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Narve
Naroa is a village in Goa, India, approximately 35 kilometres from Panjim Panaji (; , , )also known as Panjim, is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river est .... It is the site of Saptakoteshwar Temple. References {{Reflist Villages in North Goa district ...
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Saptakoteshwar Temple
Saptakoteshwar Temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Lord shiva at Narve in Goa, India, is considered to be one of the six great sites of temples of Shiva in the Konkan area. History Saptakoteshwar, a form of Shiva, was one of the chief deities of the Kings of the Kadamba dynasty around the twelfth century. The temple was built by the King for his wife Kamaldevi who was a staunch devotee of this god. The Kadamba kings proudly used the title (''Birudu'') ''Shree Saptakotisha Ladbha Varaveera''. The gold coins discovered at Chandor, Goa (old name: Chandraura, Chandrapura), Gopikapatna and other places of the kings Jayakeshi I, Jayakeshi II, Jayakeshi III, Shivachitta Paramadideva, Soideva, etc., have inscriptions reading: which means "with the grace of Lord Saptakotishwara", the family deity of Kadambas. These coins were often referred to as Saptakotisha-Gadyanakas. In 1352, when the Kadamba kingdom was conquered by the Bahmani Sultan Allauddin Hasan Gangu, Goa came under t ...
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List Of Countries
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ...
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States Of India
State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country ** Nation state, a state where the majority identify with a single nation (with shared culture or ethnic group) ** Constituent state, a political subdivision of a state ** Federated state, constituent states part of a federation *** U.S. state * State of nature, a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations State may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * '' State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * '' Our State'', a monthly magazine published in North Carolina and formerly called ''The State'' * The State (Larry Niven), a fictional future gov ...
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Goa State
Goa (; ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan Plateau, Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea in the west. It is India's smallest state by area and List of states and territories of India by population, fourth-smallest by population. Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama, Goa, Vasco da Gama is its largest city. Goa's official language, which is spoken by a majority of its inhabitants, is Konkani language, Konkani. The Portuguese culture, Portuguese, who discovery of the sea route to India, first voyaged to the subcontinent in the early 16th century as merchants, Portuguese conquest of Goa, conquered it soon thereafter, whereupon Goa became an List of states of the Portuguese Empire, overseas territory of the Portuguese Empire, p ...
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Districts Of Goa
The Indian state of Goa is divided into two districts: North Goa and South Goa. Administrative structure North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions — Panaji, Mapusa, and Bicholim; and five ''talukas'' —  Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez ( Mapusa), Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari ( Valpoi). South Goa is divided into five subdivisions —  Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven ''talukas'' —  Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete (Margao), Quepem, and Canacona ( Chaudi), Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015). Districts Proposed District * Third District (Sattari and Ponda - North Goa, Sanguem and Dharbandora - South Goa) References External links * http://www.goa.gov.in/ {{Goa topics Districts Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Decc ...
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North Goa District
North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west. Historical background At the advent of the Portuguese in AD 1510, all of today's northern territories ( Ilhas, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, Antruz, and Sattari) were part of the Bijapur Sultanate. Ilhas and Bardez were annexed by the Portuguese after their successful conquest and the region is now called '' Velhas Conquistas'' (Old Conquests). After the fall of the Deccan sultanates and rise of the Marathas in the late 1600s, the remaining region eventually fell under the control of the Maratha Kingdom of Sawantwadi until AD 1783. These territories were seen as safe haven for the Hindus, Muslims and new-Christians who fled the Portuguese Inquisi ...
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Talukas Of Goa
Goa is divided into 2 districts: North Goa and South Goa, which are further divided into 12 talukas. Talukas present in North Goa: * Bardez * Bicholim * Pernem * Sattari * Tiswadi * Ponda ( Shifted to South Goa) Talukas present in South Goa: * Canacona * Mormugao * Salcette * Sanguem * Quepem * Dharbandora See also * Districts of Goa References {{DEFAULTSORT:Talukas of Goa Goa Talukas A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ... ...
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Bicholim
Bicholim (Konkani: ''Dicholi''; IPA: ), is a small town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is the headquarters of the ''Concelho'' (county) of Bicholim, one of seven that make up the '' Novas Conquistas'' (New Conquests), territories added to Goa comparatively later than the first three of the '' Velhas Conquistas'' (Old Conquests). The town is located about from the state capital of Panaji. It is in the mining heartland of Goa. History As per '' Hiregutti plates of Bhoja Asantika'', a locality named ''Dipaka visaya'' in the copper plates dating 5th century CE, is identified with modern-day ''Divchali'' or Dicholi. It was under the rule of an independent Warlord (PrabhuDesai's of Sankhali/Sanquelim) It was taken over by Portuguese in late 18th century as part of New Conquest. Geography Bicholim is located at . It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). Demographics India census, Dicholi had a population of ...
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Sarpanch
A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchayat members (referred to as ''ward panch'' or ''ward member''), constitute gram panchayats and zilla panchayat The Zila Panchayat or District Development Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat or is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body representing the ...s. The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community and retains power for five years. The term used to refer to the sarpanch can vary across different states of India. There are many commonly used terms for sarpanch in various states: ''panchayat president'', ''gram pramukh, gram pradhan, gram adhyaksha, gaon panchayat president, gram p ...
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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 ...
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Panchayati Raj In India
Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the political system, system of local government in India, local self-government of Village#South Asia, villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipal governance in India, municipalities. It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized. They are tasked with "economic development, strengthening social justice and implementation of Central and State Government Schemes including those 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule." Part IX of the Indian Constitution is the section of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats. It stipulates that in states or Union Territories with more than two million inhabitants there are three levels of PRIs: *the gram panchayat at village level *the panchayat samiti (block ''samiti,'' mandal parishad) at Community development block, block level, and *the District council (India), zilla panchayat (district counci ...
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Panjim
Panaji (; , , )also known as Panjim, is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (''taluka''). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao. Panaji has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Panaji has been selected as one of a hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission. Panaji's HDI is almost around 0.90, and is considered to be the best amongst other major Indi ...
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