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Kupwara District
Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting WP:DUE, due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir consists of two divisions: Jammu Division and Kashmir Division, and is further divided into 20 District (India), districts: History Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Prior to 1947, Kashmir was a princely state under the British Paramountcy, paramountcy of the British Indian Empire. The central part of the princely state was administratively divided into the provinces Jammu and Kashmir. In addition there were frontier districts and semi-autonomous ''jagirs'' (principalities). They were subdivided as follows: * Kashmir province: Districts of Srinagar district, Srinagar, Anantnag district, Anantnag, Baramulla district, Baramulla and Muzaffarabad District, Muzaffarabad. (Muzzafarabad later became part of Azad Kashmir.) * Internal ''jagirs'': Poonch jagir, Poonch (half of it later became part of Azad Kashmir), Chenani and Bhaderwah *Jammu province: Districts of Jammu district, Jammu, Udhampu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogri Language
Dogri (Devanagari: ; Name Dogra Akkhar: ; Nastaliq: ; ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Western Pahari group, primarily spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India, with smaller groups of speakers in the adjoining regions of western Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, India, Punjab, and north-eastern Pakistan Punjab, Pakistani Punjab. It is the ethnic language of the Dogras, and was spoken in the historical region of Duggar (region), Duggar. It is currently spoken in the districts of Kathua district, Kathua, Jammu district, Jammu, Samba district, Samba, Udhampur district, Udhampur, Reasi and other adjoining districts of Jammu division. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Dogri is tonal language, tonal, a trait it shares with other Western Pahari languages and Punjabi. It has several varieties, all with greater than 80% lexical similarity. Dogri is spoken by 2.6 million people in India (as of the 2011 census). It has been amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohru River
The Pohru River (Urdu: پہرو) is a right tributary of Jhelum River that flows through the Kupwara and Baramulla district of Kashmir region. Pohru river is formed by joining of Khamil Nallah and Lolab Nallah in the Kupwara town. Khamil Nallah originates from Shamashabri mountains in the Bangus valley and is joined by Budnamal Nallah at Chowkibal. Lolab Nallah called ( lahwal river or lalkul)is formed by confluence of several streams like Khurhama stream, Kalarose stream, Gund Machar stream gogal stream. Mawer River is the main tributary of Pohru river, it originates from Kazinag Mountains and joins Pohru river at Ujroo Village of Langate tehsil. Pohru river passes through many villages where it finally enters into the jehum river near Doabgah sopore town, Baramullah district. Pohru River is one of the tributaries of the river Jhelum. References Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir 5.https://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=WmO5ltdE7L5+OeFPOYlgj042Ljhg7c7z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Administered Kashmir
Kashmir ( or ) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. The term has since also come to encompass a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract. Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by Afghanistan to the northwest. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, ... Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmir Valley
The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley in northern Jammu and Kashmir, a region in Indian-administered Kashmir.(a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962."; (b) C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TERTIARY
Tertiary (from Latin, meaning 'third' or 'of the third degree/order..') may refer to: * Tertiary period, an obsolete geologic period spanning from 66 to 2.6 million years ago * Tertiary (chemistry), a term describing bonding patterns in organic chemistry * Tertiary care, specialized consultative healthcare * Tertiary color, a color made up by mixing one primary color with one secondary color, in a given color space * Tertiary consumer, in ecology * Tertiary education, educational levels following the completion of secondary education such as university or trade school * Tertiary feathers or tertials, feathers attached to humerus or inner portion of the wings of birds * Tertiary sector of the economy, or the service sector * Tertiary source, in research * Tertiary stress, a proposed level of stress in phonetics * In biochemistry, the tertiary structure of a protein is its overall shape, also known as its fold * Tertiary, a member of a third order religious group See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a Loanword, loan word from French language, French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 701 (India)
National Highway 701, commonly referred to as NH 701 is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 1. NH-701 traverses the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Route description Baramulla - Rafiabad - Kupwara - Tangdhar . Major intersections : Terminal near Baramula. See also * List of national highways in India * List of national highways in India by state List of the new national highway numbers (state-wise). Andhra Pradesh There are 55 national highways including one national expressway (NE7) in Andhra Pradesh with a total length of 8683.15km as of 31 Dec 2022. These are administered by ... References External links NH 701 on OpenStreetMap National highways of India National highways in Jammu and Kashmir Transport in Baramulla {{India-NH-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In India
Roads in India are an important mode of transport in India. India has a network of over 6,617,100 km of roads. As of Dec 2024, India has the largest road network in the world. At () of roads per square kilometre of land, the quantitative density of India's road network is equal to that of Hong Kong, and substantially higher than the United States (), China (), Brazil () and Russia (). Adjusted for its large population, India has approximately of roads per 1,000 people, which is much lower than United States but higher than that of China . India's road network carries over 71% of its freight and about 85% of passenger traffic. Since the 1990s, major efforts have been underway to modernize the country's road infrastructure. As of 31 March 2020, 70.00% of Indian roads were paved. As of 31 December 2023, India had completed and placed into use over of four or more lane highways connecting many of its major manufacturing, commercial and cultural centres. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as ''Asia/Kolkata'' in the IANA time zone database. History The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used brief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of The Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of the constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed to reconstitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019. In March 2020, a three-member Delimitation Commission of India, Delimitation Commission was formed, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Desai, Ranjana Prakash Desai, for the delimitation of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The final delimitation report was released on 5 May 2022 under which additional 6 seats were added to Jammu division and 1 seat to Kashmir division, taking the total tally to 90 seats. The final delimitation report came into force from 20 May 2022. Current constituencies Following is the list of constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir after delimitation was undertaken in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineer Rashid
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, is a Kashmiri Separatist Politician, and currently Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, member of Lok Sabha representing Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, Baramulla constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was released on interim bail to do campaigning during the assembly elections. Earlier he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, from the Langate Assembly constituency, Langate constituency in Handwara. He is the founder and patron of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party. He is famous for his speeches and is known as the Pain of AlBaen(Plough)which is the symbol of National Conference. Early life Rashid was born in his hometown Langate. PTIBaramulla: In jail since 2019, Engineer Rashid declares assets increased, liabilities reduced in five years The Economic Times, 19 May 2024. He got involved with Kashmiri separati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
