardens architectural style, which was renovated by the Patiala dynasty Sikh rulers. The garden was built by Fidai Khan Koka, Fidai Khan, a foster-brother to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Location The garden in the city of Pinjore on the Ambala-Shimla road, near the ancient 8th century open-air archaeological museum site of Bhima Devi TempleComplex, is from Chandigarh, from List of World Heritage Sites in India, UNESCO World Heritage Kalka–Shimla Railway and from Delhi. It is approachable by road, rail and air from all parts of the country. History It was built in the foothills of Himalayas as one of the Mughal gardens summer retreat for the Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707), who then had his capital at Lahore, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla. Chandigarh is one of the earliest planned cities in post independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Narinder Singh Lamba, in the capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoh Peak
Karoh Peak is a tall mountain peak in the Sivalik Hills range of greater Himalayas range located near Morni Hills area of Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It is the highest point in the state of Haryana. The British rulers had incorrectly recorded the height to be 1499 metres in The Imperial Gazetteer of India, but later measurements by the Survey of India found the actual height to be about 100 feet (30 metres) lower; therefore, the official height was revised down. See also * Morni Hills, Panchkula district, 1267 m peak * Dhosi Hill, Narnaul - Hill of Chyavana Rishi creator of Chyawanprash, 740 m peak * Tosham, 240 m average elevation * Madhogarh, Haryana, 214 m average elevation * Monuments of National Importance in Haryana * State Protected Monuments in Haryana * National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana * India cave temples * Caves in India * Rock-cut temples in India * Indian rock-cut architecture Indian rock-cut architecture is more various an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asigarh Fort
Asigarh Fort, also called Hansi Fort, is located on the eastern bank of ''Amti lake'' in Hansi city of Haryana, India, about 135 km from Delhi on National Highway 9 (India), NH9. Spread over 30 acres, in its prime days this fort used to be in control of 80 forts in the area around it.Planning a vacation? Here's why you should visit Hansi in Haryana or go trekking in Kemmanagundi Economic Times, 3 Nov 2016. The fort is said to be one of the most impregnable forts of ancient India and has been declared a centrally protected monument by Archaeological Survey of India, ASI in 1937. Etymology Asigarh is known as the Fort of Swords, from ''Asi (Mahabh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
